Oral susceptibility of South African stock-associated Culicoides species to bluetongue virus

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 329-334

  Venter, G J ^a   Mellor, P S ^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

Bluetongue virus; Culicoides bolitinos; Culicoides imicola; Oral susceptibility

Indexed keywords

FLY; HEMOPHAGY; SHEEP; VIRUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLUETONGUE ORBIVIRUS; CERATOPOGONIDAE; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; PHYSIOLOGY; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE; SOUTH AFRICA; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; BLOOD; BLUETONGUE; BLUETONGUE VIRUS; CERATOPOGONIDAE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; INSECT VECTORS; SHEEP; SOUTH AFRICA;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

AVARITIA; BLUETONGUE VIRUS; CERATOPOGONIDAE; CULICOIDES BOLITINOS; CULICOIDES IMICOLA; CULICOIDES ZULUENSIS; DIPTERA; HOFFMANNIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33845681710     PISSN: 0269283X     EISSN: 13652915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.2006.00635.x     Document Type: Article

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