Molecular epidemiology of bluetongue virus serotype 1 isolated in 2006 from Algeria

C Cêtre-Sossah; H Madani; C Sailleau; K Nomikou; H Sadaoui; S Zientara; S Maan; N Maan; P Mertens; E Albina

doi:10.1016/j.rvsc.2010.10.002

Molecular epidemiology of bluetongue virus serotype 1 isolated in 2006 from Algeria

Res Vet Sci. 2011 Dec;91(3):486-97. doi: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2010.10.002. Epub 2010 Nov 11.

Authors

C Cêtre-Sossah¹, H Madani, C Sailleau, K Nomikou, H Sadaoui, S Zientara, S Maan, N Maan, P Mertens, E Albina

Affiliation

¹ CIRAD, UMR Contrôle des Maladies, F-34398 Montpellier, France. catherine.cetre-sossah@cirad.fr

PMID: 21074232
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2010.10.002

Abstract

This study reports on an outbreak of disease that occurred in central Algeria during July 2006. Sheep in the affected area presented clinical signs typical of bluetongue (BT) disease. A total of 5245 sheep in the affected region were considered to be susceptible, with 263 cases and thirty-six deaths. Bluetongue virus (BTV) serotype 1 was isolated and identified as the causative agent. Segments 2, 7 and 10 of this virus were sequenced and compared with other isolates from Morocco, Italy, Portugal and France showing that they all belong to a 'western' BTV group/topotype and collectively represent a western Mediterranean lineage of BTV-1.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Algeria / epidemiology
Animals
Antibodies, Viral / blood
Bluetongue / epidemiology*
Bluetongue / virology
Bluetongue virus / genetics*
Capsid Proteins / genetics
Capsid Proteins / metabolism
Disease Outbreaks / veterinary
Gene Expression Regulation, Viral
Molecular Epidemiology
Phylogeny
Sheep

Substances

Antibodies, Viral
Capsid Proteins
VP2 protein, Bluetongue virus