| seroepidemiology of bluetongue in south bengal. | with the aim of revealing the epidemiological intricacies of bluetongue (bt) in the southern part of west bengal state, the present study was undertaken to assess seroprevalence of bt along with identification of the vector of the disease, i.e., culicoides midges available in the region in their breeding season with conducive environmental factors, if any. | 2016 | 27051176 |
| seasonal dynamics of culicoides (diptera: ceratopogonidae) biting midges, potential vectors of african horse sickness and bluetongue viruses in the niayes area of senegal. | the african horse sickness epizootic in senegal in 2007 caused considerable mortality in the equine population and hence major economic losses. the vectors involved in the transmission of this arbovirus have never been studied specifically in senegal. this first study of the spatial and temporal dynamics of the culicoides (diptera: ceratopogonidae) species, potential vectors of african horse sickness in senegal, was conducted at five sites (mbao, parc hann, niague, pout and thies) in the niayes ... | 2014 | 24690198 |
| culicoides (diptera: ceratopogonidae) midges, the vectors of african horse sickness virus--a host/vector contact study in the niayes area of senegal. | african horse sickness (ahs) is an equine disease endemic to senegal. the african horse sickness virus (ahsv) is transmitted to the mammalian hosts by midges of the culicoides latreille genus. during the last epizootic outbreak of ahs in senegal in 2007, 1,169 horses died from this disease entailing an estimated cost of 1.4 million euros. in spite of the serious animal health and economic implications of ahs, very little is known about determinants involved in transmission such as contact betwee ... | 2015 | 25604465 |
| the occurrence of culicoides species, the vectors of arboviruses, at selected trap sites in zimbabwe. | a study of the distribution of culicoides species was conducted by establishing 12 light trap sites over five rainy seasons between 1998 and 2003 covering all the geo-climatic natural regions of zimbabwe. in total, 279 919 specimens of culicoides were trapped over a total of 163 trapping nights. the highest median counts of culicoides per trapping night were recorded in natural region iii, which has climatic conditions conducive to the successful development of the larvae. culicoides imicola, th ... | 2015 | 26244678 |
| the occurrence of <i>culicoides</i> species, the vectors of arboviruses, at selected trap sites in zimbabwe. | a study of the distribution of culicoides species was conducted by establishing 12 light trap sites over five rainy seasons between 1998 and 2003 covering all the geo-climatic natural regions of zimbabwe. in total, 279 919 specimens of culicoides were trapped over a total of 163 trapping nights. the highest median counts of culicoides per trapping night were recorded in natural region iii, which has climatic conditions conducive to the successful development of the larvae. culicoides imicola, th ... | 2015 | 28235258 |
| first overview of the culicoides latreille (diptera: ceratopogonidae) livestock associated species of reunion island, indian ocean. | this study establishes the first faunistic inventory of livestock associated culicoides (diptera: ceratopogonidae) species of reunion island (indian ocean), where bluetongue and epizootic hemorrhagic disease are regularly recorded. single night-catches were performed at 41 sites using light suction traps at altitudes ranging from 0 to 1525 m, from march to april 2005. five species were recorded: culicoides imicola, culicoides bolitinos, culicoides enderleini, culicoides grahamii, and culicoides ... | 2015 | 25447828 |