Re-emergence of BTV serotype 4 in North Macedonia, July 2020

Transbound Emerg Dis. 2021 Mar;68(2):220-223. doi: 10.1111/tbed.13900. Epub 2020 Nov 17.

Abstract

Bluetongue virus serotype 4 (BTV-4) was confirmed in sheep in North Macedonia in July 2020. The full genome of this BTV-4 strain (MKD2020/06) was shown to be most closely related (99.74% nt identity) to the Greek GRE2014/08 and the Hungarian HUN1014 strains, indicating the re-emergence of this BTV serotype in the Balkan region since it was last reported in 2017.

Keywords: Bluetongue virus; Macedonia; outbreak.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bluetongue / epidemiology*
  • Bluetongue / virology
  • Bluetongue virus / genetics
  • Bluetongue virus / physiology*
  • Disease Outbreaks / veterinary*
  • Republic of North Macedonia / epidemiology
  • Serogroup
  • Sheep
  • Sheep Diseases / epidemiology*
  • Sheep Diseases / virology
  • Sheep, Domestic

Associated data

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