Acta tropicaAnimalsBrazilCeratopogonidaeInsect VectorsOrthobunyavirus
First report of Culicoides paraensis (Goeldi, 1905) (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in the state of Paraná, Southern Brazil.
Lucas Alexandre Farias de Souza, Sâmia Luzia Sena da Silva, Bruna Laís Sena do Nascimento, Emanuelle de Sousa Farias, Joaquim Pinto Nunes Neto, Magda Clara Vieira da Costa-Ribeiro
Published: 202510.1016/j.actatropica.2025.107868
Abstract
Culicoides paraensis is considered the most significant species of medical importance within the genus Culicoides and is recognized as the main vector of Oropouche virus (OROV). While OROV transmission has traditionally been confined to tropical fore…
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