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Testing of UK Populations of Culex pipiens L. for Schmallenberg Virus Vector Competence and Their Colonization
20 Aug 2015
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BACKGROUND: Schmallenberg virus (SBV), an arboviral pathogen of ruminants, emerged in northern Europe during 2011 and has subsequently spread across a vast geographic area. While Culicoides biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) have been identified as a biological transmission agent of SBV, the role of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) as potential vectors has not been defined beyond small-scale field...
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