MicrobiologybioRxivPreprint
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…·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.
DOI 10.1101/2025.10.11.681786