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Effect of temperature on the transmission of orbiviruses by the biting midge, <i>Culicoides sonorensis</i>
1 Jun 2002
Abstract excerpt
The influence of temperature on the likelihood of Culicoides sonorensis Wirth & Jones (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) transmitting African horse sickness virus (AHSV) serotypes 4 and 6, bluetongue virus (BTV) serotypes 10 and 16 and epizootic haemorrhagic disease of deer virus (EHDV) serotype 1 was investigated. Extrinsic incubation periods (EIP), vector competence and vector survival were determined at 15, 20, 25 and...
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