Predicting the distribution of Phortica variegata and potential for Thelazia callipaeda transmission in Europe and the United Kingdom

Abstract Background Male fruitflies Phortica variegata (Drosophilidae, Steganinae) are the intermediate host of the zoonotic nematode Thelazia callipaeda (Spirurida, Thelaziidae). More than 10 years ago, when T. callipaeda was confined to remote regions of southern Italy, ecological niche models wer...

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Published in:	Parasites & Vectors
Main Authors:	Jennifer Palfreyman, John Graham-Brown, Cyril Caminade, Paul Gilmore, Domenico Otranto, Diana J. L. Williams
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2018-04-01
Subjects:	Phortica variegata Thelazia callipaeda Dipteran vectors Zoonosis Ecological niche modelling
Online Access:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-018-2842-4

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