title: The vector potential of British Culicoides species for bluetongue virus.
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.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Animal Disease Research, Pirbright Laboratory, Woking, Surrey, Gt. Britain.
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Jennings
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Mellor
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001819:Bluetongue / Q000635:transmission*; D001820:Bluetongue virus / Q000254:growth & development*; D002519:Ceratopogonidae / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000382:microbiology*; D012087:Reoviridae / Q000254:growth & development*; D012756:Sheep