Control of Bluetongue Serotype 8 in Europe

July 2008
A symposium presented at the XXVth Jubilee World Buiatrics Congress, 2008. The comprehensive program covered the most important aspects of bluetongue disease, including the best approaches to disease control through the use of insecticides and vaccines.

Proceedings Bluetongue symposium

Control of Bluetongue Serotype 8 in Europe (545Kb)

Contents:

Bluetongue: The Virus and the Infection in Cattle and Small Ruminants
Etienne Thiry, Axel Mauroy, Fabiana Dal Pozzo, Claude Saegerman

Midges As Vectors of Viruses of Bluetongue Disease and Measurements of Protection
Heinz Mehlhorn

Experimental Evaluation of an Inactivated Vaccine Against Bluetongue Virus Serotype 8
Birgit Makoschey, Véronique Moulin, Mariano Domingo Álvarez