| Literature DB >> 20557494 |
C E Mayo1, B M Crossley, S K Hietala, I A Gardner, R E Breitmeyer, N James Maclachlan.
Abstract
There have been substantial recent changes in the global distribution and nature of bluetongue virus (BTV) infection of ungulates, perhaps as a result of climate change. To evaluate the epidemiology of BTV infection in California, an area historically endemic for the virus, we monitored newborn dairy calves at different sites for 1 year for the presence of BTV RNA and virus-specific antibodies. The data confirm both localized, vector-mediated, seasonal transmission of BTV as well as dissemination of BTV and/or viral nucleic acid to newborn calves following ingestion of colostrum.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 20557494 PMCID: PMC2908191 DOI: 10.1111/j.1865-1682.2010.01149.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Transbound Emerg Dis ISSN: 1865-1674 Impact factor: 5.005