| study of horn flies as vectors of bovine leukemia virus. | bovine leukemia virus (blv) is the agent responsible for enzootic bovine leukosis, the most common neoplastic disease in cattle. the horn fly, a major hematophagous pest of cattle, is able to transmit different diseases in cattle. however, its implication in blv transmission under a natural environment is still discussed. the objectives of this work were to determine the presence of blv in horn flies (by sequencing) and to evaluate the ability of horn flies to transmit blv to cattle (through an ... | 2019 | 31086763 |