Abstract:Orbivirus diagnosis in an endemic country presents many diagnostic complexities. Endemicity is further complicated by multiple serotypes and related viruses which may be cross-reactive in some tests or else be clinically indistinguishable. Some of the cases of either bluetongue (BT) or epizootic haemorrhagic disease (EHD) of the 2008 and 2009 summer seasons are presented to illustrate the challenges. Selection focused on two bovines and three alpacas for which no final diagnoses had been made or confirmed. … Show more
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