| the culicoides 'snapshot': a novel approach used to assess vector densities widely and rapidly during the 2006 outbreak of bluetongue (bt) in the netherlands. | a novel method was developed and implemented during the recent outbreak of bluetongue (bt) in sheep and cattle in the netherlands to obtain rapidly a 'snapshot' of culicoides vector densities at the national level. the country was divided into 110 raster cells, each measuring 20 km x 20 km; within 106 of these cells, a farm was selected with a minimum of 10 cattle and sampled for culicoides for one night only using the onderstepoort-type blacklight trap. prior to deployment of the light traps in ... | 2008 | 18657871 |
| molecular differentiation of culicoides biting midges (diptera: ceratopogonidae) from the subgenus culicoides latreille in denmark. | identification of culicoides biting midges to species has attracted attention due to the recent outbreak of bluetongue disease in northern europe. identification of culicoides to species level has been based on morphological characters and is difficult as several species belonging to species complexes are hard to distinguish. we evaluated the use of the mitochondrial dna cytochrome oxidase i gene (coi) barcode region in the identification of species within the subgenus culicoides. coi barcode se ... | 2011 | 22037825 |
| some new records of culicoides species (diptera: ceratopogonidae) from iran. | biting midges of the genus culicoides act as vectors for important diseases affecting humans and both wild and domestic animals. collection of adult culicoides specimens in the near vicinity of vertebrate hosts is the major part of any bluetongue surveillance plan. there are old records of culicoides species dated from 1963, 1968 and 1975. therefore, it was decided to collect different ceratopogonids members using a light trap. | 2016 | 28032099 |