Vector competence of selected South African Culicoides species for the Bryanston serotype of equine encephalosis virus

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 393-400

  Venter, G J ^a   Groenewald, D M ^b   Paweska, J T ^a   Venter, E H ^b   Howell, P G ^b  

^a ONDERSTEPOORT VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

C. nivosus; Culicoides imicola; Equine encephalosis virus; Infection prevalence; Oral susceptibility; South Africa

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; AFRICAN HORSE SICKNESS VIRUS; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CERATOPOGONIDAE; CERCOPITHECUS; DISEASE CARRIER; PATHOGENICITY; SEROTYPING; VERO CELL; VIROLOGY;

AFRICA, SOUTHERN; AFRICAN HORSE SICKNESS VIRUS; ANIMALS; CERATOPOGONIDAE; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; INSECT VECTORS; SEROTYPING; VERO CELLS;

EID: 0033213738     PISSN: 0269283X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2915.1999.00188.x     Document Type: Article

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