Determination of the oral susceptibility of South African livestock-associated biting midges, Culicoides species, to bovine ephemeral fever virus

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 133-137

  Venter, Gert J ^a   Hamblin, C ^b   Paweska, J T ^c  

^a ONDERSTEPOORT VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^b INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNICABLE DISEASES   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bovine ephemeral fever virus; Culicoides bolitinos; Culicoides imicola; Oral susceptibility; South Africa

Indexed keywords

LIVESTOCK;

ANIMALS; CERATOPOGONIDAE; EPHEMERAL FEVER VIRUS, BOVINE; INSECT VECTORS; SOUTH AFRICA; VIRUS REPLICATION; VIRUS SHEDDING;

BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; BOVINE EPHEMERAL FEVER VIRUS; CERATOPOGONIDAE; CHIRONOMIDAE; CULICOIDES BOLITINOS; CULICOIDES IMICOLA; DIPTERA; EQUUS CABALLUS; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0037673625     PISSN: 0269283X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2915.2003.00414.x     Document Type: Article

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