Orbiviruses are of significant importance to the health of wildlife and domestic animals
worldwide; the major orbiviruses transmitted by multiple biting midge (Culicoides) species …

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 …

Vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) primarily infects livestock and is transmitted by direct contact
and vectored by Culicoides midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae). Endemic to Central and …

Background Vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV), a vector-borne pathogen of livestock, emerges
periodically in the western US. In New Mexico (NM), US, most cases occur close to the Rio …

Bluetongue virus (BTV) is a segmented, double-stranded RNA virus transmitted by
Culicoides midges that infects ruminants. As global temperatures increase and geographical …

Background Molecular analysis of blood meals is increasingly used to identify the hosts of
biting insects such as midges and mosquitoes. Successful host identification depends on the …