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Abstract
Two species of British Culicoides, C. nubeculosus and C. impunctatus were found to support bluetongue virus (BTV) multiplication after ingestion of the virus. Both species were infected by membrane feeding and C. nubeculosus also became infected after feeding on viraemic sheep. This species was shown to transfer the virus across a membrane after 8 days incubation at 25 degrees C and could therefore presumably act as a BTV vector. Six other British species of Culicoides supported BTV multiplication after intrathoracic inoculation of the virus.Entities:
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Year: 1988 PMID: 2845631 DOI: 10.1016/0378-1135(88)90074-0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Vet Microbiol ISSN: 0378-1135 Impact factor: 3.293