Simulium damnosum
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Simulium damnosum is a species complex of black biting fly which is endemic to western, eastern, and central Africa. It is a transmission vector of Onchocerca volvulus, which causes river blindness.[1]
Sources on the species complex and impact on humans.[2][3]
Source for general information about morphology and ecology.[4]
Sources on range and transmission zone.[5]
References
- ↑ Ayisi, Franklin; Sedou, Naniogué; Dieunang, Stephanie Kouahou; Yaya, Florent; Tchago, Edmond François; Ndellejong, Cosmas Ejong; Biholong, Benjamin; Boakye, Daniel Adjei (2022-10-21). "A cross-sectional study of Simulium damnosum sensu lato breeding sites and species distribution in Sudan savanna, mixed savanna-forest and rainforest regions in Cameroon". Parasites & Vectors. 15 (1): 382. doi:10.1186/s13071-022-05462-w. ISSN 1756-3305. PMC 9587638 Check
|pmc=value (help). PMID 36271434 Check|pmid=value (help). - ↑ Post, Rory J.; Cheke, Robert A.; Boakye, Daniel A.; Wilson, Michael D.; Osei-Atweneboana, Mike Y.; Tetteh-Kumah, Anthony; Lamberton, Poppy HL; Crainey, J. Lee; Yaméogo, Laurent; Basáñez, María-Gloria (2013-07-13). "Stability and change in the distribution of cytospecies of the Simulium damnosum complex (Diptera: Simuliidae) in southern Ghana from 1971 to 2011". Parasites & Vectors. 6 (1): 205. doi:10.1186/1756-3305-6-205. ISSN 1756-3305. PMC 3727979. PMID 23849451.
- ↑ Post, R. J.; Onyenwe, E.; Somiari, S. a. E.; Mafuyai, H. B.; Crainey, J. L.; Ubachukwu, P. O. (June 2011). "A guide to the Simulium damnosum complex (Diptera: Simuliidae) in Nigeria, with a cytotaxonomic key for the identification of the sibling species". Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology. 105 (4): 277–297. doi:10.1179/136485911X12987676649700. ISSN 1364-8594. PMC 4090794. PMID 21871165.
- ↑ "Simulium damnosum | INFORMATION | Animal Diversity Web". animaldiversity.org. Retrieved 2026-01-23.
- ↑ Cheke, Robert A.; Hawkes, Frances M.; Carnaghi, Manuela (2024-08-12). "Short- and Long-Range Dispersal by Members of the Simulium damnosum Complex (Diptera: Simuliidae), Vectors of Onchocerciasis: A Review". Insects. 15 (8): 606. doi:10.3390/insects15080606. ISSN 2075-4450. PMC 11354229 Check
|pmc=value (help). PMID 39194811 Check|pmid=value (help).
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