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  • Medical Importance of Culicoides as Disease Vectors

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    Culicoides biting midges are important disease vectors. They transmit several filarial infections like Mansonella spp. in Africa and South America. They also transmit arboviruses like Oropouche fever in parts of South America. The bites of Culicoides can cause annoyance, disturbed sleep, allergic reactions, and skin lesions. Treatment depends on the pathogen, but includes medications like mebendazole, ivermectin, and diethylcarbamazine. Control methods center around eradicating midge populations and breeding sites with insecticides, removing larval habitats, and using protective measures like repellents, screened buildings, and protective clothing.

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    Culicoides biting midges are important disease vectors. They transmit several filarial infections like Mansonella spp. in Africa and South America. They also transmit arboviruses like Oropouche fever in parts of South America. The bites of Culicoides can cause annoyance, disturbed sleep, allergic reactions, and skin lesions. Treatment depends on the pathogen, but includes medications like mebendazole, ivermectin, and diethylcarbamazine. Control methods center around eradicating midge populations and breeding sites with insecticides, removing larval habitats, and using protective measures like repellents, screened buildings, and protective clothing.

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    Medical Importance of Culicoides as Disease Vectors

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    adira64
    Culicoides biting midges are important disease vectors. They transmit several filarial infections like Mansonella spp. in Africa and South America. They also transmit arboviruses like Oropouche fever in parts of South America. The bites of Culicoides can cause annoyance, disturbed sleep, allergic reactions, and skin lesions. Treatment depends on the pathogen, but includes medications like mebendazole, ivermectin, and diethylcarbamazine. Control methods center around eradicating midge populations and breeding sites with insecticides, removing larval habitats, and using protective measures like repellents, screened buildings, and protective clothing.

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    MEDICAL IMPORTANCE OF CULICOIDES

    A) Vector of pathogen(Disease transmitter)


    1) Filarial infection(Mansonella spp ) They are transmitted by biting midge and generally regarded as non-pathogenic. Mansonella perstans is widely transmitted by Culicoides sp. in Africa & South America.

    Mansonella streptocerca transmitted is restricted in Africa.

    M. ozzardi transmitted by C. furens is restricted in South America and usually endemic to beach areas in Caribbean

    -headache

    Clinical fever headache eosinophilia rash pruritus abdominal pain arthralgia

    picture :

    2)Arbovirus(Oropouche fever)
    They are transmitted by biting C.paraensis in Brazil, Trinidad and Colombia They are disease non fatal

    Two distinct life cycle -epidemic urban cycle in which human is primary host -silent maintenance cycle in which forest animal are vertebrae host

    Clinical picture
    -headache -arthralgia -photophobia -myalgia -nausea -meningitis (rare)

    B)Culicoides as etiological agent of disease(Causing disesase)


    1)Bite : Annoyance and disturb sleep Allergic reactions( injection of saliva into skin) Skin lesion (inflammation and dermatitis)

    Treatment
    1) Filarial infection (Mansonella spp) M.perstants-Mebendazole 100 mg & Ivermectin 150ug/kg per single dose

    M.streptocerca-Diethylcarbamazine

    M.ozzardi Ivermectin 150ug/kg per single dose 2)Arbovirus( Oropouche virus) No specific therapy as no vaccine available

    Control
    Eradicate the population and their breeding place by suitable insecticide

    Removal of vector larva habitat such as rotting cacao husks , trunk of felled banana plants

    Repellent consist DEET (diethytoluamide)

    Avoid of infestation by taking these precaution -Installation of window and door screen with a mesh size smaller

    -Clothing impregnated with DEET or permethrin

    2)Arbovirus (Oropouche fever) -refrain from sternuous activites -retire to bed -consult their physician

    Reference
    http://www.byron.nsw.gov.au/protect-yourself-from-biting-midges-sand-flies http://www.fehd.gov.hk/english/safefood/pest-post-midges.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culicoides http://extension.entm.purdue.edu/publichealth/insects/bitingmidge.html http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/aquatic/biting_midges.htm http://www.cfsph.iastate.edu/BRMForProducers/English/RouteSpecificInformation /biting_midge_control.pdf http://www.public.health.wa.gov.au/cproot/2658/2/11177_BitingMidges_23658_ web.pdf http://books.google.com.eg/books?id=6R1v9ouaI4C&pg=PA169&lpg=PA169&dq=biting+midges+causing+diseases&source=bl&ot s=6l29irQwtR&sig=D-yvMtKqPYCbxeqtPcLoCaESTw&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ZIuzUrz9H_C00QXGgIEw&ved=0CFgQ6AE wCDgK#v=onepage&q=biting%20midges%20causing%20diseases&f=false http://books.google.com.eg/books?id=AB39e6KZ8MMC&pg=PA217&lpg=PA217&d q=mansonella+spp+in+human+by+culicoides&source=bl&ots=t0xa03vnDL&sig=nXi zDtF7P5ShtiJwxDmjlCli3sE&hl=en&sa=X&ei=kxG4UoG9DcSU0QXp_IGgDg&ved=0C GMQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=mansonella%20spp%20in%20human%20by%20culic oides&f=false

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