An updated review on bluetongue virus: epidemiology, pathobiology, and advances in diagnosis and control with special reference to India

M Saminathan, KP Singh, JH Khorajiya… - Veterinary …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Bluetongue (BT) is an economically important, non-contagious viral disease of domestic and
wild ruminants. BT is caused by BT virus (BTV) and it belongs to the genus Orbivirus and …

[HTML][HTML] Prospects of next-generation vaccines for bluetongue

PA Van Rijn - Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Bluetongue (BT) is a haemorrhagic disease of wild and domestic ruminants with a huge
economic worldwide impact on livestock. The disease is caused by BT-virus transmitted by …

[HTML][HTML] Economic impact of a bluetongue serotype 8 epidemic in Germany

J Gethmann, C Probst, FJ Conraths - Frontiers in veterinary science, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Background and Objectives: Germany was affected by Bluetongue virus serotype 8 (BTV-8)
from 2006 to 2009 and recorded new cases since December 2018. We assessed the …

Spread rate of lumpy skin disease in the Balkans, 2015–2016

A Mercier, E Arsevska, L Bournez… - Transboundary and …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
After its introduction in Turkey in November 2013 and subsequent spread in this country,
lumpy skin disease (LSD) was first reported in the western Turkey in May 2015. It was …

Current and next-generation bluetongue vaccines: Requirements, strategies, and prospects for different field situations

F Feenstra, PA Van Rijn - Critical reviews in microbiology, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Bluetongue virus (BTV) causes the hemorrhagic disease bluetongue (BT) in ruminants. The
best way to control outbreaks is vaccination. Currently, conventionally modified-live and …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of farmers' strategic behavior on the spread of animal infectious diseases

D Tago, JK Hammitt, A Thomas, D Raboisson - PLoS One, 2016 - journals.plos.org
One of the main strategies to control the spread of infectious animal diseases is the
implementation of movement restrictions. This paper shows a loss in efficiency of the …

The spread of bovine tuberculosis in Canadian shared pastures: Data, model, and simulations

G Rossi, P Aubry, C Dubé… - … and emerging diseases, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Bovine tuberculosis (bTB), caused by Mycobacterium bovis, is a chronic disease typical of
cattle. Nonetheless, it can affect many mammals including humans, making it one of the …

[HTML][HTML] Strong protection induced by an experimental DIVA subunit vaccine against bluetongue virus serotype 8 in cattle

J Anderson, S Hägglund, E Bréard, M Riou, S Zohari… - Vaccine, 2014 - Elsevier
Bluetongue virus (BTV) infections in ruminants pose a permanent agricultural threat since
new serotypes are constantly emerging in new locations. Clinical disease is mainly …

[HTML][HTML] Non-structural protein NS3/NS3a is required for propagation of bluetongue virus in Culicoides sonorensis

F Feenstra, BS Drolet, J Boonstra, PA van Rijn - Parasites & vectors, 2015 - Springer
Background Bluetongue virus (BTV) causes non-contagious haemorrhagic disease in
ruminants and is transmitted by Culicoides spp. biting midges. BTV encodes four non …

[HTML][HTML] Analysis of the spatial organization of pastures as a contact network, implications for potential disease spread and biosecurity in livestock, France, 2010

A Palisson, A Courcoul, B Durand - PLoS One, 2017 - journals.plos.org
The use of pastures is part of common herd management practices for livestock animals, but
contagion between animals located on neighbouring pastures is one of the major modes of …