Publications

identification of cattle-derived volatiles that modulate the behavioral response of the biting midge culicoides nubeculosus.	identification of host-derived volatiles is an important step towards the development of novel surveillance and control tools for culicoides biting midges. in this study, we identified compounds from headspace collections of cattle hair and urine that modulate the behavioral response of culicoides nubeculosus, a research model species with a similar host-range as the vectors of bluetongue disease and schmallenberg disease in europe. combined gas chromatography and electroantennographic detection ...	2016	26687092
oral administration of transgenic barley expressing a culicoides allergen induces specific antibody response.	insect bite hypersensitivity is an immunoglobulin (ig)e-mediated dermatitis of horses initiated by bites of midges of the genus culicoides. culicoides spp. are not indigenous to iceland and the prevalence of insect bite hypersensitivity is much higher in horses born in iceland and exported as compared to icelandic horses born in a culicoides rich environment. immunotherapy is therefore needed.	2016	27859584
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
insecticidal effects of deltamethrin in laboratory and field populations of culicoides species: how effective are host-contact reduction methods in india?	bluetongue virus (btv) is transmitted by culicoides biting midges and causes bluetongue (bt), a clinical disease observed primarily in sheep. bt has a detrimental effect on subsistence farmers in india, where hyperendemic outbreaks impact on smallholdings in the southern states of the country. in this study, we establish a reliable method for testing the toxic effects of deltamethrin on culicoides and then compare deltamethrin with traditional control methods used by farmers in india.	2017	28143560
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