Environmental drivers of Culicoides phenology: how important is species-specific variation when determining disease policy?

Environmental drivers of Culicoides phenology: how important is species-specific variation when determining disease policy?

Since 2006, arboviruses transmitted by Culicoides biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) have caused significant disruption to ruminant production in northern Europe. The most serious incursions involved strains of bluetongue virus (BTV), which cause bluetongue (BT) disease. To control spread of B...

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Main Authors: Kate R Searle, James Barber, Francesca Stubbins, Karien Labuschagne, Simon Carpenter, Adam Butler, Eric Denison, Christopher Sanders, Philip S Mellor, Anthony Wilson, Noel Nelson, Simon Gubbins, Bethan V Purse
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0111876
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