The potential role of scavenging flies as mechanical vectors of Lagovirus europaeus/GI.2

Abstract The European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) populations of the Iberian Peninsula have been severely affected by the emergence of the rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus (RHDV) Lagovirus europaeus/GI.2 (RHDV2/b). Bushflies and blowflies (Muscidae and Calliphoridae families, respectively) are i...

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Main Authors: Ana M. Lopes, Tereza Almeida, Sílvia Diz, João V. Côrte-Real, Hugo C. Osório, David W. Ramilo, Maria Teresa Rebelo, Isabel Pereira da Fonseca, Pedro J. Esteves, Paulo C. Alves, Nuno Santos, Joana Abrantes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-05-01
Series:Virology Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12985-023-02065-4