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PRO/AH/EDR> Bluetongue – Europe: (France) bovine, ovine, st 8, update
Bluetongue -- FranceThe confirmation of bluetongue outbreaks in France is based on PCR positive results. Since the BTV-8 viral genome in cattle can be detected by PCR up to 6 months post infection (references 1,2), it is expected that bluetongue outbreaks keep being detected, even in free-vector periods. BTV-8 monitoring is on-going even during the vector free periods through different surveillance schemes (programmed surveillance, clinical surveillance, RT-PCR analyses on animals leaving the restricted Read more [...]
