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Emerg Infect Dis
; 15(12): 2025-8, 2009 Dec.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19961692
RESUMO
To determine whether transplacental transmission could explain overwintering of bluetongue virus in the United Kingdom, we studied calves born to dams naturally infected during pregnancy in 2007-08. Approximately 33% were infected transplacentally; some had compromised health. In all infected calves, viral load decreased after birth; no evidence of persistent infection was found.