Origin of Bluetongue Virus Serotype 8 Outbreak in Cyprus, September 2016

In September 2016, clinical signs, indicative of bluetongue, were observed in sheep in Cyprus. Bluetongue virus serotype 8 (BTV-8) was detected in sheep, indicating the first incursion of this serotype into Cyprus. Following virus propagation, Nextera XT DNA libraries were sequenced on the MiSeq ins...

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Main Authors: Paulina Rajko-Nenow, Vasiliki Christodoulou, William Thurston, Honorata M. Ropiak, Savvas Savva, Hannah Brown, Mehnaz Qureshi, Konstantinos Alvanitopoulos, Simon Gubbins, John Flannery, Carrie Batten
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-01-01
Series:Viruses
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/12/1/96