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    • Circulation of a Meaban-Like Virus in Yellow-Legged Gulls and Seabird Ticks in the Western Mediterranean Basin 

      Arnal, Audrey; Gómez-Díaz, Elena; Cerdà-Cuéllar, Marta; Lecollinet, Sylvie; Pearce-Duvet, Jessica; Busquets, Núria; García-Bocanegra, Ignacio; Pages, Nonito; Vittecoq, Marion; Hammouda, Abdessalem; Samraoui, Boudjéma; Garnier, Romain; Ramos, Raül; Selmi, Slaheddine; González-Solís, Jacob; Jourdain, Elsa; Boulinier, Thierry (PLoS ONE, 2014-03-13) Sanitat Animal
      In recent years, a number of zoonotic flaviviruses have emerged worldwide, and wild birds serve as their major reservoirs. Epidemiological surveys of bird populations at various geographical scales can ...
    • Culicoides Midge Bites Modulate the Host Response and Impact on Bluetongue Virus Infection in Sheep 

      Pages, Nonito; Bréard, Emmanuel; Urien, Céline; Talavera, Sandra; Viarouge, Cyril; Lorca-Oro, Cristina; Jouneau, Luc; Charley, Bernard; Zientara, Stéphan; Bensaid, Albert; Solanes, David; Pujols, Joan; Schwartz-Cornil, Isabelle (PLoS ONE, 2014-01-08) Sanitat Animal
      Many haematophagous insects produce factors that help their blood meal and coincidently favor pathogen transmission. However nothing is known about the ability of Culicoides midges to interfere with the ...
    • Culicoides Species Communities Associated with Wild Ruminant Ecosystems in Spain: Tracking the Way to Determine Potential Bridge Vectors for Arboviruses 

      Talavera, Sandra; Muñoz-Muñoz, Francesc; Durán, Mauricio; Verdún, Marta; Soler-Membrives, Anna; Oleaga, Álvaro; Arenas, Antonio; Ruiz-Fons, Francisco; Estrada, Rosa; Pages, Nonito (PLoS ONE, 2015-10-28) Sanitat Animal
      The genus Culicoides Latreille 1809 is a well-known vector for protozoa, filarial worms and, above all, numerous viruses. The Bluetongue virus (BTV) and the recently emerged Schmallenberg virus (SBV) ...
    • How do species, population and active ingredient influence insecticide susceptibility in Culicoides biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) of veterinary importance? 

      Venail, Roger; Lhoir, Jonathan; Fall, Moussa; del Río, Ricardo; Talavera, Sandra; Labuschagne, Karien; Miranda, Miguel; Pages, Nonito; Venter, Gert; Rakotoarivony, Ignace; Allène, Xavier; Scheid, Bethsabée; Gardès, Laëtitia; Gimonneau, Geoffrey; Lancelot, Renaud; Garros, Claire; Cêtre-Sossah, Catherine; Balenghien, Thomas; Carpenter, Simon; Baldet, Thierry (Parasites and Vectors, 2015-08-28) Sanitat Animal
      Background: Culicoides biting midges are biological vectors of internationally important arboviruses of livestock and equines. Insecticides are often employed against Culicoides as a part of vector ...
    • Towards the PCR-based identification of Palaearctic Culicoides biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae): results from an international ring trial targeting four species of the subgenus Avaritia 

      Garros, Claire; Balenghien, Thomas; Carpenter, Simon; Delécolle, Jean-Claude; Meiswinkel, Rudy; Pédarrieu, Aurélie; Rakotoarivony, Ignace; Gardès, Laetitia; Golding, Nick; Barber, James; Miranda, Miguel; Borràs Borràs, David; Goffredo, Maria; Monaco, Federica; Pages, Nonito; Sghaier, Soufien; Hammami, Salah; Calvo, Jorge H; Lucientes, Javier; Geysen, Dirk; De Deken, Gill; Sarto i Monteys, Victor; Schwenkenbecher, Jan; Kampen, Helge; Hoffmann, Bernd; Lehmann, Kathrin; Werner, Doreen; Baldet, Thierry; Lancelot, Renaud; Cêtre-Sossah, Catherine (Parasites and Vectors, 2014-05-14) Sanitat Animal
      Background: Biting midges of the genus Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) are biological vectors of internationally important arboviruses. To understand the role of Culicoides in the transmission ...