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C Cêtre-Sossah1, H Madani, C Sailleau, K Nomikou, H Sadaoui, S Zientara, S Maan, N Maan, P Mertens, E Albina.
Abstract
This study reports on an outbreak of disease that occurred in central Algeria during July 2006. Sheep in the affected area presented clinical signs typical of bluetongue (BT) disease. A total of 5245 sheep in the affected region were considered to be susceptible, with 263 cases and thirty-six deaths. Bluetongue virus (BTV) serotype 1 was isolated and identified as the causative agent. Segments 2, 7 and 10 of this virus were sequenced and compared with other isolates from Morocco, Italy, Portugal and France showing that they all belong to a 'western' BTV group/topotype and collectively represent a western Mediterranean lineage of BTV-1. Copyright ÂEntities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 21074232 DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2010.10.002
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Res Vet Sci ISSN: 0034-5288 Impact factor: 2.534