Role of dogs (Canis domesticus) as hosts for African horse sickness virus.
At Bet Dagan Culicoides imicola Kieffer, C. Schultzei gp. (a mammal feeder), Culex pipiens L. (a laboratory vector) and Culex univittatus Theobald were found in significantly (P < 0.05) smaller numbers near dogs than near other hosts, while Phlebotomus spp. were found in significantly (P < 0.05) higher numbers in dog kennels than in other animal houses. Some 400 blood meals of Culicoides spp. from Israel and Zimbabwe were negative for canine blood. Only 1 of 16 blood meals of Culex pipiens caught in Israel was positive for canine blood. The results suggest that dogs are unlikely to act as a field reservoir for African horse sickness virus.
Braverman
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Kimron Veterinary Institute, Bet Dugan Israel. vvbraver@volcani.agri.gov.il
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D000355:African Horse Sickness / Q000821:virology*; D000356:African Horse Sickness Virus; D000818:Animals; D002519:Ceratopogonidae; D003465:Culex; D004197:Disease Reservoirs / Q000662:veterinary*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000821:virology*; D004285:Dogs; D006799:Housing, Animal; D007303:Insect Vectors