Detection of culicoides brevitarsis activity in Kyushu

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 73, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1649-1652

  Yanase, Tohru ^a   Hirata, Miki ^b   Matsumori, Yoichi ^c   Matsumura, Masaya ^d   Kato, Tomoko ^a   Shirafuji, Hiroaki ^a   Yamakawa, Makoto ^a   Hayama, Yoko ^a   Tsutsui, Toshiyuki ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL HEALTH   (Japan)

^b Kagoshima Central Livestock Hygiene Service Center   (Japan)

^c Goto Livestock Hygiene Service Center   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR KYUSHU OKINAWA REGION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Akabane disease; Arbovirus; Biting midge; Bluetongue; Vector

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CERATOPOGONIDAE; DEMOGRAPHY; JAPAN; LARVA; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CERATOPOGONIDAE; DEMOGRAPHY; JAPAN; LARVA; TIME FACTORS;

ARBOVIRUS; BLUETONGUE VIRUS; BOS; BOVIDAE; CERATOPOGONIDAE; CULICOIDES BREVITARSIS;

EID: 84855453844     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: 13477439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.11-0231     Document Type: Article

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