Epidemiology of Bluetongue Virus Serotype 8, Germany

In Germany, bluetongue disease had not been reported before 2006. During August 2006–August 2008, >24,000 bluetongue virus serotype 8 infections were reported, most (20,635) in 2007. In 2006 and 2007, respectively, case-fatality rates were 6.4% and 13.1% for cattle and 37.5% and 41.5% for sheep....

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Autores principales: Conraths, Franz J., Gethmann, Jörn M., Staubach, Christoph, Mettenleiter, Thomas C., Beer, Martin, Hoffmann, Bernd
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2681128/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19239757
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1503.081210
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Sumario:In Germany, bluetongue disease had not been reported before 2006. During August 2006–August 2008, >24,000 bluetongue virus serotype 8 infections were reported, most (20,635) in 2007. In 2006 and 2007, respectively, case-fatality rates were 6.4% and 13.1% for cattle and 37.5% and 41.5% for sheep. Vaccination in 2008 decreased cases.

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