Transmission of Rift Valley fever virus from European-breed lambs to Culex pipiens mosquitoes.
Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) is a mosquito-borne bunyavirus of the genus Phlebovirus that is highly pathogenic to ruminants and humans. The disease is currently confined to Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, but globalization and climate change may facilitate introductions of the virus into current...
Main Authors: | Rianka P M Vloet, Chantal B F Vogels, Constantianus J M Koenraadt, Gorben P Pijlman, Martin Eiden, Jose L Gonzales, Lucien J M van Keulen, Paul J Wichgers Schreur, Jeroen Kortekaas |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2017-12-01
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Series: | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5760105?pdf=render |
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