De Regge, NickDeblauwe, IsraDe Deken, ReginaldVantieghem, PieterMadder, MaximeGeysen, DirkSmeets, FrancoisLosson, BertrandVan den Berg, ThierryCay, Ann Brigitte2013-07-042013-12-312012-12De Regge, N, Deblauwe, I, De Deken, R, Vantieghem, P, Madder, M, Geysen, D, Smeets, F, Losson, B, Berg, T & Cay, AB 2012, 'Detection of Schmallenberg virus in different Culicoides spp. by real-time RT- PCR', Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, vol. 59, no. 6, pp. 471-475.1865-1682 (online)1865-1674 (print)10.1111/tbed.12000http://hdl.handle.net/2263/21803To 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.en© 2012 Blackwell Verlag GmbH.The definite version is available at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1865-1682.Schmallenberg virusCulicoides spp.VectorTransmissionCulicoidesPostprint Article