Institute for Animal Health, Woking, UK.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 May;17(5):886-9. doi: 10.3201/eid1705.101742.
Sheep and goats sampled in Kuwait during February 2010 were seropositive for bluetongue virus (BTV). BTV isolate KUW2010/02, from 1 of only 2 sheep that also tested positive for BTV by real-time reverse transcription-PCR, caused mild clinical signs in sheep. Nucleotide sequencing identified KUW2010/02 as a novel BTV serotype.
2010 年 2 月在科威特采集的绵羊和山羊血清呈蓝舌病病毒(BTV)阳性。从仅 2 只实时 RT-PCR 检测也呈 BTV 阳性的绵羊中分离到的 BTV 分离株 KUW2010/02,导致绵羊出现轻微临床症状。核苷酸测序将 KUW2010/02 鉴定为一种新型 BTV 血清型。