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Development of a Multiplex Real-Time PCR to Disambiguate Culicoides sonorensis within Culicoides variipennis Complex, the Proven Vector of Bluetongue and Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease Viruses in North America

Sarah-Jo Paquette,
Dominic Czekay,
Jessica Manalaysay,
Tara Furukawa-Stoffer,
Aruna Ambagala,
Stacey Vigil and
Nariman Shahhosseini

Curr. Issues Mol. Biol.2024, 46(9), 9534-9554;https://doi.org/10.3390/cimb46090566

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29 August 2024

Species delimitation of Culicoides complex species can be challenging. Among species within the Culicoides variipennis complex, C. sonorensis is considered the primary vector of bluetongue virus (BTV) and epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus (EHD...

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Using Zoos as Sentinels for Re-Emerging Arboviruses: Vector Surveillance during an Outbreak of Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease at the Minnesota Zoo

Bethany L. McGregor,
Lindsey M. Reister-Hendricks,
Cale Nordmeyer,
Seth Stapleton,
Travis M. Davis and
Barbara S. Drolet

Pathogens2023, 12(1), 140;https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12010140

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14 January 2023

Vector-borne disease prevalence is increasing at a time when surveillance capacity in the United States is decreasing. One way to address this surveillance deficiency is to utilize established infrastructure, such as zoological parks, to investigate...

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