Monitoring of Culicoides at nine locations in Southern Germany (2007-2008).
Within the countrywide monitoring of Culicoides species established by the German Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and User Protection (BMELV), the group Regensburg evaluated nine BG-Sentinel Midge traps located at cattle farms in the federal states Baden-Württemberg (BW) and Bavaria (BY) between March 2007 and May 2008. The highest numbers of midges were found in the months October and August. BTV serotype 8 genome was detected in four batches in the months September and October 2007.
Hörbrand
Thomas
T
Department of Zoology, University Regensburg, D-93053, Regensburg, Germany. thomas.hoerbrand@biologie.uni-regensburg.de
Geier
Martin
M
D000818:Animals; D001819:Bluetongue / Q000635:transmission; D002417:Cattle; D002519:Ceratopogonidae / Q000145:classification*; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D007303:Insect Vectors; D012621:Seasons