An update of the Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) checklist for the Balkans
2018
Pudar, Dubravka | Petrić, Dušan | Allene, Xavier | Alten, Bülent | Ayhan, Nazli | Cvetkovikj, Aleksandar | Garros, Claire | Goletić, Teufik | Gunay, Filiz | Hlavackova, Kristyna | Kavran, Mihaela | Lestinova, Tereza | Mathieu, Bruno | Mikov, Ognyan | Pajović, Igor | Rakotoarivony, Ignace | Stefanovska, Jovana | Vaselek, Slavica | Zuko, Almedina | Balenghien, Thomas | University of Novi Sad | Animal, Santé, Territoires, Risques et Ecosystèmes (UMR ASTRE) ; Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (Cirad)-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) | Hacettepe University = Hacettepe Üniversitesi | Unité des Virus Emergents (UVE) ; Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) | Sts. Cyril and Methodius University | UNIVERSITY OF SARAJEVO - UNIVERZITET U SARAJEVU | Charles University [Prague] (CU) | Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ) | National Center of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases [Sofia, Bulgarie] (NCIPD) | University of Montenegro (UCG) | Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje (UKIM) | The work was carried out under the VectorNet project (OC/EFSA/AHAW/ 2013/02-FWC1) funded by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC); projects TR31084 and III43007 were funded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia; WNV surveillance programs were funded by the Veterinary Directorate Ministry of Agriculture and Environment Protection of the Republic of Serbia and HERIC/LOVCEN project was funded by the Ministry of Science of Montenegro.
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显示更多 [+] 显示较少 [-]英语. Background: The prime significance of species belonging to the genus Culicoides Latreille, 1809 (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) is their ability to transmit viruses such as bluetongue virus (BTV) to wild and domestic ruminants. Prior to 1998, BTV was considered exotic in Europe, but according to recent history of its outbreaks, it has become endemic in southern and eastern European countries circulating beyond its expected historical limits, into the Balkan region. The wind-borne long-distance dispersal of Culicoides spp. over water bodies and local spreading between farms emphasize the necessity of filling in the information gaps regarding vector species distribution. In most Balkan countries, data on Culicoides fauna and species distribution are lacking, or information is old and scarce.Results: During this study, 8586 specimens belonging to 41 species were collected. We present the first faunistic data on Culicoides species in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), Kosovo, Montenegro and Serbia. For other countries (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria and Croatia), all historical records were compiled for the first time and then expanded with our findings to various extents. In all countries, confirmed or suspected BTV vector species belonging to the subgenera Avaritia and Culicoides were collected. The total number of species sampled during our field collections was 20 in Bosnia and Herzegovina (15 new records), 10 in Bulgaria (2 new records), 10 in Croatia (5 new records), 13 in FYROM, 9 in Kosovo, 15 in Montenegro, and 28 in Serbia. Of these, 14 species were registered for the first time in this part of the Balkans.Conclusions: This paper provides the first data about Culicoides fauna in FYROM, Kosovo, Montenegro and Serbia, as well as new records and an update on the checklists for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria and Croatia. These findings provide preliminary insights into the routes of BTV introduction and spreading within the Balkans, and present a valuable contribution to further research related to Culicoides-borne diseases in Europe.
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