Biology Faculty Articles
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-1994
Publication Title
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
ISSN
0002-9637
Volume
51
Issue/No.
5
First Page
568
Last Page
576
Abstract
Bluetongue is an International Office of Epizootics List A disease described as the century's most economically devastating affliction of sheep. Bluetongue (BLU) viruses were thought to infect only ruminants, shrews, and some rodents, but recently, inadvertent administration of BLU virus-contaminated vaccine resulted in mortality and abortion among domestic dogs. We present evidence of natural BLU virus infection among African carnivores that dramatically widens the spectrum of susceptible hosts. We hypothesize that such infection occurred after ingestion of meat and organs from BLU virus infected prey species. The effect of BLU virus on endangered carnivores such as the cheetah and African wild dog requires urgent investigation. Also, the role of carnivores in the epizootiology of this disease needs elucidation.
NSUWorks Citation
Alexander, Kathleen A.; N. James MacLachlan; Pieter W. Kat; Carol House; Stephen J. O'Brien; Nicholas W. Lerche; Mary Sawyer; Laurence G. Frank; Kay Holekamp; Laura Smale; J. Weldon McNutt; M. Karen Laurenson; M. G. L. Mills; and Bennie I. Osburn. 1994. "Evidence of Natural Bluetongue Virus Infection among African Carnivores." American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 51, (5): 568-576. https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cnso_bio_facarticles/801
ORCID ID
0000-0001-7353-8301
ResearcherID
N-1726-2015
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Comments
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