title: Detection of Schmallenberg virus in different Culicoides spp. by real-time RT-PCR.
abstract: To identify possible vectors of Schmallenberg virus (SBV), we tested pools containing heads of biting midges (Culicoides) that were caught during the summer and early autumn of 2011 at several places in Belgium by real-time RT-PCR. Pools of heads originating from following species: C. obsoletus complex, C. dewulfi and C. chiopterus were found positive, strongly indicating that these species are relevant vectors for SBV.
authors.affiliation: Veterinary and Agrochemical Research Centre, Brussel, Belgium. nick.deregge@coda-cerva.be
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: De Regge
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Deblauwe
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: De Deken
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vantieghem
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Madder
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Geysen
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Smeets
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Losson
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: van den Berg
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Cay
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001530:Belgium / Q000453:epidemiology; D002044:Bunyaviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission; D002519:Ceratopogonidae / Q000821:virology*; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000821:virology*; D016851:Orthobunyavirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000662:veterinary; D012621:Seasons