Image Database: Bluetongue

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View Larger Picture		 Photo #: BT_001
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Sheep. There is bilateral nasal exudate, erosion of the nasal planum, and excessive salivation.
Credit: PIADC
   

View Larger Image		 Photo #: BT_002
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Sheep, mouth. There is linear erosion and reddening of the right buccal mucosa.
Credit: PIADC
   

View Larger Image		 Photo #: BT_003
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Sheep. There are multiple erosions and crusts on the muzzle and lips.
Credit: PIADC
   
   

View Larger Image		 Photo #: BT_004
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Bovine. The muzzle is covered by an adherent crust, and the underlying (eroded) tissue is hyperemic.
Credit: PIADC
   

View Larger Image		 Photo #: BT_005
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Sheep, mouth. Most of the dental pad is eroded; the remaining pale mucosa is necrotic.
Credit: AFIP
   

View Larger Image		 Photo #: BT_006
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Bovine, mammary gland. There is extensive coalescing ulceration of the teat skin.
Credit: PIADC
   

View Larger Image		 Photo #: BT_007
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Sheep, pulmonary artery. There are multiple ecchymoses on the intimal surface.
Credit: AFIP
   

View Larger Image		 Photo #: BT_008
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Sheep, foot. There are multiple petechiae in the hoof wall, and there is marked hyperemia of the coronary band.
Credit: AFIP
   

View Larger Image		 Photo #: BT_009
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Sheep, tongue. The lateral mucosa contains several ulcers that are covered by exudate and surrounded by zones of hyperemia.
Credit: AFIP
   

View Larger Image		 Photo #: BT_010
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Sheep, skeletal muscle. There is a focus of hemorrhage on the left; pale areas are consistent with myodegeneration.
Credit: AFIP
   

View Larger Image		 Photo #: BT_011
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Sheep, eye. There are foci of bulbar and palpebral conjunctival hemorrhage.
Credit: AFIP
   

View Larger Image		 Photo #: BT_012
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Sheep, tongue. There are disseminated mucosal petechiae, and a single large vesicle on the tip.
Credit: AFIP
   

View Larger Image		 Photo #: BT_013
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Sheep, rumen. There are multiple mucosal hemorrhages centered on the pillars.
Credit: AFIP
   

View Larger Image		 Photo #: BT_014
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Sheep, fetuses. The larger of these aborted macerated fetuses exhibits torticollis.
Credit: PIADC

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These images were annotated by Dr. Steve Sorden and funding was provided by a USDA Higher Education Challenge Grant in collaboration with the Iowa State University Department of Veterinary Pathology, Center for Food Security and Public Health, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, and Plum Island Animal Disease Center.