"Ceratopogonidae" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A family of biting midges, in the order DIPTERA. It includes the genus Culicoides which transmits filarial parasites pathogenic to man and other primates.
| Descriptor ID |
D002519
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.500.131.617.720.500.500.750.712.500.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Ceratopogonidae- Ceratopogonidae
- Midges, Biting
- Biting Midge
- Biting Midges
- Midge, Biting
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ceratopogonidae" by people in Profiles.
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Asynchronous mixed infection of Culicoides variipennis with bluetongue virus serotypes 10 and 17. J Gen Virol. 1989 Dec; 70 ( Pt 12):3355-62.
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Mixed infection of Culicoides variipennis with bluetongue virus serotypes 10 and 17: evidence for high frequency reassortment in the vector. J Gen Virol. 1987 Sep; 68 ( Pt 9):2319-29.