Bluetongue virus serotype 16 in a three-month-old lamb : to the editor

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Extracted from text ... To the editor - Aan die redakteur Bluetongue virus serotype 16 in a three-month-old lamb Bluetongue is an endemic disease in Israel7; it was first diagnosed in this country in 19506. The peak season for bluetongue and incidence of Culicoides midges is in autumn (September-November) 3. High prevalence of BTV serotype 16 in sheep has been reported from Pakistan1 and Australia4 and recently also from Israel. This report concerns unusual bluetongue morbidity in a single animal, a 3-month-old cross-bred lamb from an unvaccinated sheep flock comprising 120 ewes, that occurred at the end of October 1996. The clinical manifestations ..