Intravenous Infection of Small Ruminants Suggests a Goat-Restricted Host Tropism and Weak Humoral Immune Response for an Atypical Bluetongue Virus Isolate

Intravenous Infection of Small Ruminants Suggests a Goat-Restricted Host Tropism and Weak Humoral Immune Response for an Atypical Bluetongue Virus Isolate

Bluetongue virus (BTV) is the etiologic agent of bluetongue (BT), a viral WOAH-listed disease affecting wild and domestic ruminants, primarily sheep. The outermost capsid protein VP2, encoded by S2, is the virion’s most variable protein, and the ability of reference sera to neutralize an isolate has...

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Main Authors: Massimo Spedicato, Giovanni Di Teodoro, Liana Teodori, Mariangela Iorio, Alessandra Leone, Barbara Bonfini, Lilia Testa, Maura Pisciella, Claudia Casaccia, Ottavio Portanti, Emanuela Rossi, Tiziana Di Febo, Nicola Ferri, Giovanni Savini, Alessio Lorusso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-01-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
bluetongue
atypical serotype
goat
sheep
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/15/1/257

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