Emergence of Blue Tongue in the Mediterranean Basin and Entomological Surveillance in France
Bluetongue (BT) is an arboviral disease transmitted by biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae), which emerged in the Mediterranean in 1998 as a result of the northern spread of its main vector Culicoides imicola Kieffer 1913. In France, C. imicola was detected in the south of Corsica Island in Octo...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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CIRAD
2005-03-01
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| Series: | Revue d’Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux |
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| Online Access: | http://revues.cirad.fr/index.php/REMVT/article/view/9923 |