Biting midges (Ceratopogonidae) as vectors of avian trypanosomes

Background Although avian trypanosomes are widespread parasites, the knowledge of their vectors is still incomplete. Despite biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) are considered as potential vectors of avian trypanosomes, their role in transmission has not been satisfactorily elucidated. Our aim...

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Published in:	Parasites & vectors Vol. 10; no. 1; p. 224
Main Authors:	Svobodová, Milena, Dolnik, Olga V., Čepička, Ivan, Rádrová, Jana
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London BioMed Central 08.05.2017 Springer Nature B.V BMC
Subjects:	Animals Biomedical and Life Sciences Biomedicine Bird Diseases - parasitology Bird Diseases - transmission Birds Birds - parasitology Biting Blood Canaries - parasitology Ceratopogonidae - anatomy & histology Ceratopogonidae - parasitology Culicoides nubeculosus digestive system Disease transmission Entomology Feeding Females Gastrointestinal tract Gastrointestinal Tract - parasitology Host Specificity Hosts Infections Infectious Diseases Insect Vectors - parasitology insects Laboratories Life-cycle Microscopy, Electron, Scanning Parasites Parasitology Phylogenetics Polymerase Chain Reaction Testing Transmission Tropical Medicine Trypanosoma Trypanosoma - classification Trypanosoma - genetics Trypanosoma - physiology Trypanosoma - ultrastructure Trypanosoma avium Trypanosoma bennetti Trypanosoma culicavium Trypanosome Trypanosomiasis - diagnosis Trypanosomiasis - parasitology Trypanosomiasis - transmission Trypanosomiasis - veterinary Vectors Veterinary Medicine/Veterinary Science Virology Avian parasite Life-cycle Transmission Host specificity Trypanosoma culicavium Culicoides nubeculosus Trypanosoma avium Trypanosoma bennetti
ISSN:	1756-3305, 1756-3305
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