Emergence of Culicoides obsoletus from indoor and outdoor breeding sites

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 183, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 125-129

  Ninio, Camille ^a   Augot, Denis ^a   Dufour, Barbara ^b   Depaquit, Jérôme ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE REIMS CHAMPAGNE ARDENNE   (France)

^b ECOLE NATIONALE VÉTÉRINAIRE D ALFORT   (France)

Author keywords

Bluetongue virus; Breeding sites; Culicoides; Manure; Midges

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLUETONGUE ORBIVIRUS; BREEDING METHOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULICOIDES; CULICOIDES OBSOLETUS; FARMING SYSTEM; FEMALE; INDOOR BREEDING SITE; MALE; MANURE; NONHUMAN; OUTDOOR BREEDING SITE; PARASITE PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; SOIL ANALYSIS; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; BLUETONGUE VIRUS; BREEDING; CATTLE; CERATOPOGONIDAE; EUROPE; FEMALE; INSECT VECTORS; MALE; MANURE; SEASONS; SHEEP; SOIL;

BLUETONGUE VIRUS; CHIRONOMIDAE; CULICOIDES OBSOLETUS; DIPTERA;

EID: 82755160903     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2011.07.020     Document Type: Article

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