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The challenges posed by equine arboviruses by Chapman, Gail Elaine, Baylis, Matthew, Archer, Debra, Daly, Janet M.

“…Equine populations worldwide are at increasing risk of infection by viruses transmitted by biting arthropods including mosquitoes, biting midges (Culicoides), sandflies and ticks. These include the flaviviruses (Japanese encephalitis, West Nile and Murray Valley encephalitis), alphaviruses (eastern, western and Venezuelan encephalitis) and the orbiviruses (African horse sickness and equine encephalosis). …”
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Development and evaluation of real time RT-PCR assays for detection and typing of Bluetongue virus by Richard, Yolande, Maan, Sushila, Maan, Narender Singh, Belaganahalli, Manjunatha N., Potgieter, Abraham C., Kumar, Vinay, Batra, Kanisht, Wright, Isabel M., Kirkland, Peter D., Mertens, Peter P.C.

“…Bluetongue viruses (BTV) are transmitted between their vertebrate hosts primarily by biting midges (Culicoides spp.) in which they also replicate. …”
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Diversity and temporal activity patterns of Diptera associated with captive wild mammals and the efficency of trapping methods by Ho, Jessie Si Wai

“…Twenty species of mosquitoes (Culicidae) were trapped, of which Culex quinquefasciatus, and Aedes albopictus were dominant. Biting midges (Culicoides peregrinus, Culicoides gutiffer and Culicoides actoni) and sand flies (Sergentomyia spp.) were also encountered. …”
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The immunogenicity of recombinant vaccines based on modified Vaccinia Ankara (MVA) viruses expressing African horse sickness virus VP2 antigens depends on the levels of expressed V... by Calvo-Pinilla, Eva, Gubbins, Simon, Mertens, Peter P.C., Ortego, Javier, Castillo-Olivares, Javier

“…African horse sickness (AHS) is a lethal equine disease transmitted by Culicoides biting midges and caused by African horse sickness virus (AHSV). …”
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