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1432-1955123112024Nov05Parasitology researchParasitol ResThe first record of Culicoides deltus as a putative vector of Onchocerca flexuosa in Slovak red deer (Cervus elaphus).37037037010.1007/s00436-024-08386-9Within the research conducted in the years 2016-2022 in the area of Volovsky Mountains in Slovakia, 63,950 biting midges were collected during 74 trapping sessions. The aim of the study was to identify species composition of biting midges, their host preference and potential transmission of parasites by these insects under natural conditions. The collected biting midges fell into 29 species and the most common were the Culicoides (C. obsoletus/C. scoticus/C. montanus) that accounted for 47.9% of the collected biting midges. Identification of species was based on the morphology of biting midges and the use of molecular methods. We confirmed positive suckling results on red deer in three samples namely C. montanus, C. scoticus and C. deltus. We examined these samples for the presence of Onchocerca worm DNA. We confirmed the presence of O. flexuosa DNA in one C. deltus sample. The host preference of biting midges was identified by molecular technique that involved sequencing a 350-bp sequence of the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene (cyt b). The presence of Onchocerca flexuosa DNA in C. deltus was confirmed by sequencing of fragments of mitochondrial genes cox1. The sequences matched the previously published sequences for O. flexuosa. Data on high prevalence of infections caused by Onchocerca worms in red deer in Slovakia have already been published and indicated favourable conditions for the vectors and a suitable environment for parasite circulation in Slovakia. According to the authors' knowledge, this was the first ever detection of O. flexuosa in C. deltus in wild nature.© 2024. The Author(s).KočišováAlicaADepartment of Epizootiology, Parasitology and Protection of One Health, University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, Komenského 73, 041 81, Kosice, Slovak Republic. alica.kocisova@uvlf.sk.SchreiberováAndreaADepartment of Epizootiology, Parasitology and Protection of One Health, University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, Komenského 73, 041 81, Kosice, Slovak Republic.KasičováZuzanaZDepartment of Epizootiology, Parasitology and Protection of One Health, University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, Komenského 73, 041 81, Kosice, Slovak Republic.JanoškováNikolaNDepartment of Epizootiology, Parasitology and Protection of One Health, University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, Komenského 73, 041 81, Kosice, Slovak Republic.engJournal Article20241105
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