Sero-epidemiological survey of bluetongue disease in one-humped camel (Camelus dromedarius) in Kassala State, Eastern Sudan

Abstract Background Bluetongue (BT) is a vector-borne viral disease of ruminant and camelid species which is transmitted by Culicoides spp. The causative agent of BT is bluetongue virus (BTV) that belongs to genus Orbivirus of the family Reoviridae. The clinical disease is seen mainly in sheep but m...

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Main Authors: Molhima M. Elmahi, Mohammed O. Hussien, Abdel Rahim E. Karrar, Amira M. Elhassan, Abdel Rahim M. El Hussein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-03-01
Series:Irish Veterinary Journal
Subjects:
BTV
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13620-021-00186-2