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Jauniaux, T.P.; de Clercq, K.E.; Cassart, D.E.; Kennedy, S.; Vandenbussche, F.E.; Vandemeulebroucke, E.L.; Vanbinst, T.M.; Verheyden, B.I.; Goris, N.E.; Coignoul, F.L.
Bluetongue in Eurasian lynx
2008 Emerging Infectious Diseases (14): 1496-1498
Bluetongue is an infectious disease of ruminants; it is caused by bluetongue virus (BTV), has 24 known serotypes, and is transmitted by several species of _Culicoides _biting midges. The disease mainly affects sheep and occurs when susceptible animals are introduced to areas where BTV circulates or when BTV is introduced to naive ruminant populations. The natural host range is strictly limited to ruminants, although seroconversion without disease has been reported in carnivores (_1_). We report BTV infection, disease, and death in 2 Eurasian lynx (_Lynx lynx_) and the isolation of BTV serotype 8 (BTV-8) from this carnivorous species.
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