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 …

Bluetongue (BT) is a non-contagious animal disease transmitted by midges of the
Culicoides genus. The etiological agent is the BT virus (BTV) that induces a variety of clinical …

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 …

Segmented RNA viruses are a taxonomically diverse group that can infect plant, wildlife,
livestock and human hosts. A shared feature of these viruses is the ability to exchange …

Recently, several so-called “atypical” Bluetongue virus (BTV) serotypes were discovered,
including BTV-25 (Toggenburg virus), in Switzerland. Most “atypical” BTV were identified in …

Background Bovine ephemeral fever virus (Rhabdoviridae: Ephemerovirus)(BEFV) causes
bovine ephemeral fever (BEF), an economically important disease of cattle and water …

Introduction Bluetongue virus (BTV) is an arthropod-borne Orbivirus that is almost solely
transmitted by Culicoides biting midges and causes a globally important haemorrhagic …

Since the 2000s, the distribution of bluetongue virus (BTV) has changed, leading to
numerous epidemics and economic losses in Europe. Previously, we found a BTV-4 field …

In recent years, numerous atypical Bluetongue virus (BTV) strains have been discovered all
around the world. Atypical BTV strains are phylogenetically distinct from the classical BTV …

Bluetongue virus serotypes 1 to 24 are transmitted primarily by infected Culicoides midges,
in which they also replicate. However,“atypical” BTV serotypes (BTV-25,-26,-27 and-28) …