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Case Reports
. 2008 Apr;14(4):675-6.
doi: 10.3201/eid1404.071416.

Bluetongue in captive yaks

Axel Mauroy, Hugues Guyot, Kris De Clercq, Dominique Cassart, Etienne Thiry, Claude Saegerman
Case Reports

Bluetongue in captive yaks

Axel Mauroy et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008 Apr.
No abstract available

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A captive yak infected with bluetongue virus. Tongue is swollen, cyanotic, and protruding from the mouth.
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Comment on

  • Bluetongue in Belgium, 2006.
    Toussaint JF, Sailleau C, Mast J, Houdart P, Czaplicki G, Demeestere L, VandenBussche F, van Dessel W, Goris N, Bréard E, Bounaadja L, Etienne T, Zientara S, De Clercq K. Toussaint JF, et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2007 Apr;13(4):614-6. doi: 10.3201/eid1304.061136. Emerg Infect Dis. 2007. PMID: 17553280 Free PMC article.

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