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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2010-02-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2825270?pdf=render |