“Blue tongue” is a non-contagious, insect-borne, viral disease of ruminants, mainly sheep and less frequently cattle, goats, buffalo, deer, dromedaries, and antelope. It is caused by the ...

and can turn an infected animal's tongue blue. It is transmitted between animals by biting midges. While cattle, goats and deer can get it too, sheep are the most severely affected, according to ...

The Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) has identified 23 species of blood-sucking flies belonging to the Culicoides genus in ...