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The taxonomy of Brazilian insects vectors of transmissible diseases (1900-2000) - then and now
A brief historical overview is given of the most relevant taxonomic studies of insect groups vectors of transmissible diseases in Brazil, from the "heroic" times of the foundation of the Instituto Oswaldo Cruz in Rio de Janeiro up to the present.
Nelson Papavero+1 more
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BackgroundBiting midges of the genus Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) transmit pathogens that cause important diseases. No effective technique has been found to properly control either Culicoides spp.
N. Pagès+4 more
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A bibliography of works for the identification of freshwater invertebrates in the British Isles [PDF]
This bibliography covers the literature up to the end of 1978. The criteria used in the selection of references were that they should aid identification of invertebrates directly; thus, works solely concerned with the taxonomy of a particular group are ...
Armitage, P.D.+2 more
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Some New Records of Culicoides Species (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) from Iran
Background: Biting midges of the genus Culicoides act as vectors for important diseases affecting humans and both wild and domestic animals. Collection of adult Culicoides specimens in the near vicinity of vertebrate hosts is the major part of any ...
Mohammad Abdigoudarzi
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DNA Barcoding of genus Culicoides biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in the Brazilian Amazon.
Luis Paulo Costa Carvalho+8 more
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BackgroundBiting midges in the genus Culicoides (Diptera; Ceratopogonidae) have been implicated in the transmission of a number of parasites and highly pathogenic viruses. In North America, the complete transmission cycles of many of these pathogens need
Matthew W Hopken+3 more
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This paper describes some results of a systematic survey of the Ceratopogonidae midges of the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Three species, Stilobezzia punctulata Lane, 1947, Heteromyia chaquensis Duret & Lane, 1955 and Dasyhelea paulistana Forattini ...
Hélio N. Espínola, Afonso Pelli
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BackgroundBluetongue (BT) epidemics have affected the Mediterranean island of Sardinia since 2000. While Culicoides imicola represents the main bluetongue virus (BTV) vector, other European Culicoides biting midges, possibly implicated in virus ...
C. Foxi+5 more
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Studies on Indian Culicoides (Ceratopogonidae: Diptera)1 [PDF]
P. Sen, Santosh K. Gupta
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The pupal exuvia of Mallochohelea termophila (Spinelli) is redescribed, photographed and illustrated mainly based on the type-series. Pupae of the type-series were collected with forceps from a thermal stream and were attached to rocks about 200 m from ...
María M. Ronderos, Gustavo R. Spinelli
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