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A novel Bluetongue virus serotype 3 strain in Tunisia, November 2016
Author(s) -
Sghaier S.,
Lorusso A.,
Portanti O.,
Marcacci M.,
Orsini M.,
Barbria M. E.,
Mahmoud A. S.,
Hammami S.,
Petrini A.,
Savini G.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
transboundary and emerging diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.392
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1865-1682
pISSN - 1865-1674
DOI - 10.1111/tbed.12640
Subject(s) - orbivirus , serotype , genbank , virology , strain (injury) , culicoides , virus , vector (molecular biology) , biology , reoviridae , genome , veterinary medicine , geography , zoology , medicine , genetics , gene , anatomy , rotavirus , recombinant dna
Summary Since 1998, southern Europe has experienced multiple incursions of different serotypes and topotypes of Bluetongue virus, a vector‐borne transmitted virus, the causative agent of Bluetongue ( BT ), a major disease of ruminants. Some of these incursions originated from northern Africa, likely because of wind‐blown dissemination of infected midges. In this report, we describe the detection and whole genome characterization of a novel BTV ‐3 strain identified in a symptomatic sheep in Tunisia. Sequences were immediately deposited with the GenBank Database under Accession Nos KY432369‐KY432378. Alert and preparedness are requested to face the next vector seasons in northern Africa and the potential incursion of this novel strain in southern Europe.