Culex pipiens as a potential vector for transmission of Dirofilaria immitis and other unclassified Filarioidea in Southwest Spain

Authors: Almeida APG, Blanco-Ciudad J, Bravo-Barriga D, Calado M, Frontera E, Parreira R, Pérez-Martín JE, Pinto J, Reina D, Sánchez-Peinado J, Serrano-Aguilera FJ
Publication Year: 2016
Journal: Veterinary Parasitology
Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304401716301418?via%3Dihub

Dirofilaria immitis is one of the most frequently detected mosquito-transmitted zoonotic filarioid nematode in mammals in Europe, being canine dirofilariosis a major animal health problem, endemic in the Mediterranean area. This study, focused on Southwest Spain, in order to bring new insights into (i) the epidemiology of Dirofilaria spp., (ii) the species of Culicid vectors […]
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The mosquito fauna of the western region of Spain with emphasis on ecological factors and the characterization of Culex pipiens forms

Authors: Almeida APG, Bravo-Barriga D, Calero-Bernal R, Frontera E, Gomes B, Pérez-Martín JE, Pinto J, Reina D, Serrano-Aguilera FJ
Publication Year: 2017
Journal: Journal of Vector Ecology: Journal of the Society for Vector Ecology
Link: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jvec.12248

This study updates the diversity, distribution, and seasonal trends of mosquitoes in a western region of Spain, assesses ecological determinants of Culex pipiens s.l., and determines form composition of Cx. pipiens s.s. POPULATIONS: A total of 1,495 mosquitoes of 16 species was collected during 2012-2013, of which Cx. pipiens s.l. and Cx. theileri were the […]
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First molecular detection of Leishmania tarentolae-like DNA in Sergentomyia minuta in Spain

Authors: Afonso MO, Blanco-Ciudad J, Bravo-Barriga D, Campino L, Frontera E, Maia C, Parreira R, Pérez-Martín JE, Reina D, Serrano-Aguilera FJ
Publication Year: 2016
Journal: Parasitology Research
Link: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00436-015-4887-z

Phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera, Psychodidae) are vectors of multiple Leishmania species, among which Leishmania infantum stands out as a being frequently pathogenic to humans and dogs in Mediterranean countries. In this study, Sergentomyia minuta sand flies were collected using CDC miniature light traps in different 431 biotopes from Southwest Spain. A total of 114 females were tested for the presence of Leishmania DNA […]
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Culex pipiens as a potential vector for transmission of Dirofilaria immitis and other unclassified Filarioidea in Southwest Spain

The mosquito fauna of the western region of Spain with emphasis on ecological factors and the characterization of Culex pipiens forms

First molecular detection of Leishmania tarentolae-like DNA in Sergentomyia minuta in Spain

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