The spread of bluetongue virus serotype 8 in Great Britain and its control by vaccination.

Bluetongue (BT) is a viral disease of ruminants transmitted by Culicoides biting midges and has the ability to spread rapidly over large distances. In the summer of 2006, BTV serotype 8 (BTV-8) emerged for the first time in northern Europe, resulting in over 2000 infected farms by the end of the yea...

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Main Authors: Camille Szmaragd, Anthony J Wilson, Simon Carpenter, James L N Wood, Philip S Mellor, Simon Gubbins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-02-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2825270?pdf=render