PRO/AH> Bluetongue – Middle East: Lebanon, surveillance, 1st rep

Bluetongue — Worldwide/Unknown
Summary
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Since 2000, several incursions of bluetongue virus (BTV) occurred in the Mediterranean Basin involving European and surrounding countries. The Middle East represents one of the most important gateways for the access of BTV in Europe.
Limited data on the BTV situation in this area are available. In this perspective, an epidemiological survey on the presence of BTV in Lebanon was conducted.
Of the 181 serum samples tested, 97 (mean 53.6 per cent; 95 per cent confidence