A cross-sectional study to determine the seroprevalence of bluetongue virus serotype 8 in sheep and goats in 2006 and 2007 in the Netherlands

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In August 2006 a major epidemic of bluetongue virus serotype 8 (BTV8) started off in North-West Europe. In the course of 2007 it became evident that BTV8 had survived the winter in North-West Europe, re-emerged and spread exponential...

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Main Authors: Vellema Piet, van Rijn Piet A, Oosterwolde Sandra, Popma Johan, Elbers Armin RW, van Rooij Eugène MA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-08-01
Series:BMC Veterinary Research
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1746-6148/4/33