The increase in seroprevalence of bluetongue virus (BTV) serotype 8 infections and associated risk factors in Dutch dairy herds, in 2007

I.M.G.A. Santman-Berends , C.J.M. Bartels , G. van Schaik , J.A. Stegeman , P. Vellema

Bluetongue virus serotype 8 (BTV-8) emerged in the Netherlands in August 2006 for the first time. In the winter of 2006/2007, during the transmission free period, the government decided to establish a sentinel network to monitor the re-emergence of BTV-8 in 2007.

Mots clés: Cattle; Prevalence; Risk factors; Sentinel herds; Bluetongue virus serotype 8

I.M.G.A. Santman-Berends, C.J.M. Bartels, G. van Schaik, J.A. Stegeman, P. Vellema. The increase in seroprevalence of bluetongue virus (BTV) serotype 8 infections and associated risk factors in Dutch dairy herds, in 2007. Veterinary Microbiology, 2010, 142 (3-4), pp.268. ⟨10.1016/j.vetmic.2009.10.026⟩. ⟨hal-00587288⟩