Occurrence of Culicoides spp. (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in Tunisia, with emphasis on the bluetongue vector Culicoides imicola

Parasite

and J.C. Delecolle²  E. Fakhfakh¹  F. Hammou¹  M. Bouzid¹  S. Hammami¹ 

[1] Institut de la Recherche Vétérinaire de Tunisie (IRVT), 20, rue Djebel Lakhdar,La Rabta 1006,Tunisie;Université Louis Pasteur de Strasbourg, Musée Zoologique, 29, boulevard de la Victoire,67000 Strasbourg,France

关键词: Tunisia;    Culicoides imicola;    Culicoides;    vector;    bluetongue;   

Others  :  808553
DOI  :  doi:10.1051/parasite/2008152179

 received in 2007-03-19, accepted in 2008-02-28,  发布年份 2008

【 摘 要 】

Following the bluetongue (BT) outbreaks in Tunisia from 1999 to 2002, BTV (bluetongue virus) serotype 2 was isolated; however, no entomological investigation was performed. In the study presented here, we assessed the Culicoides species populations (particularly C. imicola) in proximity to the BT outbreaks locations, both as a retrospective analysis and to update the list of Culicoides species present in Tunisia. The insects were caught using light traps and the species identification was performed according to the standard entomological methods. This study revealed the presence of significant numbers of C. imicola in all the tested locations. In addition, we reported a new Culicoides species for the Tunisian fauna C. punctatus

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