first evidence of bluetongue virus serotype 16 in croatia. | this study described the first report of btv-16 in croatia. serological evidence occurred in cattle at the end of september and continued during october and november 2004. all positive animals were in the dubrovnik-neretva county, a region located in the southernmost part of croatia. btv-16 infection was also detected in goats and sheep. apart from few cases reported in greece between 1999 and 2000, btv-16 has never been reported in the balkanic peninsula before. the btv strain was isolated from ... | 2009 | 19376658 |