Medical and Veterinary Entomology (2014) 28, 110-115

E.J. Scholte, M.H. Mars, M. Braks, W. Den Hartog, A. Ibañez-Justicia, M. Koopmans, C.J.M. Koenraadt, A. De Vries and C. Reusken (2014)
No evidence for the persistence of Schmallenberg virus in overwintering mosquitoes
Medical and Veterinary Entomology 28 (1), 110-115
Abstract: In 2011, Schmallenberg virus (SBV), a novel member of the Simbu serogroup, genus Orthobunyavirus, was identified as the causative agent of a disease in ruminants in Europe. Based on the current knowledge on arthropods involved in the transmission of Simbu group viruses, a role of both midges and mosquitoes in the SBV transmission cycle cannot be excluded beforehand. The persistence of SBV in mosquitoes overwintering at SBV-affected farms in the Netherlands was investigated. No evidence for the presence of SBV in 868 hibernating mosquitoes (Culex, Anopheles, and Culiseta spp., collected from January to March 2012) was found. This suggests that mosquitoes do not play an important role, if any, in the persistence of SBV during the winter months in northwestern Europe.
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Database assignments for author(s): Ernst-Jan Scholte, Constantianus J.M. Koenraadt, Marieta A.H. Braks

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
general biology - morphology - evolution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Culex pipiens		Netherlands
	Culex territans		Netherlands
	Anopheles maculipennis		Netherlands
	Culiseta annulata		Netherlands