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SUBMITTER: Kopanke J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8228769 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kopanke Jennifer J Lee Justin J Stenglein Mark M Carpenter Molly M Cohnstaedt Lee W LW Wilson William C WC Mayo Christie C
Viruses 20210528 6
Bluetongue virus (BTV) is a segmented RNA virus transmitted by <i>Culicoides</i> midges. Climatic factors, animal movement, vector species, and viral mutation and reassortment may all play a role in the occurrence of BTV outbreaks among susceptible ruminants. We used two enzootic strains of BTV (BTV-2 and BTV-10) to explore the potential for <i>Culicoides sonorensis</i>, a key North American vector, to be infected with these viruses, and identify the impact of temperature variations on virogenes ...[more]