Occurrence of putative Culicoides biting midge vectors (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) inside and outside barns in Germany and factors influencing their activity

Abstract Background After several years without bluetongue disease, a ruminant illness caused by Culicoides-borne bluetongue virus (BTV), two new autochthonous cases were reported in 2018 in Germany. By contrast, Schmallenberg virus (SBV), another Culicoides-borne virus pathogenic to ruminants, has...

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Main Authors: Sarah Groschupp, Helge Kampen, Doreen Werner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-08-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-023-05920-z