Culicoides midges are abundant hematophagous flies that vector arboviruses of veterinary
and medical importance. Dramatic changes in the epidemiology of Culicoides-borne …

Bluetongue virus (BTV) is an arbovirus transmitted to domestic and wild ruminants by certain
species of Culicoides midges. The disease resulting from infection with BTV is economically …

Vector-borne diseases are among those most sensitive to climate because the ecology of
vectors and the development rate of pathogens within them are highly dependent on …

Culicoides biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) are involved in the transmission of a
variety of pathogens, the economically most important being the orbiviruses that cause …

Light-baited suction traps are one of the most widely used tools for vector surveillance. Their
popularity stems from ease of use even in remote locations, range and abundance of …

Background The emergence and massive spread of bluetongue in Western Europe during
2006-2008 had disastrous consequences for sheep and cattle production and confirmed the …

Understanding the feeding preferences of haematophagous insects is critical to depicting
the amplification and transmission networks of pathogens and identifying key vector species …

Background Recently much attention has been given to developing national-scale micro-
simulation models for livestock diseases that can be used to predict spread and assess the …

Abstract Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) and biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) are
among the most important vectors of human and veterinary pathogens. For modelling the …

Culicoides are small biting midges involved worldwide in the transmission of bluetongue
and African horse sickness viruses. Feeding behaviours of Palaearctic biting midge species …