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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.
National Institutes of Health

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Diptera
Disease VectorsMicrobiologicalaspects of radiation effectsphysiological aspects

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Simulium genus

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Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Antibody-mediated inhibition of Aedes aegypti midgut trypsins blocks sporogonic development of Plasmodium gallinaceum
The peritrophic matrix (PM) that forms around a blood meal is a potential barrier of Plasmodium development in mosquitoes… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
An Investigation of Harpellales (Trichomycetes) in New York State Blackflies (Diptera: Simuliidae)
This research project investigates the distribution and prevalence of trichomycete fungi present in blackfly larvae and adults in… 
1994
1994
Density-dependent processes in the transmission of human onchocerciasis: intensity of microfilariae in the skin and their uptake by the simuliid host
SUMMARY The transmission success of Onchocerca volvulus is thought to be influenced by a variety of regulatory or density… 
1993
1993
Criteria for the selection of larvicides by the Onchocerciasis Control Programme in west Africa.
One of the weekly decisions the Onchocerciasis Control Programme has to make, in its operations in 11 west African countries, is… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Bacterial control of mosquitoes and black flies: biochemistry, genetics and applications of Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis and Bacillus sphaericus.
Part 1 Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis(B.t.i.): discovery of Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis, Joel Margalit… 
1990
1990
Impact of a massive crude oil spill on the invertebrate fauna of a Missouri Ozark stream.
1990
1990
Identification and characterization of the gene encoding the major structural protein of insect iridescent virus type 22.
1988
1988
Gene exchange in African trypanosomes: characterisation of a new hybrid genotype.
1987
1987
Characterization of an Onchocerca-specific DNA clone from Onchocerca volvulus.
A genomic library of a savanna isolate of Onchocerca volvulus was screened to detect recombinant plasmids containing highly… 
1960
1960
Allergy to flea bites. I. Experimental induction of flea-bite sensitivity in guinea pigs.
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