<i>Culicoides</i> Species of the Rain Forest Belt of the Littoral Region of Cameroon: Their Incrimination in the Transmission of <i>Mansonella perstans</i>

<i>Culicoides</i> Species of the Rain Forest Belt of the Littoral Region of Cameroon: Their Incrimination in the Transmission of <i>Mansonella perstans</i>

Biting midges belonging to the genus <i>Culicoides</i> are tiny stout-shaped hematophagous insects and are thought to transmit the filarial nematode <i>Mansonella perstans</i>. Little is known about the <i>Culicoides</i> fauna in the rain forest belt of the Littor...

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Main Authors: Rene Ebai, Chi Anizette Kien, Fanny Fri Fombad, Frederick Esofi, Emmanuel Ouam, Anna Ning Ntuh, Glory Ngongeh Amambo, Victor Narcisse Tchamatchoua Gandjui, Valerine Chawa Chunda, Franck Nietcho, Lucy Cho Nchang, Chefor Magha, Jerome Fru Cho, Mathias Eyong Esum, Peter Ivo Enyong, Kenneth Pfarr, Achim Hoerauf, Manuel Ritter, Samuel Wanji
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-02-01
Series:Pathogens
Subjects:
<i>Culicoides</i> species
relative abundance
midges
biting cycle
<i>Culicoides milnei</i>
<i>Mansonella perstans</i>
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/13/2/146

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