Role of dogs ( Canis domesticus) as hosts for African horse sickness virus

At Bet Dagan Culicoides imicola Kieffer, C. schultzei gp. (a mammal feeder), Culex pipiens L. (a laboratory vector) and Culex univittatus Theobald were found in significantly ( P < 0.05) smaller numbers near dogs than near other hosts, while Phlebotomus spp. were found in significantly ( P < 0...

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Published in:Veterinary microbiology 1996-07, Vol.51 (1), p.19-25
Main Authors: Braverman, Y., Chizov-Ginzburg, A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
African Horse Sickness - virology
AFRICAN HORSE SICKNESS VIRUS
Animals
Biological and medical sciences
CABALLOS
Ceratopogonidae
CHEVAL
CHIEN
CULEX
CULEX PIPIENS
Culex univittatus
CULICOIDES
Culicoides imicola
Culicoides schultzei
Disease Reservoirs - veterinary
Dog
Dog Diseases - virology
DOGS
Epidemiology
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
HORSES
HOSTS
HOTE
Housing, Animal
HUESPEDES
Insect Vectors
ISRAEL
Microbiology
PERRO
VECTEUR DE MALADIE
VECTORES
VECTORS
Virology
VIRUS DE LA PESTE EQUINA AFRICANA
VIRUS PESTE EQUINE AFRICAINE
ZIMBABWE
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Summary:At Bet Dagan Culicoides imicola Kieffer, C. schultzei gp. (a mammal feeder), Culex pipiens L. (a laboratory vector) and Culex univittatus Theobald were found in significantly ( P < 0.05) smaller numbers near dogs than near other hosts, while Phlebotomus spp. were found in significantly ( P < 0.05) higher numbers in dog kennels than in other animal houses. Some 400 blood meals of Culicoides spp. from Israel and Zimbabwe were negative for canine blood. Only 1 of 16 blood meals of Culex pipiens caught in Israel was positive for canine blood. The results suggest that dogs are unlikely to act as a field reservoir for African horse sickness virus.
ISSN:0378-1135
1873-2542
DOI:10.1016/0378-1135(96)00009-0