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Identification of hepatitis C virus in the common bed bug – a potential, but uncommon route for HCV infection?

Emerging Microbes and Infections, 2020
During an ongoing virome metagenomics project we identified hepatitis C virus (HCV) in a pool of recently blood-fed common bed bug (Cimex lectularius) nymphs sampled from domestic residences in Europe.
Jiaxin Ling, Thomas Persson Vinnersten, Jenny C. Hesson, Jon Bohlin, Espen Roligheten, Edward C. Holmes, John H.-O. Pettersson   +6 more
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MALDI-TOF MS identification of Cimex lectularius and Cimex hemipterus bedbugs

Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 2020
Bedbugs (Cimex lectularius and C. hemipterus) have reemerged as a major public health problem around the world. Their bites cause various skin lesions as well as discomfort and anxiety. Their role as potential vectors of various infectious agents is discussed.
Benkacimi, Linda, Gazelle, Gladys, El Hamzaoui, Basma, Bérenger, Jean-Michel, Parola, Philippe, Laroche, Maureen   +5 more
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Ectoparasite Diversity and Infection Burden on Two Sympatric Bat Species, Myotis lucifugus and M. septentrionalis (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae)

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 12, December 2025.
Ectoparasite community diversity is similar between two endangered bat species in Atlantic Canada. Ectoparasite burden of the two most common ectoparasites varies between bat species in conjunction with their behavior and roosting differences. ABSTRACT Parasites are an abundant and diverse group of organisms that are often excluded from biodiversity ...
Alexandra H. Sauk, Hugh G. Broders
wiley   +1 more source

Structural similarities reveal an expansive conotoxin family with a two‐finger toxin fold

Protein Science, Volume 34, Issue 11, November 2025.
Abstract Venomous animals have evolved a diverse repertoire of toxins with considerable pharmaceutical potential. The rapid evolution of peptide toxins, such as the conotoxins produced by venomous marine cone snails, often complicates efforts to infer their evolutionary relationships based solely on sequence information.
Muhammad Saad Khilji, Celeste M. Hackney, Thomas L. Koch, Arik J. Hone, Aymeric Rogalski, Maren Watkins, Jortan Tun, J. Michael McIntosh, Baldomero Olivera, Helena Safavi‐Hemami, Kaare Teilum, Lars Ellgaard   +11 more
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Clinical manifestations of bed bug bites: A systematic review of case reports.

PLoS ONE
ImportanceClinical characterization of bed bug (Cimex spp.) bite manifestations remains limited.ObjectiveThis systematic review synthesizes case reports to describe dermatological, systemic, and psychological outcomes of bed bug bites.Evidence ...
Julian Felipe Porras-Villamil, Zachary C DeVries   +1 more
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Os Cimicídeos e sua importância em Saúde Pública (Hemiptera-Heteroptera; Cimicidae) The Cimicidae and their importance in Public Health (Hemiptera-Heteroptera; Cimicidae)

Revista de Saúde Pública, 1990
Apresenta-se atualização de conhecimentos sobre insetos da família Cimicidae, ou percevejos, de interesse em saúde pública. Após fornecer elementos de morfologia, externa e interna, dedica-se atenção à biologia e ecologia desses insetos, em especial modo,
Oswaldo Paulo Forattini
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Characterization of bacterial communities associated with blood-fed and starved tropical bed bugs, Cimex hemipterus (F.) (Hemiptera): a high throughput metabarcoding analysis

Scientific Reports, 2021
With the development of new metagenomic techniques, the microbial community structure of common bed bugs, Cimex lectularius, is well-studied, while information regarding the constituents of the bacterial communities associated with tropical bed bugs ...
Li Lim, Abdul Hafiz Ab Majid
doaj   +1 more source

Determinants of mating success in a lek‐mating species

Agricultural and Forest Entomology, Volume 27, Issue 4, Page 643-652, November 2025.
Abstract Leks are male‐biased aggregations formed for mating, where sperm is the only resource acquired by visiting females. One of the many advantages of leks is the possibility to efficiently assess the quality of potential mates by comparing aggregated individuals of the same sex with one another. When direct mate choice occurs in a lekking species,
Joséphine Queffelec, Jeremy D. Allison, Bernard Slippers, Jaco M. Greeff   +3 more
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Ectoparasite and trichomonosis management improve nestling golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) health and survival: An effective mitigation strategy

Journal of Applied Ecology, Volume 62, Issue 10, Page 2764-2773, October 2025.
For sensitive or at‐risk bird species, treating parasites and disease can improve nest productivity and support population growth, making it a valuable conservation tool. In areas with high concentrations of poultry bugs or where eagles consume avian vectors of Trichomonas spp., pathogen and parasite treatments may serve as an effective mitigation ...
Julie A. Heath, Caitlin M. Davis, Benjamin M. Dudek, Christopher J. W. McClure, Kevin T. Myers, Emma K. Regnier, Brian W. Rolek, Ashley L. Santiago   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Insight into the Sialome of the Bed Bug,Cimex lectularius [PDF]

Journal of Proteome Research, 2010
The evolution of insects to a blood diet leads to the development of a saliva that antagonizes their hosts' hemostasis and inflammation. Hemostasis and inflammation are redundant processes, and thus a complex salivary potion composed of dozens or near 100 different polypeptides is commonly found by transcriptome or proteome analysis of these organisms.
Ivo M B, Francischetti, Eric, Calvo, John F, Andersen, Van M, Pham, Amanda J, Favreau, Kent D, Barbian, Alvaro, Romero, Jesus G, Valenzuela, José M C, Ribeiro   +8 more
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