Emerging Infectious Diseases (Sep 2009)

Monitoring of Putative Vectors of Bluetongue Virus Serotype 8, Germany

  • Bernd Hoffmann,
  • Burkhard Bauer,
  • Christian Bauer,
  • Hans-Joachim Bätza,
  • Martin Beer,
  • Peter-Henning Clausen,
  • Martin Geier,
  • Jörn M. Gethmann,
  • Ellen Kiel,
  • Gabriele Liebisch,
  • Arndt Liebisch,
  • Heinz Mehlhorn,
  • Günter A. Schaub,
  • Doreen Werner,
  • Franz J. Conraths

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1509.090562
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 15, no. 9
pp. 1481 – 1484

Abstract

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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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