Schmallenberg Virus in Culicoides spp. Biting Midges, the Netherlands, 2011

To determine which species of Culicoides biting midges carry Schmallenberg virus (SBV), we assayed midges collected in the Netherlands during autumn 2011. SBV RNA was found in C. scoticus, C. obsoletus sensu stricto, and C. chiopterus. The high proportion of infected midges might explain the rapid s...

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Autores principales: Elbers, Armin R.W., Meiswinkel, Rudy, van Weezep, Erik, Sloet van Oldruitenborgh-Oosterbaan, Marianne M., Kooi, Engbert A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3558002/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23260040
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1901.121054
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Sumario:To determine which species of Culicoides biting midges carry Schmallenberg virus (SBV), we assayed midges collected in the Netherlands during autumn 2011. SBV RNA was found in C. scoticus, C. obsoletus sensu stricto, and C. chiopterus. The high proportion of infected midges might explain the rapid spread of SBV throughout Europe.

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