Bluetongue (BT) is an economically important, non-contagious viral disease of domestic and
wild ruminants. BT is caused by BT virus (BTV) and it belongs to the genus Orbivirus and …

Bluetongue virus (BTV) is an arbovirus transmitted to domestic and wild ruminants by certain
species of Culicoides midges. The disease resulting from infection with BTV is economically …

During the compulsory vaccination programme against bluetongue virus serotype 1 (BTV-1)
in Corsica (France) in 2014, a BTV strain belonging to a previously uncharacterized …

Genetic exchange by a process of genome-segment 'reassortment'represents an important
mechanism for evolutionary change in all viruses with segmented genomes, yet in many …

Viruses have often evolved overlap** reading frames in order to maximize their coding
capacity. Until recently, the segmented dsRNA genome of viruses of the Orbivirus genus …

Bluetongue is a major infectious disease of ruminants caused by bluetongue virus (BTV), an
arbovirus transmitted by Culicoides. Here, we assessed virus and host factors influencing …

Since 1998 there have been significant changes in the global distribution of bluetongue
virus (BTV). Ten previously exotic BTV serotypes have been detected in Europe, causing …

Bluetongue virus (BTV) is the causative agent of bluetongue, a major infectious disease of
ruminants with serious consequences to both animal health and the economy. The clinical …

Bluetongue virus (BTV) is the type species of genus Orbivirus within family Reoviridae.
Bluetongue virus is transmitted between its ruminant hosts by the bite of Culicoides spp …

Bluetongue (BT) is a haemorrhagic disease of wild and domestic ruminants with a huge
economic worldwide impact on livestock. The disease is caused by BT-virus transmitted by …