Biomaterial Database

Bluetongue in the United States. 1985

J Callis

The virus of bluetongue (BT) was 1st isolated and identified in the US in 1952 from sheep in California. A disease in sheep in Texas (soremuzzle) was observed in 1947, reported in 1952 and similarities to BT were discussed. It is possible BT existed in Texas for several years prior to that time. There are 23 immunologic serotypes of BT, and 5 are known to occur in the US. These are types 10, 11, 13, 17 and 2, the latter having been recognized only in 1983 in cattle in Florida. In the US, BT was 1st recognized as a disease of sheep, but by the 1960s BT was known to occur in cattle with clinical manifestations which could be mistaken for vesicular stomatitis, infectious bovine rhinotracheitis and foot-and-mouth disease. Epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD) of deer, caused by orbiviruses related serologically to BT, was 1st recognized in New Jersey in 1956. Two serotypes of EHD virus have been identified in the US.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D001819	Bluetongue	A reovirus infection, chiefly of sheep, characterized by a swollen blue tongue, catarrhal inflammation of upper respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts, and often by inflammation of sensitive laminae of the feet and coronet.	Blue Tongue,Tongue, Blue
D002417	Cattle	Domesticated bovine animals of the genus Bos, usually kept on a farm or ranch and used for the production of meat or dairy products or for heavy labor.	Beef Cow,Bos grunniens,Bos indicus,Bos indicus Cattle,Bos taurus,Cow,Cow, Domestic,Dairy Cow,Holstein Cow,Indicine Cattle,Taurine Cattle,Taurus Cattle,Yak,Zebu,Beef Cows,Bos indicus Cattles,Cattle, Bos indicus,Cattle, Indicine,Cattle, Taurine,Cattle, Taurus,Cattles, Bos indicus,Cattles, Indicine,Cattles, Taurine,Cattles, Taurus,Cow, Beef,Cow, Dairy,Cow, Holstein,Cows,Dairy Cows,Domestic Cow,Domestic Cows,Indicine Cattles,Taurine Cattles,Taurus Cattles,Yaks,Zebus
D002418	Cattle Diseases	Diseases of domestic cattle of the genus Bos. It includes diseases of cows, yaks, and zebus.	Bovine Diseases,Bovine Disease,Cattle Disease,Disease, Bovine,Disease, Cattle,Diseases, Bovine,Diseases, Cattle
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D012756	Sheep	Any of the ruminant mammals with curved horns in the genus Ovis, family Bovidae. They possess lachrymal grooves and interdigital glands, which are absent in GOATS.	Ovis,Sheep, Dall,Dall Sheep,Ovis dalli
D014481	United States	A country in NORTH AMERICA between CANADA and MEXICO.