The recent emergence of bluetongue virus (Reoviridae: Orbivirus)(BTV) in northern Europe,
for the first time in recorded history, has led to an urgent need for methods to control the …

Outbreaks of bluetongue disease have occurred in Spain six times and have been caused
by the following serotypes of bluetongue virus (BTV), in chronological order: BTV 10, BTV 2 …

Bluetongue (BT) is still present in Europe and the introduction of new serotypes from
endemic areas in the African continent is a possible threat. Culicoides imicola remains one …

Background Biting midges of the genus Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) are vectors
of bluetongue virus (BTV), African horse sickness virus and Schmallenberg virus (SBV) …

A need for sustained vaccination programs. Under the auspices of a project in Mozambique
funded by the Australian Agency for International Development, a community animal health …

Data obtained by a Spanish national surveillance programme in 2005 were used to develop
climatic models for predictions of the distribution of the bluetongue virus (BTV) vectors …

Serum samples from 210 wild ruminants collected between 2006 and 2007 in southern
Spain were tested for antibodies against bluetongue virus (BTV) by means of a competitive …

Summary Culicoides midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) are ubiquitous on farms in the
United Kingdom (UK), but little research has explored their abundance, an important …

Abstract Background The response of Culicoides biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)
to artificial light sources has led to the use of light-suction traps in surveillance programmes …

Bluetongue (BT) is a viral disease that affects ruminants, being especially pathogenic in
certain breeds of sheep. Its viral agent (bluetongue virus; BTV) is transmitted by several …