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Colonisation history of a vector species of veterinary interest: phylogeography of Culicoides imicola (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in the Indian Ocean revealing low genetic structure.
Parasite (Paris, France) - 1 Jan 2026
Ribon-Chaudat Lorn, Huber Karine, Bru David, Bhoobun Hemant, Derepas Brice, Dupraz Marlène, Elahee Khouaildi Bin, Iyaloo Diana P, Girod Romain, Labuschagne Karien, Tantely Luciano, Baldet Thierry, Garros Claire
Abstract excerpt
Culicoides imicola (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) is the main historical vector of livestock viruses such as bluetongue virus (BTV), Epizootic Haemorrhagic Disease virus (EHDV) and African Horse Sickness virus (AHSV), in the Afrotropical region. Despite its wide distribution across Africa, the Mediterranean basin and parts of Asia, the genetic structure and colonisation history of this species in the South-West...
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- Animals
- Ceratopogonidae
- Phylogeography
- Indian Ocean
- Electron Transport Complex IV