Monitoring of biting midges (Culicoides spp.), the potential vectors of the bluetongue virus, in the 12 climatic regions of Switzerland;Monitoring von gnitzen (Culicoides spp.), den potentiellen vektoren des blauzungenkrankheitsvirus, in den 12 klimaregionen der schweiz

Schweizer Archiv fur Tierheilkunde

Volumn 151, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 205-213

  Kaufmann, C ^a   Schaffner, F ^a   Mathis, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bluetongue disease; Culicoides; Distribution; Midges; Vector

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLUETONGUE ORBIVIRUS; CERATOPOGONIDAE; CLASSIFICATION; CLIMATE; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PHYLOGENY; SEASON; SHEEP DISEASE; SWITZERLAND; VIROLOGY; WEATHER;

ALTITUDE; ANIMALS; BLUETONGUE; BLUETONGUE VIRUS; CERATOPOGONIDAE; CLIMATE; INSECT VECTORS; PHYLOGENY; SEASONS; SWITZERLAND; WEATHER;

BLUETONGUE VIRUS; CERATOPOGONIDAE; CHIRONOMIDAE; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 66649115414     PISSN: 00367281     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0036-7281.151.5.205     Document Type: Article

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