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A video clip of the biting midge Culicoides anophelis ingesting blood from an engorged Anopheles mosquito in Hainan,China
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نویسنده
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ma y. ,xu j. ,yang z. ,wang x. ,lin z. ,zhao w. ,wang y. ,li x. ,shi h.
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منبع
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parasites and vectors - 2013 - دوره : 6 - شماره : 1
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چکیده
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Background: biting midges are hematophagus ectoparasites of insects,humans and other animals. culicoides (trithicoides) anophelis edwards1922 is a predator of engorged mosquitoes. findings. in a field trip of wild mosquito collections,c. anophelis was found on two anopheles mosquitoes. one mosquito with a midge clinging onto its abdomen was caught on video demonstrating the act of the midge taking blood from the engorged mosquito anopheles vagus. the midge c. anophelis has a broad host range. documented in the literature,the midge has been found in various mosquito species in the genera anopheles,culex,aedes and armigeres. conclusions: a video clip was presented demonstrating a midge taking blood from an engorged mosquito. the host promiscuity of c. anophelis raises a concern about its potential as a mechanic or biological vector to spread viruses among mosquito populations. © 2013 ma et al.; licensee biomed central ltd.
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کلیدواژه
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Anopheles mosquito; Biting midge; Culicoides anophelis; Video
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آدرس
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department of tropical infectious diseases,second military medical university,800 xiangyin road,200433 shanghai, China, department of biology,new mexico state university,msc 3af,po box 30001,las cruces,nm 88003, United States, center for disease control and prevention of p.l.a,20 dongdajie road fengtai district,100071 beijing, China, center for disease control and prevention of haikou city,haikou,hainan, China, center for disease control and prevention of haikou city,haikou,hainan, China, center for disease control and prevention of hainan province,haikou,hainan, China, department of tropical infectious diseases,second military medical university,800 xiangyin road,200433 shanghai, China, department of tropical infectious diseases,second military medical university,800 xiangyin road,200433 shanghai, China, center for disease control and prevention of p.l.a,20 dongdajie road fengtai district,100071 beijing, China
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