The use of a membrane feeding technique to determine the infection rate of Culicoides-imicola (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae) for 2 bluetongue virus serotypes in South Africa
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Pajor, I.T.P.
Nevill, E.M.
Hill, Elaine
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Published by the Agricultural Research Council, Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute.
Abstract
Culicoides spp. in the Lowveld of the northern Transvaal, Republic of South Africa, were fed
bluetongue virus serotypes 3 and 6 and African horsesickness virus serotype 1 through latex and chicken
skin membranes. After an incubation period of 10 days at 25-27 °C, the infection rate of C. imicola for
bluetongue virus serotypes 3 and 6 was established at 31% and 24% respectively. No African horsesickness
virus could be recovered. The membrane feeding technique and handling procedures proved to be suitable for field studies
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Veterinary medicine
Sustainable Development Goals
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Venter, GJ, Hill, E, Pajor, ITP & Nevill, EM 1991, 'The use of a membrane feeding technique to determine the infection rate of Culicoides-imicola (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae) for 2 bluetongue virus serotypes in South Africa', Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, vol. 58, no. 1, pp. 5-9.