An investigation on the Culicoides species composition at seven sites in southern Switzerland

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 93-98

  Casati, S ^a   Racloz, V ^b   Delecolle J C ^c   Kuhn, M ^b   Mathis, A ^d   Griot, C ^e   Stark K D C ^f   Vanzetti, T ^a  

^a Cantonal Institute of Microbiology   (Switzerland)

^b SWISS FEDERAL VETERINARY OFFICE   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^e INSTITUTE OF VIROLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^f ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bluetongue disease; Culicoides; Sentinel herd surveillance; Switzerland

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DISEASE VECTOR; ENTOMOLOGY; GOAT; HUMID ENVIRONMENT; INSECT; LIVESTOCK FARMING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRAP (EQUIPMENT); VIRAL DISEASE; VIRUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLUETONGUE ORBIVIRUS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CERATOPOGONIDAE; CLASSIFICATION; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH SURVEY; PHYSIOLOGY; SHEEP DISEASE; SWITZERLAND; TIME;

ANIMALS; BLUETONGUE; BLUETONGUE VIRUS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CERATOPOGONIDAE; DEMOGRAPHY; INSECT VECTORS; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SWITZERLAND; TIME FACTORS;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SWITZERLAND;

AVARITIA; BOS; CAPRA HIRCUS; CERATOPOGONIDAE; CHIRONOMIDAE; CULICOIDES CATANEII; CULICOIDES DEWULFI; CULICOIDES FLAVIPULICARIS; CULICOIDES IMICOLA; CULICOIDES INDISTINCTUS; CULICOIDES NUBECULOSUS; CULICOIDES OBSOLETUS; CULICOIDES PULICARIS; CULICOIDES SCOTICUS; DIPTERA; HEXAPODA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 66749109830     PISSN: 0269283X     EISSN: 13652915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.2009.00803.x     Document Type: Article

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