Schmallenberg Virus in Culicoides spp. Biting Midges, the Netherlands, 2011

Schmallenberg Virus in Culicoides spp. Biting Midges, the Netherlands, 2011

To determine which species of Culicoides biting midges carry Schmallenberg virus (SBV), we assayed midges collected in the Netherlands during autumn 2011. SBV RNA was found in C. scoticus, C. obsoletus sensu stricto, and C. chiopterus. The high proportion of infected midges might explain the rapid s...

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Main Authors: Armin R.W. Elbers, Rudy Meiswinkel, Erik van Weezep, Marianne M. Sloet van Oldruitenborgh-Oosterbaan, Engbert A. Kooi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013-01-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Orthobunyaviridae
Schmallenberg virus
Culicoides obsoletus sensu stricto
Culicoides scoticus
Culicoides chiopterus
RT-PCR
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/1/12-1054_article

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