Haemoproteus spp. and Culicoides spp.: insights into their relationships and challenges of research, with the confirmation of Culicoides minutissimus as a competent vector of a new Haemoproteus sp. lineage
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Haemoproteus parasites, transmitted by Culicoides biting midges, can cause severe or lethal infections in birds, particularly in immunologically naïve individuals. Although blood-stage studies of haemosporidians are extensive, vector research remains limited,... ...
