KUW2010/02 showed between 69.2%/80.8% to 81.2%/97.7% nt/aa identity in Seg-7/VP7[T13] to other BTV isolates, confirming its identity as a member of the Bluetongue virus species. Accession numbers and further detail of the sequence and viruses used are included in Table 1. Epizootic haemorrhagic disease virus (EHDV), Bluetongue virus (BTV), Equine encephalosis virus (EEV), African horse sickness virus (AHSV), Chuzan virus (CHUV), St. Croix River virus (SCRV), Yunnan orbivirus (YUOV), Peruvian horsesickness virus (PHSV), Broadhaven virus (BRDV) and California mosquito pool virus (CMPV). Seg-7 accession numbers used for comparative analyses: AM745023, AM744983, AM745013, AM745063, AM745033, AM745043, AM745073, AM745003, AM744993, AM745053, AM745083, FJ183391, AY078469, FJ183371, HM035361, HM035392, AF545433, M87876, NC 007754, NC 007663, NC 006004, ACF22097, AY485667, AM498057, FJ437558, AY841352, GQ506542, GQ506502, AF172829, AF188660, X53740, AY493692, M63417, AJ277802, AF172826, AF172825, AF188674, AF188673, AF172831, EU839843, L11724, DQ465027, DQ465028, DQ465026.