History of bluetongue research at Onderstepoort

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 99-102

  Verwoerd, D W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

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ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 72749085137     PISSN: 00302465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (11)

1. ALEXANDER, R.A. 1947. The propagation of bluetongue virus in the developing chick embryo with particular reference to the temperature of incubation. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Science and Animal Industry, 22:7-26.
2. BIGALKE, R.D. & VERWOERD, D.W. 2008. A century of research achievements by the Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa, 63:31-51.
3. COETZER, J.A.W. & TUSTIN, R.C. 2004. (Eds). Infectious diseases of livestock, 2nd ed. Cape Town: Oxford University Press.
4. DU TOIT, R.M. 1944. The transmission of bluetongue and hors-esickness by Culicoides. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Science and Animal Industry, 19:7-16.
5. HAIG, D.A., McKERCHER, D.G. & ALEXANDER, R.A. 1965. The cytopathogenic action of bluetongue virus on tissue cultures and its application to the detection of antibodies in the serum of sheep. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Re-search, 27:171-177.
6. HOWELL, P.G. 1960. A preliminary antigenic classification of strains of bluetongue virus. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 28:357-363.
7. HUISMANS, H., VAN DER WALT, N.T., CLOETE, M. & ERASMUS, B.J. 1987. Isolation of a capsid protein of bluetongue virus that induces a protective immune response in sheep. Virology, 157:172-179.
8. MASON, J.H., COLES, J.D.W.A. & ALEXANDER, R.A. 1940. Cultivation of bluetongue virus in fertile eggs produced on a vitamin deficient diet. Nature, 145:1022-1023.
9. NEITZ, W.O. 1948. Immunological studies on bluetongue in sheep. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Science and Animal Industry, 23:93-136
10. VERWOERD, D.W., ELS, H.J., DE VILLIERS, E.M. & HUISMANS, H. 1972. Structure of the bluetongue virus capsid. Journal of Virology, 10:783-794.
11. VERWOERD, D.W. & BIGALKE, R.D. (Eds) 2008. Onderstepoort 1908-2008. Pretoria: History Committee of the South African Veterinary Association.