Transplacental infection and apparently immunotolerance induced by a wild-type bluetongue virus serotype 8 natural infection

Transboundary and Emerging Diseases

Volumn 55, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 352-359

  De Clercq, K ^a   De Leeuw, I ^a   Verheyden, B ^a   Vandemeulebroucke, E ^a   Vanbinst, T ^a   Herr, C ^a   Meroc E ^a   Bertels, G ^b   Steurbaut, N ^c   Miry, C ^b   De Bleecker, K ^b   Maquet, G ^d   Bughin, J ^d   Saulmont, M ^d   Lebrun, M ^d   Sustronck, B ^e   De Deken, R ^f   Hooyberghs, J ^g   Houdart, P ^g   Raemaekers, M ^g   Mintiens, K ^a   Kerkhofs, P ^a   Goris, N ^a   Vandenbussche, F ^a   more..

^a VETERINARY AND AGROCHEMICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

^b ANIMAL HEALTH CARE FLANDERS   (Belgium)

^c Hagenbroeksesteenweg ^*  (Belgium)

^d Association Régionale de Santé et d' Identification Animale   (Belgium)

^e Intervet Belgium   (Belgium)

^f INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^g Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bluetongue virus; Cattle; Immunotolerant; Serotype 8; Sheep; Transplacental infection

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; BLUETONGUE ORBIVIRUS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; NEWBORN; PATHOGENICITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; SEROTYPING; SHEEP DISEASE; VETERINARY ABORTION; VIROLOGY;

ABORTION, VETERINARY; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BELGIUM; BLUETONGUE; BLUETONGUE VIRUS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; FEMALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; RNA, VIRAL; SEROTYPING;

ANIMALIA; BLUETONGUE VIRUS; BLUETONGUE VIRUS 8; BOS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 51149110703     PISSN: 18651674     EISSN: 18651682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1865-1682.2008.01044.x     Document Type: Article

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