Bluetongue (BT) is an infectious, non -contagious, vector-borne viral disease that affects wild and domestic ruminants such as sheep, goats, cattle, buffaloes, deer, most species of African antelope and various other vertebrate hosts. It is transmitted by midges, small insects, of the genus Culicoides. In sheep,Bluetongue virus (BTV) causes an acute disease with high morbidity and mortality. Infection of cattle with BTV does not usually result in clinical signs, with the exception of BTV 8 infection in Europe. Cattle are particularly significant in the epidemiology of the disease due to the prolonged viraemia in the absence of clinical disease. Clinical signs of BT include fever, hyperaemia and congestion, swelling of the face and tongue and cyanosis of the tongue. However in mild cases of the disease, a transitory hyperaemia and slight ocular and nasal discharge may be observed.
Method
Real-Time RT-PCR
Sample Type
Accredited:
EDTA Blood.
Alternatives:
Culture, Tissue.
Transport Condition
Samples should be transported at 4°C and delivered within 24h of collection.
Turn Around Time (TAT)
Normal Turnaround time for pathogen Identification is within 5 working days. Urgent Samples will be reported within half of the minimum test period & will be Charged Double.
Samples delivered after 11:00 AM will be processed next working day unless urgent.
Bluetongue (BT) is an infectious, non -contagious, vector-borne viral disease that affects wild and domestic ruminants such as sheep, goats, cattle, buffaloes, deer, most species of African antelope and various other vertebrate hosts. It is transmitted by midges, small insects, of the genus Culicoides. In sheep,Bluetongue virus (BTV) causes an acute disease with high morbidity and mortality. Infection of cattle with BTV does not usually result in clinical signs, with the exception of BTV 8 infection in Europe. Cattle are particularly significant in the epidemiology of the disease due to the prolonged viraemia in the absence of clinical disease. Clinical signs of BT include fever, hyperaemia and congestion, swelling of the face and tongue and cyanosis of the tongue. However in mild cases of the disease, a transitory hyperaemia and slight ocular and nasal discharge may be observed.
Method
Real-Time RT-PCR
Sample Type
Accredited:
EDTA Blood.
Alternatives:
Culture, Tissue.
Transport Condition
Samples should be transported at 4°C and delivered within 24h of collection.
Turn Around Time (TAT)
Normal Turnaround time for pathogen Identification is within 5 working days. Urgent Samples will be reported within half of the minimum test period & will be Charged Double.
Samples delivered after 11:00 AM will be processed next working day unless urgent.
