No evidence of bluetongue virus in Switzerland

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 116, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 13-20

  Cagienard, A ^a   Thur B ^b   Griot, C ^b   Hamblin, C ^c   Stark K D C ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL VETERINARY OFFICE   (Switzerland)

^b INSTITUTE OF VIROLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^c INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bluetongue; c ELISA; Cattle; Freedom from infection; Serology; Switzerland

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLUETONGUE ORBIVIRUS; CALCULATION; CATTLE; CELL SPECIFICITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HERD; NONHUMAN; SAMPLE; SEROLOGY; SWITZERLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; VIRUS INFECTION;

ANIMALS; BLUETONGUE; BLUETONGUE VIRUS; CATTLE; PREVALENCE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SHEEP; SWITZERLAND;

BLUETONGUE VIRUS; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 33746536836     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2006.02.010     Document Type: Article

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