Metaviromics Reveals Unknown Viral Diversity in the Biting Midge <i>Culicoides impunctatus</i>

Biting midges (<i>Culicoides</i> species) are vectors of arboviruses and were responsible for the emergence and spread of <i>Schmallenberg virus</i> (SBV) in Europe in 2011 and are likely to be involved in the emergence of other arboviruses in Europe. Improved surveillance an...

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Main Authors: Sejal Modha, Joseph Hughes, Giovanni Bianco, Heather M. Ferguson, Barbara Helm, Lily Tong, Gavin S. Wilkie, Alain Kohl, Esther Schnettler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-09-01
Series:Viruses
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/11/9/865