bluetongue

Examples

• All

• The insects are biting midges, Culicoides variipennis, that transmit bluetongue.

  Academic text (1995)

• While less than 5 percent of infected U.S. sheep die, bluetongue strains in other countries can cause much higher mortality.

  Academic text (1999)

• Insect transmission of Bluetongue virus.

  Academic text (1995)

• Twenty-four different strains of the bluetongue virus have been identified.

  Academic text (1999)

• The lice carried the bluetongue virus, which killed 70 percent of Egypt's livestock.

  The Reaping (2007)

• DNA fingerprinting is being used to identify insects that can spread bluetongue viruses among ruminant animals.

  Academic text (1995)

• The midges that transmit bluetongue can also spread EHD.

  Academic text (1999)

• For U.S. livestock producers, virus-caused bluetongue is one of the most important of these vector-borne diseases.

  Academic text (1999)

• The Office of International Epizootics in Paris, France, classifies bluetongue as "List A," meaning it's a disease that spreads rapidly and crosses international borders.

  Academic text (1999)

• A sheep with bluetongue can develop swollen lips and tongue.

Synonyms

B

bluetongue disease

vsbluetongue

• Specialized

1 6.9

A virus infection of sheep and cattle that makes the tongue swell and causes fever

emphasizes insect transmission as the cause of the infection

Compounds

B

bluetongue disease

• Specialized

1 6.9

A virus infection of sheep and cattle that makes the tongue swell and causes fever

Surface Forms

Etymology