FGBU «Veterinary Center»
Moskva, Moscow, Russian Federation
employee
Russian Federation
CSCSTI 68.41
This article presents the epizootology of recent bluetongue disease as one of the most pressing issues related to the emergence of the infection -its unprecedented, repeated spread from traditional nosoareas to non-endemic areas. It also substantiates the fatal threat posed by previously exotic and new vector-borne diseases, whose nosoareas are progressively shifting northward due to the increased vector competence and capacity of vectors caused by global warming.
BLUETONGUE, EPIZOOTOLOGY, EMERGENCE
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