The presence of bluetongue virus serotype 8 RNA in Belgian cattle since 2008.

[en] After a short winter break, bluetongue virus serotype 8 was responsible in 2007 for a large-scale epidemic among ruminant populations in Western Europe. Little is known about the mechanisms allowing the virus to survive winter conditions. A yearly mass vaccination of cattle and sheep started in spring 2008, which was recognized as successful in terms of clinical protection, but occult circulation of the bluetongue virus has not been adequately addressed. We studied the carriage of bluetongue RNA in the spleen of cattle in the vector-free period and the circulation of bluetongue virus in cattle populations in Belgium since the introduction of vaccination programmes. Overall, the results presented here show evidence for the long-term carriage of bluetongue virus RNA in the spleen of cattle and demonstrated a low but significant circulation and transplacental transmission of bluetongue virus in Belgian cattle in 2009, with apparent disappearance in 2010.

Disciplines :

Microbiology

Author, co-author :

Garigliany, Mutien-Marie ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de morphologie et pathologie > Pathologie spéciale et autopsies

Desmecht, Daniel ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de morphologie et pathologie > Pathologie spéciale et autopsies

De Clercq, Kris; Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches Vétérinaires Agronomiques = Centrum voor Onderzoek in Diergeneeskunde en Agrochemie - CERVA=CODA > Virologie

Language :

English

Title :

The presence of bluetongue virus serotype 8 RNA in Belgian cattle since 2008.

Publication date :

December 2011

Journal title :

Transboundary and Emerging Diseases

ISSN :

1865-1674

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1865-1682

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Wiley, Berlin, Germany

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Pages :

503-509

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