Open AccessWhere Does Bluetongue Virus Sleep in the Winter?
Author(s) -
Anthony J. Wilson,
Karin E. Darpel,
Philip S. Mellor
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
plos biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.127
H-Index - 271
eISSN - 1545-7885
pISSN - 1544-9173
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pbio.0060210
Subject(s) - culicoides , ceratopogonidae , biology , outbreak , midge , livestock , transmission (telecommunications) , veterinary medicine , virus , virology , subtropics , zoology , ecology , larva , medicine , electrical engineering , engineering
Bluetongue recently spread to northern Europe for the first time. Outbreaks in temperate regions are often interrupted by cold weather, but may reappear months later. Where, then, might bluetongue virus sleep in the winter?
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