| a preventive immunization approach against insect bite hypersensitivity: intralymphatic injection with recombinant allergens in alum or alum and monophosphoryl lipid a. | insect bite hypersensitivity (ibh) is an ige-mediated dermatitis of horses caused by bites of culicoides insects, not indigenous to iceland. horses born in iceland and exported to culicoides-rich areas are frequently affected with ibh. the aims of the study were to compare immunization with recombinant allergens using the adjuvant aluminum hydroxide (alum) alone or combined with monophosphoryl lipid a (mpla) for development of a preventive immunization against ibh. twelve healthy icelandic horse ... | 2016 | 27032498 |
| developing a preventive immunization approach against insect bite hypersensitivity using recombinant allergens: a pilot study. | insect bite hypersensitivity (ibh) is an allergic dermatitis of horses caused by bites of midges (culicoides spp.). ige-mediated reactions are often involved in the pathogenesis of this disease. ibh does not occur in iceland due to the absence of culicoides, but it occurs with a high frequency in icelandic horses exported to mainland europe, where culicoides are present. we hypothesize that immunization with the culicoides allergens before export could reduce the incidence of ibh in exported ice ... | 2015 | 26004943 |
| sugar-feeding behaviour and longevity of european culicoides biting midges. | most haematophagous insect vectors can also use sugar as an energy source; thus their sugar-feeding behaviour influences their longevity and blood-feeding rate and hence their vectorial capacity. scant information is available on the sugar-feeding behaviour of culicoides latreille biting midges (diptera: ceratopogonidae), which are vectors of bluetongue and schmallenberg viruses. the longevity of laboratory-reared culicoides nubeculosus (meigen) under fluctuating temperatures (16 and 28 °c) and ... | 2015 | 25155520 |
| evaluation of ige levels against culicoides nubeculosus allergens in belgian warmblood horses. | | 2012 | 22558784 |
| schmallenberg virus in culicoides latreille (diptera: ceratopogonidae) populations in france during 2011-2012 outbreak. | following the emergence of the schmallenberg virus (sbv) in 2011 in germany and its rapid spread in europe, culicoides (diptera: ceratopogonidae) collected through the french surveillance network were analysed in order to record the presence of virus genome into species diversity collected, to assess the minimum infectious rates (mir) and the virus circulation dynamics in culicoides populations. two vector activity periods were selected (2011, august to october, 53 sites and 2012, june to octobe ... | 2017 | 28815930 |
| schmallenberg virus detection in culicoides biting midges in spain: first laboratory evidence for highly efficient infection of culicoides of the obsoletus complex and culicoides imicola. | since schmallenberg disease was discovered in 2011, the disease rapidly spread across europe. culicoides biting midges have been implicated as putative schmallenberg vectors in europe. the detection of schmallenberg virus (sbv) in field collected culicoides was evaluated through retrospective (2011-2012) collections and captures performed in 2013. this study represents the first detection of sbv in field collected culicoides in spain. infectious midges were detected at the foothills of pyrenees, ... | 2017 | 28474491 |
| biting midges (ceratopogonidae) as vectors of avian trypanosomes. | although avian trypanosomes are widespread parasites, the knowledge of their vectors is still incomplete. despite biting midges (diptera: ceratopogonidae) are considered as potential vectors of avian trypanosomes, their role in transmission has not been satisfactorily elucidated. our aim was to clarify the potential of biting midges to sustain the development of avian trypanosomes by testing their susceptibility to different strains of avian trypanosomes experimentally. moreover, we screened bit ... | 2017 | 28482865 |