Research Article

African Swine Fever Virus Load in Hematophagous Dipterans Collected in Outbreaks from Romania: Risk Factors and Implications

Table 1

Pools of S. calcitrans and Culicoides spp. used for this study.

SpeciesMonthType of farmPresence of pigs at samplingTotal
JunJulAugSepBFTAFCFPigsNo pigs

Culicoides (all species)10414214014547104132164296
Stomoxys calcitrans1216647273636455499
Total222020614717283140177218395

BF: backyard farms; TAF: type “A” farm; CF: commercial farm.