TY  - JOUR
AU  - Vasić, Ana
AU  - Zdravković, Nemanja
AU  - Anita, Dragos
AU  - Bojkovski, Jovan
AU  - Marinov, Mihai
AU  - Mathis, Alexander
AU  - Niculaua, Marius
AU  - Oslobanu, Elena Luanda
AU  - Pavlović, Ivan
AU  - Petrić, Dusan
AU  - Pflueger, Valentin
AU  - Pudar, Dubravka
AU  - Savuta, Gheorghe
AU  - Simeunović, Predrag
AU  - Veronesi, Eva
AU  - Silaghi, Cornelia
AU  - Anita, Adriana
AU  - Anton, Ioana Alexandra
AU  - Cimpan, Andrei
AU  - Ciuca, Lavinia
AU  - Crivei, Luciana
AU  - Cojkić, Aleksandar
AU  - Davitkov, Darko
AU  - Drašković, Vladimir
AU  - Gajić, Bojan
AU  - Glavinić, Uroš
AU  - Ivanescu, Maria-Larisa
AU  - Kavran, Mihaela
AU  - Lupu, Andrei-Cristian
AU  - Mindru, Raluca
AU  - Porea, Daniela
AU  - Prodanović, Radiša
AU  - Radanović, Oliver
AU  - Raileanu, Cristian
AU  - Raileanu, Stefan
AU  - Ristanić, Marko
AU  - Roman, Constantin
AU  - Stanišić, Ljubodrag
AU  - Vaselek, Slavica
AU  - Đurić, Miloje
PY  - 2019
UR  - https://vet-erinar.vet.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1740
AB  - BackgroundCulicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) is a genus of small biting midges (also known as no-see ums) that currently includes 1368 described species. They are proven or suspected vectors for important pathogens affecting animals such as bluetongue virus (BTV) and Schmallenberg virus (SBV). Currently little information is available on the species of Culicoides present in Serbia. Thus, the aim of this study was to examine species diversity, host preference and the presence of BTV and SBV RNA in Culicoides from the Stara Planina Nature Park in south-eastern Serbia.ResultsIn total 19,887 individual Culicoides were collected during three nights of trapping at two farm sites and pooled into six groups (Obsoletus group, Pulicaris group, Others group and further each group according to the blood-feeding status to freshly engorged and non-engorged). Species identification was done on subsamples of 592 individual Culicoides specimens by morphological and molecular methods (MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry and PCR/sequencing). At least 22 Culicoides species were detected. Four animal species (cow, sheep, goat and common blackbird) as well as humans were identified as hosts of Culicoides biting midges. The screening of 8291 Culicoides specimens in 99 pools for the presence of BTV and SBV RNA by reverse-transcription quantitative PCR were negative.ConclusionsThe biodiversity of Culicoides species in the natural reserve Stara Planina was high with at least 22 species present. The presence of C. imicola Kieffer was not recorded in this area. Culicoides showed opportunistic feeding behaviour as determined by host preference. The absence of SBV and BTV viral RNA correlates with the absence of clinical disease in the field during the time of sampling. These data are the direct outcome of a training programme within the Institutional Partnership Project AMSAR: Arbovirus monitoring, research and surveillance-capacity building on mosquitoes and biting midges funded by the programme SCOPES of the Swiss National Science Foundation.
PB  - BMC, London
T2  - Parasites & Vectors
T1  - Species diversity, host preference and arbovirus detection of Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in south-eastern Serbia
VL  - 12
SP  - 61
DO  - 10.1186/s13071-019-3292-3
ER  - 

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author = "Vasić, Ana and Zdravković, Nemanja and Anita, Dragos and Bojkovski, Jovan and Marinov, Mihai and Mathis, Alexander and Niculaua, Marius and Oslobanu, Elena Luanda and Pavlović, Ivan and Petrić, Dusan and Pflueger, Valentin and Pudar, Dubravka and Savuta, Gheorghe and Simeunović, Predrag and Veronesi, Eva and Silaghi, Cornelia and Anita, Adriana and Anton, Ioana Alexandra and Cimpan, Andrei and Ciuca, Lavinia and Crivei, Luciana and Cojkić, Aleksandar and Davitkov, Darko and Drašković, Vladimir and Gajić, Bojan and Glavinić, Uroš and Ivanescu, Maria-Larisa and Kavran, Mihaela and Lupu, Andrei-Cristian and Mindru, Raluca and Porea, Daniela and Prodanović, Radiša and Radanović, Oliver and Raileanu, Cristian and Raileanu, Stefan and Ristanić, Marko and Roman, Constantin and Stanišić, Ljubodrag and Vaselek, Slavica and Đurić, Miloje",
year = "2019",
abstract = "BackgroundCulicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) is a genus of small biting midges (also known as no-see ums) that currently includes 1368 described species. They are proven or suspected vectors for important pathogens affecting animals such as bluetongue virus (BTV) and Schmallenberg virus (SBV). Currently little information is available on the species of Culicoides present in Serbia. Thus, the aim of this study was to examine species diversity, host preference and the presence of BTV and SBV RNA in Culicoides from the Stara Planina Nature Park in south-eastern Serbia.ResultsIn total 19,887 individual Culicoides were collected during three nights of trapping at two farm sites and pooled into six groups (Obsoletus group, Pulicaris group, Others group and further each group according to the blood-feeding status to freshly engorged and non-engorged). Species identification was done on subsamples of 592 individual Culicoides specimens by morphological and molecular methods (MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry and PCR/sequencing). At least 22 Culicoides species were detected. Four animal species (cow, sheep, goat and common blackbird) as well as humans were identified as hosts of Culicoides biting midges. The screening of 8291 Culicoides specimens in 99 pools for the presence of BTV and SBV RNA by reverse-transcription quantitative PCR were negative.ConclusionsThe biodiversity of Culicoides species in the natural reserve Stara Planina was high with at least 22 species present. The presence of C. imicola Kieffer was not recorded in this area. Culicoides showed opportunistic feeding behaviour as determined by host preference. The absence of SBV and BTV viral RNA correlates with the absence of clinical disease in the field during the time of sampling. These data are the direct outcome of a training programme within the Institutional Partnership Project AMSAR: Arbovirus monitoring, research and surveillance-capacity building on mosquitoes and biting midges funded by the programme SCOPES of the Swiss National Science Foundation.",
publisher = "BMC, London",
journal = "Parasites & Vectors",
title = "Species diversity, host preference and arbovirus detection of Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in south-eastern Serbia",
volume = "12",
pages = "61",
doi = "10.1186/s13071-019-3292-3"
}

Vasić, A., Zdravković, N., Anita, D., Bojkovski, J., Marinov, M., Mathis, A., Niculaua, M., Oslobanu, E. L., Pavlović, I., Petrić, D., Pflueger, V., Pudar, D., Savuta, G., Simeunović, P., Veronesi, E., Silaghi, C., Anita, A., Anton, I. A., Cimpan, A., Ciuca, L., Crivei, L., Cojkić, A., Davitkov, D., Drašković, V., Gajić, B., Glavinić, U., Ivanescu, M., Kavran, M., Lupu, A., Mindru, R., Porea, D., Prodanović, R., Radanović, O., Raileanu, C., Raileanu, S., Ristanić, M., Roman, C., Stanišić, L., Vaselek, S.,& Đurić, M.. (2019). Species diversity, host preference and arbovirus detection of Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in south-eastern Serbia. in Parasites & Vectors
BMC, London., 12, 61.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-019-3292-3

Vasić A, Zdravković N, Anita D, Bojkovski J, Marinov M, Mathis A, Niculaua M, Oslobanu EL, Pavlović I, Petrić D, Pflueger V, Pudar D, Savuta G, Simeunović P, Veronesi E, Silaghi C, Anita A, Anton IA, Cimpan A, Ciuca L, Crivei L, Cojkić A, Davitkov D, Drašković V, Gajić B, Glavinić U, Ivanescu M, Kavran M, Lupu A, Mindru R, Porea D, Prodanović R, Radanović O, Raileanu C, Raileanu S, Ristanić M, Roman C, Stanišić L, Vaselek S, Đurić M. Species diversity, host preference and arbovirus detection of Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in south-eastern Serbia. in Parasites & Vectors. 2019;12:61.
doi:10.1186/s13071-019-3292-3 .

Vasić, Ana, Zdravković, Nemanja, Anita, Dragos, Bojkovski, Jovan, Marinov, Mihai, Mathis, Alexander, Niculaua, Marius, Oslobanu, Elena Luanda, Pavlović, Ivan, Petrić, Dusan, Pflueger, Valentin, Pudar, Dubravka, Savuta, Gheorghe, Simeunović, Predrag, Veronesi, Eva, Silaghi, Cornelia, Anita, Adriana, Anton, Ioana Alexandra, Cimpan, Andrei, Ciuca, Lavinia, Crivei, Luciana, Cojkić, Aleksandar, Davitkov, Darko, Drašković, Vladimir, Gajić, Bojan, Glavinić, Uroš, Ivanescu, Maria-Larisa, Kavran, Mihaela, Lupu, Andrei-Cristian, Mindru, Raluca, Porea, Daniela, Prodanović, Radiša, Radanović, Oliver, Raileanu, Cristian, Raileanu, Stefan, Ristanić, Marko, Roman, Constantin, Stanišić, Ljubodrag, Vaselek, Slavica, Đurić, Miloje, "Species diversity, host preference and arbovirus detection of Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in south-eastern Serbia" in Parasites & Vectors, 12 (2019):61,
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-019-3292-3 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Vasić, A.
AU  - Oșlobanu, L.E.
AU  - Marinov, M.
AU  - Crivei, L.A.
AU  - Rățoi, I.A.
AU  - Aniță, A.
AU  - Aniță, D.
AU  - Doroșencu, A.
AU  - Alexe, V.
AU  - Raileanu, Cristian
AU  - Simeunović, Predrag
AU  - Raileanu, Cristian
AU  - Falcuța, E.
AU  - Prioteasa, F.L.
AU  - Bojkovski, Jovan
AU  - Pavlović, I.
AU  - Mathis, A.
AU  - Tews, B.A.
AU  - Savuta, Gheorghe
AU  - Veronesi, E.
AU  - Silaghi, Cornelia
AU  - Cimpan, A.
AU  - Ciucă, L.
AU  - Cojkić, A.
AU  - Drašković, Vladimir
AU  - Đurić, M.
AU  - Glavinić, Uroš
AU  - Ivanescu, M.L.
AU  - Kavran, M.
AU  - Lupu, A.
AU  - Mindru, Raluca
AU  - Porea, Daniela
AU  - Radanović, Oliver
AU  - Ristanić, Marko
AU  - Roman, Constantin
AU  - Stanišić, Ljubodrag
AU  - Zdravković, Nemanja
AU  - Vaselek, S.
AU  - SCOPES, AMSAR training group
PY  - 2019
UR  - https://vet-erinar.vet.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1720
AB  - West Nile virus (WNV) is a zoonotic flavivirus whose transmission cycle in nature includes wild birds as amplifying hosts and ornithophilic mosquito vectors. Bridge vectors can transmit WNV to mammal species potentially causing West Nile Fever. Wild bird migration is a mode of WNV introduction into new areas. The Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve (DDBR) is a major stopover of wild birds migrating between Europe and Africa. The aim of this study was to investigate the presence of WNV in the DDBR during the 2016 transmission season in wild birds and mosquitoes. Blood from 68 wild birds (nine different species) trapped at four different locations was analyzed by competitive ELISA and Virus Neutralization Test (VNT), revealing positive results in 8/68 (11.8%) of the wild birds by ELISA of which six samples (three from juvenile birds) were confirmed seropositive by VNT. Mosquitoes (n = 6523, 5 genera) were trapped with CDC Mini Light traps at two locations and in one location resting mosquitoes were caught. The presence of WNV RNA was tested in 134 pools by reverse transcription quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR). None of the pools was positive for WNV-specific RNA. Based on the obtained results, WNV was circulating in the DDBR during 2016.
PB  - MDPI AG
T2  - Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
T1  - Evidence of West Nile virus (WNV) circulation in wild birds and WNV RNA negativity in mosquitoes of the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve, Romania, 2016
VL  - 4
IS  - 3
SP  - 116
DO  - 10.3390/tropicalmed4030116
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Vasić, A. and Oșlobanu, L.E. and Marinov, M. and Crivei, L.A. and Rățoi, I.A. and Aniță, A. and Aniță, D. and Doroșencu, A. and Alexe, V. and Raileanu, Cristian and Simeunović, Predrag and Raileanu, Cristian and Falcuța, E. and Prioteasa, F.L. and Bojkovski, Jovan and Pavlović, I. and Mathis, A. and Tews, B.A. and Savuta, Gheorghe and Veronesi, E. and Silaghi, Cornelia and Cimpan, A. and Ciucă, L. and Cojkić, A. and Drašković, Vladimir and Đurić, M. and Glavinić, Uroš and Ivanescu, M.L. and Kavran, M. and Lupu, A. and Mindru, Raluca and Porea, Daniela and Radanović, Oliver and Ristanić, Marko and Roman, Constantin and Stanišić, Ljubodrag and Zdravković, Nemanja and Vaselek, S. and SCOPES, AMSAR training group",
year = "2019",
abstract = "West Nile virus (WNV) is a zoonotic flavivirus whose transmission cycle in nature includes wild birds as amplifying hosts and ornithophilic mosquito vectors. Bridge vectors can transmit WNV to mammal species potentially causing West Nile Fever. Wild bird migration is a mode of WNV introduction into new areas. The Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve (DDBR) is a major stopover of wild birds migrating between Europe and Africa. The aim of this study was to investigate the presence of WNV in the DDBR during the 2016 transmission season in wild birds and mosquitoes. Blood from 68 wild birds (nine different species) trapped at four different locations was analyzed by competitive ELISA and Virus Neutralization Test (VNT), revealing positive results in 8/68 (11.8%) of the wild birds by ELISA of which six samples (three from juvenile birds) were confirmed seropositive by VNT. Mosquitoes (n = 6523, 5 genera) were trapped with CDC Mini Light traps at two locations and in one location resting mosquitoes were caught. The presence of WNV RNA was tested in 134 pools by reverse transcription quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR). None of the pools was positive for WNV-specific RNA. Based on the obtained results, WNV was circulating in the DDBR during 2016.",
publisher = "MDPI AG",
journal = "Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease",
title = "Evidence of West Nile virus (WNV) circulation in wild birds and WNV RNA negativity in mosquitoes of the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve, Romania, 2016",
volume = "4",
number = "3",
pages = "116",
doi = "10.3390/tropicalmed4030116"
}

Vasić, A., Oșlobanu, L.E., Marinov, M., Crivei, L.A., Rățoi, I.A., Aniță, A., Aniță, D., Doroșencu, A., Alexe, V., Raileanu, C., Simeunović, P., Raileanu, C., Falcuța, E., Prioteasa, F.L., Bojkovski, J., Pavlović, I., Mathis, A., Tews, B.A., Savuta, G., Veronesi, E., Silaghi, C., Cimpan, A., Ciucă, L., Cojkić, A., Drašković, V., Đurić, M., Glavinić, U., Ivanescu, M.L., Kavran, M., Lupu, A., Mindru, R., Porea, D., Radanović, O., Ristanić, M., Roman, C., Stanišić, L., Zdravković, N., Vaselek, S.,& SCOPES, A. t. g.. (2019). Evidence of West Nile virus (WNV) circulation in wild birds and WNV RNA negativity in mosquitoes of the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve, Romania, 2016. in Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
MDPI AG., 4(3), 116.
https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed4030116

Vasić A, Oșlobanu L, Marinov M, Crivei L, Rățoi I, Aniță A, Aniță D, Doroșencu A, Alexe V, Raileanu C, Simeunović P, Raileanu C, Falcuța E, Prioteasa F, Bojkovski J, Pavlović I, Mathis A, Tews B, Savuta G, Veronesi E, Silaghi C, Cimpan A, Ciucă L, Cojkić A, Drašković V, Đurić M, Glavinić U, Ivanescu M, Kavran M, Lupu A, Mindru R, Porea D, Radanović O, Ristanić M, Roman C, Stanišić L, Zdravković N, Vaselek S, SCOPES ATG. Evidence of West Nile virus (WNV) circulation in wild birds and WNV RNA negativity in mosquitoes of the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve, Romania, 2016. in Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease. 2019;4(3):116.
doi:10.3390/tropicalmed4030116 .

Vasić, A., Oșlobanu, L.E., Marinov, M., Crivei, L.A., Rățoi, I.A., Aniță, A., Aniță, D., Doroșencu, A., Alexe, V., Raileanu, Cristian, Simeunović, Predrag, Raileanu, Cristian, Falcuța, E., Prioteasa, F.L., Bojkovski, Jovan, Pavlović, I., Mathis, A., Tews, B.A., Savuta, Gheorghe, Veronesi, E., Silaghi, Cornelia, Cimpan, A., Ciucă, L., Cojkić, A., Drašković, Vladimir, Đurić, M., Glavinić, Uroš, Ivanescu, M.L., Kavran, M., Lupu, A., Mindru, Raluca, Porea, Daniela, Radanović, Oliver, Ristanić, Marko, Roman, Constantin, Stanišić, Ljubodrag, Zdravković, Nemanja, Vaselek, S., SCOPES, AMSAR training group, "Evidence of West Nile virus (WNV) circulation in wild birds and WNV RNA negativity in mosquitoes of the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve, Romania, 2016" in Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 4, no. 3 (2019):116,
https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed4030116 . .