Figure 1
From: Involvement of the skin during bluetongue virus infection and replication in the ruminant host
Gross pathological findings observed in a BTV-2 infected sheep (VH57) at 8 dpi. Pathological findings observed in a sheep infected with BTV-2 (RSA1971/03) during the necropsy at 8 dpi included severe oedema in the subcutaneous layer of the facial skin (A) and severe haemorrhages on the subcutaneous aspect of the skin (B). Both prescapular lymph nodes were markedly enlarged and haemorrhagic (C). All airways (trachea and bronchus) contained serous fluid or froth (D) and interstitial oedema was observed in the lung tissue (E-F).