Anthropogenic and meteorological factors influence vector abundance and prevalence of bluetongue virus infection of dairy cattle in California

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 155, Issue 2-4, 2012, Pages 158-164

  Mayo, Christie E ^a   Gardner, Ian A ^a   Mullens, Bradley A ^b   Barker, Christopher M ^a   Gerry, Alec C ^b   Guthrie, Alan J ^c   MacLachlan, N James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bluetongue virus; Cattle; Culicoides; Epidemiology

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLUETONGUE; BLUETONGUE ORBIVIRUS; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULICOIDES; DAIRY CATTLE; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); METEOROLOGY; NONHUMAN; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; UNITED STATES; WASTE WATER;

ANIMALS; BLUETONGUE; CALIFORNIA; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CERATOPOGONIDAE; DAIRYING; INSECT VECTORS; METEOROLOGICAL CONCEPTS; PREVALENCE; SEASONS;

BLUETONGUE VIRUS; BOS; CHIRONOMIDAE;

EID: 84857038891     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: 18732542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2011.08.029     Document Type: Article

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