Title |
Towards the PCR-based identification of Palaearctic Culicoides biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae): results from an international ring trial targeting four species of the subgenus Avaritia
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Published in |
Parasites & Vectors, May 2014
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DOI | 10.1186/1756-3305-7-223 |
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Authors |
Claire Garros, Thomas Balenghien, Simon Carpenter, Jean-Claude Delécolle, Rudy Meiswinkel, Aurélie Pédarrieu, Ignace Rakotoarivony, Laetitia Gardès, Nick Golding, James Barber, Miguel Miranda, David Borràs Borràs, Maria Goffredo, Federica Monaco, Nonito Pagès, Soufien Sghaier, Salah Hammami, Jorge H Calvo, Javier Lucientes, Dirk Geysen, Gill De Deken, Victor Sarto i Monteys, Jan Schwenkenbecher, Helge Kampen, Bernd Hoffmann, Kathrin Lehmann, Doreen Werner, Thierry Baldet, Renaud Lancelot, Catherine Cêtre-Sossah |
Abstract |
Biting midges of the genus Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) are biological vectors of internationally important arboviruses. To understand the role of Culicoides in the transmission of these viruses, it is essential to correctly identify the species involved. Within the western Palaearctic region, the main suspected vector species, C. obsoletus, C. scoticus, C. dewulfi and C. chiopterus, have similar wing patterns, which makes it difficult to separate and identify them correctly. |
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