Bluetongue Virus Serotypes 1 and 4 in Red Deer, Spain

We studied the potential of red deer as bluetongue maintenance hosts and sentinels. Deer maintained detectable bluetongue virus (BTV) serotype 4 RNA for 1 year after the virus was cleared from livestock. However, the virus was not transmitted to yearlings. BTV serotype 1 RNA was detected in red deer...

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Main Authors: Belén Rodríguez-Sánchez, Christian Gortázar, Francisco Ruiz-Fons, José M. Sánchez-Vizcaíno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2010-03-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/16/3/09-0626_article