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Large scale monitoring of putative vectors of BTV-8 in Germany (2009)

Art

Vortrag

Autoren

Conraths, F. J.

Bauer, B.

Bauer, C.

Bätza, H-J

Beer, M.

Clausen, P-H

Geier, M.

Gethmann, J.

Kiel, E.

Liebisch, G.

Liebisch, A.

Mehlhorn, H.

Schaub, G.

Werner, D.

Hoffmann, B.

Kongress

Tagung der DVG-Fachgruppe "Parasitologie und parasitäre Krankheiten" : Diagnostik, Epidemiologie und Bekämpfung von Parasitosen bei Nutz-, Haus- und Heimtieren

Leipzig, 17. – 19.06.2009

Quelle

LBH: Proceedings Tagung der DVG-Fachgruppe "Parasitologie und parasitäre Krankheiten" : Diagnostik, Epidemiologie und Bekämpfung von Parasitosen bei Nutz, Haus und Heimtieren — Jörg R. Aschenbach ; Gotthold Gäbel ; Arwid Daugschies (Hrsg.)

Leipzig: Leipziger Universitätsverlag GmbH, 2009. Leipziger blaue Hefte ; 5 — S. 18

ISBN: 978-3-86583-377-8

Sprache

Englisch

Kontakt

Institut für Parasitologie und Tropenveterinärmedizin

Robert-von-Ostertag-Str. 7-13
14163 Berlin
+49 30 838 62310
parasitologie@vetmed.fu-berlin.de

Abstract / Zusammenfassung

Culicoides spp. were monitored between April 2007 and May 2008 to identify the vectors of bluetongue disease virus (BTV) in Germany.

Materials & Methods: Biting midges were caught using blacklight traps, identified to species group and tested for BTV genome by RT-PCR.
Results: Culicoides spp. were detected over the entire monitoring period, although at low densities during winter months. High numbers (> 50,000) of biting midges were caught between May and November with a maximum in October 2007. In 585 (2.4%) out of 24,513 batches of biting midges BTV genome was detected. All BTV-positive pools of biting midges were shown to be infected with BTV serotype 8. Almost all batches with high BTV genome load (n=43) were classified as C. obsoletus group, indicating a prominent role for species of this group as vectors of BTV.
Conclusions: Molecular characterization of positive pools suggests C. obsoletus sensu stricto as a relevant vector for BTV-8 transmission in Germany.