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Investigation of the global transportation of Culicoides biting midges, vectors of livestock and equid arboviruses, from flower‐packing plants in Kenya

Medical and Veterinary Entomology, EarlyView.
Arboviral diseases spread by Culicoides biting midges have been introduced into Europe by unknown means. A possible route is the carriage of midges with cut flowers shipped to flower markets. We sampled Culicoides in and around a cut flower farm in Kenya; midges were caught in the vicinity and a greenhouse, but not where flowers are processed.
Jessica Eleanor Stokes, Karien Labuschagne, Eric Maurice Fèvre, Matthew Baylis   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

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, Guis, Hélène, Kluiters, Georgette, Labuschagne, Karien, McIntyre, K. Marie, Sugden, David, Vilar, Maria J.   +6 more
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RNA interference targets arbovirus replication in Culicoides cells [PDF]

, 2013
This work was supported by United Kingdom Medical Research Council and Wellcome Trust.Arboviruses are transmitted to vertebrate hosts by biting arthropod vectors such as mosquitoes, ticks, and midges.
Elliott, Richard M., Kohl, Alain, McFarlane, Melanie, Palmarini, Massimo, Ratinier, Maxime, Schnettler, Esther, Shaw, Andrew E., Varela, Mariana, Watson, Mick   +8 more
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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
wiley   +1 more source

Genetic Characterization of the Tick-Borne Orbiviruses [PDF]

, 2015
The International Committee for Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) recognizes four species of tick-borne orbiviruses (TBOs): Chenuda virus, Chobar Gorge virus, Wad Medani virus and Great Island virus (genus Orbivirus, family Reoviridae).
Attoui, H, Belaganahalli, M N, Brownlie, J, Maan, N S, Maan, S, Mertens, P P C, Tesh, R   +6 more
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Extracellular Vesicles in Arthropods: Biogenesis, Functions, Isolation Methods and Applications

Journal of Extracellular Vesicles, Volume 14, Issue 9, September 2025.
ABSTRACT Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are membrane‐bound nanoparticles secreted by cells that are involved in multiple forms of intercellular communication and show promising potential for biotechnological applications. Arthropod‐derived EV research remains relatively fragmented in contrast to the extensively studied mammalian EV field. In this review,
Simon Remans, Stijn Van den Brande, Jozef Vanden Broeck, Dulce Santos   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

DNA barcoding and molecular identification of field-collected Culicoides larvae in the Niayes area of Senegal

Parasites & Vectors, 2018
Background Biting midge species of the genus Culicoides Latreille (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) comprise more than 1300 species distributed worldwide. Several species of Culicoides are vectors of various viruses that can affect animals, like the African ...
Mame Thierno Bakhoum, Mamadou Sarr, Assane Gueye Fall, Karine Huber, Moussa Fall, Mbacké Sembène, Momar Talla Seck, Karien Labuschagne, Laetitia Gardès, Mamadou Ciss, Geoffrey Gimonneau, Jérémy Bouyer, Thierry Baldet, Claire Garros   +13 more
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Tracking Community Timing: Pattern and Determinants of Seasonality in Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in Northern Florida

Viruses, 2020
Community dynamics are embedded in hierarchical spatial–temporal scales that connect environmental drivers with species assembly processes. Culicoides species are hematophagous arthropod vectors of orbiviruses that impact wild and domestic ruminants.
Agustin I. Quaglia, Erik M. Blosser, Bethany L. McGregor, Alfred E. Runkel, Kristin E. Sloyer, Dinesh Erram, Samantha M. Wisely, Nathan D. Burkett-Cadena   +7 more
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Emergence dynamics of adult Culicoides biting midges at two farms in south-east England

Parasites & Vectors, 2022
Background Culicoides biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) are biological vectors of livestock arboviruses that cause diseases with significant economic, social and welfare impacts.
Jessica Eleanor Stokes, Simon Carpenter, Christopher Sanders, Simon Gubbins   +3 more
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