TY - JOUR AU - Hoffmann, Bernd AU - Saßerath, Michael AU - Thalheim, Sabine AU - Bunzenthal, Claudia AU - Strebelow, Günter AU - Beer, Martin T1 - Bluetongue Virus Serotype 8 Reemergence in Germany, 2007 and 2008 T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2008 VL - 14 IS - 9 SP - 1421 SN - 1080-6059 AB - Reemerging bluetongue virus serotype 8 (BTV-8) in Germany was detected first in May 2007 in a sentinel cow and in February 2008 in an export heifer. Reemergence was confirmed by retesting the samples, experimental inoculation, fingerprinting analysis, and virus isolation. Overwintering of BTV-8 and continuous low-level infections are assumed. KW - Bluetongue virus KW - BTV-8 KW - re-occurrence KW - dispatch KW - Germany DO - 10.3201/eid1409.080417 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/14/9/08-0417_article ER - End of Reference