Background Culicoides biting midges are potential vectors of different pathogens. However,
especially for eastern Europe, there is a lack of knowledge on the host-feeding patterns of …

The genus Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) contains important vectors of animal and
human diseases, including bluetongue, African horse sickness and filariosis. A major …

Abstract Background Culicoides biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) cause biting
nuisance to livestock and humans and are vectors of a range of pathogens of medical and …

Abstract Background Investigations of Culicoides fauna, including inventories, were carried
out in Morocco at different periods after the country had faced major bluetongue and African …

Ceratopogonidae are small nematoceran Diptera with a worldwide distribution, consisting of
more than 5400 described species, divided into 125 genera. The genus Culicoides is known …

Background Species of the genus Culicoides Latreille, 1809 (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) are
mainly known as vectors of arboviruses such as bluetongue (BTV) and Schmallenberg …

The genus Culicoides includes vectors of important animal diseases such as bluetongue
and Schmallenberg virus (BTV and SBV). This genus includes 1300 species classified in 32 …

Background Host preference studies in haematophagous insects eg Culicoides biting
midges are pivotal to assess transmission routes of vector-borne diseases and critical for the …

The results of entomological studies carried out in the governate of Monastir (Tunisia) in
2009–2010 (captures and emergences from muds) focusing on Culicoides species are …

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 …