Bluetongue virus (BTV) usually infects sheep, cattle, deer and other domesticated and wild ruminants through the bite of the vector insects, Culicoide, causing bluetongue (BT). BT in subtropical and even temperate regions poses a serious threat to the development and international trade of the livestock industry. This article introduced the structure and cellular invasion, and summarized the mechanisms of anti-BTV immune response of host cells and antagonism of host cell innate immune response by the non-structural proteins (e.g., NS3 and NS4) and structural proteins (e.g., VP3 and VP4) of BTV. This review provided a basis for understanding the antagonism mechanisms of BTV against the interferon (IFN) immune response in the host cell and the pathogenesis of BTV as well as for developing novel vaccines against this virus.
Bluetongue virus/immunology* ; Animals ; Bluetongue/prevention & control* ; Immunity, Innate ; Interferons/immunology* ; Sheep ; Viral Nonstructural Proteins/immunology* ; Cattle

Objective To explore the factors affecting implementation of basic nursing by practice nursing students and countermeasures.Methods By cluster sampling, from November to December 2015, 119 nursing students from Xiangtan Medicine & Health Vocational College who had completed their 10-month practice in Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, were selected as objects and were surveyed by a self-designed questionnaire about causes and countermeasures of implementation of basic nursing among practice nursing students.Results The nursing students' negative attitude was the most important cause affecting implementation of basic nursing, which accounted for 0.861 of the original variable; allocating nursing staff more reasonably, establishing an incentive mechanism to overcome occupation burnout, and promoting humanistic care by concerning psychological needs were significant in promoting implementation of basic nursing, each accounting for 0.719, 0.660 and 0.613 of the original variables.Conclusions Nursing educators should strengthen guidance to the nursing students, help them to be more aware of basic nursing, change their negative attitude, allocate nursing staff more reasonably, establish incentive mechanism and pay more attention to their psychological needs.

Objective To explore the effects of different sleep positions on the apnea hypopnea index (AHI) of obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) patients under the state of sleep. Methods Totally 98 OSAHS patients from the ENT clinic and the inpatient department of a tertiary hospital of Changsha from May to July 2015 were selected as the research objects. By using polysomnography detection instrument, the AHI index of patients under different sleeping postures were observed and compared between two groups. Results For 98 patients, the AHI index was (16.51±42.08) in their right lateral position, the AHI index was (20.05±66.11) in left lateral position, AHI index was (22.04±86.39) in supine position, and the AHI index was (53.31±122.88) in prone position. The differences of AHI index in prone position were statistically significant compared with the right lateral position, the left lateral position and supine position (P < 0.05). Conclusions The right lateral position is the best position for OSAHS patients under the state of sleep, and it can decrease upper airway pressure and reduce the sleep apnea and hypopnea during sleep.