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Bluetongue virus detection by real-time RT-PCR in Culicoides captured during the 2006 epizootic in Belgium and development of an internal control.
Culicoides were captured in two meadows situated in the BT-affected region. A total of 130 pools of parous, non-blood engorged female midges (with a mean of 7.5 midges per pool) were analysed with real-time ...
Experimental reproduction of bluetongue virus serotype 8 clinical disease in calves.
oedema of the coronet and pastern region. A score was assigned depending on the severity of the lesions and a total clinical score was calculated for each animal daily and at the end of the experiment. ...
The major portal of entry of koi herpesvirus in Cyprinus carpio is the skin.
expression cassette inserted in the intergenic region between open reading frame (ORF) 136 and ORF 137. Two viral strains were then reconstituted from the modified plasmid, the FL BAC 136 LUC excised strain ...
Accumulation of trace elements in cattle from rural and industrial areas in Belgium.
or in regions with normal background metal contamination levels in Belgium. Trace element levels were determined by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry. Lead, arsenic and cadmium ...
Transplacental infection and apparently immunotolerance induced by a wild-type bluetongue virus serotype 8 natural infection.
one to 4 months of age without BT suspicion. Moreover, virus isolation was successful for two newborn calves, emphasizing the need for restricting trade to BT-free regions of pregnant dams possibly ...
Establishing the spread of bluetongue virus at the end of the 2006 epidemic in Belgium.
study was to provide unbiased estimates of BT-seroprevalence for different regions of Belgium. Since under-reporting was suspected during the epidemic, a second goal was to compare the final dispersion of ...
The importance of quality assurance/quality control of diagnostics to increase the confidence in global foot-and-mouth disease control.
sample rates in regional surveillance campaigns. Different aspects of QA / QC of classical and new FMD virological and serological diagnostics are discussed in respect to the EU FMD directive (200⅜5/ EC). ...
Avian influenza outbreak management: action at time of confirmation, depopulation and disposal methods; the 'Belgian experience' during the H7N7 highly pathogenic avian influenza epidemic in 2003.
a large number of personnel. There are considerable region-to-region differences in emergency depopulation techniques and disposal of carcasses and infected material. Because of the differences in bird type ...
Potential of antiviral therapy and prophylaxis for controlling RNA viral infections of livestock.
collections and breeding stocks in endemic and previously disease-free regions alike. This paper will primarily focus on the effects of FMD on livestock and other sectors, and on appropriate control tools. The ...
The imidazopyrrolopyridine analogue AG110 is a novel, highly selective inhibitor of pestiviruses that targets the viral RNA-dependent RNA polymerase at a hot spot for inhibition of viral replication.
more mobility to F224 and, hence, reducing the affinity for BPIP and VP32947. It is concluded that a single drug-binding pocket exists within the finger domain region of the BVDV RdRp that consists of ...