Viral diversity and blood-feeding patterns of Afrotropical Culicoides biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)

Viral diversity and blood-feeding patterns of Afrotropical Culicoides biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)

IntroductionCulicoides biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) are vectors of arboviral pathogens that primarily affect livestock represented by Schmallenberg virus (SBV), epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus (EHDV) and bluetongue virus (BTV). In Kenya, studies examining the bionomic features of Cul...

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Main Authors: Edwin O. Ogola, Armanda D. S. Bastos, Inga Slothouwer, Caroline Getugi, Josephine Osalla, Dorcus C. A. Omoga, Dickens O. Ondifu, Rosemary Sang, Baldwyn Torto, Sandra Junglen, David P. Tchouassi
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Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
arbovirus surveillance
vertebrate hosts
next generation sequencing
Culicoides biting midges
Goukovirus
Pacuvirus
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1325473/full

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