Orbiviruses in Rusa Deer, Mauritius, 2007

摘要

To the Editor: Bluetongue and epizootic hemorrhagic disease are caused by orbiviruses transmitted by Culicoides spp. biting midges (Dip-tera: Ceratopogonidae). These dis-eases are restricted to regions where their vectors exist (1) and seem to be expanding to previously unaffected ar-eas (2). Infection of wild and domestic ruminants is common. Bluetongue vi-rus (BTV) causes severe clinical dis-ease in certain breeds of sheep; BTV and epizootic hemorrhagic disease vi-rus (EHDV) cause clinical disease in some species of deer (3,4).