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Observational study detects bluetongue virus reemergence in cattle, indicating potential ongoing infection risks.
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. Over-wintering of BTV-8 and continuous low-level infections are assumed
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