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High Abundance of Haemoproteus Parasites in Culicoides (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae), with a Confirmation of Culicoides reconditus as a New Vector of These Avian Blood Parasites

open access: yesInsects
Haemoproteus parasites are the most diverse among Haemosporida. However, their natural vectors (Culicoides) are still poorly investigated and were identified for only a few parasite species and lineages. The application of an integrative approach (insect
Carolina Romeiro Fernandes Chagas   +6 more
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Predicting the abundance of African horse sickness vectors in South Africa using GIS and artificial neural networks

open access: yesSouth African Journal of Science, 2011
African horse sickness (AHS) is a disease that is endemic to sub-Saharan Africa and is caused by a virus potentially transmitted by a number of Culicoides species (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) including Culicoides imicola and Culicoides bolitinos.
Sanet Eksteen, Gregory Breetzke
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