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September 20, 2025ВЕТЕРИНАРСКИ ЖУРНАЛ РЕПУБЛИКЕ СРПСКЕOpen Access

Culicoides as Vectors of Orbiviruses, Causative Agents of Particularly Dangerous Infectious Diseases of Importance for Veterinary Medicine

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NSNataša StevićDNDrago NedićSRSonja Radojičić

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Overview

Observational analysis reveals climate change expands the range of bluetongue virus in culicoides, highlighting its impact on equine illness.

Key Points

  • Range expansion of the bluetongue virus was observed in Europe due to changing climate factors, influencing vector behavior.
  • Recent outbreaks and emergence of bluetongue virus serotypes indicate a critical shift in disease distribution patterns in the region.
  • Wind-borne transmission of infected culicoides presents major challenges for disease control, particularly in managing livestock movements.
  • Culicoides play a dual role as vectors, now associated with public health concerns, transmitting viruses causing diseases in humans.

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Stević et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d441ad713b0b5dfea80e9dhttps://doi.org/10.7251/vetjen2401038s
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