Culicoides biting midges at the National Zoological Gardens of South Africa

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 343-347

  Labuschagne, K ^a   Gerber, L J ^b   Espie, I ^c   Carpenter, S ^d  

^a ONDERSTEPOORT VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^b TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^c National Zoological Gardens of South Africa   (South Africa)

^d INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abundance; Biosecurity; Culicoides; Light trap; National Zoological Gardens; Survey

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ARBOVIRUS; CERATOPOGONIDAE; CULICOIDES IMICOLA; DIPTERA;

EID: 41949133770     PISSN: 00302465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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