title: Isolation of Bluetongue Virus 24 from India - An Exotic Serotype to Australasia.
abstract: Bluetongue (BT) is a viral disease of ruminants and is caused by different serotypes of bluetongue virus (BTV), which is transmitted by several species of Culicoides midges. The disease is endemic in tropical areas, and incursions have been observed in some of the temperate areas. Twenty-seven recognized serotypes of BTV have been reported so far. Some serotype viruses have been shown to circulate in certain geographical areas. BTV-24 has been reported from Africa, the Mediterranean and the Americas, whereas it is exotic to Australasia. Here, we report isolation of BTV-24 from India and show that it has high sequence homology in genome segment 2 with other Western isolates of BTV-24. Entry of this serotype into Australasian region is a cause of concern.
authors.affiliation: Veterinary Biological & Research Institute, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Krishnajyothi
authors.affiliation: LLR University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Hisar, Haryana, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maan
authors.affiliation: Veterinary Biological & Research Institute, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kandimalla
authors.affiliation: LLR University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Hisar, Haryana, India.
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Maan
authors.affiliation: Veterinary Dispensary, Department of Animal Husbandry, Wargal, Medak, Telangana, India.
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Tutika
authors.affiliation: Ella Foundation, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
authors.forename: Y V
authors.initials: YV
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.affiliation: LLR University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Hisar, Haryana, India.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Veterinary Biological & Research Institute, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mrunalini
authors.affiliation: Veterinary Biological & Research Institute, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
authors.forename: G H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.affiliation: SPVNR TS University of Veterinary Animal & Fisheries Sciences, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Putty
authors.affiliation: Veterinary Biological & Research Institute, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.affiliation: SPVNR TS University of Veterinary Animal & Fisheries Sciences, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
authors.forename: Y N
authors.initials: YN
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Veterinary Epidemiology & Disease Informatics, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hemadri
authors.affiliation: Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: K P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: The Pirbright Institute, Pirbright, Woking, UK.
authors.forename: P P C
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Mertens
authors.affiliation: Ella Foundation, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
authors.forename: N R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Hegde
authors.affiliation: Ella Foundation, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
authors.forename: P P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Rao
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D044362:Australasia / Q000453:epidemiology; D001819:Bluetongue / Q000453:epidemiology; D001820:Bluetongue virus / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D065288:Serogroup
keywords: Australasia; BTV-24; India; RT-PCR; bluetongue; bluetongue virus; exotic serotype; isolation; sequencing; typing