title: Schmallenberg virus in Culicoides spp. biting midges, the Netherlands, 2011.
abstract: To determine which species of Culicoides biting midges carry Schmallenberg virus (SBV), we assayed midges collected in the Netherlands during autumn 2011. SBV RNA was found in C. scoticus, C. obsoletus sensu stricto, and C. chiopterus. The high proportion of infected midges might explain the rapid spread of SBV throughout Europe.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, Central Veterinary Institute, Wageningen University, Lelystad, the Netherlands. armin.elbers@wur.nl
authors.forename: Armin R W
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Elbers
authors.forename: Rudy
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Meiswinkel
authors.forename: Erik
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: van Weezep
authors.forename: Marianne M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Sloet van Oldruitenborgh-Oosterbaan
authors.forename: Engbert A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Kooi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002044:Bunyaviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D002519:Ceratopogonidae / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000821:virology*; D005260:Female; D007303:Insect Vectors; D009426:Netherlands / Q000453:epidemiology; D010802:Phylogeny; D015995:Prevalence; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics*; D012621:Seasons; D034561:Sheep, Domestic / Q000821:virology; D012840:Simbu virus / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D012367:RNA, Viral