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DNA-based blood meal analysis of Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) species from Jamari National Forest, Southwestern Amazon, Brazil

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ACTA TROPICA
卷 221, 期 -, 页码 -

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DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2021.106025

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Oropouche; Vectors; Culicoides; Meals; Amazon

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  1. Coordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior - Brasil (CAPES) [001]
  2. CAPES/FAPERO

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This study used molecular tools to evaluate the blood meal sources of Culicoides biting midges from sylvatic environments in Brazil, identifying a high diversity of blood meal sources. The abundance of Culicoides in the canopy may be related to the fact that the majority of blood meal hosts feed in treetops. The study enhances our knowledge of the feeding profile of biting midges from forest environments and can help define zoonotic transmission cycles in the future.
Culicoides biting midges are insects involved in the transmission of filarial nematodes, protozoans, and viruses. Greater knowledge of Culicoides blood meal sources could improve our understanding of parasite transmission cycles. Our study used molecular tools to evaluate the blood meal sources of Culicoides biting midges from sylvatic environments. This study was conducted in Jamari National Forest, Rond (o) over cap nia, Brazil. Culicoides were captured using HP light traps positioned at ground level (1.5 m above ground) and in canopy (15 m above ground). To identify blood meal sources, females were subjected to DNA extraction and PCR targeting the cytb gene fragment, and the obtained sequences were analyzed and compared with sequences from GenBank. DNA extraction and PCR were performed on 455 Culicoides females, and blood meal sources were identified in 186 females. Thirty Culicoides specimens were collected from the Potosi trail and 156 were collected from the Santa Maria trail. A total of 22 species were captured; all 22 species were collected in canopy (100%) but only three species were collected at ground level (13.6%). The cytb fragment was amplified in 162 of 186 samples. Sample sequencing identified cytb DNA from nine blood-meal sources: Pauxi sp., Psophia viridis, Ramphastos tucanus tucanus, Choloepus didactylus, Choloepus hoffmanni, Tamandua tetradactyla, Ateles chamek, Homo sapiens and Pithecia irrorata. We observed that several different blood meal sources were utilized by a high diversity of Culicoides species. The abundance of Culicoides in the canopy may be related to the fact that the majority of blood meal hosts feed in treetops. We observed that C. (Hoffmania) sp. and C. coutinhoi tend to be more generalist, feeding on a range of mammals and piciform, gruiform and galliform birds. This data improves our knowledge of the feeding profile of biting midges from forest environments and should serve as a future basis for defining zoonotic transmission cycles.

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