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Genetic characterization and molecular identification of the bloodmeal sources of the potential bluetongue vector Culicoides obsoletus in the Canary Islands, Spain

BACKGROUND: Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) biting midges are vectors for a diversity of pathogens including bluetongue virus (BTV) that generate important economic losses. BTV has expanded its range in recent decades, probably due to the expansion of its main vector and the presence of other...

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Autores principales: Martínez-de la Puente, Josué, Martínez, Javier, Ferraguti, Martina, Morales-de la Nuez, Antonio, Castro, Noemí, Figuerola, Jordi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3425321/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22827913
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-5-147