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Molecular tools and genetic markers for the generation of transgenic sexing strains in Anopheline mosquitoes

Malaria is a serious global health burden, affecting more than 200 million people each year in over 90 countries, predominantly in Africa, Asia and the Americas. Since the year 2000, a concerted effort to comb...

Authors: Federica Bernardini, Roya Elaine Haghighat-Khah, Roberto Galizi, Andrew Marc Hammond, Tony Nolan and Andrea Crisanti

Isolation and characterization of a temperature-sensitive lethal strain of Anopheles arabiensis for SIT-based application

Malaria is still a global health problem and vector control is the cornerstone of disease control strategies using indoor residual insecticide spraying (IRS) and insecticide-treated nets. The situation is becomin...

Authors: Cyrille Ndo, Yacouba Poumachu, Danale Metitsi, Herman Parfait Awono-Ambene, Timoléon Tchuinkam, Jeremie Lionnel Roger Gilles and Kostas Bourtzis

Construction of a genetic sexing strain for Aedes albopictus: a promising tool for the development of sterilizing insect control strategies targeting the tiger mosquito

Aedes albopictus is an invasive mosquito species of global medical concern as its distribution has recently expanded to Africa, the Americas and Europe. In the absence of prophylaxis protecting human populations ...

Authors: Cyrille Lebon, Aude Benlali, Célestine Atyame, Patrick Mavingui and Pablo Tortosa

Combined sterile insect technique and incompatible insect technique: sex separation and quality of sterile Aedes aegypti male mosquitoes released in a pilot population suppression trial in Thailand

The sterile insect technique (SIT), which is based on irradiation-induced sterility, and incompatible insect technique (IIT), which is based on Wolbachia-induced cytoplasmic incompatibility (a kind of male steril...

Authors: Patttamaporn Kittayapong, Nuanla-ong Kaeothaisong, Suwannapa Ninphanomchai and Wanitch Limohpasmanee

Exploring the potential of computer vision analysis of pupae size dimorphism for adaptive sex sorting systems of various vector mosquito species

Several mosquito population suppression strategies based on the rearing and release of sterile males have provided promising results. However, the lack of an efficient male selection method has hampered the ex...

Authors: Mario Zacarés, Gustavo Salvador-Herranz, David Almenar, Carles Tur, Rafael Argilés, Kostas Bourtzis, Hervé Bossin and Ignacio Pla

A perspective on the need and current status of efficient sex separation methods for mosquito genetic control

Major efforts are currently underway to develop novel, complementary methods to combat mosquito-borne diseases. Mosquito genetic control strategies (GCSs) have become an increasingly important area of research...

Authors: Philippos Aris Papathanos, Kostas Bourtzis, Frederic Tripet, Hervé Bossin, Jair Fernandes Virginio, Margareth Lara Capurro, Michelle Cristine Pedrosa, Amadou Guindo, Lakamy Sylla, Mamadou B. Coulibaly, Franck Adama Yao, Patric Stephane Epopa and Abdoulaye Diabate

A transgenic tool to assess Anopheles mating competitiveness in the field

Malaria parasites, transmitted by the bite of an anopheline mosquito, pose an immense public health burden on many tropical and subtropical regions. The most important malaria vectors in sub-Saharan Africa are...

Authors: Andrea L. Smidler, Sean N. Scott, Enzo Mameli, W. Robert Shaw and Flaminia Catteruccia

Cytoplasmic incompatibility management to support Incompatible Insect Technique against Aedes albopictus

The transinfection of the endosymbiotic bacterium Wolbachia provides a method to produce functionally sterile males to be used to suppress mosquito vectors. ARwP is a wPip Wolbachia infected Aedes albopictus whic...

Authors: Riccardo Moretti, Giuseppe Augusto Marzo, Elena Lampazzi and Maurizio Calvitti

The Nix locus on the male-specific homologue of chromosome 1 in Aedes albopictus is a strong candidate for a male-determining factor

Global concern over the rapid expansion of the Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus, and its vector competence has highlighted an urgent need to improve currently available population control methods, like the ...

Authors: Ludvik M. Gomulski, Marina Mariconti, Alessandro Di Cosimo, Francesca Scolari, Mosè Manni, Grazia Savini, Anna R. Malacrida and Giuliano Gasperi

A review on the progress of sex-separation techniques for sterile insect technique applications against Anopheles arabiensis

The feasibility of the sterile insect technique (SIT) as a malaria vector control strategy against Anopheles arabiensis has been under investigation over the past decade. One of the critical steps required for th...

Authors: Thabo Mashatola, Cyrille Ndo, Lizette L. Koekemoer, Leonard C. Dandalo, Oliver R. Wood, Lerato Malakoane, Yacouba Poumachu, Leanne N. Lobb, Maria Kaiser, Kostas Bourtzis and Givemore Munhenga

Molecular tools to create new strains for mosquito sexing and vector control

Vector control programs based on population reduction by matings with mass-released sterile insects require the release of only male mosquitoes, as the release of females, even if sterile, would increase the n...

Authors: Irina Häcker and Marc F. Schetelig

Evaluation of rapid extraction and isothermal amplification techniques for the detection of Leishmania donovani DNA from skin lesions of suspected cases at the point of need in Sri Lanka

Leishmaniasis is a disease caused by vector-borne protozoans. In Sri Lanka, the cutaneous form of the disease is predominant, which is usually diagnosed using Giemsa-stained slit skin smear examination and by ...

Authors: Gayana Gunaratna, Aresha Manamperi, Susanne Böhlken-Fascher, Renu Wickremasinge, Kithsiri Gunawardena, Bandujith Yapa, Nishantha Pathirana, Hasantha Pathirana, Nilanthi de Silva, Monica Sooriyaarachchi, Theja Deerasinghe, Dinesh Mondal, Shalindra Ranasinghe and Ahmed Abd El Wahed

The PAGODAS protocol: pediatric assessment group of dengue and Aedes saliva protocol to investigate vector-borne determinants of Aedes-transmitted arboviral infections in Cambodia

Mosquito-borne arboviruses, like dengue virus, continue to cause significant global morbidity and mortality, particularly in Southeast Asia. When the infectious mosquitoes probe into human skin for a blood mea...

Authors: Jessica E. Manning, Fabiano Oliveira, Daniel M. Parker, Chanaki Amaratunga, Dara Kong, Somnang Man, Sokunthea Sreng, Sreyngim Lay, Kimsour Nang, Soun Kimsan, Ly Sokha, Shaden Kamhawi, Michael P. Fay, Seila Suon, Parker Ruhl, Hans Ackerman…

Recent advances on Dirofilaria repens in dogs and humans in Europe

Dirofilaria repens is a nematode affecting domestic and wild canids, transmitted by several species of mosquitoes. It usually causes a non-pathogenic subcutaneous infection in dogs and is the principal agent of h...

Authors: Gioia Capelli, Claudio Genchi, Gad Baneth, Patrick Bourdeau, Emanuele Brianti, Luís Cardoso, Patrizia Danesi, Hans-Peter Fuehrer, Alessio Giannelli, Angela Monica Ionică, Carla Maia, David Modrý, Fabrizio Montarsi, Jürgen Krücken, Elias Papadopoulos, Dušan Petrić…

First record and morphological characterization of an established population of Aedes (Hulecoeteomyia) koreicus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Germany

The East Asian mosquito species Aedes koreicus was recorded out of its native range for the first time in Belgium in 2008. Since then, several other European populations or single individuals have been observed t...

Authors: Wolf Peter Pfitzner, Alice Lehner, Daniel Hoffmann, Christina Czajka and Norbert Becker

Field evaluation of personal protection methods against outdoor-biting mosquitoes in Lao PDR

Protecting people outdoors against mosquito-borne diseases is a major challenge. Here we compared commercially available personal protection methods to identify the most effective method for outdoor use in nor...

Authors: Julie-Anne A. Tangena, Phoutmany Thammavong, Somsanith Chonephetsarath, James G. Logan, Paul T. Brey and Steve W. Lindsay

Molecular detection of tick-borne pathogens in canine population and Rhipicephalus sanguineus (sensu lato) ticks from southern Metro Manila and Laguna, Philippines

The tropical climate of the Philippines and the high population of dogs, particularly in cities, favors the life-cycle of the brown dog tick, Rhipicephalus sanguineus (sensu lato), a vector of several canine tick...

Authors: Remil L. Galay, Anna Angelica L. Manalo, Sidney Lyndon D. Dolores, Irene Pearl M. Aguilar, Kristina Andrea C. Sandalo, Kathlyn B. Cruz, Billy P. Divina, Masako Andoh, Tatsunori Masatani and Tetsuya Tanaka

Triatoma brasiliensis Neiva, 1911: food sources and diversity of Trypanosoma cruzi in wild and artificial environments of the semiarid region of Ceará, northeastern Brazil

Knowledge of triatomine food sources in different ecotopes enables the estimation of T. cruzi transmission risk in diverse environments, as well as its dynamics of dispersion and ecological niche. For Triatoma br...

Authors: Claudia Mendonça Bezerra, Silvia Ermelinda Barbosa, Rita de Cássia Moreira de Souza, Carla Patrícia Barezani, Ricardo Esteban Gürtler, Alberto Novaes Ramos Jr. and Liléia Diotaiuti

Impact of irradiation on the reproductive traits of field and laboratory An. arabiensis mosquitoes

The sterile insect technique (SIT) aims at suppressing or decreasing insect pest populations by introducing sterile insects into wild populations. SIT requires the mass-production of insects and their steriliz...

Authors: Serge B. Poda, Edwige Guissou, Hamidou Maïga, Sévérin N. Bimbile-Somda, Jérémie Gilles, Jean-Baptiste Rayaisse, Thierry Lefèvre, Olivier Roux and Roch K. Dabiré

Comparative dynamics of peritoneal cell immunophenotypes in sheep during the early and late stages of the infection with Fasciola hepatica by flow cytometric analysis

The peritoneal cell populations (PCP) are thought to play a crucial role during the early immune response in Fasciola hepatica infection while newly excysted juveniles (NEJ) are migrating in the peritoneal cavity...

Authors: Raúl Pérez-Caballero, F. Javier Martínez-Moreno, Rafael Zafra, Verónica Molina-Hernández, Isabel L. Pacheco, M. Teresa Ruiz-Campillo, Alejandro Escamilla, José Pérez, Álvaro Martínez-Moreno and Leandro Buffoni

Phylogenetic analysis of Spirocerca lupi and Spirocerca vulpis reveal high genetic diversity and intra-individual variation

Spirocerca lupi is a parasitic nematode of canids that can lead to a severe and potentially fatal disease. Recently, a new species, Spirocerca vulpis, was described from red foxes in Europe, suggesting a high gen...

Authors: Alicia Rojas, Eran Dvir, Róbert Farkas, Kalyan Sarma, Sonjoy Borthakur, Abdul Jabbar, Alex Markovics, Domenico Otranto and Gad Baneth

Prevalence of intestinal parasites and the absence of soil-transmitted helminths in Añatuya, Santiago del Estero, Argentina

Intestinal parasites (IP) have been reported in point studies from different provinces of Argentina. The presence of soil-transmitted helminths (STH) was detected in many of these studies, including varied pre...

Authors: Maria Victoria Periago, Rocío García, Osvaldo Germán Astudillo, Marta Cabrera and Marcelo Claudio Abril

Genetic variability of the Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) mosquito in El Salvador, vector of dengue, yellow fever, chikungunya and Zika

Aedes aegypti is associated with dengue, yellow fever, chikungunya and Zika viruses. This vector is widespread in tropical and subtropical areas, and can also occur in temperate areas at higher latitudes. The geo...

Authors: Andrea L. Joyce, Melany Murillo Torres, Ryan Torres and Miguel Moreno

Epidemiology of Taenia saginata taeniosis/cysticercosis in the Russian Federation

Russia is traditionally an endemic area for Taenia saginata infection, where a programme for the prevention of infection has been implemented for sixty years. This paper aims, therefore, to review the recent epid...

Authors: Branko Bobić, Lian F. Thomas, Olgica Djurković Djaković, Brecht Devleesschauwer, Veronique Dermauw, Pierre Dorny, Uffe Christian Braae, Lucy Robertson, Anastasios Saratsis, Ramon Eichenberger and Paul R. Torgerson

First report of natural Wolbachia infection in the malaria mosquito Anopheles arabiensis in Tanzania

Natural infections of the endosymbiont bacteria Wolbachia have recently been discovered in populations of the malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae (s.l.) in Burkina Faso and Mali, West Africa. This Anopheles specif...

Authors: Francesco Baldini, Justine Rougé, Katharina Kreppel, Gustave Mkandawile, Salum Abdallah Mapua, Maggy Sikulu-Lord, Heather M. Ferguson, Nicodem Govella and Fredros O. Okumu

Diversity of Rickettsia species in border regions of northwestern China

Rickettsia species belonging to the spotted fever group (SFG) cause infections in humans, domestic animals and wildlife. At least ten SFG Rickettsia species are known to occur in China. However, the distribution ...

Authors: Shengnan Song, Chuangfu Chen, Meihua Yang, Shanshan Zhao, Baoju Wang, Sándor Hornok, Bolatkhan Makhatov, Kadyken Rizabek and Yuanzhi Wang

Morphology, performance and attachment function in Corynosoma spp. (Acanthocephala)

Functional inference on the attachment of acanthocephalans has generally been drawn directly from morphology. However, performance of structures is often non-intuitive and context-dependent, thus performance a...

Authors: Francisco Javier Aznar, Jesús Servando Hernández-Orts and Juan Antonio Raga

Canine Trypanosoma cruzi infection in the Bolivian Chaco

A cross-sectional study on Trypanosoma cruzi was carried out in 2013 to evaluate the role of dogs as possible source of infection for humans in two rural communities of the highly endemic Bolivian Chaco (Bartolo,...

Authors: Simona Gabrielli, Michele Spinicci, Fabio Macchioni, David Rojo, Valentina Totino, Patricia Rojas, Mimmo Roselli, Herlan Gamboa, Gabriella Cancrini and Alessandro Bartoloni

Differentiation of Trichinella species (Trichinella spiralis/Trichinella britovi versus Trichinella pseudospiralis) using western blot

Trichinellosis is a meat-borne zoonotic disease caused by parasites of the genus Trichinella. To date, 12 taxa have been described. The identification of Trichinella species is crucial in order to identify the po...

Authors: Maria Angeles Gómez-Morales, Alessandra Ludovisi, Marco Amati, Simona Cherchi, Daniele Tonanzi and Edoardo Pozio

Detection of Wolbachia and different trypanosome species in Glossina palpalis palpalis populations from three sleeping sickness foci of southern Cameroon

African trypanosomiases are caused by trypanosomes that are cyclically transmitted by tsetse. Investigations aiming to generate knowledge on the bacterial fauna of tsetse have revealed distinct symbiotic micro...

Authors: Sartrien Tagueu Kanté, Trésor Melachio, Elvis Ofon, Flobert Njiokou and Gustave Simo

Expression and functional analysis of the TatD-like DNase of Plasmodium knowlesi

In recent years, human infection by the simian malaria parasite Plasmodium knowlesi has increased in Southeast Asia, leading to growing concerns regarding the cross-species spread of the parasite. Consequently, a...

Authors: Yapan Zhou, Bo Xiao, Ning Jiang, Xiaoyu Sang, Na Yang, Ying Feng, Lubin Jiang and Qijun Chen

Proceedings of 6th European Dirofilaria and Angiostrongylus Days

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Basal position of two new complete mitochondrial genomes of parasitic Cymothoida (Crustacea: Isopoda) challenges the monophyly of the suborder and phylogeny of the entire order

Isopoda is a highly diverse order of crustaceans with more than 10,300 species, many of which are parasitic. Taxonomy and phylogeny within the order, especially those of the suborder Cymothoida Wägele, 1989, a...

Authors: Cong J. Hua, Wen X. Li, Dong Zhang, Hong Zou, Ming Li, Ivan Jakovlić, Shan G. Wu and Gui T. Wang

A randomized, blinded, controlled trial to assess sand fly mortality of fluralaner administered orally in dogs

Leishmania infantum is the parasite responsible for the disease in humans known as zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis (ZVL). Dogs are considered the main domestic reservoir of ZVL and sand flies are the proven vecto...

Authors: Sonia Ares Gomez, Javier Lucientes, Juan Antonio Castillo, Maria Paz Peris, Sarah Delacour, Paula Ortega, Ronald-Vladimir Oropeza and Albert Picado

Genetic polymorphism and natural selection in the C-terminal 42 kDa region of merozoite surface protein-1 (MSP-1) among Plasmodium knowlesi samples from Malaysia

The merozoite surface protein-1 (MSP-1) gene encodes for a leading malaria vaccine candidate antigen. However, its extensive polymorphic nature represents a major obstacle to the development of a protective va...

Authors: Nan Jiun Yap, Indra Vythilingam, Boon Peng Hoh, Xiang Ting Goh, Azdayanti Muslim, Romano Ngui, Yamuna Rajoo, Seow Huey Choy, Timothy William, Tsin Wen Yeo and Yvonne Ai-Lian Lim

Molecular characterization of a 31 kDa protein from Trichinella spiralis and its induced immune protection in BALB/c mice

Trichinella spiralis is an important foodborne zoonotic parasite and it is necessary to develop a vaccine in order to interrupt transmission from animals to humans. A 31 kDa protein from T. spiralis (Ts31) is an ...

Authors: Hua Nan Ren, Kai Xia Guo, Yao Zhang, Ge Ge Sun, Ruo Dan Liu, Peng Jiang, Xi Zhang, Li Wang, Jing Cui and Zhong Quan Wang

Bartonella infections in cats and dogs including zoonotic aspects

Bartonellosis is a vector-borne zoonotic disease with worldwide distribution that can infect humans and a large number of mammals including small companion animals (cats and dogs). In recent years, an increasi...

Authors: Alejandra Álvarez-Fernández, Edward B. Breitschwerdt and Laia Solano-Gallego

Characterization and functionality of two members of the SPFH protein superfamily, prohibitin 1 and 2 in Leishmania major

Leishmaniasis, a disease caused by parasites of the genus Leishmania, infects roughly 12 million people worldwide, with about two million new cases per year. Prohibitins (PHBs) are highly conserved proteins belon...

Authors: Teresa Cruz-Bustos, Ana Karina Ibarrola-Vannucci, Isabel Díaz-Lozano, José Luis Ramírez and A. Osuna

Landscape structure affects the prevalence and distribution of a tick-borne zoonotic pathogen

Landscape structure can affect pathogen prevalence and persistence with consequences for human and animal health. Few studies have examined how reservoir host species traits may interact with landscape structu...

Authors: Caroline Millins, Eleanor R. Dickinson, Petra Isakovic, Lucy Gilbert, Agnieszka Wojciechowska, Victoria Paterson, Feng Tao, Martin Jahn, Elizabeth Kilbride, Richard Birtles, Paul Johnson and Roman Biek

“Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis” in Ixodes ricinus ticks collected near the Arctic Circle in Norway

“Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis” is a gram-negative bacterium belonging to the family Anaplasmataceae that, in Europe, is transmitted by Ixodes ricinus ticks. “Candidatus N. mikurensis” can cause a severe sys...

Authors: Clarinda Larsson, Dag Hvidsten, Snorre Stuen, Anna J. Henningsson and Peter Wilhelmsson

Species delimitation based on mtDNA genes suggests the occurrence of new species of Mesocestoides in the Mediterranean region

This study is the first contribution to the molecular taxonomy of Mesocestoides spp. from domestic and wild carnivores in the Mediterranean area. A total of 13 adult worms and 13 larval stages of Mesocestoides sp...

Authors: Antonio Varcasia, Daria Sanna, Marco Casu, Samia Lahmar, Giorgia Dessì, Anna Paola Pipia, Claudia Tamponi, Gabriella Gaglio, Gabriela Hrčková, Domenico Otranto and Antonio Scala

Insecticide resistance status, frequency of L1014F Kdr and G119S Ace-1 mutations, and expression of detoxification enzymes in Anopheles gambiae (s.l.) in two regions of northern Benin in preparation for indoor residual spraying

This study aims to provide baseline data on the resistance status to insecticides, the frequency of mechanisms involved and the impact of the association with the synergist piperonyl butoxide (PBO) on resistant A...

Authors: Albert Sourou Salako, Idelphonse Ahogni, Rock Aïkpon, Aboubakar Sidick, Fortune Dagnon, Arthur Sovi, André Aimé Sominahouin, Fiacre Agossa, Laurent Iyikirenga and Martin C. Akogbeto

Polyomic tools for an emerging livestock parasite, the rumen fluke Calicophoron daubneyi; identifying shifts in rumen functionality

Diseases caused by parasitic flatworms of rumen tissues (paramphistomosis) are a significant threat to global food security as a cause of morbidity and mortality in ruminant livestock in subtropical and tropic...

Authors: Kathryn M. Huson, Russell M. Morphew, Nathan R. Allen, Matthew J. Hegarty, Hillary J. Worgan, Susan E. Girdwood, Eleanor L. Jones, Helen C. Phillips, Martin Vickers, Martin Swain, Daniel Smith, Alison H. Kingston-Smith and Peter M. Brophy

Alternative insecticides for larval control of the dengue vector Aedes aegypti in Lao PDR: insecticide resistance and semi-field trial study

The mosquito Aedes aegypti is the primary vector of several arboviruses, such as dengue, chikungunya and Zika, and represents a major public health problem in Southeast Asia. In Laos, where dengue is reemerging, ...

Authors: Sébastien Marcombe, Somsanith Chonephetsarath, Phoutmany Thammavong and Paul T. Brey

DNA barcoding and molecular identification of field-collected Culicoides larvae in the Niayes area of Senegal

Biting midge species of the genus Culicoides Latreille (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) comprise more than 1300 species distributed worldwide. Several species of Culicoides are vectors of various viruses that can affec...

Authors: Mame Thierno Bakhoum, Mamadou Sarr, Assane Gueye Fall, Karine Huber, Moussa Fall, Mbacké Sembène, Momar Talla Seck, Karien Labuschagne, Laetitia Gardès, Mamadou Ciss, Geoffrey Gimonneau, Jérémy Bouyer, Thierry Baldet and Claire Garros

Transmission blocking sugar baits for the control of Leishmania development inside sand flies using environmentally friendly beta-glycosides and their aglycones

The sand fly Lutzomyia longipalpis is the main vector of American visceral leishmaniasis, a disease caused by parasites of the genus Leishmania. Adults of this insect feed on blood (females only) or sugar from pl...

Authors: Tainá Neves Ferreira, Daniela Pita-Pereira, Samara Graciane Costa, Reginaldo Peçanha Brazil, Caroline Silva Moraes, Hector Manuel Díaz-Albiter and Fernando Ariel Genta

Porcine cysticercosis (Taenia solium and Taenia asiatica): mapping occurrence and areas potentially at risk in East and Southeast Asia

Due to the relative short life span and the limited spatial movement, porcine cysticercosis is an excellent indicator of current local active transmission. The aim of this study was to map at province-level, t...

Authors: Uffe Christian Braae, Nguyen Manh Hung, Fadjar Satrija, Virak Khieu, Xiao-Nong Zhou and Arve Lee Willingham

The Amblyomma maculatum Koch, 1844 (Acari: Ixodidae) group of ticks: phenotypic plasticity or incipient speciation?

The goal of this study was to reassess the taxonomic status of A. maculatum, A. triste and A. tigrinum by phylogenetic analysis of five molecular markers [four mitochondrial: 12S rDNA, 16S rDNA, the control regio...

Authors: Paula Lado, Santiago Nava, Leonardo Mendoza-Uribe, Abraham G. Caceres, Jesus Delgado-de la Mora, Jesus D. Licona-Enriquez, David Delgado-de la Mora, Marcelo B. Labruna, Lance A. Durden, Michelle E. J. Allerdice, Christopher D. Paddock, Matias P. J. Szabó, José M. Venzal, Alberto A. Guglielmone and Lorenza Beati

Parasitic sea louse infestations on wild sea trout: separating the roles of fish farms and temperature

The causal relation between parasitic sea lice on fish farms and sea lice on wild fish is a controversial subject. A specific scientific debate has been whether the statistical association between infestation ...

Authors: Knut W. Vollset, Lars Qviller, Bjørnar Skår, Bjørn T. Barlaup and Ian Dohoo

Monthly variation in the probability of presence of adult Culicoides populations in nine European countries and the implications for targeted surveillance

Biting midges of the genus Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) are small hematophagous insects responsible for the transmission of bluetongue virus, Schmallenberg virus and African horse sickness virus to wild ...

Authors: Ana Carolina Cuéllar, Lene Jung Kjær, Andreas Baum, Anders Stockmarr, Henrik Skovgard, Søren Achim Nielsen, Mats Gunnar Andersson, Anders Lindström, Jan Chirico, Renke Lühken, Sonja Steinke, Ellen Kiel, Jörn Gethmann, Franz J. Conraths, Magdalena Larska, Marcin Smreczak…