The phenology and population dynamics of Culicoides spp. in different ecosystems in The Netherlands

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 87, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 41-54

  Takken, Willem ^a   Verhulst, Niels ^a   Scholte, Ernst Jan ^a   Jacobs, Frans ^a   Jongema, Yde ^a   van Lammeren, Ron ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biting midge; Bluetongue; Culicoides; Habitat; Population dynamics; Surveillance; The Netherlands

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLUETONGUE ORBIVIRUS; CERATOPOGONIDAE; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; NETHERLANDS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEASON; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE; VIROLOGY; WEATHER;

ANIMALS; BLUETONGUE; BLUETONGUE VIRUS; CERATOPOGONIDAE; ECOSYSTEM; INSECT VECTORS; NETHERLANDS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEASONS; SHEEP; WEATHER;

BLUETONGUE VIRUS; BOS; CAPRA HIRCUS; CERATOPOGONIDAE; CULICOIDES DEWULFI; CULICOIDES IMPUNCTATUS; CULICOIDES OBSOLETUS; CULICOIDES PULICARIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 49549119154     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2008.06.015     Document Type: Article

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