Bluetongue virus in Culicoides spp. in Manabí province, Ecuador
Mariella Centeno,
Denisse Chliliquinga,
José Velázquez
et al.
Abstract:Bluetongue is a viral disease that affects sheep, cattle and other domestic or wild ruminants. Different species
of Culicoides transmit the virus (BTV). High BTV seroprevalence was found in farms of Manabí and other
two provinces of Ecuador, but the presence of the virus in the Culicoides spp. vector has not been reported. In
the current study, the main goal was to demonstrate the presence of BTV in Culicoides in Ecuador for the first
time and characterize the species of Culicoides collected in farms located i… Show more
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