Culicoides biting midges are significant vectors of various pathogens, impacting both human
and animal health globally. Understanding their host feeding patterns is crucial for …

Arboviruses are an existing and expanding threat globally, with the potential for causing
devastating health and socioeconomic impacts. Mitigating this threat necessitates a One …

Reports of a mass die-off of~ 350 elephants (Loxodonta africana) in northern Botswana over
a period of two months (May–June 2020), has fuelled speculation and concern regarding …

Culicoides-borne viruses such as bluetongue, African horse sickness, and Schmallenberg
virus cause major economic burdens due to animal outbreaks in Africa and their emergence …

We describe Shuni virus (SHUV) detection in human neurologic disease cases in South
Africa. SHUV RNA was identified in 5% of cerebrospinal fluid specimens collected during …

Viruses in the Orthobunyavirus genus, Peribunyaviridae family, are associated with
encephalitis, birth defects and fatalities in animals, and some are zoonotic. Molecular …

Biting midges in the genus Culicoides (Diptera; Ceratopogonidae) are vectors of pathogens
that can cause diseases of major economic importance in humans and animals. Identifying …

We discuss genomic detection of Schmallenberg virus in both Culicoides midges and
affected ruminants during June 2018–December 2019, demonstrating its circulation in …

The Shuni virus (SHUV) causes an endemic viral infection in Israel and South Africa. It
belongs to the Simbu serogroup within the order Bunyavirales, family Peribunyaviridae …

Shuni virus (SHUV), an insect‐transmitted orthobunyavirus of the Simbu serogroup within
the family Peribunyaviridae, may induce severe congenital malformations when naïve …