III. Types: Flies
- Black Fly (Simuliidae)
- Bite during day near streams (and attracted to dark moving objects)
- Disease vector for Onchocerciasis (Africa)
- Horse Fly, Deer Fly or Gadfly (Tabanidae)
- Bite on warm, cloudy days
- Louse Fly
- Sand Fly (small, moth-like Insects)
- Bite at night in damp areas
- Disease vector for Leishmaniasis (Southern U.S., Central and South America, Asia and Africa)
- Snipe Fly
- Bite during daytime
- Risk of severe Allergic Reaction (Western U.S.)
- Stable Fly (appear similar to house fly)
- Bite during daytime (especially during thunder storms)
- Tsetse Fly
- Bite during daytime even through clothing
- Disease vector for African trypanosomiasis
IV. Management
- See Mosquito Bite
V. Prevention
VI. References
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| Definition (MSH) | A genus of PSYCHODIDAE which functions as the vector of a number of pathogenic organisms, including LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIA TROPICA; Bartonella bacilliformis, and the Pappataci fever virus (SANDFLY FEVER NAPLES VIRUS). |
| Concepts | Eukaryote (T204) |
| MSH | D010691 |
| SnomedCT | 38152001 |
| English | Phlebotomus, Genus: Phlebotomus, phlebotomus, sand fly, Phlebotomus fly, Sand fly, Old World sandfly, Phlebotomus (organism), Phlebotomus, NOS |
| French | Phlébotome, Phlebotomus |
| Swedish | Phlebotomus |
| Czech | Phlebotomus |
| Finnish | Hiekkakärpänen |
| Russian | MOSKITY, МОСКИТЫ |
| Croatian | FLEBOTOMI |
| Polish | Flebotomusy |
| Norwegian | Phlebotomus |
| Spanish | Phlebotomus (organismo), mosca de la arena, moscas del género Phlebotomus, mosquito simúlido, Phlebotomus |
| German | Phlebotomus |
| Italian | Phlebotomus |
| Dutch | Phlebotomus, Zandvlieg |
| Portuguese | Phlebotomus |
Ontology: Simuliidae (C0037162)
| Definition (MSH) | Several species of the genus Simulium (family Simuliidae) that act as intermediate hosts (vectors) for the parasitic disease ONCHOCERCIASIS. |
| Definition (CSP) | black flies are widely distributed; females are vicious biters and serious pests; larvae live in streams; are the vector for onchocerciasis. |
| Concepts | Eukaryote (T204) |
| MSH | D012843 |
| SnomedCT | 106779002, 78083005 |
| English | Black Flies, Blackflies, Family simuliidae - buffalo AND/OR turkey gnat - black fly (organism), Family Simuliidae (organism), Family Simuliidae, Simuliidae, blackflies, Blackfly, Flies, Black, Fly, Black, Black Fly, black flies, blackfly, black fly, Black fly, Black fly (organism), Family simuliidae - buffalo AND/OR turkey gnat - black fly, Family Simuliidae - buffalo and/or turkey gnat - black fly, Black fly, NOS |
| French | Simuliidés, Simuliidae, Mouches noires |
| Swedish | Simuliidae |
| Czech | muchničky, Simuliidae |
| Finnish | Simuliidae |
| Italian | Mosche nere, Simuliidae |
| Russian | MOSHKI, CHERNYE MOSHKI, МОШКИ, ЧЕРНЫЕ МОШКИ |
| Japanese | シムリダエ科, ヤマヤツノマユブユ, ゴスジシラキブユ, ブユ, ブヨ科, 黒バエ, ブユ科 |
| Polish | Meszki |
| Norwegian | Knott, Simuliidae |
| Spanish | jején, jején (organismo), simúlidos, familia Simuliidae (organismo), familia Simuliidae, Moscas Negras, Simuliidae |
| German | Simuliidae, Kriebelmücken |
| Dutch | Kriebelmuggen, Simuliidae, Zwarte vliegen |
| Portuguese | Borrachudo, Simuliidae |
Ontology: Stable Fly (C0038371)
| Concepts | Eukaryote (T204) |
| MSH | D009117 |
| SnomedCT | 86606002 |
| English | Stomoxys calcitrans, stable fly, calcitran, Stomoxys, Stable Flies, Fly, Stable, calcitrans, Stomoxys, Flies, Stable, Stomoxys calcitran, biting house fly, Stable fly, Stomoxys calcitrans (organism), Stomoxis calcitrans, Stable Fly |
| French | Stomoxys calcitrans, Mouche des étables |
| Czech | Stomoxys calcitrans, bodalka stájová |
| Spanish | Stable Fly, Stomoxys calcitrans (organismo), mosca de establo, Stomoxys calcitrans |
| German | Stallfliege, Stomoxys calcitrans, Wadenstecher |
| Norwegian | Vanlig stikkflue, Stomoxys calcitrans |
| Italian | Mosca cavallina, Stomoxys calcitrans, Mosca delle stalle |
| Dutch | Stalvlieg, Stomoxys calcitrans |
| Portuguese | Stomoxys calcitrans |
Ontology: Glossina <genus> (C0041263)
| Definition (MSH) | Bloodsucking flies of the genus Glossina, found primarily in equatorial Africa. Several species are intermediate hosts of trypanosomes. |
| Concepts | Eukaryote (T204) |
| MSH | D014370 |
| SnomedCT | 91505006 |
| English | Glossina, Tsetse Flies, Genus Glossina, Glossina <genus>, Fly, Tsetse, Glossinas, Tsetse Fly, Flies, Tsetse, tsetse fly, tsetse flies, Glossina Wiedemann, 1830, Tsetse-flies, Tsetse fly, Glossina (organism), Glossina, NOS |
| Spanish | género Glossina, Glossina, Moscas Tse-Tse, Moscas Tse Tse, Moscas Tsetse, Mosca Tse-Tse, Mosca Tse Tse, Mosca Tsetse, Glossina (organismo), mosca tsetse |
| Swedish | Tsetseflugor |
| Czech | moucha tse-tse |
| Finnish | Tsetsekärpäset |
| Italian | Glossina, Mosche tsetse |
| Russian | MUKHI TSE-TSE, GLOSSINA, ГЛОССИНА, МУХИ ЦЕ-ЦЕ |
| Japanese | ツェツェバエ, ツェツェバエ属, ツェツェ蝿 |
| French | Mouches tsé-tsé, Glossines, Glossina |
| Polish | Muchy tse-tse |
| Norwegian | Glossina, Tsetsefluer |
| German | Glossina, Tsetsefliegen |
| Dutch | Glossina, Tseetseevliegen, Vlieg, Tseetsee- |
| Portuguese | Glossina, Moscas Tsé-Tsé |
Ontology: Tabanidae (C0322988)
| Concepts | Eukaryote (T204) |
| SnomedCT | 106790007 |
| English | Family tabanidae (organism), Cleg flies, Deer flies, Family Tabanidae (organism), Family Tabanidae, Horse flies, Tabanidae, Family tabanidae, deerfly, horsefly, tabanidae, deerflies, horseflies |
| Spanish | familia Tabanidae (organismo), familia Tabanidae, familia tabanidae (organismo), Tabanidae, familia tabanidae |
Ontology: Fly bite (C0561224)
| Concepts | Injury or Poisoning (T037) |
| SnomedCT | 311881000009108, 283345006 |
| English | bites fly, fly bite, biting fly, Fly biting, Fly biting (finding), Fly bite, Fly bite (disorder) |
| Spanish | picadura de mosca (trastorno), picadura de mosca |
Ontology: Fly (organism) (C1704307)
| Concepts | Eukaryote (T204) |
| SnomedCT | 10147004 |
| English | Fly (organism), Fly, Fly, NOS |
| Spanish | mosca (organismo), mosca |
