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Vector competence of biting midges and mosquitoes for Shuni virus.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2019
BackgroundShuni virus (SHUV) is an orthobunyavirus that belongs to the Simbu serogroup. SHUV was isolated from diverse species of domesticated animals and wildlife, and is associated with neurological disease, abortions, and congenital malformations ...
Tim W R Möhlmann, Judith Oymans, Paul J Wichgers Schreur, Constantianus J M Koenraadt, Jeroen Kortekaas, Chantal B F Vogels   +5 more
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Effects of Chemical and Auditory Cues of Hoopoes (Upupa epops) in Repellence and Attraction of Blood-Feeding Flies

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2020
Research on the mechanisms involved in host location by parasites is of paramount importance and may aid in developing protective measures against them.
Gustavo Tomás, Carmen Zamora-Muñoz, Carmen Zamora-Muñoz, Manuel Martín-Vivaldi, Manuel Martín-Vivaldi, M. Dolores Barón, Cristina Ruiz-Castellano, Juan J. Soler, Juan J. Soler   +8 more
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Spatio-temporal occurrence of Culicoides biting midges in the climatic regions of Switzerland, along with large scale species identification by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry

Parasites & Vectors, 2012
Background Culicoides biting midges are incriminated as biological vectors of a number of viruses, e.g. bluetongue virus. In order to define vector-free periods/areas and to assess the vectorial role of the various Culicoides species, a comprehensive ...
Kaufmann Christian, Steinmann Irene C, Hegglin Daniel, Schaffner Francis, Mathis Alexander   +4 more
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Identification of a new vector species of avian haemoproteids, with a description of methodology for the determination of natural vectors of haemosporidian parasites

Parasites & Vectors, 2019
Background Haemosporidian parasites are transmitted by dipteran blood-sucking insects but certain vectors remain unidentified for the great majority of described species.
Rasa Bernotienė, Rita Žiegytė, Gabrielė Vaitkutė, Gediminas Valkiūnas   +3 more
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Biting Midges, No-See-Ums Culicoides spp. (Insecta: Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)

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Biting midges (also known as no-see-ums, sand flies, or sand gnats) are tiny bloodsucking flies that are important for several reasons. In the United States, especially in coastal areas, these biting insects are often abundant and persistent pests of ...
Nathan D Burkett-Cadena, Vilma M Cooper, Charlotte A Addae, Eva A Buckner   +3 more
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Delineation of Culicoides species by morphology and barcode exemplified by three new species of the subgenus Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) from Scandinavia

Parasites & Vectors, 2015
Background Culicoides biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) cause biting nuisance to livestock and humans and are vectors of a range of pathogens of medical and veterinary importance.
Soren Achim Nielsen, Michael Kristensen
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The bloodsucking biting midges of Argentina (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) [PDF]

Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2005
A key is presented for the identification of the adults of 54 species of bloodsucking ceratopogonids, 51 of which are known inhabitants of Argentina, and Culicoides uruguayensis Ronderos, C. pifanoi Ortiz, and C. trilineatus Fox, which are known to occur in bordering Uruguay and Paraguay.
Spinelli, Gustavo Ricardo, Ronderos, María Marcela, Díaz, Florentina, Marino, Pablo Ignacio   +3 more
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Vector competence of biting midges and mosquitoes for Shuni virus.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2018
BackgroundShuni virus (SHUV) is an orthobunyavirus that belongs to the Simbu serogroup. SHUV was isolated from diverse species of domesticated animals and wildlife, and is associated with neurological disease, abortions, and congenital malformations ...
Tim W R Möhlmann, Judith Oymans, Paul J Wichgers Schreur, Constantianus J M Koenraadt, Jeroen Kortekaas, Chantal B F Vogels   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Schmallenberg Virus in Culicoides spp. Biting Midges, the Netherlands, 2011

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2013
To determine which species of Culicoides biting midges carry Schmallenberg virus (SBV), we assayed midges collected in the Netherlands during autumn 2011. SBV RNA was found in C. scoticus, C. obsoletus sensu stricto, and C. chiopterus.
Armin R.W. Elbers, Rudy Meiswinkel, Erik van Weezep, Marianne M. Sloet van Oldruitenborgh-Oosterbaan, Engbert A. Kooi   +4 more
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Schmallenberg virus circulation in culicoides in Belgium in 2012: field validation of a real time RT-PCR approach to assess virus replication and dissemination in midges. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2014
Indigenous Culicoides biting midges are suggested to be putative vectors for the recently emerged Schmallenberg virus (SBV) based on SBV RNA detection in field-caught midges.
Nick De Regge, Maxime Madder, Isra Deblauwe, Bertrand Losson, Christiane Fassotte, Julie Demeulemeester, François Smeets, Marie Tomme, Ann Brigitte Cay   +8 more
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