Transmission efficiency of Culicoides sonorensis for epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus serotype 2 in white-tailed deer

Abstract

Epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus (EHDV) is transmitted by Culicoides biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) to numerous wild and domestic ruminants and is a significant pathogen of white-tailed deer (WTD; Odocoileus... [ view full abstract ]

Authors

  1. Mark Ruder (Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, University of Georgia)
  2. Mary Mills (Department of Entomology, Kansas State University)
  3. Elin Maki (Arthropod-Borne Animal Diseases Research Unit, USDA-ARS)
  4. Dane Jasperson (Arthropod-Borne Animal Diseases Research Unit, USDA-ARS)
  5. Jonathan Breitenbach (Arthropod-Borne Animal Diseases Research Unit, USDA-ARS)
  6. Darren Snyder (Department of Entomology, Kansas State University)
  7. Lee Cohnstaedt (Arthropod-Borne Animal Diseases Research Unit, USDA-ARS)
  8. Barbara Drolet (Arthropod-Borne Animal Diseases Research Unit, USDA-ARS)
  9. William Wilson (Arthropod-Borne Animal Diseases Research Unit, USDA-ARS)
  10. Scott Mcvey (Arthropod-Borne Animal Diseases Research Unit, USDA-ARS)

Topic Areas

Topics: Infectious Disease , Topics: Terrestrial Mammals

Session

THU-PS1 » Poster Session & Break (10:00 - Thursday, 4th August, Main Lobby)