Bluetongue disease in Germany (2007-2008): Monitoring of entomological aspects

Parasitology Research

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 313-319

  Mehlhorn, Heinz ^a   Walldorf, Volker ^a   Klimpel, Sven ^a   Schaub, Günter ^b   Kiel, Ellen ^c   Focke, René ^c   Liebisch, Gabriele ^d   Liebisch, Arndt ^d   Werner, Doreen ^e   Bauer, Christian ^f   Clausen, Henning ^g   Bauer, Burkhard ^g   Geier, Martin ^h   Hörbrand, Thomas ^h   Bätza, Hans Joachim ⁱ   Conraths, Franz J ^j   Hoffmann, Bernd ^j   Beer, Martin ^j  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

^d Zecklab   (Germany)

^e German Entomological Institute   (Germany)

^f JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^g FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^h Fa Biogents   (Germany)

ⁱ Entwicklungsprojekte und Welternährung   (Germany)

^j FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (Germany)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS VECTOR;

ARTICLE; BLUETONGUE ORBIVIRUS; CERATOPOGONIDAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULICOIDES IMICOLA; CULICOIDES OBSOLETUS; CULICOIDES PULICARIS; DISEASE CARRIER; ENTOMOPATHOGENY; GERMANY; MONITORING; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP DISEASE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANIMALS; BLUETONGUE; BLUETONGUE VIRUS; CERATOPOGONIDAE; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EUROPE; GERMANY; INSECT VECTORS;

ANIMALIA; BLUETONGUE VIRUS; BOS; CERATOPOGONIDAE; CHIRONOMIDAE; CULICOIDES IMICOLA; CULICOIDES OBSOLETUS; CULICOIDES PULICARIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 67649534883     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-009-1416-y     Document Type: Article

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