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The 2006 outbreak of bluetongue in northern Europe—The entomological perspective by Meiswinkel, R., Baldet, T., de Deken, R., Takken, W., Delécolle, J.-C., Mellor, P.S.

“…After bluetongue (BT) appeared in northern Europe in August 2006 entomological studies were implemented in all five affected Member States (MSs) to establish…”
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Life-history parameters of Culicoides ( Avaritia) imicola Kieffer in the laboratory at different rearing temperatures by Veronesi, E., Venter, G.J., Labuschagne, K., Mellor, P.S., Carpenter, S.

“…This laboratory study investigates the sub-adult developmental cycle of field collected Culicoides ( Avaritia) imicola Kieffer (Diptera; Ceratopogonidae). The…”
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Possible routes of introduction of bluetongue virus serotype 8 into the epicentre of the 2006 epidemic in north-western Europe by Mintiens, K., Méroc, E., Mellor, P.S., Staubach, C., Gerbier, G., Elbers, A.R.W., Hendrickx, G., De Clercq, K.

“…In August 2006, bluetongue (BT) was notified in The Netherlands on several animal holdings. This was the onset of a rapidly spreading BT-epidemic in…”
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Insect bite hypersensitivity in the horse: Comparison of IgE-binding proteins in salivary gland extracts from Simulium vittatum and Culicoides nubeculosus by Hellberg, W., Mellor, P.S., Torsteinsdóttir, S., Marti, E.

“…Insect bite hypersensitivity (IBH) is an IgE-mediated allergic dermatitis of horses caused by bites of insects such as Culicoides or Simulium spp. The aim of…”
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Replication of Arboviruses in Insect Vectors by Mellor, P.S.

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Identification of abundant proteins and potential allergens in Culicoides nubeculosus salivary glands by Wilson, A.D., Heesom, K.J., Mawby, W.J., Mellor, P.S., Russell, C.L.

“…IgE-mediated type 1 hypersensitivity reactions to the bites of insects are a common cause of skin disease in horses. Insect bite hypersensitivity (IBH) is most…”
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Bluetongue virus: European Community inter-laboratory comparison tests to evaluate ELISA and RT-PCR detection methods by Batten, C.A., Bachanek-Bankowska, K., Bin-Tarif, A., Kgosana, L., Swain, A.J., Corteyn, M., Darpel, K., Mellor, P.S., Elliott, H.G., Oura, C.A.L.

“…European Community national reference laboratories participated in two inter-laboratory comparison tests in 2006 to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of…”
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A method for assessing the vectorial competence of field collected Culicoides spp. for bluetongue virus by Ninio, C., Augot, D., Ferté, H., Breard, E., Lilin, T., Zientara, S., Mellor, P.S., Dufour, B., Depaquit, J.

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Bluetongue Virus in the Mediterranean Basin 1998–2001 by Mellor, P.S., Wittmann, E.J.

“…Bluetongue (BT) exists around the world in a broad band covering much of the Americas, Africa, southern Asia, northern Australia and, occasionally, the…”
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Mechanical transmission of capripox virus and African swine fever virus by Stomoxys calcitrans by Mellor, P S, Kitching, R P, Wilkinson, P J

“…Stomoxys calcitrans can act as an efficient mechanical vector of capripox virus and African swine fever virus. Capripox virus was transmitted to a susceptible…”
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Rapid diagnostic PCR assays for members of the Culicoides obsoletus and Culicoides pulicaris species complexes, implicated vectors of bluetongue virus in Europe by Nolan, Damien V., Carpenter, Simon, Barber, James, Mellor, Philip S., Dallas, John F., Mordue (Luntz), A. Jennifer, Piertney, Stuart B.

“…Biting midges of the Culicoides obsoletus Meigen and Culicoides pulicaris L. species complexes (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) are increasingly implicated as…”
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Experimental infection studies of uk Culicoides species midges with bluetongue virus serotypes 8 and 9 by Carpenter, S., McArthur, C., Selby, R., Ward, R., Nolan, D. V., Mordue Luntz, A. J., Dallas, J. F., Tripet, F., Mellor, P. S.

“…This paper describes a rapid, standardised method for testing the susceptibility to bluetongue virus (btv) of northern Palaearctic Culicoides species midges…”
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Potential Role for Ixodid (Hard) Tick Vectors in the Transmission of Lumpy Skin Disease Virus in Cattle by Tuppurainen, E.S.M, Stoltsz, W.H, Troskie, M, Wallace, D.B, Oura, C.A.L, Mellor, P.S, Coetzer, J.A.W, Venter, E.H

“…Lumpy skin disease (LSD) is an economically important cattle disease. The disease is endemic in many African countries, but outbreaks have also been reported…”
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Oral Susceptibility to Bluetongue virus of Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) from the United Kingdom by Carpenter, Simon, Lunt, Heather L., Arav, Derah, Venter, Gert J., Mellor, Philip S.

“…Oral susceptibility to infection with bluetongue virus (family Resviridae, genus Orbivirus, BTV) serotype 9 was characterized in three Palaearctic species of…”
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The vector potential of British Culicoides species for bluetongue virus by Jennings, D M, Mellor, P S

“…Two species of British Culicoides, C. nubeculosus and C. impunctatus were found to support bluetongue virus (BTV) multiplication after ingestion of the virus…”
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Bluetongue in the United Kingdom and northern Europe in 2007 and key issues for 2008 by Gloster, J., Burgin, L., Witham, C., Athanassiadou, M., Mellor, Y.S.

“…As predicted, bluetongue arrived in the UK in 2007. Here, John Gloster and colleagues investigate the meteorological parameters that allowed this incursion…”
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Evaluation of housing as a means to protect cattle from Culicoides biting midges, the vectors of bluetongue virus by BAYLIS, M, PARKIN, H, KREPPEL, K, CARPENTER, S, MELLOR, P.S, MCINTYRE, K.M

“…The housing of animals at night was investigated as a possible means of protecting them from attack by Culicoides biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae), the…”
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Development and initial evaluation of a real-time RT-PCR assay to detect bluetongue virus genome segment 1 by Shaw, A.E., Monaghan, P., Alpar, H.O., Anthony, S., Darpel, K.E., Batten, C.A., Guercio, A., Alimena, G., Vitale, M., Bankowska, K., Carpenter, S., Jones, H., Oura, C.A.L., King, D.P., Elliott, H., Mellor, P.S., Mertens, P.P.C.

“…Since 1998, multiple strains of bluetongue virus (BTV), belonging to six different serotypes (types 1, 2, 4, 8, 9 and 16) have caused outbreaks of disease in…”
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Laboratory feeding of Culicoides impunctatus (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) through natural and artificial membranes by Blackwell, A, Mellor, P S, Mordue, W

“…An artificial membrane, blood-feeding technique was evaluated for Culicoides impunctatus Goetghebuer using wild-caught insects in Scotland. Chick skins and…”
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Does covering of farm-associated Culicoides larval habitat reduce adult populations in the United Kingdom? by Harrup, L E, Gubbins, S, Barber, J, Denison, E, Mellor, P S, Purse, B V, Carpenter, S

“…Culicoides biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) are the biological vectors of a range of internationally important arboviruses of livestock, including…”
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