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Prevalence of different species of Culicoides in Bangalore rural and urban districts of South India

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A study was conducted to observe the prevalence of Culicoides a biting midge, important pest and prime vector for various viruses, protozoa and filarid worms. In the vicinity of 11 different farms of cattle, buffalo, sheep and goats in Bangalore rural and urban districts the flies were collected by using UV traps (Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute. ARC. LNR) connected with suction fan for the period of 1 year (2012–2013). Around 83,629 Culicoides were collected of which 77,906 (93.16 %) were female and 5,723 (6.84 %) were males and 40,120 (47.97 %) of C. imicola, 39,366 (47.07 %) C. oxystoma, 2,504 (2.99 %) C. actoni, 1,145 (1.37 %) C. peregrinus, 145 (0.17 %) C. huffi, 120 (0.16 %) C. innoxius, 90 (0.11 %) C. palpifer, 67 (0.08 %) C. anopheles, 37 (0.04 %) C. circumscriptus and 25 (0.03 %) were C. arakawae. It was observed that C. imicola and C. oxystoma were the most predominant species prevalent in Bangalore rural and urban districts of Karnataka.

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The authors thankfully acknowledge the help and cooperation of Dr. S. K. Jalali, Principal Scientist of NBAII. The facilities by the ICAR Centre of Advanced Faculty Training in Veterinary Parasitology is gratefully acknowledged. The paper is based on a part of the MVSc Thesis by the first author to the KVAFSU, Bidar.

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  1. Centre of Advanced Faculty Training, Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Veterinary College, Karnataka Veterinary Animal and Fisheries Science University, Hebbal, Bangalore, 560024, India

    M. Archana & Placid E. D’Souza

  2. KVAFSU, Nandinagar, Bidar, 585401, India

    C. Renuka Prasad

  3. IAH&VB, Hebbal, Bangalore, 560024, India

    S. M. Byregowda

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Archana, M., D’Souza, P.E., Renuka Prasad, C. et al. Prevalence of different species of Culicoides in Bangalore rural and urban districts of South India. J Parasit Dis 40, 591–604 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12639-014-0544-1

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