Volume 14, Number 4—April 2008
Perspective
Bluetongue Epidemiology in the European Union
Claude Saegerman*
, Dirk Berkvens†, and Philip S. Mellor‡
, Dirk Berkvens†, and Philip S. Mellor‡Table
Outbreaks of bluetongue in Europe, 1998–2005*†
| Country | Year of first outbreak | BTV serotype(s) | Main suspected or identified vector(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 2002 | 9 | Culicoides obsoletus, C. pulicaris |
| Bosnia–Herzegovina | 2002 | 9 | ND |
| Bulgaria | 1999 | 9 | C. obsoletus, C. pulicaris |
| Croatia | 2001 | 9, 16 | C. obsoletus, C. scoticus |
| Cyprus | 2003 | 16 | C. imicola, C. obsoletus, |
| Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | 2001 | 9 | ND |
| France (Corsica) | 2000 | 2, 4, 16‡ | C. imicola, C. pulicaris, C. obsoletus |
| Greece | 1998 | 1, 4, 9, 16 | C. imicola, C. obsoletus |
| Italy | 2000 | 1, 2, 4, 9, 16 | C. imicola, C. obsoletus, C. pulicaris |
| Kosovo | 2001 | 9 | ND |
| Montenegro | 2001 | 9 | ND |
| Portugal | 2004 | 2,§ 4 | C. imicola, C. obsoletus, C. pulicaris |
| Serbia | 2001 | 9 | ND |
| Spain | 2000 | 2 | C. imicola,C. obsoletus, C. pulicaris |
| Turkey | 1998 | 4, 9, 16 | C. imicola,C. obsoletus, C. pulicaris |
