Association between risk of seroconversion of sentinel cattle to bluetongue viruses and Culicoides species (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in Queensland, Australia

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 267-274

  Ward, M P ^a   Doherty, W M ^b   Johnson, S J ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

^b Oonoonba Veterinary Laboratory   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Bluetongue virus; Cattle microbiological diseases; Culicoides brevitarsis; Survival analysis

Indexed keywords

BLUETONGUE VIRUS; BOS TAURUS; CERATOPOGONIDAE; CULICOIDES BREVITARSIS; DIPTERA; INSECTA; OVIS ARIES;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLUETONGUE ORBIVIRUS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CERATOPOGONIDAE; DISEASE CARRIER; INCIDENCE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; RISK FACTOR; SHEEP DISEASE; SURVIVAL; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; BLUETONGUE; BLUETONGUE VIRUS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CERATOPOGONIDAE; DISEASE VECTORS; INCIDENCE; INSECT VECTORS; QUEENSLAND; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031241117     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5877(97)00029-9     Document Type: Article

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