Soroepidemiologia da língua azul em carneiros das Mesorregiões do Sertão e da Borborema, Estado da Paraíba, Brasil.

Abstract

Bluetongue is an arthropod-transmitted viral disease affecting domestic and wild ruminants, and is designated as a notificable disease by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE). The economic impact of the disease is due to direct losses in affected herds and economic restrictions imposed by importer countries. The clinical signs of the disease range from a mild febrile illness to extensive erosions of the oral mucosa, which can be confused with the symptoms of foot and mouth disease (FMD). In the present review, the mean etiological, epidemiological, pathological, diagnosis, control and prevention aspects of the diseased are approached.