Re-emergence of bluetongue, African horse sickness, and other Orbivirus diseases

Veterinary Research

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  MacLachlan, N James ^a   Guthrie, Alan J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

African horse sickness; Arbovirus emergence; Bluetongue; Climate change; Orbivirus

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN HORSESICKNESS VIRUS; ANIMALIA; ARBOVIRUS; ARTHROPODA; BLUETONGUE VIRUS; EPIZOOTIC HEMORRHAGIC DISEASE VIRUS; EQUIDAE; EQUINE ENCEPHALOSIS VIRUS; HEXAPODA; ORBIVIRUS; UNGULATA;

AFRICAN HORSE SICKNESS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; BLUETONGUE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; HORSE; ORBIVIRUS; REVIEW; SHEEP;

AFRICAN HORSE SICKNESS; ANIMALS; BLUETONGUE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; HORSES; ORBIVIRUS; SHEEP;

EID: 77955282148     PISSN: 09284249     EISSN: 12979716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/vetres/2010007     Document Type: Review

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