title: Novel bluetongue virus serotype from Kuwait.
abstract: Sheep and goats sampled in Kuwait during February 2010 were seropositive for bluetongue virus (BTV). BTV isolate KUW2010/02, from 1 of only 2 sheep that also tested positive for BTV by real-time reverse transcription-PCR, caused mild clinical signs in sheep. Nucleotide sequencing identified KUW2010/02 as a novel BTV serotype.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Animal Health, Woking, UK.
authors.forename: Sushila
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maan
authors.forename: Narender S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Maan
authors.forename: Kyriaki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nomikou
authors.forename: Carrie
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Batten
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Antony
authors.forename: Manjunatha N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Belaganahalli
authors.forename: Attia Mohamed
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Samy
authors.forename: Ammar Abdel
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Reda
authors.forename: Sana Ahmed
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Al-Rashid
authors.forename: Maha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: El Batel
authors.forename: Chris A L
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Oura
authors.forename: Peter P C
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Mertens
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001819:Bluetongue / Q000821:virology*; D001820:Bluetongue virus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D036022:Capsid Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D006041:Goats; D007730:Kuwait; D010802:Phylogeny; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics; D017385:Sequence Homology; D012703:Serotyping; D012756:Sheep
chemical_list: D036022:Capsid Proteins; D012367:RNA, Viral