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Blackfly collection

GV Guilherme G Verocai
KN Kimberly J Nelson
RC R Trey Callahan
JW Joseph Wakoli Wekesa
HH Hassan K Hassan
EH Eric P Hoberg
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Los Angeles County (LAC), California, is the most populous county in the USA with a population of over 10 million inhabitants in an area of 12,310 km2, with a density of 800 people/m2. Elevation varies from sea level to 3069 m encompassing heterogeneous habitats supported by a Mediterranean climate with usually hot and dry summers. Surveillance was targeted in this region based on the endemic occurrence of the zoonotic O. lupi [20], and the potential occurrence of other species of Onchocerca that may be associated with mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus), the only endemic cervid in the region [21].

Adult female blackflies were collected through collaborations with the San Gabriel Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District (SGVMVCD) and the Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District (GLACVCD) using mosquito day traps baited with CO2. Flies were collected from various sites by SGVMVCD, and GLACVCD personnel from March to November of 2015 and 2016.

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