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Bluetongue in Europe: past, present and future by Wilson, Anthony J., Mellor, Philip S.

“…The recent arrival in Northern and Western (NW) Europe of bluetongue virus (BTV), which causes the ruminant disease ‘bluetongue’, has raised the profile of…”
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Bluetongue epidemiology in the European Union by Saegerman, Claude, Berkvens, Dirk, Mellor, Philip S

“…Bluetongue (BT) is a reportable disease of considerable socioeconomic concern and of major importance in the international trade of animals and animal…”
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African Horse Sickness Virus: History, Transmission, and Current Status by Carpenter, Simon, Mellor, Philip S, Fall, Assane G, Garros, Claire, Venter, Gert J

“…African horse sickness virus (AHSV) is a lethal arbovirus of equids that is transmitted between hosts primarily by biting midges of the genus Culicoides…”
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Culicoides and the emergence of bluetongue virus in northern Europe by Carpenter, Simon, Wilson, Anthony, Mellor, Philip S

“…In June 2006, bluetongue virus, an arboviral pathogen of ruminants, appeared in northern Europe for the first time, successfully overwintered and subsequently…”
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Climate change and the recent emergence of bluetongue in Europe by Purse, Bethan V, Baylis, Matthew, Mellor, Philip S, Rogers, David J, Samuel, Alan R, Mertens, Peter P. C

“…Bluetongue, a devastating disease of ruminants, has historically made only brief, sporadic incursions into the fringes of Europe. However, since 1998, six…”
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Measurement of the infection and dissemination of bluetongue virus in culicoides biting midges using a semi-quantitative rt-PCR assay and isolation of infectious virus by Veronesi, Eva, Antony, Frank, Gubbins, Simon, Golding, Nick, Blackwell, Alison, Mertens, Peter Pc, Brownlie, Joe, Darpel, Karin E, Mellor, Philip S, Carpenter, Simon

“…Culicoides biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) are the biological vectors of globally significant arboviruses of livestock including bluetongue virus…”
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Bluetongue in Europe and the Mediterranean Basin: History of occurrence prior to 2006 by Mellor, Philip S., Carpenter, Simon, Harrup, Lara, Baylis, Matthew, Mertens, Peter P.C.

“…Bluetongue virus (BTV) exists around the world in a broad band covering much of the Americas, Africa, southern Asia and northern Australia. Historically, it…”
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Modeling Framework to Describe the Transmission of Bluetongue Virus within and between Farms in Great Britain by Szmaragd, Camille, Wilson, Anthony J, Carpenter, Simon, Wood, James L.N, Mellor, Philip S, Gubbins, Simon

“…Background: Recently much attention has been given to developing national-scale micro-simulation models for livestock diseases that can be used to predict…”
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Assessing the risk of bluetongue to UK livestock: uncertainty and sensitivity analyses of a temperature-dependent model for the basic reproduction number by Gubbins, Simon, Carpenter, Simon, Baylis, Matthew, Wood, James L.N, Mellor, Philip S

“…for BTV in a population comprising two host species, cattle and sheep. Estimates for each parameter which influences…”
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Environmental drivers of Culicoides phenology: how important is species-specific variation when determining disease policy? by Searle, Kate R, Barber, James, Stubbins, Francesca, Labuschagne, Karien, Carpenter, Simon, Butler, Adam, Denison, Eric, Sanders, Christopher, Mellor, Philip S, Wilson, Anthony, Nelson, Noel, Gubbins, Simon, Purse, Bethan V

“…Since 2006, arboviruses transmitted by Culicoides biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) have caused significant disruption to ruminant production in…”
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Spread of Bluetongue Virus Serotype 8 in Great Britain and Its Control by Vaccination by Szmaragd, Camille, Wilson, Anthony J, Carpenter, Simon, Wood, James L.N, Mellor, Philip S, Gubbins, Simon

“…Background: Bluetongue (BT) is a viral disease of ruminants transmitted by Culicoides biting midges and has the ability to spread rapidly over large distances…”
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Transplacental transmission of bluetongue virus 8 in cattle, UK by Darpel, Karin E, Batten, Carrie A, Veronesi, Eva, Williamson, Susanna, Anderson, Peter, Dennison, Mike, Clifford, Stuart, Smith, Ciaran, Philips, Lucy, Bidewell, Cornelia, Bachanek-Bankowska, Katarzyna, Sanders, Anna, Bin-Tarif, Abid, Wilson, Anthony J, Gubbins, Simon, Mertens, Peter P C, Oura, Chris A, Mellor, Philip S

“…To determine whether transplacental transmission could explain overwintering of bluetongue virus in the United Kingdom, we studied calves born to dams…”
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Saliva proteins of vector Culicoides modify structure and infectivity of bluetongue virus particles by Darpel, Karin E, Langner, Kathrin F A, Nimtz, Manfred, Anthony, Simon J, Brownlie, Joe, Takamatsu, Haru-Hisa, Mellor, Philip S, Mertens, Peter P C

“…Bluetongue virus (BTV) and epizootic haemorrhagic disease virus (EHDV) are related orbiviruses, transmitted between their ruminant hosts primarily by certain…”
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A serosurvey of bluetongue and epizootic haemorrhagic disease in a convenience sample of sheep and cattle herds in Zimbabwe by Gordon, Stuart J G, Bolwell, Charlotte, Rogers, Chris W, Musuka, Godfrey, Kelly, Patrick, Guthrie, Alan, Mellor, Philip S, Hamblin, Chris

“…A convenience sample of sheep and cattle herds around the cities of Harare, Kwekwe and Bulawayo, located in the Highveld region of Zimbabwe, was used to…”
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The sero-prevalence and sero-incidence of African horse sickness and equine encephalosis in selected horse and donkey populations in Zimbabwe by Gordon, Stuart J.G., Mellor, Philip S., Musuka, Godfrey, Bolwell, Charlotte, Hamblin, Christopher, Kelly, Patrick, Rogers, Chris W., Guthrie, Alan

“…Sentinel herds and samples submitted by private equine practitioners were used to determine the sero-prevalence and sero-incidence of African horse sickness…”
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Involvement of the skin during bluetongue virus infection and replication in the ruminant host by Darpel, Karin E, Monaghan, Paul, Simpson, Jennifer, Anthony, Simon J, Veronesi, Eva, Brooks, Harriet W, Elliott, Heather, Brownlie, Joe, Takamatsu, Haru-Hisa, Mellor, Philip S, Mertens, Peter Pc

“…Bluetongue virus (BTV) is a double stranded (ds) RNA virus (genus Orbivirus; family Reoviridae), which is considered capable of infecting all species of…”
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The occurrence of Culicoides species, the vectors of arboviruses, at selected trap sites in Zimbabwe by Gordon, Stuart J G, Bolwell, Charlotte, Rogers, Chris, Musuka, Godfrey, Kelly, Patrick, Labuschagne, Karien, Guthrie, Alan J, Denison, Eric, Mellor, Philip S, Hamblin, Chris

“…A study of the distribution of Culicoides species was conducted by establishing 12 light trap sites over five rainy seasons between 1998 and 2003 covering all…”
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Incriminating bluetongue virus vectors with climate envelope models by PURSE, BETHAN V, MCCORMICK, BENJAMIN J.J, MELLOR, PHILIP S, BAYLIS, MATTHEW, BOORMAN, JOHN P.T, BORRAS, DAVID, BURGU, IBRAHIM, CAPELA, RUBEN, CARACAPPA, SANTO, COLLANTES, FRANCISCO, DE LIBERATO, CLAUDIO, DELGADO, JUAN A, DENISON, ERIC, GEORGIEV, GEORGI, HARAK, MEDHI EL, DE LA ROCQUE, STEPHAN, LHOR, YOUSSEF, LUCIENTES, JAVIER, MANGANA, OLGA, MIRANDA, MIGUEL ANGEL, NEDELCHEV, NEDELCHO, NOMIKOU, KYRIAKI, OZKUL, AYKUT, PATAKAKIS, MICHAEL, PENA, ISABEL, SCARAMOZZINO, PAOLA, TORINA, ALESSANDRA, ROGERS, DAVID J

“…1. The spread of vector-borne diseases into new areas, commonly attributed to environmental change or increased trade and travel, could be exacerbated if novel…”
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Bluetongue virus: virology, pathogenesis and immunity by Schwartz-Cornil, Isabelle, Mertens, Peter P C, Contreras, Vanessa, Hemati, Behzad, Pascale, Florentina, Bréard, Emmanuel, Mellor, Philip S, MacLachlan, N James, Zientara, Stéphan

“…Bluetongue (BT) virus, an orbivirus of the Reoviridae family encompassing 24 known serotypes, is transmitted to ruminants via certain species of biting midges…”
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Selective cloning, characterization, and production of the Culicoides nubeculosus salivary gland allergen repertoire associated with equine insect bite hypersensitivity by Schaffartzik, Anna, Marti, Eliane, Torsteinsdottir, Sigurbjörg, Mellor, Philip S., Crameri, Reto, Rhyner, Claudio

“…Salivary gland proteins of Culicoides spp. have been suggested to be among the main allergens inducing IgE-mediated insect bite hypersensitivity (IBH), an…”
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