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PARASITE
卷 28, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
EDP SCIENCES S A
DOI: 10.1051/parasite/2021058
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Culicoides; Vector identification; Species-specific PCR analysis; Slovakia
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- project VEGA [1/0043/19]
- project Open scientific community for modern interdisciplinary research in medicine (OPENMED) - Operational Programme Integrated Infrastructure, funded by the ERDF [ITMS2014+: 313011V455]
The study found that Culicoides species in Slovakia can feed on mammals, birds, rodents, and humans, marking the first investigation into the trophic preferences of Culicoides species.
Biting midges of the genus Culicoides are vectors of important pathogens affecting domestic and wild animals and have played a major role in the re-emergence of new outbreaks of bluetongue (BTV) and Schmallenberg (SBV) viruses in Europe. To determine vector-host specificity, trophic preference from blood meal analysis is of major importance in the surveillance of arthropod-borne diseases. Of 28,752 specimens collected, we identified 17 Culicoides species and investigated a total of 48 host sequences from the blood meals. Culicoides obsoletus/C. scoticus, C. dewulfi, C. pulicaris, C. lupicaris, C. punctatus, C. newsteadi, C. riethi, and C. furcillatus were found to feed on mammals (cattle, horses, and humans), birds (domestic chickens), small rodents (Apodemus flavicollis), and hares (Lepus europaeus). To our knowledge, this is the first study investigating trophic preferences of Culicoides spp. in Slovakia. This study demonstrated that Culicoides species are able to feed on domesticated host vertebrates as well as birds, rodents, and humans.
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