Thermal limits for flight activity of field-collected Culicoides in the United Kingdom defined under laboratory conditions

Thermal limits for flight activity of field-collected Culicoides in the United Kingdom defined under laboratory conditions

Abstract Background Culicoides biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) are biological vectors of internationally important arboviruses and inflict biting nuisance on humans, companion animals and livestock. In temperate regions, transmission of arboviruses is limited by temperature thresholds, in b...

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Main Authors: Laura A. Tugwell, Marion E. England, Simon Gubbins, Christopher J. Sanders, Jessica E. Stokes, Joanne Stoner, Simon P. Graham, Alison Blackwell, Karin E. Darpel, Simon Carpenter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Ceratopogonidae
Culicoides
Bluetongue virus
African horse sickness virus
Phototaxis
Thermal limits
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-020-04552-x

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-020-04552-x

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