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Monitoring of Putative Vectors of Bluetongue Virus Serotype 8, Germany

Bernd Hoffmann, Burkhard Bauer, C. Bauer, Hans Joachim Bätza, Martin Beer, Peter Clausen, Martin Geier, Jörn Gethmann, Ellen Kiel, Gabriele Liebisch,

Emerging infectious diseases · 2009 · 115 citations · 10 references

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To identify the vectors of bluetongue virus (BTV) in Germany, we monitored Culicoides spp. biting midges during April 2007-May 2008. Molecular characterization of batches of midges that tested positive for BTV suggests C. obsoletus sensu stricto as a relevant vector of bluetongue disease in central Europe.

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