All About the 'Culicoides', the Insect that Measures only 2 Millimeters and Is the Spreading Vector of the Shamonda Virus

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The Basque Government calls for tranquillity after confirmation of the presence of the virus in a dairy cattle farm and recalls that the risk to the general population is very low.

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It can affect cows, sheep, goats, and even horses, and it is the insect's females that are nourished with blood.

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Prevention and control should be based on action against the main transmitter, the 'Culicoides' mosquito.

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The Basque Government has called for “tranquility” in the face of the detection of the Shamonda virus in a livestock farm in Guipúzcoa, and has recalled that this disease usually presents mild symptoms in adult cattle and that, with the information available, the risk for the general population is considered “very low”. The Department of [...] The entry Basque Government calls for “tranquility” after the detection of the Shamonda virus in a farm…

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The Basque Government has called for "tranquility" in the face of the detection of the Shamonda virus in a livestock farm in Gipuzkoa, and has recalled that this disease usually presents mild symptoms in adult cattle and that, with the information available, the risk for the general population is considered "very low".