Bluetongue and Related Orbiviruses

The Committee on Bluetongue and Related Orbiviruses was combined in 2016 into the Committee on Parasitic and Vector-Borne Diseases

The purpose of the Committee on Bluetongue and Related Orbiviruses is to assemble scientific data on bluetongue and related viruses of livestock that can be formulated into recommendations for national and international regulatory policies.

Presentations

2015

Veterinary Services Orbivirus activities at NVSL - Eileen Ostlund, USDA-APHIS-VS-STAT
Overview of the Arthropod-Borne Animal Diseases Unit – David Scott McVey, USDA- ARS-ABADRU
Bluetongue and Related Orbiviruses – a Global Update - Chris Oura, The University of the West Indies
Update on the BTV situation in France - Pascal Hudelet, Arthropod-Borne Animal Diseases Unit
SCWDS Culicoides Surveys of the Southeastern U.S. and Hemorragic Disease Updates – Stacey Vigil, Southeast Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia
Cervidae Health Research Initiative – Samantha Wisely, University of Florida

2013

Francisco Javier Reviriego Gordejo, European Commission – 10 Years of Bluetongue in the EU

Reports

Resolutions

2014

Resolution 6: Bluetongue, National Strategy for Animal Exports

2013

Resolution 6:VACCINE AND VECTOR CONTROL METHODS FOR THE VARIOUS STRAINS OF BLUETONGUE AND RELATED ORBIVIRUSES

2012

Resolution 15: VACCINE FOR THE VARIOUS STRAINS OF EPIZOOTIC HEMORRHAGIC DISEASE IN CERVIDS

Resolution 16: NATIONAL REVIEW OF RESEARCH NEEDS FOR BLUETONGUE AND RELATED ORBIVIRUSES

2010

Resolution 34: REMOVAL OF RECENTLY ISOLATED BLUETONGUE VIRUS TYPES FROM THE SELECT AGENT LIST

2009

Resolution 5: FAILURE OF IMPORTING COUNTRIES TO FOLLOW WORLD ORGANIZATION FOR ANIMAL HEALTH GUIDELINES FOR IMPORTATIONS OF ANIMALS

2008

Resolution 6: Surveillance for Bluetongue and Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease in the United States and the Caribbean Region

2005

Resolution 13: Global Initiatives in Veterinary Education