Bluetongue

Clinical Signs

Systemic

Pyrexia (Fever) Required Depression Recumbency Weakness

Respiratory

Nasal discharge Required Dyspnea Pneumonia

Digestive

Hypersalivation Required Oral ulcer Pathognomonic Diarrhea Glossitis Pathognomonic Enteritis Fetid breath

Musculoskeletal

Lameness Pathognomonic Coronitis Pathognomonic Laminitis Pathognomonic Myositis

Reproductive

Abortion Specific Infertility Teat ulcer Fetal mummification

General Systemic Signs

Stillbirth Congenital anomaly

Diagnosis

Virus isolation in susceptible sheep

Embryonated chicken egg inoculation

Suckling mouse inoculation

Tissue culture inoculation

Modified direct complement fixation test

Agar gel precipitation test

Neutralization test

Hemolysis in gel test

Fluorescent antibody test

ELISA

Treatment

Isolation and protection from environmental stress

Local irrigation with mild disinfectant solution

Broad-spectrum antibiotics

Intravenous glucose solution

Prevention & Control

Polyvalent live attenuated vaccination

Avoid vaccination during pregnancy

Night housing

Smoke fires

Repellent spraying

Insecticide application

Related Products

No related products found.

Active Ingredients

No active ingredients found.

Host Species

Cattle Reservoir Susceptibility: Moderate

Buffalo Reservoir Susceptibility: Moderate

Sheep Primary host Susceptibility: High

Goat Reservoir Susceptibility: Moderate

Camel Reservoir Susceptibility: Moderate

Wild ruminants Reservoir Susceptibility: Moderate

Associated Microorganisms

No information available.

Classification

Etiology Viral disease

Transmissibility Vector-borne

Infectiousness Moderately infectious

Occurrence Patterns

Endemic

Disease Courses

Acute