Schmallenberg Virus in Culicoides spp. Biting Midges, the Netherlands.

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Schmallenberg Virus in Culicoides spp. Biting Midges, the Netherlands.
 
Elbers, A.R.W.; Meiswinkel, R.; Weezep, E.; Sloet van Oldruitenborgh-Oosterbaan, M.M.; Koo, E.A.
(2013) Emerging Infectious Diseases, volume 19, pp. 106 - 109
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Abstract
To determine which species of Culicoides biting midges carry Schmallenberg virus (SBV), we assayed midges collected in the Netherlands during autumn 2011. SBV RNA was found in C. scoticus, C. obsoletus sensu stricto, and C. chiopterus. The high proportion of infected midges might explain the rapid spread of SBV throughout ... read more
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1901.121054
ISSN: 1080-6040
Publisher: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
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