Title : Protection of horses against Culicoides biting midges in different housing systems in Switzerland
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Protection of horses against Culicoides biting midges in different housing systems in Switzerland.
Species belonging to the Culicoides complexes (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae), obsoletus and pulicaris, in Switzerland, are potential vectors of both bluetongue virus (BTV) and African horse sickness virus (AHSV). The epidemic of BTV in 2006 and 2007 in Europe has highlighted the risk of introduction and spread of vector-borne diseases in previously non-endemic areas. As a measure of prevention, as ...
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