2008
DOI: 10.7705/biomedica.v28i4.55
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Diagnóstico preliminar de la molestia sanitaria causada por Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) en el departamento de Boyacá, Colombia

Abstract: Introducción. Los habitantes del occidente del departamento de Boyacá han reportado molestia sanitaria y problemas dermatológicos ocasionados por la constante picadura de insectos del género Culicoides. Objetivo. Identificar el área de Boyacá afectada por Culicoides, determinar las especies antropofílicas involucradas y su abundancia. Materiales y métodos. Se solicitó información sobre la molestia sanitaria y el registro de casos dermatológicos asociados a la picadura de Culicoides a las autoridades de salud d… Show more

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“…Our results are consistent with those of Santamaría et al (2008) based on samples using human bait. In that study, C. pachymerus was established as the most abundant species (99.3% of 3,389 specimens collected) and few specimens of C. debilipalpis and C. leoni were collected.…”
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“…Our results are consistent with those of Santamaría et al (2008) based on samples using human bait. In that study, C. pachymerus was established as the most abundant species (99.3% of 3,389 specimens collected) and few specimens of C. debilipalpis and C. leoni were collected.…”
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confidence: 82%
“…Some of these species have been reported to cause problems in the Colombian Andes due to their high biting rates; Culicoides puracensis Wirth & Lee was reported as a pest in the uplands (páramo) of Puracé by Wirth and Lee (1967) and Culicoides pachymerus has been reported as a public health problem in western Boyacá since 1987 (Villareal 1998). Santamaría et al (2008) reported peridomiciliary biting rates of up to 51.8 females/person/5 min for the latter region.As in other members of the family Ceratopogonidae, the life cycle of Culicoides midges consists of an egg stage, four larval instar stages, a pupal stage and an adult stage. The ecology and population dynamics of the larvae are key to understanding their patterns of abundance and the relationship of these patterns to environmental factors such as climate and habitat.…”
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“…En el área rural del piedemonte de la Cordillera Oriental que rodea el valle del río Magdalena en el departamento de Boyacá, Culicoides pachymerus Lutz,1914 es una molestia sanitaria seria que llega a causar problemas dermatológicos por sus altas tasas de picadura (promedios geométricos de hasta 51,8 picaduras por persona en cinco minutos) (1). Como una de las medidas de protección contra las picaduras, se ha recomendado el uso de repelentes; sin embargo, su elevado costo limita el acceso a gran parte de la comunidad.…”
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