Occurrence of Culicoides spp. (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in Tunisia, with emphasis on the bluetongue vector Culicoides imicola
Following the bluetongue (BT) outbreaks in Tunisia from 1999 to 2002, BTV (bluetongue virus) serotype 2 was isolated; however, no entomological investigation was performed. In the study presented here, we assessed the Culicoides species populations (particularly C. imicola) in proximity to the BT ou...
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Language: | English |
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EDP Sciences
2008-06-01
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Series: | Parasite |
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2008152179 |