Incursion of bluetongue virus into the Okanagan Valley, British Columbia

Authors
Clavijo, A Munroe, F Zhou, EM Booth, TF Roblesky, K
Citation
A. Clavijo et al., Incursion of bluetongue virus into the Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CAN VET J, 41(4), 2000, pp. 312-314
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Veterinary Medicine/Animal Health
Journal title
CANADIAN VETERINARY JOURNAL-REVUE VETERINAIRE CANADIENNE
ISSN journal
00085286 → ACNP
Volume
41
Issue
4
Year of publication
2000
Pages
312 - 314
Database
ISI
SICI code
0008-5286(200004)41:4<312:IOBVIT>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
Bluetongue virus was isolated from a sentinel herd in British Columbia. Vir us isolation was by intravenous inoculation of embryonated chicken eggs and subculture in BHK-21 cells. The cytopathic agent was identified as blueton gue virus by electron microscopy and the immunoperoxidase test. The serotyp e was identified as serotype 11 by virus neutralization.