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Culicoides: Biological vectors of akabane virus

1989; Elsevier BV; Volume: 21; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/0378-1135(89)90024-2

1873-2542

M. Jennings, P. S. Mellor,

Plant Virus Research Studies

Akabane virus replicated in Culicoides nubeculosus and Culicoides variipennis after intrathoracic inoculation and was maintained in both species of midge for at least 9 days post-infection. The virus also replicated to high concentration in C. variipennis after oral infection and was transmitted through a membrane by this species of midge 7-10 days after infection. The experiments described in this paper provided the first definitive evidence that Culicoides spp. are able to act as fully competent vectors of Akabane virus.