Possible routes of introduction of bluetongue virus serotype 8 into the epicentre of the 2006 epidemic in north-western Europe

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 87, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 131-144

  Mintiens, K ^a   Meroc E ^a   Mellor, P S ^b   Staubach, C ^c   Gerbier, G ^d   Elbers, A R W ^e   Hendrickx, G ^f   De Clercq, K ^a  

^a VETERINARY AND AGROCHEMICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

^b INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

^c FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (Germany)

^d CIRAD   (France)

^e WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^f AVIA GIS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bluetongue virus; Disease introduction; Epidemics; Risk assessment; Vector

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLUETONGUE ORBIVIRUS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; EUROPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; BLUETONGUE; BLUETONGUE VIRUS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EUROPE; SHEEP;

ANIMALIA; BLUETONGUE VIRUS; BLUETONGUE VIRUS 8; BOS; BOVIDAE; CHIRONOMIDAE; EQUIDAE; MAMMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 49749131170     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2008.06.011     Document Type: Article

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