Incursion of bluetongue virus into the Okanagan Valley, British Columbia.
Bluetongue virus was isolated from a sentinel herd in British Columbia. Virus isolation was by intravenous inoculation of embryonated chicken eggs and subculture in BHK-21 cells. The cytopathic agent was identified as bluetongue virus by electron microscopy and the immunoperoxidase test. The serotype was identified as serotype 11 by virus neutralization.
Clavijo
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National Centre for Foreign Animal Disease, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Munroe
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Zhou
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Booth
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Roblesky
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D000818:Animals; D001819:Bluetongue / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*; D001820:Bluetongue virus / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D001955:British Columbia / Q000453:epidemiology; D002642:Chick Embryo; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*