Monitoring of putative vectors of bluetongue virus serotype 8, Germany.
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.
Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany.
Bernd
B
Hoffmann
Burkhard
B
Bauer
Christian
C
Bauer
Hans Joachim
HJ
Bätza
Martin
M
Beer
Peter Henning
PH
Clausen
Martin
M
Geier
Jörn M
JM
Gethmann
Ellen
E
Kiel
Gabriele
G
Liebisch
Arndt
A
Liebisch
Heinz
H
Mehlhorn
Günter A
GA
Schaub
Doreen
D
Werner
Franz J
FJ
Conraths
D000818:Animals; D001819:Bluetongue / Q000635:transmission* / Q000821:virology; D001820:Bluetongue virus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000635:transmission / Q000821:virology; D002519:Ceratopogonidae / Q000821:virology*; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000821:virology*; D008297:Male; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012703:Serotyping; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000635:transmission / Q000821:virology