Bluetongue epidemiology in the Caribbean region: serological and entomological evidence from a pilot study in Barbados
Med Vet Entomol
; 4(3): 289-95, July 1990.
Article
in English
| MedCarib
| ID: med-15943
Responsible library:
JM3.1
ABSTRACT
Variations in the percentages of lambs seroconverting to bluetongue viruses was seen between sites and years in Barbados. Transmission at some sites was nearly absent whereas all lambs at one site became seropositive. The agar gel immunodiffusion test for bluetongue gave consistent results in series of serum samples from 112 of 121 sentinel lambs. Collections of biting midges in association with sheep yielded six species. Culicoides insignis Lutz, C. pusillus Lutz, C. phlebotomus (Williston), C. furens (Poey), C. jamaicensis Edwards and C. trilineatus Fox. The first two species comprised 92 percent of those caught during a sentinel lamb study and were the predominant species trapped for virus isolation. No viruses were recovered from 5517 C. insignis, 614 C. pusillus, three C. trilineatus and two C. furens placed into pools during two brief intensive trapping operations. (AU)
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MedCarib
Main subject:
Ceratopogonidae
/
Bluetongue
/
Bluetongue virus
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Insect Vectors
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Antibodies, Viral
Type of study:
Screening study
Country/Region as subject:
Barbados
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English Caribbean
Language:
English
Journal:
Med Vet Entomol
Year:
1990
Document type:
Article