African Horse Sickness

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-VIII

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2. Epidemiology

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Taxonomy of African horse sickness viruses

      • C. H. Calisher, P. P. C. Mertens

      Pages 3-11

   3. Epidemiology of African horse sickness and the role of the zebra in South Africa

      • B. J. H. Barnard

      Pages 13-19

   4. Transmission and distribution of African horse sickness virus serotypes in South African zebra

      • C. C. Lord, M. E. J. Woolhouse, B. J. H. Barnard

      Pages 21-28

   5. Serological and virological responses in mules and donkeys following inoculation with African horse sickness virus serotype 4

      • H. El Hasnaoui, M. El Harrak, S. Zientara, M. Laviada, C. Hamblin

      Pages 29-36

   6. Donkeys as reservoirs of African horse sickness virus

      • C. Hamblin, J. S. Salt, P. S. Mellor, S. D. Graham, P. R. Smith, P. Wohlsein

      Pages 37-47

   7. Clinical, virological and immune responses of normal and immunosuppressed donkeys (Equus asinus africanus) after inoculation with African horse sickness virus

      • O. Fassi-Fihri, M. El Harrak, M. M. Fassi-Fehri

      Pages 49-56

   8. Immunohistochemical demonstration of African horse sickness viral antigen in tissues of experimentally infected equines

      • P. Wohlsein, J. F. Pohlenz, J. S. Salt, C. Hamblin

      Pages 57-65

3. Entomology

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 67-67

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   2. The 1996 outbreak of African horse sickness in South Africa — the entomological perspective

      • R. Meiswinkel

      Pages 69-83

   3. The seasonal and geographical distribution of Culicoides imicola, C. pulicaris group and C. obsoletus group biting midges in central and southern Spain

      • M. D. Ortega, P. S. Mellor, P. Rawlings, M. J. Pro

      Pages 85-91

   4. The relationship between climate and the distribution of Culicoides imicola in Iberia

      • P. Rawlings, R. Capela, M. J. Pro, M. D. Ortega, I. Pena, C. Rubio et al.

      Pages 93-102

   5. Simulation studies of African horse sickness in Spain

      • C. C. Lord, M. E. J. Woolhouse, P. S. Mellor

      Pages 103-111

   6. The Culicoides vectors of African horse sickness virus in Morocco: distribution and epidemiological implications

      • H. Bouayoune, J. Touti, H. El Hasnaoui, M. Baylis, P. S. Mellor

      Pages 113-125

   7. Studies of the mortality rate of Culicoides imicola in Morocco

      • M. Baylis, J. Touti, H. Bouayoune, L. Moudni, B. Taoufiq, H. El Hasnaoui

      Pages 127-136

   8. Modelling the distribution and abundance of Culicoides imicola in Morocco and Iberia using climatic data and satellite imagery

      • M. Baylis, P. Rawlings

      Pages 137-153

   9. Effect of temperature on African horse sickness virus infection in Culicoides

      • P. S. Mellor, P. Rawlings, M. Baylis, M. P. Wellby

      Pages 155-163

   10. Duration of repellency of various synthetic and plant-derived preparations for Culicoides imicola, the vector of African horse sickness virus

       • Y. Braverman, A. Chizov-Ginzburg

       Pages 165-174

4. Molecular biology

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 175-175

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African horse sickness virus is a double-stranded RNA virus which causes a non-contagious, infectious arthropod-borne disease of equines and occasionally dogs. Nine distinct, internationally recognised serotypes of the virus have so far been identified. This book is based upon the findings of two programmes funded by the European Commission. It will be of value not only to the specialist research workers but also to veterinary workers dealing with control and to legislators seeking to promote safe international movement of equines. The topics covered include state-of-the-art discussions on diagnostics, vaccines, molecular biology, vector studies, and epidemiology.

• Arbovirology
• Epidemiology
• Equines
• RNA
• Veterinary Science
• diagnosis
• polymer
• protein
• virus

• Pirbright Laboratory, Institute for Animal Health, Pirbright, Woking, Surrey, UK

  Philip S. Mellor, Matthew Baylis, Christopher Hamblin, Peter P. C. Mertens

• Arthropod-borne and Infectious Diseases Laboratory, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, USA

  Charles H. Calisher

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