Range expansion of the Bluetongue vector, Culicoides imicola, in continental France likely due to rare wind-transport events

Jacquet, Stéphanie; Huber, Karine; Pagès, Nonito; Talavera, Sandra; Burgin, Laura; Carpenter, Simon; J. Sanders, C.; Dicko, Ahmadou; Djerbal, Mouloud; Goffredo, Maria; Lhor, Youssef; Lucientes, Javier; Ángel Miranda Chueca, Miguel; Pereira da Fonseca, Isabel; W. Ramilo, David; Setier-Rio, Marie-Laure; Bouyer, Jérémy; Chevillon, Christine; Balenghien, Thomas; Guis, Hélène; Garros, Claire

doi:10.1038/srep27247

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Range expansion of the Bluetongue vector, Culicoides imicola, in continental France likely due to rare wind-transport events

Published in Scientific Reports • Jun 6, 2016

Authors:

Stéphanie Jacquet

Karine Huber

Nonito Pagès

Abstract

The role of the northward expansion of Culicoides imicola Kieffer in recent and unprecedented outbreaks of Culicoides-borne arboviruses in southern Europe has been a significant point of contention. We combined entomological surveys, movement simulations of air-borne particles, and population geneti...

Subject

Culicoides

Range (aeronautics)

Geography

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