Evidence for transplacental and contact transmission of bluetongue virus in cattle

Veterinary Record

Volumn 163, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 203-209

  Menzies, F D ^a   McCullough, S J ^b   McKeown, I M ^a   Forster, J L ^b   Jess, S ^b   Batten, C ^c   Murchie, A K ^b   Gloster, J ^c,d   Fallows, J G ^a   Pelgrim, W ^e   Mellor, P S ^c   Oura, C A L ^c  

^a Dundonald House ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

^d MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^e Ministry of Agriculture Nature and Food quality Netherlands   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BLUETONGUE VIRUS; BLUETONGUE VIRUS 8; BOS; CHIRONOMIDAE;

EID: 50849084499     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.163.7.203     Document Type: Article

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