The space-time distribution of Palearctic Culicoides spp. vectors of Bluetongue disease in Europe

Abstract :Bluetongue (BT) is a vector-borne infectious disease primarily transmitted to even- toed ungulates by the bite of several Culicoides species. The global distribution of BT can be attributed to the ubiquity of its vectors and its rapid spread, likely to the enhancement of human activities (...

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Main Author: Rigot, Thibaud
Other Authors: Gilbert, Marius
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:fr
Published: Universite Libre de Bruxelles 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2013/ULB-DIPOT:oai:dipot.ulb.ac.be:2013/209835