Bluetongue virus (BTV) is an arbovirus that is transmitted between domestic and wild
ruminants by Culicoides spp. Its worldwide distribution depends on competent vectors and …

The geographic distribution of arboviruses has received considerable attention after several
dramatic emergence events around the world. Bluetongue virus (BTV) is classified among …

Bluetongue virus (BTV) is an arbovirus of ruminants that has been circulating in Europe
continuously for more than two decades and has become endemic in some countries such …

During the recent Mediterranean epizootic of bluetongue, an extensive programme of
serological and vector (Culicoides biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)) surveillance …

Culicoides insignis Lutz is incriminated as a vector of bluetongue virus (BTV) to ruminants in
America. In South America, almost all countries have serological evidence of BTV infections …

Using data from bluetongue (BT) outbreaks caused by viral serotype 4 (BTV-4) in Spain
during 2004–2005, a predictive model for BTV-4 occurrence in peninsular Spain was …

Abstract Model forecasts of the spatiotemporal occurrence dynamics of diseases are
necessary and can help understand and thus manage future disease outbreaks. In our …

Bluetongue virus (BTV) is a global infection primarily transmitted among domestic and wild
ruminant populations through Culicoides spp. midges. Infection is highly prevalent across …

Background Bluetongue disease of ruminants is a typical insect-borne disease caused by
bluetongue virus (BTV) of the genus Orbivirus (family Reoviridae) and transmitted by some …

Vector-borne pathogens are particularly sensitive to climate because they are transmitted
between vertebrate hosts by small, poikilothermic, blood-sucking insects or ticks (Rogers …