Língua azul em rebanhos de ovinos e caprinos em três mesorregiões de Minas Gerais: análise da evidência clínica e sorológica e identificação de Culicoides sp.

Abstract

By a delailed analusis of questionnaires and direct observations on properties of sheep and goats located in the regions north of Minas Gerais, Jequitinhonha and Mucuri Valley of Minas Gerais, identified some factors related to the environment and the hosts are able to influence the seroprevalence Blue Tongue (LA) as well as evidence of the occurrence of clinical disease. From November 2001 to April 2002 were captured in light traps and CDC model identified the following species of Culicoides: C.antunesi, C. guyanensis, C. insignis, C. pusillus, C. leopoldoi, C. limai, C. plaumanni and C. venesuelensi, having been C. insignis species most representative (52.5% of the Culicoides captured).