Bluetongue is a non‐contagious viral disease causing significant economic losses
throughout the world. The bluetongue vectors Culicoides oxystoma and Culicoides actoni …

Abstract Knowledge gaps exist on the feeding pattern and host range of bluetongue virus
vectors, Culicoides species, associated with livestock in India. Adult midges were trapped …

Determination of host choice of Culicoides species (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae), the vectors
of bluetongue virus (BTV), is pivotal to ascertain the role of each species in the transmission …

When studying the vectorship of Culicoides species during the outbreak of Bluetongue
disease (BTD) in Central Europe, the question arose whether the most common species and …

Seroepidemiology, molecular and entomological studies of bluetongue in sheep was carried
out in Gujarat, India. Out of 980 sera sample screened, 361 (36.84%) were found positive by …

The present study was carried out to detect bluetongue virus (BTV) in Culicoides vectors and
the biological samples of small ruminants with the use of PCR based molecular methods …

Introduction Culicoides plays a crucial role as an insect vector in the field of veterinary
medicine. The transmission of significant viruses such as bluetongue virus (BTV) and African …

Bluetongue virus (BTV) is an infectious, non-contagious, insect transmitted disease of
domestic and wild ruminants. The disease is mainly transmitted by Culicoides, one of the …

Bluetongue (BT) is a Culicoides vector borne disease of domestic and wild ruminants. It is
caused by bluetongue virus (BTV). BT is infectious but non-contagious disease. The head …

Females of several species of Culicoides Latreille (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) can transmit
arboviruses of veterinary importance, for example bluetongue virus. The basic bionomics of …