bluetongue disease

Also known as bluetongue, Blue Tongue, Tongue, Blue, Soremuzzle, obsolete bluetongue

type of disease that afflicts ruminants

Research

2,733 papers

Bluetongue and epizootic haemorrhagic disease in wildlife with emphasis on the South American scenario.Veterinaria italiana · 2021
Exceptional Bluetongue virus (BTV) and Epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus (EHDV) circulation in France in 2023.Virus research · 2024
Bluetongue disease.Advances in veterinary science and comparative medicine · 1971
Bluetongue and epizootic hemorrhagic disease viruses: recent developments with these globally re-emerging arboviral infections of ruminants.Current opinion in virology · 2019
The Global Burden of Emerging and Re-Emerging Orbiviruses in Livestock: An Emphasis on Bluetongue Virus and Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease Virus.Viruses · 2024

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Electron micrograph of Bluetongue virus, scale bar = 50 nm

Bluetongue (BT) disease is a noncontagious, arthropod-borne viral disease affecting ruminants, primarily sheep and other domestic or wild ruminants, including cattle, yaks, goats, buffalo, deer, dromedaries, and antelope. It is caused by bluetongue virus (BTV), a nonenveloped, double-stranded RNA virus belonging to the genus Orbivirus within the family Sedoreoviridae. The virus is mainly transmitted by biting midges, specifically Culicoides species (e.g. Culicoides imicola, C. oxystoma, and C. variipennis). BTV has a widespread geographical distribution, encompassing numerous continents and regions, including Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and various tropical and subtropical regions. At present, there are more than 28 recognized serotypes of BTV. Bluetongue outbreaks have had a significant economic impact, with estimated annual global losses reaching around US$3 billion.