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Isolation
Blood from sheep with typical bluetongue disease, Wyoming, 1962
Product Format
freeze-dried
Storage Conditions
-80°C
Comments
Non-hemagglutinating, CF antigen in common with epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus. Hiologically transmitted by Culicoides variipennis.
T.L. Barber
Effect on Host
Fever, leukopenia, oral hyperemia, congestion, coronary band necrosis, abortion
Recommended Host
sheep; BHK-21 cells (ATCC CCL-10)
sheep, all other ruminants, suckling mouse; BHK-21(C-13) cells (ATCC CCL-10)
Growth Conditions
Temperature: 36°C
Incubation: 4 days
Name of Depositor
TL Barber
Source
Blood from sheep with typical bluetongue disease, Wyoming, 1962
Year of Origin
1962
References
Barber TL. 18th Ann. Proc. Am. Assoc. Vet. Lab. Diag. : 149-161, 1975.
Barber TL, Jochim MM. Serologic characterization of selected bluetongue virus strains from the United States. 77th Ann. Proc. USAHA 77: 352-359, 1973. PubMed: 4143490
Luedke AJ, Jochim MM. Clinical and serologic responses in vaccinated sheep given challenge inoculation with isolates of bluetongue virus. Am. J. Vet. Res. 29: 841-851, 1968. PubMed: 4966760
