Bluetongue Serotype 2 and 9 Modified Live Vaccine Viruses as Causative Agents of Abortion in Livestock: A Retrospective Analysis in Italy

• Published in: Transboundary and emerging diseases Vol. 61; no. 1; pp. 69 - 74
• Main Authors: Savini, G., Lorusso, A., Paladini, C., Migliaccio, P., Di Gennaro, A., Di Provvido, A., Scacchia, M., Monaco, F.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.02.2014; Hindawi Limited
• Subjects: Abortion; Abortion, Veterinary - epidemiology; Abortion, Veterinary - prevention & control; Abortion, Veterinary - virology; Animals; Birth defects; Bluetongue - epidemiology; Bluetongue - immunology; Bluetongue - transmission; Bluetongue virus - classification; Bluetongue virus - isolation & purification; Bluetongue virus - pathogenicity; Bluetongue virus serotype 2; Bluetongue virus serotype 9; Brain - virology; Buffaloes; Cattle; Disease Outbreaks - veterinary; Female; Fetus - virology; Fetuses; Goats; Immunization Schedule; Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical - veterinary; Italy; Livestock; malformation; modified live vaccines; Pregnancy; Retrospective Studies; Ruminantia; Serotyping - veterinary; Sheep; South Africa - epidemiology; Spleen - virology; Vaccines; Vaccines, Attenuated; Viral Vaccines - administration & dosage; Viral Vaccines - adverse effects; Viruses; Italy; South Africa; Bluetongue virus serotype 9; abortion; Bluetongue virus serotype 2; livestock; pregnancy; malformation; modified live vaccines

Summary The recent outbreak caused by Schmallenberg virus, which affected sheep, goats and cattle in Europe, highlighted the importance of having a robust surveillance plan capable of monitoring abortions and malformations in the livestock offspring. In this context, bluetongue viruses (BTVs) repres...