Evidence for a new field Culicoides vector of African horse sickness in South Africa

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 243-253

  Meiswinkel, R ^a,b   Paweska, J T ^c  

^a ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELL ABRUZZO E DEL MOLISE G CAPORALE   (Italy)

^b ONDERSTEPOORT VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNICABLE DISEASES   (South Africa)

Author keywords

African horse sickness; Culicoides bolitinos; Lesotho; South Africa; Vector

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN HORSESICKNESS VIRUS; CULICOIDES; CULICOIDES BOLITINOS; CULICOIDES IMICOLA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0042358766     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5877(02)00231-3     Document Type: Article

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