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EFSA Journal
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EFSA Journal, Jul 1, 2017
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EFSA Journal, Aug 1, 2017
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... Pages: 9-11. Language: English. Type: ARTICLE. Keywords: Animal husbandry Protozoal diseases ... more ... Pages: 9-11. Language: English. Type: ARTICLE. Keywords: Animal husbandry Protozoal diseases Animal diseases Sheep Trypanosomiasis Trypanotolerance Performance Nutrition Gambia Africa, West. Appears in Collections: Dept. Animal Health - Articles. Recent item views. ...
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EFSA Journal, Jul 1, 2017
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Revue d'élevage et de médecine vétérinaire des pays tropicaux, 2005
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EFSA Journal, May 1, 2017
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Eurosurveillance
Background Arthropod vectors such as ticks, mosquitoes, sandflies and biting midges are of public... more Background Arthropod vectors such as ticks, mosquitoes, sandflies and biting midges are of public and veterinary health significance because of the pathogens they can transmit. Understanding their distributions is a key means of assessing risk. VectorNet maps their distribution in the EU and surrounding areas. Aim We aim to describe the methodology underlying VectorNet maps, encourage standardisation and evaluate output. Method s: Vector distribution and surveillance activity data have been collected since 2010 from a combination of literature searches, field-survey data by entomologist volunteers via a network facilitated for each participating country and expert validation. Data were collated by VectorNet members and extensively validated during data entry and mapping processes. Results As of 2021, the VectorNet archive consisted of ca 475,000 records relating to > 330 species. Maps for 42 species are routinely produced online at subnational administrative unit resolution. On V...
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Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Jun 1, 2015
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Argos - Informativo Veterinario, 2014
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EFSA Supporting Publications
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EFSA Supporting Publications
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EFSA Supporting Publications
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African swine fever (ASF) is a highly contagious viral disease of suids that causes significant e... more African swine fever (ASF) is a highly contagious viral disease of suids that causes significant economic damage. The summer peaks and river courses have triggered the hypothesis that vectors may be involved in the transmission of the virus. The aim of our study was to evaluate the risk factors associated with the presence of ASFV DNA in hematophagous dipterans and to analyze the relevance of Ct values of the positive samples in ASF outbreaks in Romania, as an indication for the viral load. The current study included 99 pools of stable flies ( Stomoxys calcitrans) and 278 pools of biting midges ( Culicoides spp.), collected in June-September 2020, from 30 outbreaks of ASF in domestic swine from backyard farms (BF), type A farms (TAF) and commercial farms (CF). All extracted DNA was tested for the presence of ASFV genome using a real-time PCR protocol. Ct values of 39.53 and below were considered as positive. The blood meal source was identified in the hematophagous insects by using a...
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Frontiers in Public Health, 2022
Public and animal health authorities face many challenges in surveillance and control of vector-b... more Public and animal health authorities face many challenges in surveillance and control of vector-borne diseases. Those challenges are principally due to the multitude of interactions between vertebrate hosts, pathogens, and vectors in continuously changing environments. VectorNet, a joint project of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) facilitates risk assessments of VBD threats through the collection, mapping and sharing of distribution data for ticks, mosquitoes, sand flies, and biting midges that are vectors of pathogens of importance to animal and/or human health in Europe. We describe the development and maintenance of this One Health network that celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2020 and the value of its most tangible outputs, the vector distribution maps, that are freely available online and its raw data on request. VectorNet encourages usage of these maps by health professionals and participation, sharin...
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