EPIZOOTIOLOGICAL FEATURE OF BLUETONGUE - A NEW TRANSBOUNDARY EMERGENT INFECTIOUS DISEASE
The existing current data of the spread of bluetongue, considering the specifics of the pathogenesis, epizootiological features, pathological modifications and antigenic variability of the pathogen agent are generalized. Particular attention must be given to the effects of combined ecological factors affecting the spread of the virus by means of biological vectors. Those biological vectors are strongly influenced by micro and macro-climatic changes. The necessity of prophylactic anti-epizootic measures depends to the seasons.