Defining the transmission parameters of lumpy skin disease virus by the three model insect vector species Aedes aegypti, Stomoxys calcitrans and Culicoides nubeculosus reveals important differences in their likely role in transmission
Henry M. Munyanduki, Beatriz Sanz‐Bernardo, Najith Wijesiriwardana, Ismar R. Haga, Petra C. Fay, Charlotte G. Cook, Isabel Bacon, Alice Catanzaro, Christopher J. Sanders, John Atkinson, Carrie Batten, Luke Alphey, Karin E. Darpel, Simon Gubbins, Philippa M. Beard
This study quantifies LSDV transmission by three insect vectors, finding Stomoxys calcitrans as the most efficient with R0 of 5.8, while Culicoides nubeculosus did not transmit the virus.
bioRxiv · Oct 11, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology