Novel bluetongue virus serotype from Kuwait

Sheep and goats sampled in Kuwait during February 2010 were seropositive for bluetongue virus (BTV). BTV isolate KUW2010/02, from 1 of only 2 sheep that also tested positive for BTV by real-time reverse transcription-PCR, caused mild clinical signs in sheep. Nucleotide sequencing identified KUW2010/...

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Published in:Emerging infectious diseases 2011-05, Vol.17 (5), p.886-889
Main Authors: Maan, Sushila, Maan, Narender S, Nomikou, Kyriaki, Batten, Carrie, Antony, Frank, Belaganahalli, Manjunatha N, Samy, Attia Mohamed, Reda, Ammar Abdel, Al-Rashid, Sana Ahmed, El Batel, Maha, Oura, Chris A L, Mertens, Peter P C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Bluetongue
Bluetongue - virology
Bluetongue virus
Bluetongue virus - classification
Bluetongue virus - genetics
Bluetongue virus - isolation & purification
Capsid Proteins - genetics
Causes of
Dispatch
Distribution
Genetic aspects
Goats
Kuwait
phylogenetic analysis
Phylogeny
Polymerase chain reaction
RNA, Viral - genetics
Seg-2
Sequence Homology
serotypes
Serotyping
Sheep
viruses
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Summary:Sheep and goats sampled in Kuwait during February 2010 were seropositive for bluetongue virus (BTV). BTV isolate KUW2010/02, from 1 of only 2 sheep that also tested positive for BTV by real-time reverse transcription-PCR, caused mild clinical signs in sheep. Nucleotide sequencing identified KUW2010/02 as a novel BTV serotype.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid1705.101742