Climate information is an important support for national adaptation plan processes, but there
is at the same time a general desire that climate information should be more relevant and …

Culicoides are small biting midges with the capacity to transmit important livestock
pathogens around much of the world, and their impacts on animal welfare are likely to …

Background Culicoides biting midges transmit viruses resulting in disease in ruminants and
equids such as bluetongue, Schmallenberg disease and African horse sickness. In the past …

Simple Summary Haemoproteus parasites are one of the most studied avian blood
parasites; however, their natural vectors, Culicoides biting midges, have been identified for …

Abstract Background Culicoides biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) are biological
vectors of internationally important arboviruses and inflict biting nuisance on humans …

A novel arbovirus, called Schmallenberg virus (SBV), emerged in Europe in 2011 infecting
domestic as well as wild ruminants. The virus was first detected in Poland during the 2012 …

Climatic, landscape, and host features are critical components in shaping outbreaks of
vector‐borne diseases. However, the relationship between the outbreaks of vector‐borne …

Abstract Bluetongue virus serotype 8 (BTV‐8) caused an epizootic in Europe in 2006/09.
Transplacental transmission of BTV‐8 was demonstrated leading to abortions, congenital …

A spatiotemporal investigation of hematophagous fly prevalence was conducted over a 1-
year period on 12 beef cattle farms located in major livestock areas of Bangkok, Thailand …

Several pathogens are known to be transmitted by arthropods. One of the most relevant, in
economic terms, affecting animals is bluetongue virus. Its known vectors are several species …