Investigation of the vectors of bovine ephemeral fever virus in Australia. [Symposium paper].
1993
Muller M.J. | Standfast H.A.
The vectors of bovine ephemeral fever virus have been difficult to identify due to the sporadic nature of the disease, its short clinical phase, lack of premonitory signs and difficulties with isolation and identification of the virus. The approach to vector identification outlined is to determine the species of biting insects feeding on cattle in areas where the disease regularly occurs. A combination of in vivo and in vitro techniques are then used to determine which of the suspected vectors are able to transmit the virus. In Australia, both biting midges and mosquitoes appear to be capable of acting as vectors. However, vectors may be either very abundant with apparently low efficiency, for example Culicoides brevitarsis or uncommon but very efficient, for example Anopheles bancroftii.
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