Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
Vet Clin North Am Food Anim Pract. 2010 Mar;26(1):163-71, table of contents. doi: 10.1016/j.cvfa.2009.10.012.
The recent emergence of bluetongue virus (BTV) infection has attracted much interest because of the potential role of climate change and increased ambient temperature in causing the drastic recent alteration in the global distribution of this virus. Although there have been repeated assertions that climate change will alter the distribution of arboviruses and their vectors, specific examples are lacking in which the role of global warming alone has been unambiguously defined in the spread of such infections. This article summarizes recent events in Europe and the current status of BTV in the Americas and elsewhere in the context of potential global emergence of the BTV infection and disease of ruminants.
最近蓝舌病病毒（BTV）感染的出现引起了广泛关注，因为气候变化和环境温度升高可能导致这种病毒在全球的分布发生剧烈变化。尽管人们一再断言，气候变化将改变虫媒病毒及其传播媒介的分布，但在这些感染的传播中，单独的全球变暖作用被明确界定的具体例子却很少。本文总结了欧洲最近发生的事件以及 BTV 在美洲和其他地区的现状，以探讨 BTV 感染和反刍动物疾病的潜在全球爆发情况。
