Dermatozoonosis by Culicoides bite (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae) in Salvador, State of Bahia, Brazil

Sherlock, Ítalo Rodrigues de Araújo; Guitton, Neide

doi:10.1590/s0074-02761964000100006

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“…This is similar to the report by Santos Da Silva et al (2001) in Rio de Janeiro, where the greatest abundance of the species is during May, one of the rainiest months. Similar results were found by Sherlock & Guitton (1964) in Bahía, Brazil, who determined that the highest abundance coincided with the rainy and cool periods. By contrast, C .…”

Section: Total Number (N) and Percentage (%) Of Culicoides Species Cosupporting

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Species diversity and seasonal abundance ofCulicoidesbiting midges in northwestern Argentina

Aybar

Juri

Grosso

et al. 2010

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

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The species diversity and seasonal abundance of biting midges of the genus Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) were studied in northwestern Argentina during the period 2003-2005. A total of 5437 Culicoides specimens were collected using CDC light traps in three areas of the mountainous rainforest area. The most common species were Culicoides paraensis (Goeldi) and C. insignis Lutz, Culicoides lahillei (Iches), C. venezuelensis Ortiz & Mirsa, C. debilipalpis Lutz and C. crescentis Wirth & Blanton were also collected. Culicoides paraensis was abundant during the summer, and C. insignis and C. lahillei during late summer and early fall. Accumulated rainfall was the climatic variable most related to fluctuation in abundance of C. paraensis.

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Section: Total Number (N) and Percentage (%) Of Culicoides Species Cosupporting

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Species diversity and seasonal abundance ofCulicoidesbiting midges in northwestern Argentina

Aybar

Juri

Grosso

et al. 2010

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

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“…Indeed as indicated in Table 1 , all collections were done in the hot season when farmers spent their nights outside thereby giving the opportunity for Culicoides to bite them. Based on previous reports [ 39 , 40 , 41 ], the role of Culicoides midges on public health mostly occurs through nuisance biting inflicted by female, leading in severe cases to cutaneous pruritic wheal-and-flare responses and permanent scarring. Opportunistic feeding on humans by a wide range of Culicoides species has been documented; however, certain species have become notorious for this activity through their vast population density and persistent biting attacks, shaping public perception of the genus in many regions including northern Europe [ 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 ].…”

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Blood Meal Analysis of Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in Central Tunisia

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To evaluate the host preferences of Culicoides species (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in Central Tunisia, we identified the source of blood meals of field collected specimens by sequencing of the cytochrome b (cyt b) mitochondrial locus and Prepronociceptine single copy nuclear gene. The study includes the most common and abundant livestock associated species of biting midges in Tunisia: C. imicola, C. jumineri, C. newsteadi, C. paolae, C. cataneii, C. circumscriptus, C. kingi, C. pseudojumineri, C. submaritimus, C. langeroni, C. jumineri var and some unidentified C. species. Analysis of cyt b PCR products from 182 field collected blood-engorged females’ midges revealed that 92% of them fed solely on mammalian species, 1.6% on birds, 2.4% on insects and 0.8% on reptiles. The blast results identified the blood origin of biting midges to the species level with exact or nearly exact matches (≥98%). The results confirm the presence of several Culicoides species, including proven vectors in Central Tunisia. Blood meal analyses show that these species will indeed feed on bigger mammals, thereby highlighting the risk that these viruses will be able to spread in Tunisia.

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“…These species transmit filariasis, Oropouche virus, bluetongue virus, and African horse sickness virus (Mellor et al 2000; Ronderos et al 2003). In addition, the bites can cause immediate or delayed reactions that range from allergic dermatitis, papules, and pustules as a result of overinfection caused by scratching, to more severe reactions such as eczema, desquamation, and scars with alterations in skin pigmentation (Sherlock and Guitton 1965; Kettle 1995). …”

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The Spatio-Temporal Distribution Patterns of Biting Midges of the GenusCulicoidesin Salta Province, Argentina

Aybar

Juri

Santana

et al. 2012

Journal of Insect Science

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The goal of this survey was to analyze the spatio-temporal distribution patterns of Culicoides Latreille species (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) and their relationship with environmental variables in Salta, northwestern Argentina. Culicoides were collected monthly from January 2003 through December 2005. The influence of the climatic variables on population abundance was analyzed with a multilevel Poisson regression. A total of 918 specimens belonging to five species were collected. The most abundant species was Culicoides paraensis Goeldi (65.5%), followed by Culicoides lahillei Iches (14.6%) and Culicoides debilipalpis Lutz (7.6%). The highest seasonal abundance for C. paraensis, C. debilipalpis and C. lahillei occurred during the spring and summer. A Poisson regression analysis showed that the mean maximum and minimum temperature and the mean maximum and minimum humidity were the variables with the greatest influence on the population abundance of Culicoides species.

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Dermatozoonosis by Culicoides bite (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae) in Salvador, State of Bahia, Brazil

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Species diversity and seasonal abundance ofCulicoidesbiting midges in northwestern Argentina

Species diversity and seasonal abundance ofCulicoidesbiting midges in northwestern Argentina

Blood Meal Analysis of Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in Central Tunisia

The Spatio-Temporal Distribution Patterns of Biting Midges of the GenusCulicoidesin Salta Province, Argentina

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