Latest papers

A large semi-synthetic single-chain Fv phage display library based on chicken immunoglobulin genes.

Molecular detection of Culicoides spp. and Culicoides imicola, the principal vector of bluetongue (BT) and African horse sickness (AHS) in Africa and Europe.

Control and eradication of African horse sickness with vaccine.

African horse sickness.

Phylogenetic status and matrilineal structure of the biting midge, Culicoides imicola, in Portugal, Rhodes and Israel.

Oral susceptibility of South African Culicoides species to live-attenuated serotype-specific vaccine strains of African horse sickness virus (AHSV).

Development of competitive ELISA for serodiagnosis on African horsesickness virus using baculovirus expressed VP7 and monoclonal antibody.

Evidence for a new field Culicoides vector of African horse sickness in South Africa.

Spatial distribution of Culicoides species in Portugal in relation to the transmission of African horse sickness and bluetongue viruses.

VP2 gene phylogenetic characterization of field isolates of African horsesickness virus serotype 7 circulating in South Africa during the time of the 1999 African horsesickness outbreak in the Western Cape.

A first full outer capsid protein sequence data-set in the Orbivirus genus (family Reoviridae): cloning, sequencing, expression and analysis of a complete set of full-length outer capsid VP2 genes of the nine African horsesickness virus serotypes.

A comparison of the vector competence of the biting midges, Culicoides (Avaritia) bolitinos and C. (A.) imicola, for the Bryanston serotype of equine encephalosis virus.

Transmission patterns of African horse sickness and equine encephalosis viruses in South African donkeys.

Using climate data to map the potential distribution of Culicoides imicola (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in Europe.

Prevalence of Culicoides imicola and other species (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) at eight sites in Zimbabwe.

Implementation of a system for the regional management of animal health emergencies.

Stabling and the protection of horses from Culicoides bolitinos (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae), a recently identified vector of African horse sickness.

Climate Change: Effects on Culicoides -Transmitted Viruses and Implications for the UK

African horse sickness epidemiology: vector competence of south african Culicoides species for virus serotypes 3, 5 and 8.

Development of probes for typing African horsesickness virus isolates using a complete set of cloned VP2-genes.