Culicoides Biting Midges—Underestimated Vectors for Arboviruses of Public Health and Veterinary Importance

F Sick, M Beer, H Kampen, K Wernike - Viruses, 2019 - mdpi.com
Culicoides biting midges, small hematophagous dipterans, are the demonstrated or putative
vectors of multiple arboviruses of veterinary and public health importance. Despite its …

[HTML][HTML] Culicoides Latreille (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) taxonomy: current challenges and future directions

LE Harrup, GA Bellis, T Balenghien, C Garros - Infection, Genetics and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Culicoides Latreille biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) cause a significant
biting nuisance to humans, livestock and equines, and are the biological vectors of a range …

Epidemiological and molecular studies on lumpy skin disease outbreaks in Turkey during 2014–2015

M Şevik, M Doğan - Transboundary and emerging diseases, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
This study was carried out to explore epidemiological and molecular features of lumpy skin
disease virus (LSDV) in the Aegean, Central Anatolian and Mediterranean regions of …

Culicoides Latreille (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) as potential vectors for Leishmania martiniquensis and Trypanosoma sp. in northern Thailand

S Sunantaraporn, A Thepparat, A Phumee… - PLoS neglected …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Biting midges of genus Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) are the vectors of several
pathogenic arboviruses and parasites of humans and animals. Several reports have …

First Evidence of Co-Circulation of Emerging Leishmania martiniquensis, Leishmania orientalis, and Crithidia sp. in Culicoides Biting Midges (Diptera …

N Songumpai, C Promrangsee, P Noopetch… - Tropical Medicine and …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Since 1996, autochthonous cases of emerging leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania
(Mundinia) martiniquensis and Leishmania (Mundinia) orientalis have been more frequently …

Rapid diagnostic PCR assays for members of the Culicoides obsoletus and Culicoides pulicaris species complexes, implicated vectors of bluetongue virus in Europe

DV Nolan, S Carpenter, J Barber, PS Mellor… - Veterinary …, 2007 - Elsevier
Biting midges of the Culicoides obsoletus Meigen and Culicoides pulicaris L. species
complexes (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) are increasingly implicated as vectors of bluetongue …

Oral Susceptibility to Bluetongue virus of Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) from the United Kingdom

S Carpenter, HL Lunt, D Arav, GJ Venter… - Journal of medical …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Oral susceptibility to infection with bluetongue virus (family Resviridae, genus Orbivirus,
BTV) serotype 9 was characterized in three Palaearctic species of Culicoides (Diptera …

On the specificity of avian blood parasites: revealing specific and generalist relationships between haemosporidians and biting midges

J MARTÍNEZ‐de la PUENTE, J Martinez… - Molecular …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The study of host–parasite relationships involving vector‐borne parasites requires
understanding interactions between parasites and vectors. The capacity of haemosporidians …

Worldwide Niche and Future Potential Distribution of Culicoides imicola, a Major Vector of Bluetongue and African Horse Sickness Viruses

S Guichard, H Guis, A Tran, C Garros, T Balenghien… - PLoS …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
We modelled the ecoclimatic niche of Culicoides imicola, a major arthropod vector of midge-
borne viral pathogens affecting ruminants and equids, at fine scale and on a global extent …

Identification of cryptic species of Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in the subgenus Culicoides and development of species-specific PCR assays based on …

N Pagès, F Muñoz-Muñoz, S Talavera, V Sarto… - Veterinary …, 2009 - Elsevier
Culicoides biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) are vectors of important diseases
affecting wild and domestic animals. During the last decade they have played a major role in …