Bluetongue (BT) is an insect-transmitted viral disease of wild and domestic ruminants and,
occasionally, other species. Amongst domestic livestock, BT is most common in certain …

In June 2006, bluetongue virus, an arboviral pathogen of ruminants, appeared in northern
Europe for the first time, successfully overwintered and subsequently caused substantial …

Large carnivore populations are declining globally under the pressure of habitat
degradation, hunting, disease and the commercial trade of body parts (Weber & Rabinowitz …

Bluetongue virus is the “type” species of the genus Orbivirus, family Reoviridae. Twenty four
distinct bluetongue virus (BTV) serotypes have been recognized for decades, any of which is …

A specific concept of strain was developed in order to classify the BTV serotypes ever
reported in Europe based on their properties of animal health impact: the genotype …

Simple Summary Animals provide food and other critical resources to much of the global
population. Transboundary animal diseases are highly contagious or transmissible …

This paper presents evidence that a field strain of bluetongue virus serotype 8 (btv‐8) was
transmitted transplacentally and that it was also spread by a direct contact route. Twenty …

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 …

Large carnivores are of vital importance to the stability and integrity of most ecosystems, but
recent declines in free‐ranging populations have highlighted the potentially devastating …

Novel diseases are increasingly emerging into human populations through the complex—
and often, unseen—stepwise process of spillover from a combination of wildlife, livestock …