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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Arbovirus infections of animals: congenital deformities, encephalitis, sudden death and blindness

Peter D Kirkland
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Virology Laboratory, Elizabeth Macarthur Agriculture Institute, Menangle, NSW 2568, Australia
Postal address: PMB 4008, Narellan, NSW 2567, Australia
Tel: +61 2 4640 6331
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Email: peter.kirkland@dpi.nsw.gov.au

Microbiology Australia 39(2) 103-105 https://doi.org/10.1071/MA18030
Published: 18 April 2018

Abstract

Viruses from five different taxonomic families have been shown to be the cause of disease outbreaks in either domesticated or wild animals. These include viruses spread by both mosquitoes and biting midges from the genus Culicoides, especially C. brevitarsis. A number of arboviruses also present significant impediments to the international movement of live animals, semen and embryos.


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