{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Snyman J"],"funding":["Poliomyelitis Research foundation","NRF","Meat Industry Trust","US CDC Global Disease Detection grant for Zoonotic arboviruses under grant no. 5"],"pagination":["1978"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8541229"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["13(10)"],"pubmed_abstract":["<i>Culicoides</i>-borne viruses such as bluetongue, African horse sickness, and Schmallenberg virus cause major economic burdens due to animal outbreaks in Africa and their emergence in Europe and Asia. However, little is known about the role of <i>Culicoides</i> as vectors for zoonotic arboviruses. In this study, we identify both veterinary and zoonotic arboviruses in pools of <i>Culicoides</i> biting midges in South Africa, during 2012-2017. Midges were collected at six surveillance sites in three provinces and screened for <i>Alphavirs</i>, <i>Flavivirus</i>, <i>Orthobunyavirus</i>, and <i>Phlebovirus</i> genera; equine encephalosis virus (EEV); and <i>Rhaboviridae,</i> by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. In total, 66/331 (minimum infection rate (MIR) = 0.4) pools tested"],"journal":["Viruses"],"pubmed_title":["An Investigation of <i>Culicoides</i> (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) as Potential Vectors of Medically and Veterinary Important Arboviruses in South Africa."],"pmcid":["PMC8541229"],"funding_grant_id":["15/112","IT8114/98","NU2GGH001874-02-00","95175"],"pubmed_authors":["Snyman J","Venter GJ","Venter M"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"An Investigation of <i>Culicoides</i> (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) as Potential Vectors of Medically and Veterinary Important Arboviruses in South Africa.","description":"<i>Culicoides</i>-borne viruses such as bluetongue, African horse sickness, and Schmallenberg virus cause major economic burdens due to animal outbreaks in Africa and their emergence in Europe and Asia. However, little is known about the role of <i>Culicoides</i> as vectors for zoonotic arboviruses. In this study, we identify both veterinary and zoonotic arboviruses in pools of <i>Culicoides</i> biting midges in South Africa, during 2012-2017. Midges were collected at six surveillance sites in three provinces and screened for <i>Alphavirs</i>, <i>Flavivirus</i>, <i>Orthobunyavirus</i>, and <i>Phlebovirus</i> genera; equine encephalosis virus (EEV); and <i>Rhaboviridae,</i> by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. In total, 66/331 (minimum infection rate (MIR) = 0.4) pools tested","dates":{"release":"2021-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2021 Oct","modification":"2026-04-08T06:52:32.811Z","creation":"2025-04-19T08:24:34.453Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC8541229","cross_references":{"pubmed":["34696407"],"doi":["10.3390/v13101978"]}}