Potential vectors of bluetongue virus in high altitude areas of Yunnan Province, China

Potential vectors of bluetongue virus in high altitude areas of Yunnan Province, China

Abstract Background Bluetongue disease of ruminants is a typical insect-borne disease caused by bluetongue virus (BTV) of the genus Orbivirus (family Reoviridae) and transmitted by some species of Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae). Recently, the detection of BTV in yaks in high altitude meadows...

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Main Authors: Ying Liang Duan, Glenn Bellis, Le Li, Hua Chun Li, Hai Sheng Miao, Mei Ling Kou, De Fang Liao, Zheng Wang, Lin Gao, Ji Zhong Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-10-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Culicoides
High altitude
Bluetongue virus vector
C. tainanus
C. nielamensis
C. obsoletus
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-019-3736-9

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