Occurrence of Culicoides species (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in the Khomas region of Namibia during the winter months

Occurrence of Culicoides species (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in the Khomas region of Namibia during the winter months

Although African horse sickness (AHS) is considered to be endemic in Namibia, limited data on its Culicoides midge vector (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) are available. The principal study objective was to determine the presence, species composition and the richness and diversity of Culicoides adults du...

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Main Authors: Elbè Becker, Gert J. Venter, Karien Labuschagne, Telanie Greyling, Huib van Hamburg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise G. Caporale 2012-03-01
Series:Veterinaria Italiana
Subjects:
African horse sickness
African horse sickness virus
Culicoides
Culicoides imicola
Khomas region
Midge
Namibia
Virus
Online Access:http://www.izs.it/vet_italiana/2012/48_1/45.pdf

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