Bluetongue in Belgium, 2006

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Jean‐François Toussaint · Veterinary and Agrochemical Research Centre

Corinne Sailleau · Agence Nationale de Sécurité Sanitaire de l’Alimentation, de l’Environnement et du Travail

Jan Mast · Veterinary and Agrochemical Research Centre

Philippe Houdart · Federal Agency for Food Chain Safety

G. Czaplicki

Lien Demeestere · Veterinary and Agrochemical Research Centre

Frank Vandenbussche ·

Abstract

Bluetongue has emerged recently in Belgium. A bluetongue virus strain was isolated and characterized as serotype 8. Two new real-time reverse transcription-quantitative PCRs (RT-qPCRs) that amplified 2 different segments of bluetongue virus detected this exotic strain. These 2 RT-qPCRs detected infection earlier than a competitive ELISA for antibody detection.

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Vector-Borne Animal Diseases Agriculture and Farm Safety Viral Infections and Vectors

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Published in: Emerging infectious diseases

Volume 13, Issue 4, pp. 614-616

DOI: 10.3201/eid1304.061136

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Bluetongue in Belgium, 2006

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