Animal Diseases Caused by Orbiviruses, Algeria

Abstract

Antibodies against bluetongue virus were detected in cattle, sheep, goats, and camels in Algeria in 2008. Antibodies against epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus were detected in cattle, but antibodies against African horse sickness virus were not detected in horses and mules. Epizootic hemorrhagic disease in northern Africa poses a major risk for the European Union.

Keywords

• bluetongue virus
• epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus
• African horse sickness virus
• orbiviruses
• viruses
• zoonoses