Epidemiology of bluetongue virus serotype 8, Germany.
In Germany, bluetongue disease had not been reported before 2006. During August 2006-August 2008, >24,000 bluetongue virus serotype 8 infections were reported, most (20,635) in 2007. In 2006 and 2007, respectively, case-fatality rates were 6.4% and 13.1% for cattle and 37.5% and 41.5% for sheep. Vaccination in 2008 decreased cases.
Conraths
Franz J
FJ
Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Institute of Epidemiology, Wusterhausen, Germany. franz.conraths@fl i.bund.de
Gethmann
Jörn M
JM
Staubach
Christoph
C
Mettenleiter
Thomas C
TC
Beer
Martin
M
Hoffmann
Bernd
B
D000818:Animals; D001819:Bluetongue / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000821:virology; D001820:Bluetongue virus / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000821:virology; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D015511:Goat Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000821:virology; D006041:Goats; D012703:Serotyping; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000821:virology; D014611:Vaccination; D014765:Viral Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage
D014765:Viral Vaccines