PR Notice 2023-01; Appendix
| Arthropod Pests | ||
| Pest | Scientific Name | Public Health Importance/ Possible Clinical Significance |
| Biting Midges and Sand Flies | ||
| “No-See-Ums” | Culicoides spp., Leptoconops spp. | Dermatitis with risk of secondary infection, allergic reactions |
| Punkies | ||
| Biting midges | ||
| Sand flies | Lutzomyia spp., Phlebotomis spp. | Dermatitis with risk of secondary infection, American dermal leishmaniasis |
| Black flies | Simuliidae; includes Simulium and Prosimulium spp. | River blindness, dermatitis with risk of secondary infection, painful bite, allergic reactions |
| Black gnats | ||
Mosquitoes Culicidae | ||
| Mosquito species that vector disease | Aedes spp. Culex spp. Culiseta spp. Ochlerotatus spp. Anopheles spp. Psorophora spp. Coquillettidia spp. Mansonia spp. |
Viral diseases, such as:
West Nile, St. Louis encephalitis, Eastern equine encephalitis, Western equine encephalitis, Venezuelan equine encephalitis, LaCrosse, Jamestown Canyon, Cache Vally virus disease, Dengue fever, Yellow fever, Malaria, Zika, Chikungunya, Japanese encephalitis (note: not all diseases are vectored by every genera) |
| Siphonaptera | ||
| Fleas | ||
| Cat flea | Ctenocephalides felis | Bartonella, Murine typhus, tapeworm infection, dermatitis with a risk of secondary infection, allergic reactions, painful bite |
| Dog flea | Ctenocephalides canis | |
| Human flea | Pulex irritans | Dermatitis with risk of secondary infection, allergic reactions, painful bite |
| Sticktight flea | Echidnophaga gallinacea | Bubonic plague, Murine plague (endemic typhus), Dermatitis with risk of secondary infection, allergic reactions, painful bite |
| Oriental rat flea | Xenopsylla cheopis | |
| Chigoe | Tunga penetrans | |
| Other fleas | Oropsylla sp. Thrassis spp. Ceratophyllus gallinae | |
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