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Molecular identification, phylogenetic status, and geographic distribution of Culicoides oxystoma (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in Israel. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2012
Culicoides oxystoma (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) is an important vector species, reported mainly from Asia, with high potential to transmit viral diseases affecting livestock. In Japan, many arboviruses have been isolated from C. oxystoma, suggesting it as
Neta Morag, Yonatan Saroya, Yehuda Braverman, Eyal Klement, Yuval Gottlieb   +4 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]

Insects, 2022
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, Thanaporn Hortiwakul, Kanyarat Kraivichian, Padet Siriyasatien, Narisa Brownell   +4 more
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Insights on Transmission, Spread, and Possible Endemization of Selected Arboviruses in Israel—Interim Results from Five-Year Surveillance [PDF]

Veterinary Sciences, 2022
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, Orly Friedgut, Ditza Rotenberg, Olga Zalesky, Omer Izhaki, Amit Yulzary, Asael Rot, Ricardo Wolkomirsky, Lior Zamir, Faris Hmd, Jacob Brenner   +10 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]

Parasites & Vectors
Background Clinical cases of leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania (Mundinia) parasites have been increasingly reported in Southeast Asia, particularly Thailand.
Chulaluk Promrangsee, Sira Sriswasdi, Sakone Sunantaraporn, Chatuthanai Savigamin, Thanapat Pataradool, Chatchapon Sricharoensuk, Rungfar Boonserm, Rinnara Ampol, Pitchayaporn Pruenglampoo, Mathirut Mungthin, Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit, Padet Siriyasatien, Kanok Preativatanyou   +12 more
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Seasonal Abundance and Diversity of Culicoides Biting Midges in Livestock Sheds in Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand [PDF]

Insects
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, Naoto Kamata, Padet Siriyasatien, Waranya Prempree, Kannika Dasuntad, Boonruam Chittsamart, Sunisa Sanguansub   +6 more
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Mitochondrial Genomes from Fungal the Entomopathogenic Moelleriella Genus Reveals Evolutionary History, Intron Dynamics and Phylogeny [PDF]

Journal of Fungi
Members of the genus Moelleriella (Hypocreales, Clavicipitaceae) are insect pathogens with specificity for scale insects and whiteflies. However, no mitochondrial genomes are available for these fungi.
Chengjie Xiong, Yongsheng Lin, Nemat O. Keyhani, Junya Shang, Yuchen Mao, Jiao Yang, Minghai Zheng, Lixia Yang, Huili Pu, Longbing Lin, Taichang Mu, Mengjia Zhu, Ziyi Wu, Zhenxing Qiu, Wen Xiong, Xiayu Guan, Junzhi Qiu   +16 more
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Culicoides and midge-associated arboviruses on cattle farms in Yunnan Province, China [PDF]

Parasite
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, Li Zhan-Hong, Bellis Glenn A., Li Le, Liu Bing-Gang, Wang Jian-Ping, Liu Jian-Mei, Liao De-Fang, Zhu Jian-Bo   +8 more
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Detection of bluetongue virus in Culicoides spp. in southern Yunnan Province, China [PDF]

Parasites & Vectors, 2021
Background Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) are vectors for many arboviruses. At least 20 species are considered as vectors or potential vectors of bluetongue virus (BTV) which cause bluetongue disease in ruminants.
Ying Liang Duan, Le Li, Glenn Bellis, Zhen Xing Yang, Hua Chun Li   +4 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]

mSphere
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, Yuwen He, Jinxin Meng, Susheng Li, Nan Li, Jinglin Wang, Jianling Song   +6 more
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Assessing the Risk of Occurrence of Bluetongue in Senegal [PDF]

Microorganisms, 2020
Bluetongue is a non-contagious viral disease affecting small ruminants and cattle that can cause severe economic losses in the livestock sector. The virus is transmitted by certain species of the genus Culicoides and consequently, understanding their ...
Marie Cicille Ba Gahn, Fallou Niakh, Mamadou Ciss, Ismaila Seck, Modou Moustapha Lo, Assane Gueye Fall, Biram Biteye, Moussa Fall, Mbengué Ndiaye, Aminata Ba, Momar Talla Seck, Baba Sall, Mbargou Lo, Coumba Faye, Cécile Squarzoni-Diaw, Alioune Ka, Yves Amevoin, Andrea Apolloni   +17 more
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