Augot Denis, Millot Christine, Hadj-Henni Leila
ANSES, INRAE, ENVA, UMR-BIPAR, Laboratoire de Santé Animale, 14 rue Pierre et Marie Curie, 94701, Maisons-Alfort Cedex, France.
USC Petard, ANSES LSA, EA 7510, SFR Cap Santé, Université de Reims Champagne - Ardenne, 51 rue Cognacq-Jay, 51096, Reims Cedex, France.
Parasitol Res. 2025 May 2;124(5):49. doi: 10.1007/s00436-025-08496-y.
Biting midges are key vectors that can transmit different pathogens to mammals and birds. In Ethiopia, two studies showed the diversity of Culicoides species in several districts based on morphological characters. For this, the same identification key was used for Afrotropical and Palaearctic Culicoides fauna. Consequently, results are incomplete and erroneous. It is misleading to state that a universal identification key is available.
蠓是能够将不同病原体传播给哺乳动物和鸟类的关键媒介。在埃塞俄比亚,两项研究基于形态特征展示了几个地区库蠓种类的多样性。为此,针对非洲热带区和古北区的库蠓动物群使用了相同的鉴定检索表。因此,结果并不完整且存在错误。声称有通用的鉴定检索表是具有误导性的。