Publications

• Isolation of bluetongue virus serotypes 2, 9 and 15 from sheep in India

  Y. R. Bommineni, MVSc, Y. N. Reddy, PhD, P. P. Rao, MVSc, D. Sudheer, MVSc, B. Susmitha, MSc, B. J. Sarma, PhD and M. V. Subba Rao, PhD

  The Veterinary Record 163:545-546 (2008)

• Evidence for transplacental and contact transmission of bluetongue virus in cattle(198k)

  F. D. Menzies, I. M. McKeown, J. G. Fallows, S. J. McCullough, J. L. Forster, S. Jess, A. K. Murchie, C. Batten, P. S. Mellor, C. A. L. Oura, J. Gloster, W. Pelgrim.
  The Veterinary Record, August 16, 2008
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• Symposium - "Bluetongue in Europe, back to the future!!" (48k)

  7 June 2008
  A pro-med mail post about the EPIZONE symposium held in Brescia, Italy
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• Understanding midges helps control spread (546k)

  The importance of controlling the vectors of Bluetongue, Culicoides midges, to prevent disease.
  Veterinary Practice
  June 2008
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• Overwintering of BTV-8 in the UK & Northern Europe

  Karin Darpel, Chris Oura, and Philip Mellor from the Arbovirology Department, IAH, Pirbright
  30 April 2008
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