Searching for potential Culicoides vectors of four orbiviruses in Yunnan Province, China [PDF]
Background Some species of Culicoides (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae) are major vectors for arboviruses, and Yunnan Province is a key area for arbovirus prevalence in China.
Zhan Hong Li +10 more
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Diversity, Abundance and Host Blood Meal Analysis of Culicoides Latreille (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) from Cattle Pens in Different Land Use Types from Thailand [PDF]
Biting midges of the genus Culicoides Latreille are significant pests and vectors that transmit pathogens to humans and other animals. Cattle are among the important livestock that can potentially be severely affected by Culicoides.
Bhuvadol Gomontean +8 more
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Circadian activity of Culicoides oxystoma (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae), potential vector of bluetongue and African horse sickness viruses in the Niayes area, Senegal. [PDF]
Culicoides biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) are important vectors of arboviruses in Africa. Culicoides oxystoma has been recently recorded in the Niayes region of Senegal (West Africa) and its high abundance on horses suggests a potential implication in the transmission of the African horse sickness virus in this region.
Fall M +10 more
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Culicoides and midge-associated arboviruses on cattle farms in Yunnan Province, China [PDF]
Culicoides spp. (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) are small biting midges, some of which are the vectors of arboviruses affecting livestock, i.e., African horse sickness virus (AHSV), bluetongue virus (BTV), and epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus (EHDV ...
Duan Ying-Liang +8 more
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Molecular Identification of Host Blood Meals and Detection of Blood Parasites in Culicoides Latreille (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) Collected from Phatthalung Province, Southern Thailand [PDF]
Five hundred and fifty-nine female biting midges were collected, and seventeen species in six subgenera (Avaritia, Haemophoructus, Hoffmania, Meijerehelea, Remmia, and Trithecoides) and two groups (Clavipalpis and Shortti) were identified.
Sakone Sunantaraporn +4 more
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Seasonal dynamics, Leishmania diversity, and nanopore-based metabarcoding of blood meal origins in Culicoides spp. in the newly emerging focus of leishmaniasis in Northern Thailand [PDF]
Background Clinical cases of leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania (Mundinia) parasites have been increasingly reported in Southeast Asia, particularly Thailand.
Chulaluk Promrangsee +12 more
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Isolation and identification of Tete virus group (Peribunyaviridae: Orthobunyavirus) from Culicoides biting midges collected in Lichuan County, China. [PDF]
In July 2018, a virus (JXLC1806-2) was isolated from Culicoides biting midges collected in Lichuan County, Jiangxi Province, China. The virus isolate showed significant cytopathic effects within 48 hours after inoculation with mammalian cells (BHK-21 ...
Yin Q +14 more
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Isolation of four serotypes of epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus from Culicoides spp. and their associated infections in cattle in Yunnan, China [PDF]
Epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD) is a noncontagious viral infection transmitted by certain species of the genus Culicoides and has been included on the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) list of diseases affecting domestic and wild ruminants ...
Zhenxing Yang +6 more
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Seasonal Abundance and Diversity of Culicoides Biting Midges in Livestock Sheds in Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand [PDF]
Culicoides biting midges were collected using UV light traps from nine livestock farms in Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand. Collections were made one night per month from June 2020 to May 2021 to determine the seasonal changes and spatial distribution of ...
Arunrat Thepparat +6 more
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Insights on Transmission, Spread, and Possible Endemization of Selected Arboviruses in Israel—Interim Results from Five-Year Surveillance [PDF]
Outbreaks of arthropod-borne (arbo) viruses that infect livestock impact the health and welfare of domestic and wild animals are often responsible for significant economic losses in livestock production. Surveillance and early warning systems effectively
Adi Behar +10 more
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