Bluetongue

Walter J. Tabachnick, Chelsea T. Smartt, and C. Roxanne Connelly

Release Date: 11/30/2020

Reviewed At: 12/5/2024

DOI: 10.32473/edis-in768-2008

Agriculture

Abstract

ENY-743 answers common questions about this viral disease of ruminant livestock transmitted by biting midges, the virus, clinical signs of bluetongue, economic impact, transmission, diagnosis, cure, distribution, presence in Florida, and prevention. Includes references.

About this Publication

This document is ENY-743, one of a series of the Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date April 2008. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

About the Authors

Walter J. Tabachnick, former professor; Chelsea T. Smartt, associate professor; and C. Roxanne Connelly, former professor; Department of Entomology and Nematology, Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, UF/IFAS Extension, Vero Beach, FL.