Emergence of a Novel Bluetongue Virus Serotype, China 2014. Issue 6 (5th September 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Sun, E. C.; Huang, L. P.; Xu, Q. Y.; Wang, H. X.; Xue, X. M.; Lu, P.; Li, W. J.; Liu, W.; Bu, Z. G.; Wu, D. L.
• Is Part Of: Transboundary and emerging diseases. Volume 63:Issue 6(2016)
• Page Start: 585
• Page End: 589
• Publication Date: 2016-09-05
• Subjects: bluetongue virus -- epidemiology -- new serotype; Veterinary medicine -- Periodicals; 636.089
• DOI: 10.1111/tbed.12560
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1865-1674

Abstract

Summary: One hundred and twenty‐six blood samples were collected from healthy sheep and goats in Xinjiang, China, during July 2014. Seventy‐three samples (57.93%) were bluetongue virus (BTV) serology‐positive, and 39 samples (30.95%) were BTV NS1 gene‐positive. BTV strain XJ1407 was isolated from the blood of BTV NS1 gene‐positive animals and sequenced. Analysis of its genome sequence suggests that XJ1407 is a novel BTV serotype.