Background African horse sickness (AHS) is an equine disease endemic to Senegal. The African horse sickness virus (AHSV) is transmitted to the mammalian hosts by midges of the Culicoides Latreille genus.
Moussa Fall +17 more
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The occurrence of fungal and insect pests in riparian stands of the central Hron and Slatina rivers
The paper deals with the occurrence of fungi and rusts, viruses and insects on main woody species in riparian stands along the middle courses of the Slatina and Hron rivers in Slovakiain 2002-2004.
J. Kodrík, M. Kodrík, P. Hlaváč
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Epidemiological Investigation of Bovine Ephemeral Fever Outbreaks in Israel
Outbreaks of bovine ephemeral fever (BEF) occurred in Israel in 1990, 1999, and 2004. The main patterns of BEF spread were similar in the 1990 and in 1999 epidemics, and the BEF virus was probably carried in vectors transported by air streams across the Rift Valley and the Red Sea. In the 2004 outbreak, the primary focus of the disease was the southern
Israel Yeruham +7 more
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Background The African horse sickness epizootic in Senegal in 2007 caused considerable mortality in the equine population and hence major economic losses.
Maryam Diarra +15 more
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On the specificity of avian blood parasites: Revealing specific and generalist relationships between haemosporidians and biting midges [PDF]
The study of host-parasite relationships involving vector-borne parasites requires understanding interactions between parasites and vectors. The capacity of haemosporidians to infect insects has clear evolutionary consequences for the transmission of ...
Herrero, Jessica +4 more
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Biological Flora of Britain and Ireland: Cytisus scoparius*
Broom is an attractive and common native plant across Britain, Ireland and most of Europe, and yet it is considered a harmful and invasive weed around the rest of the world. This is aided by broom thriving on poor dry soils, helped by using green stems for photosynthesis and having root nodules to fix nitrogen.
Peter A. Thomas +9 more
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Commodity risk assessment of Alnus cordata and Alnus glutinosa specimen trees from the UK
Abstract The European Commission requested the EFSA Panel on Plant Health to prepare and deliver risk assessments for commodities listed in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2019 as ‘high risk plants, plant products and other objects’. This Scientific Opinion covers the plant health risks posed by the following commodities: Alnus cordata and
EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH) +35 more
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Révision des espèces de Culicoides apparentées à C. schultzei (Enderlein, 1908) dans la région afrotropicale (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae) [PDF]
L'examen de plus de 2000 spécimens de #Culicoides$ du groupe #schultzei$ originaires de la région afrotropicale a permis de reconnaître six espèces dont trois sont nouvelles pour la science : #C. enderleini$, #C. nevilli$ et #C.subschultzei$.
Brunhes, Jacques, Cornet, Michel
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Parasitoides calcidoides (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) asociados con Sibinia subelliptica (Desbrochers, 1873) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) en Bulgaria [PDF]
The weevil Sibinia subelliptica (Desbrochers, 1873) and a rich complex of associated chalcidoid parasitoids were reared from inflorescences of Dianthus giganteus d’Urv. (Caryophyllaceae) in Bulgaria. The following taxa were identified:
Antov, Miroslav +4 more
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Restoration of semi-natural grasslands, a success for phytophagous beetles (Curculionidae) [PDF]
Semi-natural pastures have rich plant and animal communities of high conservation value which depend on extensive management. As the area of such land decreases, abandoned semi-natural grasslands have been restored to re-establish biodiversity ...
Jonsell, Mats +4 more
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