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Akabane virus isolated from biting midges and its infection in local domestic animal, Yunnan, China: a field and laboratory investigation [PDF]

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
IntroductionWe verified that Akabane virus (AKAV) is transmitted through biting midges and infects local domestic animals.MethodsIn 2013, viruses were isolate from biting midges in Yunnan, China, using BHK-21 and C6/36 cells. Two AKAV strains (No. 52 and
Jinglin Wang, Liang Guodong, Zhen Xing Yang   +2 more
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Biting Midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) as Vectors of Viruses [PDF]

Microorganisms, 2023
Biting midges of the genus Culicoides occur almost globally and can regionally and seasonally reach high abundances. Most species are hematophagous, feeding on all groups of vertebrates, including humans.
Helge Kampen, Doreen Werner
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Experimental BTV-3 and BTV-8 infection of Culicoides sonorensis biting midges [PDF]

Parasites & Vectors
Background Bluetongue virus (BTV) is the etiologic agent of a major infectious disease of livestock and is transmitted between its ruminant hosts by Culicoides biting midges. The first outbreak ever recorded in central Europe was caused by serotype BTV-8
Sophie Zeiske, Franziska Sick, Helge Kampen, Bernd Hoffmann, Martin Beer, Kerstin Wernike   +5 more
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Uninvited guests: diversity and specificity of Trypanosoma infections in frog-biting midges (Corethrella spp.) [PDF]

Parasites & Vectors
Background Female frog-biting midges (Corethrella) are hematophagous micropredators that feed on frogs and serve as vectors for trypanosomes (Trypanosoma), unicellular flagellate parasites.
Maximilian Sigl, Jonas Virgo, Ulmar Grafe, Jonas Henske, Maximilian Schweinsberg, Thomas Eltz   +5 more
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Seasonal Dynamics of Non-Biting Midges (Diptera: Chironomidae) and Relevant Environmental Factors [PDF]

Insects
The family Chironomidae is speciose and is present in almost all freshwater habitats. Adult non-biting midges emerge from waterbodies and swarm in high numbers, occasionally disrupting people’s outdoor activities.
Teng Lei, Jingjing Gu, Mengyao Zhao, Yuqiu Chen, Chao Song, Xin Qi   +5 more
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Detection and evolutionary characterization of arboviruses in mosquitoes and biting midges on Hainan Island, China, 2019-2023. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
We conducted a large-scale survey of arboviruses in mosquitoes and biting midges to assess the presence and spread of mosquito-borne pathogens currently circulating on Hainan Island, China.
Qun Wu, Dingwei Sun, Wahid Zaman, Fei Wang, Doudou Huang, Haixia Ma, Shunlong Wang, Ying Liu, Puyu Liu, Xuexia Zeng, Zhiming Yuan, Han Xia   +11 more
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DNA barcoding of Culicoides biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) and detection of Leishmania and other trypanosomatids in southern Thailand [PDF]

Parasites & Vectors
Background Biting midges of the genus Culicoides play an important role in the transmission of pathogenic arboviruses and parasites. Thailand has documented more than 100 species of Culicoides; however, several cryptic species complexes remain to be ...
Piyapat Tepboonrueng, Thanapat Pataradool, Rungfar Boonserm, Luke W. Rimmer, Kanok Preativatanyou, Sakone Sunantaraporn, Padet Siriyasatien   +6 more
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Investigating the role of stable flies (Stomoxys calcitrans) and biting midges of the genus Culicoides as potential mechanical vectors of African swine fever virus in Lithuania, Poland and Romania [PDF]

Parasites & Vectors
Background Since its emergence in Georgia in 2007, the seasonal pattern of African swine fever virus (ASFV) genotype II outbreaks in European pig populations has been evident.
Sofie Dhollander, Oana-Maria Balmoș, Eleonora Cattaneo, José Abrahantes Cortiñas, Anette Ella Boklund, Anna Szczotka-Bochniarz, Andrei Daniel Mihalca, Lina Mur, Maciej Frant, Anna Gal-Cisoń, Malgorzata Kwasnik, Wojciech Rozek, Alvydas Malakauskas, Marius Masiulis, Jurga Turcinaviciene, Theodora Chesnoiu, Krzysztof Jazdzewski, Jerzy Rola, Florica Barbuceanu, Miguel Ángel Miranda, Jan Arend Stegeman   +20 more
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Molecular Identification of Host Blood Meals and Detection of Blood Parasites in Culicoides Latreille (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) Collected from Phatthalung Province, Southern Thailand

Insects, 2022
Five hundred and fifty-nine female biting midges were collected, and seventeen species in six subgenera (Avaritia, Haemophoructus, Hoffmania, Meijerehelea, Remmia, and Trithecoides) and two groups (Clavipalpis and Shortti) were identified.
Sakone Sunantaraporn, Thanaporn Hortiwakul, Kanyarat Kraivichian, Padet Siriyasatien, Narisa Brownell   +4 more
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Culicoides segnis and Culicoides pictipennis Biting Midges (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae), New Reported Vectors of Haemoproteus Parasites

Microorganisms, 2022
As bloodsuckers of birds, Culicoides biting midges (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae) play an important role in the transmission of avian haemosporidian (Haemoproteus) parasites, which are prevalent in many bird populations and cause disease, pathology, or even ...
Rita Žiegytė, Rasa Bernotienė, Vaidas Palinauskas   +2 more
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