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Phylogenetic analysis of <i>Culicoides</i> species from France based on nuclear ITS <sub>1</sub> ‐rDNA sequences
31 Mar 2006
Abstract excerpt
Biting midges of the genus Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) play important roles in the transmission of viral diseases affecting wild and domestic ruminants and horses, including Bluetongue (BT) and African horse sickness (AHS) respectively. In southern Europe, BT has been largely transmitted by the classical Afro-Asian vector Culicoides imicola Kieffer. However, other species such as C. obsoletus Meigen, C....
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