The fossil tabanids (Diptera Tabanidae): when they began to appreciate warm blood and when they began transmit diseases?
A discussion of the known fossil tabanids (Diptera Tabanidae) is presented based on fossil evidence. This includes the origin of the hemathophagy in the Brachycera, more specifically for tabanids. Several tabanid species in the extant fauna are vectors for disease-producing organisms that affect hum...
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2003-01-01
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| description | A discussion of the known fossil tabanids (Diptera Tabanidae) is presented based on fossil evidence. This includes the origin of the hemathophagy in the Brachycera, more specifically for tabanids. Several tabanid species in the extant fauna are vectors for disease-producing organisms that affect humans and animals. Bacteria, viruses, rickettsiae, protozoa, and filarial worms can be transmitted by them, causing such diseases as anthrax, tularemia, anaplasmosis, various forms of trypanosomiasis, Q fever, and filariasis. However, if tabanids are directly responsible for all of these diseases is not consensual and the known fossil evidence is presented here. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b61b80219edf4398aaf0ad101fe05b6e2023-08-02T09:32:30ZengFundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz0074-02761678-80602003-01-0198293410.1590/S0074-02762003000900006The fossil tabanids (Diptera Tabanidae): when they began to appreciate warm blood and when they began transmit diseases?Rafael Gioia Martins-NetoA discussion of the known fossil tabanids (Diptera Tabanidae) is presented based on fossil evidence. This includes the origin of the hemathophagy in the Brachycera, more specifically for tabanids. Several tabanid species in the extant fauna are vectors for disease-producing organisms that affect humans and animals. Bacteria, viruses, rickettsiae, protozoa, and filarial worms can be transmitted by them, causing such diseases as anthrax, tularemia, anaplasmosis, various forms of trypanosomiasis, Q fever, and filariasis. However, if tabanids are directly responsible for all of these diseases is not consensual and the known fossil evidence is presented here.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762003000900006Dipterafossil Tabanidaepaleoparasitologyblood-suckers evolutiondiseases in the past |
| spellingShingle | Rafael Gioia Martins-Neto The fossil tabanids (Diptera Tabanidae): when they began to appreciate warm blood and when they began transmit diseases? Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz Diptera fossil Tabanidae paleoparasitology blood-suckers evolution diseases in the past |
| title | The fossil tabanids (Diptera Tabanidae): when they began to appreciate warm blood and when they began transmit diseases? |
| title_full | The fossil tabanids (Diptera Tabanidae): when they began to appreciate warm blood and when they began transmit diseases? |
| title_fullStr | The fossil tabanids (Diptera Tabanidae): when they began to appreciate warm blood and when they began transmit diseases? |
| title_full_unstemmed | The fossil tabanids (Diptera Tabanidae): when they began to appreciate warm blood and when they began transmit diseases? |
| title_short | The fossil tabanids (Diptera Tabanidae): when they began to appreciate warm blood and when they began transmit diseases? |
| title_sort | fossil tabanids diptera tabanidae when they began to appreciate warm blood and when they began transmit diseases |
| topic | Diptera fossil Tabanidae paleoparasitology blood-suckers evolution diseases in the past |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762003000900006 |
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