Entomological Surveillance of Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae), Vector of Bluetongue in Tunisia

Authors

    S. Sghaier, S. Hammami, H. Hammami, A. Dkhil, J.C. Delecolle

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https://doi.org/10.19182/remvt.10047

Keywords


Culicoides, Bluetongue, Surveillance, Tunisia

Abstract

Bluetongue (BT) is an arboviral disease that affects ruminants. BT virus is transmitted by biting midges of the genus Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae). Since 1999, BTV outbreaks have occurred in Tunisia and two serotypes (BTV-2 and BTV-1) have been involved in 2000 and 2006, respectively. Entomological surveillance has been implemented in Tunisia with the aim to study population dynamics of C. imicola and other potential vectors. Two-night catches of midges per site were performed monthly from June 2006 through July 2008 on 14 sites through­out the country. A total of 11,582 Culicoides specimens, col­lected from 336 light traps, comprised 25 species of which seven were identified for the first time in Tunisia. The seasonal occur­rence of these species is described.

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  • S. Sghaier
    sghaiersoufien@yahoo.fr
    Institut de la recherche vétérinaire de Tunisie, 20 rue Djebel Lakhdhar, La Rabta 1006 Tunis, Tunisia.
  • S. Hammami Institut de la recherche vétérinaire de Tunisie, 20 rue Djebel Lakhdhar, La Rabta 1006 Tunis, Tunisia.
  • H. Hammami Institut de la recherche vétérinaire de Tunisie, 20 rue Djebel Lakhdhar, La Rabta 1006 Tunis, Tunisia.
  • A. Dkhil Institut de la recherche vétérinaire de Tunisie, 20 rue Djebel Lakhdhar, La Rabta 1006 Tunis, Tunisia.
  • J.C. Delecolle Faculté de Médecine, Institut de parasitologie et pathologie tropicale, Strasbourg, France.

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Received

2014-12-18

Published

2009-02-01

How to Cite

Sghaier, S., Hammami, S., Hammami, H., Dkhil, A., & Delecolle, J. C. (2009). Entomological Surveillance of Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae), Vector of Bluetongue in Tunisia. Revue d’élevage Et De médecine vétérinaire Des Pays Tropicaux, 62(2-4), 137–137. https://doi.org/10.19182/remvt.10047

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Vol. 62 No. 2-4 (2009)

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Animal health and epidemiology

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