Bovine infection with bluetongue virus with special emphasis on European serotype 8

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 182, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 142-151

  Fabiana, Dal Pozzo ^a   Claude, Saegerman ^a   Etienne, Thiry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bluetongue; Bovine; Clinical signs; Pathogenesis; Transmission

Indexed keywords

BLUETONGUE ORBIVIRUS; CATTLE DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGENITAL INFECTION; EPIDEMIC; EUROPE; FETUS DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA DISORDER; REVIEW; SEROTYPE; STILLBIRTH; VETERINARY ABORTION; VIREMIA; VIRUS PATHOGENESIS; VIRUS STRAIN; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; BLUETONGUE; BLUETONGUE VIRUS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; EUROPE; INSECT VECTORS; VIREMIA;

ARBOVIRUS; BLUETONGUE VIRUS; BOS; BOVINAE;

EID: 69949097361     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2009.05.004     Document Type: Review

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