Distribution of culicoides in Greece

Journal of Vector Ecology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 243-251

  Patakakis, Michael J ^a   Papazahariadou, Margarita ^b   Wilson, Anthony ^c   Mellor, Philip S ^c   Frydas, Stavros ^b   Papadopoulos, Orestis ^b  

^a Ministry for Rural Development and Food   (Greece)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^c INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bluetongue; Culicoides; Distribution; Greece; Light trap; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; BLUETONGUE; BLUETONGUE ORBIVIRUS; CATTLE; CERATOPOGONIDAE; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GOAT; GREECE; SEASON; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; BLUETONGUE; BLUETONGUE VIRUS; CATTLE; CERATOPOGONIDAE; GOATS; GREECE; INSECT VECTORS; SEASONS; SHEEP;

BLUETONGUE VIRUS; CERATOPOGONIDAE; CULICOIDES IMICOLA; CULICOIDES IMPUNCTATUS; CULICOIDES PICTIPENNIS; CULICOIDES RIETHI; CULICOIDES SCOTICUS; DIPTERA; ORBIVIRUS;

EID: 75649091539     PISSN: 10811710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3376/038.034.0211     Document Type: Article

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