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Biting Midges-Current Knowledge and Research Needs Symposium I

Biting Midges-Current Knowledge and Research Needs Symposium I

199 - Distribution, bionomics, and medical importance of Culicoides (Haematomyidium) paraensis (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in the United States in response to recent Oropouche virus outbreaks in the Americas

Thursday, March 26, 2026

9:30 AM - 9:45 AM PDT

Location: B119

Presenter(s)

James Dunford, PhD

Research Director
Lee County Mosquito Control District, Florida, United States

Co-Author(s)

Aaron Lloyd, MS

Assistant Director
Lee County Mosquito Control District, Florida, United States
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David F. Hoel, PhD (he/him/his)

Executive Director
Lee County Mosquito Control District, Florida, United States
Roxanne Connelly, PhD

Chief Entomologist
CDC, Colorado, United States

Abstract: Given recent (2023–2025) outbreaks and range expansion of Oropouche virus (OROV) in the Neotropics and Caribbean, over 100 reported travel cases of OROV in Florida, and documented presence of the primary insect vector Culicoides paraensis (Goeldi) in the United States, an updated distribution map for C. paraensis is presented based on compiled distribution records from recent field collections, data mined from archived museum specimens, those included in online databases, and in published literature. Bionomics, surveillance and control, and medical importance information is also presented for C. paraensis.