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Molecular identification of Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) species in Algeria.
Acta tropica - 1 Feb 2020
Hakima Berrayah, Hwang Hwal-Su, Lee Kyeong-Yeoll
Abstract excerpt
Bluetongue is a serious vector-borne viral disease that infects wild and domestic ruminants. The causative virus is transmitted by midges of the genus Culicoides, which consists of at least 1350 species worldwide. Since 1998, bluetongue disease has spread to Europe and northern Africa, including Algeria. To better understand the distribution of Culicoides species in Algeria, adult midges were collected from 17...
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