Searching for potential Culicoides vectors of four orbiviruses in Yunnan Province, China [PDF]
Parasites & VectorsBackground Some species of Culicoides (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae) are major vectors for arboviruses, and Yunnan Province is a key area for arbovirus prevalence in China.
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Real-Time Reverse Transcription Multienzyme Isothermal Rapid Amplification for Rapid Detection of African Horse Sickness Virus. [PDF]
Transbound Emerg DisAfrican horse sickness (AHS) is an acute infectious disease of equids caused by the AHS virus (AHSV), which can cause up to 90% mortality in naive horses. Reliable and rapid diagnosis is crucial for the surveillance and control of AHSV. As one of the AHSV detection methods recommended by World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH), the RT‐qPCR assay ...
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Culicoides biting midges in urban areas of northern Spain. [PDF]
Med Vet EntomolCulicoides biting midges showed high species richness (18 species) but low abundance in urban parks and cemeteries in northern Spain. The Obsoletus complex (Culicoides obsoletus and Culicoides scoticus) was the predominant taxon in urban environments, peaking in early June in green areas and in May in cemeteries. Host feeding patterns revealed an avian
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National Seroprevalence and Risk Factors of Bluetongue Virus in Domestic Ruminants of Peru. [PDF]
Transbound Emerg DisBluetongue (BT) is a viral infection caused by the bluetongue virus (BTV) that affects domestic and wild ruminants worldwide. It is primarily transmitted by Culicoides spp. midges, and its infection is highly prevalent across temperate and tropical regions.
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Molecular detection of parasites and host preference in wild-caught Culicoides biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in Chiang Mai and Nakhon Si Thammarat Provinces, Thailand [PDF]
ParasiteCulicoides biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) have been reported as potential vectors for haemoparasites. Information about host-vector-parasite specificity is required to confirm their status.
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Culicoides and midge-associated arboviruses on cattle farms in Yunnan Province, China [PDF]
ParasiteCulicoides spp. (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) are small biting midges, some of which are the vectors of arboviruses affecting livestock, i.e., African horse sickness virus (AHSV), bluetongue virus (BTV), and epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus (EHDV ...
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New records of biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) from Tabasco, Mexico
Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 2022 New distribution records for the state of Tabasco of the following species are presented: Forcipomyia stylifer (Lutz, 1913), Culicoides blantoni Vargas & Wirth, 1955, Culicoides foxi Ortiz, 1950, Culicoides leopoldoi Ortiz, 1951, Culicoides jamaicensis ...
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Parasite, 2021 Biting midges of the genus Culicoides are vectors of important pathogens affecting domestic and wild animals and have played a major role in the re-emergence of new outbreaks of bluetongue (BTV) and Schmallenberg (SBV) viruses in Europe.
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Post-epidemic Occurrence of Bluetongue Virus Vectors (Culicoides Species) în Iași County
Bulletin of University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca: Veterinary Medicine, 2020 Culicoides is a genus of biting midges in the family Ceratopogonidae, representing a big threat, giving that several species serve as biological vectors of pathogens of veterinary importance.
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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 ...
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