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Viral diversity and blood-feeding patterns of Afrotropical Culicoides biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)

Frontiers in Microbiology
IntroductionCulicoides biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) are vectors of arboviral pathogens that primarily affect livestock represented by Schmallenberg virus (SBV), epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus (EHDV) and bluetongue virus (BTV).
Edwin O. Ogola, Edwin O. Ogola, Armanda D. S. Bastos, Inga Slothouwer, Caroline Getugi, Josephine Osalla, Dorcus C. A. Omoga, Dickens O. Ondifu, Rosemary Sang, Baldwyn Torto, Baldwyn Torto, Sandra Junglen, David P. Tchouassi   +12 more
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Culicoides en Turquie occidentale par rapport à la fièvre catarrhale ovine et bovine

Revue d’Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, 1983
A l'occasion d'une courte mission effectuée en 1981 en Turquie occidentale, dix-neuf espèces de Culicoides ont été capturées à l'aide de pièges lumineux, ce qui porte à 26 le nombre total des espèces de Culicoides identifiées en Turquie. C. imicola qui a
M. Jennings, J.P.T. Boorman, H. Ergün
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Surveillance on African Horse Sickness Virus in China’s Southern Border Regions

Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
African horse sickness (AHS) is a vector‐borne and noncontagious disease caused by African horse sickness virus (AHSV) that poses a severe threat to the global equine industry. As a country historically free from AHS, China faces elevated risks due to recent outbreaks in Southeast Asia in 2020 and its ecological suitability of its border regions for ...
Feng Zhang, Shujuan Wang, Tiangang Xu, Weijie Ren, Yanli Zou, Yingchao Ren, Yonggang Zhao, Linlin Fang, Shuang Liu, Bangquan Zeng, Min Zheng, Ju Qin, Huanyun Zhao, Qingan Zhou, Jianhao Wu, Amuti Nuermaimaiti, Ronggui Chen, Nan Wang, Jinming Li, Zhicheng Zhang, Zhiliang Wang, Jingyue Bao, Nan-hua Chen   +22 more
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Culicoides biting midges at the National Zoological Gardens of South Africa : research communication

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 2007
Culicoides biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) are responsible for the transmission of a large number of pathogens to livestock and wild animals. In this study the presence of the genus, using light traps based at four different sites within the ...
K. Labuschagne, L.J. Gerber, I. Espie, S. Carpenter   +3 more
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Spatial Modelling of Environmental Risk Factors Influencing Schmallenberg Virus Exposure in German Sheep

Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Schmallenberg virus (SBV) is a Culicoides‐borne Orthobunyavirus causing congenital malformations and reproductive losses in ruminants, with substantial economic and livestock health impacts across Europe. While outbreaks have been linked to specific climatic and environmental conditions, the drivers of SBV transmission in endemic regions remain poorly ...
Frederik Kiene, Hannes Bergmann, Martin Ganter, Benjamin U. Bauer, Fedor Korennoy   +4 more
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First detection of Leishmania infantum (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae) in Culicoides spp. (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)

Parasites & Vectors, 2014
Background Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) species are known to be the vectors of Bluetongue virus and African Horses Sickness virus (AHSV) in different areas of the world.
Darine Slama, Najoua Haouas, Latifa Remadi, Habib Mezhoud, Hamouda Babba, Emna Chaker   +5 more
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A habitat suitability analysis for three Culicoides species implicated in bluetongue virus transmission in the Southeastern United States

Medical and Veterinary Entomology, Volume 39, Issue 2, Page 373-384, June 2025.
Culicoides insignis, Culicoides stellifer and Culicoides venustus are suspected Bluetongue Virus vectors in the United States and could potentially influence the transmission of Bluetongue Virus to ruminant livestock. Habitat suitability models predicted suitable habitat for C. insignis in Florida and along the coast, C.
Peter Kessinger, Angela M. James, Kelly A. Patyk, Stacey L. Vigil, Mark G. Ruder, Sheryl Magzamen   +5 more
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First molecular evidence of potential Culicoides vectors implicated in bluetongue virus transmission in Morocco

Parasites & Vectors
Background Bluetongue is a non-contagious viral disease that affects both domestic and wild ruminants. It is transmitted primarily by small hematophagous Diptera belonging to the genus Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae).
Soukaina Daif, Ikhlass El Berbri, Ouafaa Fassi Fihri   +2 more
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Spatial and temporal variation in the abundance of Culicoides biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in nine European countries

Parasites & Vectors, 2018
Background Biting midges of the genus Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) are vectors of bluetongue virus (BTV), African horse sickness virus and Schmallenberg virus (SBV). Outbreaks of both BTV and SBV have affected large parts of Europe.
Ana Carolina Cuéllar, Lene Jung Kjær, Carsten Kirkeby, Henrik Skovgard, Søren Achim Nielsen, Anders Stockmarr, Gunnar Andersson, Anders Lindstrom, Jan Chirico, Renke Lühken, Sonja Steinke, Ellen Kiel, Jörn Gethmann, Franz J. Conraths, Magdalena Larska, Inger Hamnes, Ståle Sviland, Petter Hopp, Katharina Brugger, Franz Rubel, Thomas Balenghien, Claire Garros, Ignace Rakotoarivony, Xavier Allène, Jonathan Lhoir, David Chavernac, Jean-Claude Delécolle, Bruno Mathieu, Delphine Delécolle, Marie-Laure Setier-Rio, Roger Venail, Bethsabée Scheid, Miguel Ángel Miranda Chueca, Carlos Barceló, Javier Lucientes, Rosa Estrada, Alexander Mathis, Wesley Tack, Rene Bødker   +38 more
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MHC Diversity Across Time and Space

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 4, April 2025.
The article discusses the importance of genetic diversity, particularly in the Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) loci, in maintaining evolution and protecting against infectious disease. We review the emerging research on geographic and temporal patterns of MHC diversity in natural populations and highlight the consequences of lower MHC diversity ...
Maria Cortazar‐Chinarro, Kayla C. King, Mette Lillie   +2 more
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