Blood-meal analysis of Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) reveals a broad host range and new species records for Romania

by Alexandru Tomazatos, Hanna Jöst, Jonny Schulze, Marina Spînu, Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit, Daniel Cadar, Renke Lühken
Published 2020-02-01

Comparison of single- and multi-scale models for the prediction of the Culicoides biting midge distribution in Germany

by Renke Lühken, Jörn Martin Gethmann, Petra Kranz, Pia Steffenhagen, Christoph Staubach, Franz J. Conraths, Ellen Kiel
Published 2016-05-01

Evaluating the risk for Usutu virus circulation in Europe: comparison of environmental niche models and epidemiological models

by Yanchao Cheng, Nils Benjamin Tjaden, Anja Jaeschke, Renke Lühken, Ute Ziegler, Stephanie Margarete Thomas, Carl Beierkuhnlein
Published 2018-10-01

Experimental transmission of Zika virus by Aedes japonicus japonicus from southwestern Germany

by Stephanie Jansen, Anna Heitmann, Renke Lühken, Hanna Jöst, Michelle Helms, Olli Vapalahti, Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit, Egbert Tannich
Published 2018-11-01

Comparative analysis of subsampling methods for large mosquito samples

by Linda Jaworski, Stephanie Jansen, Wolf Peter Pfitzner, Matthias Beck, Norbert Becker, Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit, Ellen Kiel, Renke Lühken
Published 2019-07-01

<i>Culex torrentium</i>: A Potent Vector for the Transmission of West Nile Virus in Central Europe

by Stephanie Jansen, Anna Heitmann, Renke Lühken, Mayke Leggewie, Michelle Helms, Marlis Badusche, Giada Rossini, Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit, Egbert Tannich
Published 2019-05-01

Rapid assessment of West Nile virus circulation in a German zoo based on honey-baited FTA cards in combination with box gravid traps

by Noelle Fynmore, Renke Lühken, Heike Maisch, Tina Risch, Sabine Merz, Konstantin Kliemke, Ute Ziegler, Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit, Norbert Becker
Published 2021-09-01

Letea Virus: Comparative Genomics and Phylogenetic Analysis of a Novel Reassortant Orbivirus Discovered in Grass Snakes (<i>Natrix natrix</i>)

by Alexandru Tomazatos, Rachel E. Marschang, Iulia Maranda, Heike Baum, Alexandra Bialonski, Marina Spînu, Renke Lühken, Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit, Daniel Cadar
Published 2020-02-01

Host-feeding patterns of Culex mosquitoes in Iran

by Nariman Shahhosseini, Johannes Friedrich, Seyed Hassan Moosa-Kazemi, Mohammad Mehdi Sedaghat, Mohammad Hassan Kayedi, Egbert Tannich, Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit, Renke Lühken
Published 2018-12-01

Distribution of Usutu Virus in Germany and Its Effect on Breeding Bird Populations

by Renke Lühken, Hanna Jöst, Daniel Cadar, Stephanie Margarete Thomas, Stefan Bosch, Egbert Tannich, Norbert Becker, Ute Ziegler, Lars Lachmann, Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit
Published 2017-12-01

Phlebotomine sand flies in Southwest Germany: an update with records in new locations

by Sandra Oerther, Hanna Jöst, Anna Heitmann, Renke Lühken, Andreas Krüger, Irmgard Steinhausen, Christine Brinker, Susanne Lorentz, Michael Marx, Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit, Torsten Naucke, Norbert Becker
Published 2020-04-01

Circulation of Dirofilaria immitis and Dirofilaria repens in the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve, Romania

by Alexandru Tomazatos, Daniel Cadar, Edina Török, Iulia Maranda, Cintia Horváth, Lujza Keresztes, Marina Spinu, Stephanie Jansen, Hanna Jöst, Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit, Egbert Tannich, Renke Lühken
Published 2018-07-01

West Nile Virus and Usutu Virus Monitoring of Wild Birds in Germany

by Friederike Michel, Dominik Fischer, Martin Eiden, Christine Fast, Maximilian Reuschel, Kerstin Müller, Monika Rinder, Sylvia Urbaniak, Florian Brandes, Rebekka Schwehn, Renke Lühken, Martin H. Groschup, Ute Ziegler
Published 2018-01-01

Reconstruction of the Evolutionary History and Dispersal of Usutu Virus, a Neglected Emerging Arbovirus in Europe and Africa

by Dimitri Engel, Hanna Jost, Michael Wink, Jessica Borstler, Stefan Bosch, Mutien-Marie Garigliany, Artur Jost, Christina Czajka, Renke Luhken, Ute Ziegler, Martin H. Groschup, Martin Pfeffer, Norbert Becker, Daniel Cadar, Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit
Published 2016-02-01

Identification and RNAi Profile of a Novel Iflavirus Infecting Senegalese <i>Aedes vexans arabiensis </i>Mosquitoes

by Rhys Parry, Fanny Naccache, El Hadji Ndiaye, Gamou Fall, Ilaria Castelli, Renke Lühken, Jolyon Medlock, Benjamin Cull, Jenny C. Hesson, Fabrizio Montarsi, Anna-Bella Failloux, Alain Kohl, Esther Schnettler, Mawlouth Diallo, Sassan Asgari, Isabelle Dietrich, Stefanie C. Becker
Published 2020-04-01

Dissecting the Gene Expression, Localization, Membrane Topology, and Function of the Plasmodium falciparum STEVOR Protein Family

by J. Stephan Wichers, Judith A. M. Scholz, Jan Strauss, Susanne Witt, Andrés Lill, Laura-Isabell Ehnold, Niklas Neupert, Benjamin Liffner, Renke Lühken, Michaela Petter, Stephan Lorenzen, Danny W. Wilson, Christian Löw, Catherine Lavazec, Iris Bruchhaus, Egbert Tannich, Tim W. Gilberger, Anna Bachmann
Published 2019-07-01

Evidence for West Nile Virus and Usutu Virus Infections in Wild and Resident Birds in Germany, 2017 and 2018

by Friederike Michel, Michael Sieg, Dominik Fischer, Markus Keller, Martin Eiden, Maximilian Reuschel, Volker Schmidt, Rebekka Schwehn, Monika Rinder, Sylvia Urbaniak, Kerstin Müller, Martina Schmoock, Renke Lühken, Patrick Wysocki, Christine Fast, Michael Lierz, Rüdiger Korbel, Thomas W. Vahlenkamp, Martin H. Groschup, Ute Ziegler
Published 2019-07-01

West Nile Virus Epidemic in Germany Triggered by Epizootic Emergence, 2019

by Ute Ziegler, Pauline Dianne Santos, Martin H. Groschup, Carolin Hattendorf, Martin Eiden, Dirk Höper, Philip Eisermann, Markus Keller, Friederike Michel, Robert Klopfleisch, Kerstin Müller, Doreen Werner, Helge Kampen, Martin Beer, Christina Frank, Raskit Lachmann, Birke Andrea Tews, Claudia Wylezich, Monika Rinder, Lars Lachmann, Thomas Grünewald, Claudia A. Szentiks, Michael Sieg, Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit, Daniel Cadar, Renke Lühken
Published 2020-04-01

Spatial and temporal variation in the abundance of Culicoides biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in nine European countries

by Ana Carolina Cuéllar, Lene Jung Kjær, Carsten Kirkeby, Henrik Skovgard, Søren Achim Nielsen, Anders Stockmarr, Gunnar Andersson, Anders Lindstrom, Jan Chirico, Renke Lühken, Sonja Steinke, Ellen Kiel, Jörn Gethmann, Franz J. Conraths, Magdalena Larska, Inger Hamnes, Ståle Sviland, Petter Hopp, Katharina Brugger, Franz Rubel, Thomas Balenghien, Claire Garros, Ignace Rakotoarivony, Xavier Allène, Jonathan Lhoir, David Chavernac, Jean-Claude Delécolle, Bruno Mathieu, Delphine Delécolle, Marie-Laure Setier-Rio, Roger Venail, Bethsabée Scheid, Miguel Ángel Miranda Chueca, Carlos Barceló, Javier Lucientes, Rosa Estrada, Alexander Mathis, Wesley Tack, Rene Bødker
Published 2018-02-01

Modelling the monthly abundance of Culicoides biting midges in nine European countries using Random Forests machine learning

by Ana Carolina Cuéllar, Lene Jung Kjær, Andreas Baum, Anders Stockmarr, Henrik Skovgard, Søren Achim Nielsen, Mats Gunnar Andersson, Anders Lindström, Jan Chirico, Renke Lühken, Sonja Steinke, Ellen Kiel, Jörn Gethmann, Franz J. Conraths, Magdalena Larska, Marcin Smreczak, Anna Orłowska, Inger Hamnes, Ståle Sviland, Petter Hopp, Katharina Brugger, Franz Rubel, Thomas Balenghien, Claire Garros, Ignace Rakotoarivony, Xavier Allène, Jonathan Lhoir, David Chavernac, Jean-Claude Delécolle, Bruno Mathieu, Delphine Delécolle, Marie-Laure Setier-Rio, Bethsabée Scheid, Miguel Ángel Miranda Chueca, Carlos Barceló, Javier Lucientes, Rosa Estrada, Alexander Mathis, Roger Venail, Wesley Tack, Rene Bødker
Published 2020-04-01