Isolation and Cultivation of a New Isolate of BTV-25 and Presumptive Evidence for a Potential Persistent Infection in Healthy Goats

Recently, several so-called “atypical” Bluetongue virus (BTV) serotypes were discovered, including BTV-25 (Toggenburg virus), in Switzerland. Most “atypical” BTV were identified in small ruminants without clinical signs. In 2018, two goats from a holding in Germany tested positive for BTV-25 genome...

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Main Authors: Christina Ries, Ursula Domes, Britta Janowetz, Jens Böttcher, Katinka Burkhardt, Thomas Miller, Martin Beer, Bernd Hoffmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-09-01
Series:Viruses
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/12/9/983