Which vectors are involved in VSV transmission?

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Which vectors are involved in VSV transmission?

Vesicular stomatitis virus is spread primarily through arthropod vectors that bite livestock and transfer the virus between animals. The classic vectors are blackflies (Simulium spp.) and sandflies (phlebotomine sandflies); they feed on an infected animal and can transmit the virus to susceptible hosts during subsequent bites, typically in a mechanical way through contaminated mouthparts. Mosquitoes are not established as major natural vectors for VSV, and ticks do not play a role in its transmission. Therefore, sandflies and blackflies best explain the vectors involved in VSV transmission.

Vesicular stomatitis virus is spread primarily through arthropod vectors that bite livestock and transfer the virus between animals. The classic vectors are blackflies (Simulium spp.) and sandflies (phlebotomine sandflies); they feed on an infected animal and can transmit the virus to susceptible hosts during subsequent bites, typically in a mechanical way through contaminated mouthparts. Mosquitoes are not established as major natural vectors for VSV, and ticks do not play a role in its transmission. Therefore, sandflies and blackflies best explain the vectors involved in VSV transmission.

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