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Meet the most relevant arboviruses in Animal Health

Discover how many viruses can be transmitted by arthropods, and how important they are for animal and human health.

This video explains how haematophagous arthropods act as vectors spreading arboviruses from one host to a new host. It also shows the most important RNA viruses that use this method of transmission and the main diseases they produce in animals, some of which also affect humans.

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Animal Viruses: Their Transmission and the Diseases They Produce

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