Culicoides paraensis explained
Culicoides paraensis is a species of midge found from the northern United States to Argentina, which acts as the vector of the Oropouche fever virus.[1]
Notes and References
- David R. Mercer & Maikol J. Castillo-Pizango . Changes in relative species compositions of biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) and an outbreak of Oropouche virus in Iquitos, Peru . . 42 . 4 . 554–558 . July 2005 . 16119543 . 10.1603/0022-2585(2005)042[0554:CIRSCO]2.0.CO;2. free .