Use of real-time quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction for the detection of African horse sickness virus replication in <i>Culicoides imicola</i>

Despite its important role as vector for African horse sickness virus (AHSV), very little information is available on the dissemination of this virus in Culicoides (Avaritia) imicola Kieffer (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae). This study reports on the applicability of a real-time quantitative reverse tran...

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Main Authors: Elisabeth G. Scheffer, Gert J. Venter, Christopher Joone, Nikolaus Osterrieder, Alan J. Guthrie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2011-11-01
Series:Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research
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Online Access:https://ojvr.org/index.php/ojvr/article/view/344