Parasites & Vectors, 2014 Background Culicoides spp. play an important role in the transmission of several vector-borne pathogens such as Bluetongue and Schmallenberg virus in Europe.
Tania Ayllón +5 more
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Insight on the larval habitat of Afrotropical Culicoides Latreille (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in the Niayes area of Senegal, West Africa [PDF]
, 2016 Background: Certain biting midges species of the genus Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) are vectors of virus to livestock worldwide. Culicoides larval ecology has remained overlooked because of difficulties to identify breeding sites, methodological
Assane G. Fall +8 more
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Composition and seasonality of Culicoides in three host environments in Rabat region (Morocco)
Revue d’Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, 2020 Morocco has suffered several outbreaks of Culicoides-borne viruses in recent decades and most studies have focused on Culicoides imicola, considered for a long time as the only important vector.
Maria Bourquia +10 more
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Laboratory evaluation of stable isotope labeling of Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) for adult dispersal studies. [PDF]
, 2019 BackgroundStable isotope labeling is a promising method for use in insect mark-capture and dispersal studies. Culicoides biting midges, which transmit several important animal pathogens, including bluetongue virus (BTV) and epizootic hemorrhagic disease ...
Gerry, Alec C +6 more
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Genetic analysis of members of the species Oropouche virus and identification of a novel M segment sequence [PDF]
, 2015 Oropouche virus (OROV) is a public health threat in South America, and in particular Northern Brazil, causing frequent outbreaks of febrile illness.
Azevedo, Raimunda S.S. +8 more
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On the specificity of avian blood parasites: Revealing specific and generalist relationships between haemosporidians and biting midges [PDF]
, 2012 The study of host-parasite relationships involving vector-borne parasites requires understanding interactions between parasites and vectors. The capacity of haemosporidians to infect insects has clear evolutionary consequences for the transmission of ...
Herrero, Jessica +4 more
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Comprehensive characterisation of Culicoides clastrieri and C. festivipennis (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) according to morphological and morphometric characters using a multivariate approach and DNA barcode [PDF]
, 2021 Leila Hadj-Henni +3 more
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Revisiting Alkali Metals As a Tool to Characterize Patterns of Mosquito Dispersal and Oviposition. [PDF]
, 2019 Mark-recapture methods constitute a set of classical ecological tools that are used to collect information on species dispersal and population size. These methods have advanced knowledge in disparate scientific fields, from conservation biology to pest ...
Barker, Christopher M +2 more
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Schmallenberg virus non-structural proteins NSs and NSm are not essential for experimental infection of <i>Culicoides sonorensis</i> biting midges. [PDF]
J VirolWernike K +8 more
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Study of the immature stages of two species of the biting midge genus Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) [PDF]
, 2013 Pupa of Culicoides insignis Lutz, 1913, and larva and pupa of Culicoides bambusicola Lutz, 1913 are fully described. They are illustrated and photographed using binocular microscope, phase-contrast stereoscope at oil immersion and scanning electronic ...
Cazorla, Carla Gisela +2 more
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