Surveillance of Culicoides biting midges in northern Honshu, Japan, during the period of Akabane virus spread

• Published in: Journal of Veterinary Medical Science Vol. 81; no. 10; pp. 1496 - 1503
• Main Authors: YANASE, Tohru, HAYAMA, Yoko, SHIRAFUJI, Hiroaki, TSUTSUI, Toshiyuki, TERADA, Yutaka
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan JAPANESE SOCIETY OF VETERINARY SCIENCE 2019; Japan Science and Technology Agency; The Japanese Society of Veterinary Science
• Subjects: Akabane virus; Animals; arbovirus; Biting; Cattle; Cattle Diseases - transmission; Cattle Diseases - virology; Ceratopogonidae; Ceratopogonidae - virology; congenital malformation; Culicoides; Disease Outbreaks; entomological surveillance; Farms; Geographical distribution; Insect Vectors - virology; Japan - epidemiology; Orthobunyavirus; Parasitology; Serologic Tests; Species; Surveillance; vector competence; Vectors; Japan; vector competence; Akabane virus; entomological surveillance; congenital malformation; arbovirus

A surveillance of Culicoides biting midges with light suction traps was conducted in the northern region of Honshu, main island of Japan, during the summers and autumns of 2009 and 2010. A total of 106 trap collections across 37 cattle farms were investigated for the structure and distribution of Cu...