Novel bluetongue virus in goats, Corsica, France, 2014

Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Dec;20(12):2123-5. doi: 10.3201/eid2012.140924.

Abstract

During 2000-2013, 4 genotypes of bluetongue virus (BTV) were detected in Corsica, France. At the end of 2013, a compulsory BTV-1 vaccination campaign was initiated among domestic ruminants; biological samples from goats were tested as part of a corresponding monitoring program. A BTV strain with nucleotide sequences suggestive of a novel serotype was detected.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bluetongue / epidemiology*
  • Bluetongue / virology*
  • Bluetongue virus / classification*
  • Bluetongue virus / genetics
  • France / epidemiology
  • Genotype
  • Goats / virology*
  • Phylogeny
  • Public Health Surveillance
  • RNA, Viral

Substances

  • RNA, Viral