Conraths Franz J, Gethmann Jörn M, Staubach Christoph, Mettenleiter Thomas C, Beer Martin, Hoffmann Bernd
Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Institute of Epidemiology, Wusterhausen, Germany. franz.conraths@fl i.bund.de
Emerg Infect Dis. 2009 Mar;15(3):433-5. doi: 10.3201/eid1503.081210.
In Germany, bluetongue disease had not been reported before 2006. During August 2006-August 2008, >24,000 bluetongue virus serotype 8 infections were reported, most (20,635) in 2007. In 2006 and 2007, respectively, case-fatality rates were 6.4% and 13.1% for cattle and 37.5% and 41.5% for sheep. Vaccination in 2008 decreased cases.
在德国，2006年之前未曾报告过蓝舌病。在2006年8月至2008年8月期间，报告了超过24,000例蓝舌病毒8型感染病例，其中大部分（20,635例）发生在2007年。2006年和2007年，牛的病死率分别为6.4%和13.1%，羊的病死率分别为37.5%和41.5%。2008年的疫苗接种减少了病例数。
