Incidence of Culicoides species in Maiduguri Nigeria
Kanem Journal of Medical SciencesBackground: Culicoides are Diptera of the Family Ceratopogonidae commonly called biting midges or nosee-ums with the capacity as biological vectors of pathogens causing notifiable diseases.
Abdullahi A. Biu +3 more
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Veterinaria Italiana, 2019 An outbreak of Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) occurred in the Antalya Province in Turkey during October 2015. The Antalya Province has suitable habitats for vectors. There is no information available on the role of Culicoides spp.
Murat Şevik, Mustafa Emin OZ
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The biting and predaceous midges of Guadeloupe (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae). I. Species of the subfamily Ceratopogoninae [PDF]
, 2013 We provide new records of biting and predaceous midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) from Guadeloupe in the subfamily Ceratopogoninae, including descriptions and illustrations of three new predaceous species in the genera, Parabezzia Malloch, Stilobezzia ...
Cazorla, Carla G. +3 more
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Infection with Mansonella perstans Nematodes in Buruli Ulcer Patients, Ghana. [PDF]
, 2014 During August 2010-December 2012, we conducted a study of patients in Ghana who had Buruli ulcer, caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans, and found that 23% were co-infected with Mansonella perstans nematodes; 13% of controls also had M. perstans infection. M.
Alexander Debrah +28 more
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Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association, 1997 The eggs of Culicoides circumscriptus Kieffer, Culicoides gejgelensis Dzhafarov, and Culicoides imicola Kieffer collected in Israel are described and illustrated by scanning electron micrographs. Eggs of all 3 species were morphologically similar, generally sausage- or cigar-shaped, with slight dorsal-ventral curvature and longitudinal rows of tubercle
J F, Day +4 more
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Schmallenberg virus: emergence of an Orthobunyavirus among ruminants in Western Europe [PDF]
, 2012 Recently, a novel virus has been identified among ruminants in Western Europe. This virus, the so-called Schmallenberg virus, belongs to the family Bunyaviridae, genus Orthobunyavirus, serogroup Simbu and is closely related to Akabane, Aino and Shamonda ...
Bertels, Guido +3 more
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Geo-statistical analysis of Culicoides spp. distribution and abundance in Sicily, Italy
Parasites & Vectors, 2018 Background Biting midges belonging to Culicoides imicola, Culicoides obsoletus complex and Culicoides pulicaris complex (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) are increasingly implicated as vectors of bluetongue virus in Palaearctic regions.
Valeria Blanda +7 more
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Biting midges from Dominican amber : 3. Species of the tribes Culicoidini and Ceratopogonini (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) [PDF]
, 1998 The following 10 new species of biting midges are described and illustrated from Dominican amber: Culicoides (Oecacta) antilleanus, C. (0.) brodzinskyi, C. (0.) ambericus, C. (0.) hispanicolus, C. mammalicolus, Brachypogon (B.) american us, B. (Isohelea)
Grogan, William L. Jr. +1 more
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Prevalence, population dynamics and host preferences of Culicoides spp. (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) of livestock in Marathwada region of Maharashtra State [PDF]
Veterinary World, 2014 Aim: The present study is a part of a research project on integrated pest management of livestock pests with reference to Culicoides spp. Study of prevalence, population dynamics and host preferences are the important benchmarks essential for chalking ...
B. W. Narladkar , P. R. Shivpuje
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Measuring between-farm variation in Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) density, the vectors of bluetongue virus [PDF]
, 2014 Culicoides midges are ubiquitous on farms in the UK, but little research has explored their abundance, an important determinant of disease risk. Models to explain and predict variation in their abundance are needed for effective targeting of control ...
Baylis, Matthew +6 more
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