Experimental infection studies of UK Culicoides species midges with bluetongue virus serotypes 8 and 9

Veterinary Record

Volumn 163, Issue 20, 2008, Pages 589-592

  Carpenter, S ^a   Mcarthur, C ^b   Selby, R ^b   Ward, R ^b   Nolan, D V ^c   Mordue Luntz, A J ^c   Dallas, J F ^c   Tripet, F ^b   Mellor, P S ^a  

^a IAH Pirbright   (United Kingdom)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLUETONGUE VIRUS; CHIRONOMIDAE; CULICOIDES SCOTICUS;

EID: 57449084558     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.163.20.589     Document Type: Article

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