Field data implicating Culicoides stellifer and Culicoides venustus (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) as vectors of epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus

Table 3 Serotypes of EHDV recovered from C. stellifer, C. venustus and O. virginianus (white-tailed deer) during the 2017 outbreak

Serotype	Species	Jackson	Liberty	Gadsden-1	Gadsden-2	Jefferson
2	C. stellifer	0	1	0	0	0
	C. venustus	0	1	1	1	2
	O. virginianus	0	1	2	1	5
6	C. stellifer	0	2	1	0	2
	C. venustus	0	2	0	1	4
	O. virginianus	2	13	5	0	0
2 and 6	C. stellifer	0	0	0	0	0
	C. venustus	0	0	0	0	2
	O. virginianus	0	1	0	0	0

Notes: EHDV serotypes 2 and 6 were identified on multiple properties, with some pools containing both serotypes. Pooled midges were collected using CDC miniature light traps during an EHDV outbreak in Northern Florida from August-October, 2017. White-tailed deer samples were taken from individuals that died from EHDV infection

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