Lengua Azul. Actualización sobre el agente y la enfermedad / Blue tongue. Update on the agent and the disease
Rev. argent. microbiol
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33(2): 122-132, abr.-jun. 2001.
Artigo
em Espanhol
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ABSTRACT
Bluetongue (BT) is a viral disease of domestic and wild ruminants. It is particularly damaging in sheep, where up to half of infected animals may die, showing inflammation and hemorrhages of the mucous membranes of the mouth, nose, and intestines. In cattle and goats, BT rarely causes disease, however it can affect the animal's reproductive ability, so that losses are not easily estimated. Bluetongue virus spreads from animal to animal by biting insects of the genus Culicoides; and this is the reason why the disease is more prevalent in geographic areas where climate conditions are favourable for their development. The disease was first recognized in South Africa in the late 1700's, but it was not until the early 1900's that it was described in detail, and at present, epizootiology and pathogenesis studies are still being carried on.
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Assunto principal:
Bluetongue
/
Vírus Bluetongue
Limite:
Animais
País/Região como assunto:
América do Sul
/
Argentina
Idioma:
Espanhol
Revista:
Rev. argent. microbiol
Assunto da revista:
Microbiologia
Ano de publicação:
2001
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Argentina
Instituição/País de afiliação:
CICVyA/AR
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