Bluetongue virus serotype 8-associated hydranencephaly in two calves in south-eastern England

Veterinary Record

Volumn 167, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 216-218

  Williamson, S M ^a   Scholes, S F E ^a   De B Welchman, D ^a   Dennison, M ^b   Batten, C A ^c   Williams, D L ^c   Mertens, P P C ^c   Mellor, P S ^c   Darpel, K E ^d  

^a VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^b Animal Health Divisional Office   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLUETONGUE VIRUS; BLUETONGUE VIRUS 8;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLUETONGUE; BLUETONGUE ORBIVIRUS; CASE REPORT; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FATALITY; FEMALE; HYDRANENCEPHALY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; NEWBORN; PATHOGENICITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; SEROTYPING; UNITED KINGDOM; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BLUETONGUE; BLUETONGUE VIRUS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; ENGLAND; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HYDRANENCEPHALY; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; SEROTYPING;

EID: 77957081807     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.c3302     Document Type: Article

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