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2004 - Volume 40 (3) July-September
 
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Bluetongue
Proceedings of the Third International Symposium
Part I
(N. James MacLachlan & James E. Pearson, Eds)

 
 
Preface
13
 
Dedication 
15
 
Acknowledgements 
16
 
List of abbreviations 
17
 
Welcoming addresses
 
 
R. Marabelli     
24
 
J. Février
26
 
B. Vallat     
28
 
V. Caporale, N.J. MacLachlan, J.E. Pearson & A. Schudel
 
 
Introduction
29
Global situation
 

T.E. Walton
The history of bluetongue and a current global overview

31-38

G.H. Gerdes
A South African overview of the virus, vectors, surveillance and unique features of bluetongue

39-42

S. Hammami
North Africa: a regional overview of bluetongue virus, vectors, surveillance and unique features

43-46

P.D. Kirkland
Bluetongue viruses, vectors and surveillance in Australia – the current situation and unique features

N. Zhang, Z. Li, F. Zhang & J. Zhu
Studies on bluetongue disease in the People's Republic of China

C. Gómez-Tejedor
Brief overview of the bluetongue situation in Mediterranean Europe, 1998-2004

D.E. Panagiotatos
Regional overview of bluetongue viruses, vectors, surveillance and unique features in Eastern Europe between 1998 and 2003

D. Sreenivasulu, M.V. Subba Rao, Y.N. Reddy & G.P. Gard
Overview of bluetongue disease, viruses, vectors, surveillance and unique features: the Indian sub-continent and adjacent regions

73-77

Y. Goto, O. Yamaguchi & M. Kubo
Epidemiological observations on bluetongue in sheep and cattle in Japan

78-82

E.N. Ostlund, K.M. Moser, D.J. Johnson, J.E. Pearson & B.J. Schmitt
Distribution of bluetongue in the United States of America, 1991-2002

I.A. Lager
Bluetongue virus in South America: overview of viruses, vectors, surveillance and unique features 

P.W. Daniels, I. Sendow, L.I. Pritchard, Sukarsih & B.T. Eaton
Regional overview of bluetongue viruses in South-East Asia: viruses, vectors and surveillance

M. Di Ventura, M. Tittarelli, G. Semproni, B. Bonfini,
G. Savini, A. Conte & A. Lika

Serological surveillance of bluetongue virus in cattle, sheep and goats in Albania

B. Djuricic, D. Nedic, D. Lausevic & M. Pavlovic
The epizootiological occurrence of bluetongue in the central Balkans

105-107

K. Nomikou, O. Mangana-Vougiouka & D.E. Panagiotatos
Overview of bluetongue in Greece

108-115

A. Shimshony
Bluetongue in Israel – a brief historical overview

116-118

J. Brenner, T. Tsuda, H. Yadin, D. Chai, Y. Stram &
T. Kato

Serological and clinical evidence of a teratogenic Simbu serogroup virus infection of cattle in Israel, 2001-2003

119-123

S. Caracappa, M. Bagnato, P. Sghembri, A. Guercio,
F. Prato, G. Tumino, A. Migliazzo, F. Geraci, S. Vullo,

S. Agnello & C. Di Bella

Epidemiological surveillance of bluetongue in Sicily

124-129

V. Sarto i Monteys, C. Aranda, R. Escosa, N. Pagès &
D. Ventura

Results of current surveillance of likely bluetongue virus vectors of the genus Culicoides in Catalonia, Spain

130-132

A. Cagienard, F. Dall’Acqua, B. Thür, P.S. Mellor,
E. Denison, C. Griot & K.D.C. Stärk

Bluetongue surveillance in Switzerland in 2003: a serological and entomological survey

133-136
A. Ertürk, N. Tatar, O. Kabakli, S. Incoglu, S.G. Cizmeci & F.M. Barut
The current situation of bluetongue in Turkey

137-140

I.A. Lager, S. Duffy, J. Miquet, A. Vagnozzi, C. Gorchs, M. Draghi, B. Cetrà, C. Soni, C. Hamblin, S. Maan, A.R. Samuel, P.P.C. Mertens, M. Ronderos & V. Ramirez
Incidence and isolation of bluetongue virus infection in cattle of the Santo Tomé Department, Corrientes Province, Argentina

141-144
 
Epidemiology and vectors
 

W.J. Tabachnick
Culicoides and the global epidemiology of bluetongue virus infection

145-150
R. Meiswinkel, L.M. Gomulski, J.-C. Delécolle, M. Goffredo &
G. Gasperi
The taxonomy of Culicoides vector complexes – unfinished business
151-159

B.A. Mullens, A.C. Gerry, T.J. Lysyk & E.T. Schmidtmann Environmental effects on vector competence and virogenesis of bluetongue virus in Culicoides: interpreting laboratory data in a field context

160-166
P.S. Mellor
Infection of the vectors and bluetongue epidemiology in Europe
167-174
D.M. White, W.C. Wilson, C.D. Blair & B.J. Beaty
Possible overwintering mechanism of bluetongue virus in vectors
175
M. Baylis, L. O'Connell & B.V. Purse
Modelling the distribution of bluetongue vectors
176-181
D. Dargatz, K. Akin, A. Green, M. Herrero, S. Holland, A. Kane, D. Knowles, T. McElwain, K.M. Moser, E.N. Ostlund, M. Parker, E.T. Schmidtmann, A. Seitzinger, L. Schuler, G. Stevens, L. Tesar, L. White, L. Williams, N. Wineland & T.E. Walton
Bluetongue surveillance methods in the United States of America
182-183
L.F. Melville
Bluetongue surveillance methods in an endemic area: Australia
184-187
A. Giovannini, P. Calistri, A. Conte, L. Savini, D. Nannini,
C. Patta, U. Santucci & V. Caporale
Bluetongue virus surveillance in a newly infected area
188-197
G.J. Venter, G.H. Gerdes, P.S. Mellor & J.T. Paweska
Transmission potential of South African Culicoides species for live-attenuated bluetongue virus
198-202

D.E. Stallknecht & E.W. Howerth
Epidemiology of bluetongue and epizootic haemorrhagic disease in wildlife: surveillance methods

203-207
P. Roeder
The role of the Food and Agriculture Organization in bluetongue disease
208
M. Goffredo, J.-C. Delécolle, G. Semproni & A. Lika
Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in Albania: results of the 2000 entomological survey for bluetongue
209-211
G. Georgiev, N. Nedelchev, Y. Ivanov & E. Veleva
Epizootiological control of bluetongue disease in Bulgaria in 2002
212-216
A. Labrovic, Z. Poljak, S. Šeparovic, B. Jukic, D. Lukman,
E. Listeš & S. Bosni
c
Spatial distribution of bluetongue in cattle in southern Croatia in the last quarter of 2002
217-220
E. Listeš, S. Bosnic, M. Benic, M. Lojkic, Z. Cac, Z. Cvetnic,
J. Madic, S. Šeparovic, A. Labrovic, G. Savini & M. Goffredo
Serological evidence of bluetongue and a preliminary entomological study in southern Croatia
221-225
T. Baldet, J.-C. Delécolle, B. Mathieu, S. de La Rocque &
F. Roger
Entomological surveillance of bluetongue in France in 2002
226-231
M.J. Patakakis
Culicoides imicola in Greece
232-234
Y. Braverman, M. Baylis, A.J. Tatem, D.J. Rogers, P.S. Mellor & B.V. Purse
What factors determine when epidemics occur in the Mediterranean? Prediction of disease risk through time by climate-driven models of the temporal distribution of outbreaks in Israel
235-242
P. Calistri, A. Giovannini, A. Conte, D. Nannini, U. Santucci, C. Patta, S. Rolesu & V. Caporale
Bluetongue in Italy: Part I
243-251
A. Giovannini, P. Calistri, D. Nannini, C. Paladini, U. Santucci, C. Patta & V. Caporale
Bluetongue in Italy: Part II
252-259
M. Goffredo & R. Meiswinkel
Entomological surveillance of bluetongue in Italy: methods of capture, catch analysis and identification of Culicoides biting midges
260-265
A.L. Bishop, R.J. Worrall, L.J. Spohr, H.J. McKenzie & I.M. Barchia
Improving light-trap efficiency for Culicoides spp. with light-emitting diodes
266-269
M. Goffredo, A. Conte & R. Meiswinkel
Distribution and abundance of Culicoides imicola, Obsoletus Complex and Pulicaris Complex (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in Italy
270-273
G. Scavia, G.L. Autorino, C. De Liberato, F. Farina, G. Ferrari, M. Guidoni, A. Magliano, M. Miceli, F. Scholl, M.T. Scicluna &
P. Scaramozzino

Association between the 2001-2003 bluetongue epidemic in Lazio and Tuscany (central Italy) and distribution and abundance of Culicoides imicola and C. obsoletus vectors
274-277
M. Goffredo, M. Buttigieg, R. Meiswinkel, J.C. Delécolle &
S. Chircop

Entomological surveillance for bluetongue on Malta: first report of Culicoides imicola Kieffer
278-281

M. Goffredo, G. Romeo, F. Monaco, A. Di Gennaro & G. Savini
Laboratory survival and blood feeding response of wild-caught Culicoides obsoletus Complex (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) through natural and artificial membranes

282-285

G. Savini, M. Goffredo, F. Monacol, A. Di Gennaro, P. de Santis, R. Meiswinkel & V. Caporale
The isolation of bluetongue virus from field populations of the Obsoletus Complex in central Italy

286-291

A. Miranda, C. Rincón & D. Borràs
Seasonal abundance of Culicoides imicola and
C. obsoletus in the Balearic islands

292-295

R. Meiswinkel, K. Labuschagne, M. Baylis & P.S. Mellor
Multiple vectors and their differing ecologies: observations on two bluetongue and African horse sickness vector Culicoides species in South Africa

296-302

B.V. Purse, S. Caracappa, A.M.F. Marino, A.J. Tatem, D.J. Rogers, P.S. Mellor, M. Baylis & A. Torina
Modelling the distribution of outbreaks and Culicoides vectors in Sicily: towards predictive risk maps for Italy

303-310

A. Conte, C. Ippoliti, P. Calistri, S. Pelini, L. Savini, R. Salini, M. Goffredo & R. Meiswinkel
Towards the identification of potential infectious sites for bluetongue in Italy: a spatial analysis approach based on the distribution of Culicoides imicola

311-315

A.L. Bishop, L.J. Spohr, & I.M. Barchia
Factors affecting the spread of Culicoides brevitarsis at the southern limit of distribution in eastern Australia

316-319

W. M. Doherty, A. L. Bishop, L. F. Melville, S. J. Johnson,
G. A. Bellis, N . T. Hunt
Protection of cattle from Culicoides spp. in Australia by shelter and chemical treatments

320-323

G. A. Bellis, L. F. Melville, N. T. Hunt, M. N. Hearnden
Temporal activity of biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) on cattle near Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

324-328
G. Satta, M. Goffredo, S. Sanna, L. Vento, G. Cubeddu,
E. Mascherpa
Field disinfestation trials against Culicoides in north-west Sardinia
329-335

Y. Braverman, A. Chizov-Ginzburg, A. Wilamowski
Susceptibility and repellency of Culicoides imicola and Culex pipiens to lambda-cyhalothrin

336-339

R. Meiswinkel, K. Labuschagne, M. Goffredo
Christopher Columbus and Culicoides: was C. jamaicensis Edwards, 1922 introduced into the Mediterranean 500 years ago and later re-named C. paolae Boorman 1996?

340-344

R. Meiswinkel
Adult characters defining and separating the Imicola and Orientalis species complexes of the subgenus Avaritia Fox, 1955 (Culicoides, Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)

345-351

D.V. Nolan, J.F. Dallas & A.J. Mordue (Luntz)
Molecular taxonomy and population structure of a Culicoides midge vector

352-359

P. Calistri, A. Giovannini, A. Conte & V. Caporale
Use of a Montecarlo simulation model for the re-planning of bluetongue surveillance in Italy

360-364

A.R. Cameron
Data management and analysis systems for bluetongue virus zoning in Australia

365-368

A. Giovannini, C. Paladini, P. Calistri, A. Conte,
P. Colangeli, U. Santucci, D. Nannini, V. Caporale

Surveillance system of bluetongue in Italy

369-384

V. Caligiuri, C.A. Giuliano, V. Vitale, L. Chiavacci,
S. Travaglio, L. Manelli, S. Piscedda, M. Giardina
&
R. Mainolfi

Bluetongue surveillance in the Campania Region of Italy using a geographic information system to create risk maps

385-389

C.L. Campbell, M.J. McNulty, G.J. Letchworth & W.C. Wilson
Molecular investigations of orbivirus/vector interactions

390-395
 

Part II
Vet Ital 40 (4): October-December 2004

40(4)

 
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