Simuliidae

Known as: Black Flies, Blackflies, Fly, Black 
Several species of the genus Simulium (family Simuliidae) that act as intermediate hosts (vectors) for the parasitic disease ONCHOCERCIASIS.
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Simulium genus

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2013
2013
Trypanosome Infection Establishment in the Tsetse Fly Gut Is Influenced by Microbiome-Regulated Host Immune Barriers
Tsetse flies (Glossina spp.) vector pathogenic African trypanosomes, which cause sleeping sickness in humans and nagana in… (More)
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2009
2009
INVERTEBRATE PRODUCTIVITY IN A SUBTROPICAL BLACKWATER RIVER : THE IMPORTANCE OF HABITAT AND LIFE HISTORY '
Habitat and life history are critical elements in assessing the production dynamics of invertebrates and their role in aquatic… (More)
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2004
Highly Cited
2004
An insight into the salivary transcriptome and proteome of the adult female mosquito Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus.
To obtain an insight into the salivary transcriptome and proteome (sialome) of the adult female mosquito Culex quinquefasciatus… (More)
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2004
2004
Surface Sialic Acids Taken from the Host Allow Trypanosome Survival in Tsetse Fly Vectors
The African trypanosome Trypanosoma brucei, which causes sleeping sickness in humans and Nagana disease in livestock, is spread… (More)
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2003
Highly Cited
2003
Final report of the Conference on the eradicability of Onchocerciasis
Sixty-four experts from a variety of disciplines attended a Conference on the Eradicability of Onchocerciasis at The Carter… (More)
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2002
Review
2002
Invasions by insect vectors of human disease.
Nonindigenous vectors that arrive, establish, and spread in new areas have fomented throughout recorded history epidemics of… (More)
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1999
Highly Cited
1999
Tissue tropism, transmission and expression of foreign genes in vivo in midgut symbionts of tsetse flies.
Tsetse flies (Diptera: Glossinidae) harbour three different symbiotic organisms in addition to the pathogenic African… (More)
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1995
Review
1995
DNA probes and PCR for diagnosis of parasitic infections.
DNA probe and PCR-based assays to identify and detect parasites are technically complex; however, they have high sensitivity… (More)
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1991
Highly Cited
1991
Comparison of mitochondrial DNA sequences of seven morphospecies of black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae).
Universal primers constructed from the 16S ribosomal RNA gene in the Drosophila yakuba mitochondrial genome were successfully… (More)
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1986
Review
1986
Microbial control of black flies and mosquitoes.
 
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