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Culicoides obsoletus (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in Bosnia and Herzegovina—first report

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The first occurrence of bluetongue disease in Bosnia and Herzegovina was registered in 2002 in the area of Kalesija municipality. Entomological investigation of the presence of Culicoides species in that area was conducted in 2007. The aim of the research was to establish the presence of the main vector of bluetongue virus. Collections and analyses of Culicoides midges were performed in accordance with the protocols of the National Reference Centre for Exotic Diseases (Centro Studi Malattie Esotiche) in Teramo, Italy. Traps for capturing midges were placed next to four sheep farms. During the investigation, a total of 2,256 Culicoides midges were collected and only one species was identified, Culicoides obsoletus Meigen, 1818.

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Acknowledgements

We wish to thank to Prof. Dr. Kurt Pfister, Head of the Institute for Comparative Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Munich, Germany for his kind support in supplying the light traps (New Standard Miniature Light Trap Model 1012). The survey complies with the current relevant laws of Bosnia and Herzegovina where it was conducted.

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  1. Department of Parasitology and Invasive Diseases, Veterinary Faculty of Sarajevo, Zmaja od Bosne 90, 71000, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

    Jasmin Omeragić, Nermina Vejzagić, Almedina Zuko & Adnan Jažić

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Omeragić, J., Vejzagić, N., Zuko, A. et al. Culicoides obsoletus (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in Bosnia and Herzegovina—first report. Parasitol Res 105, 563–565 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-009-1431-z

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