Medical-veterinary and economic importance of the Tabanidae family

Abstract

The Tabanidae females of these insects present several adaptations related to the hematophagous habit, which increase their potential as vectors of infectious agents. Among these adaptations, anautogeny, telmophagy, the large volume of blood meal, the longtime of blood meal, and the interruption of feeding are highlighted. It is emphasized that these insects are important because, in addition to bothering humans by attacking them in search of a blood meal, they are potential transmitters of diseases to animals and humans, being capable of mechanically transporting viruses, bacteria, protozoa, and helminths, through the fact that these pathogens adhere to the structure of the proboscis. The objective of the article is to verify the medical-veterinary and economic importance of the Tabanidae family. The methodological basis of the present work consists of bibliographical research of scientific articles published in national and international academic journals classified by the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES). Document analysis was used as a data collection method to gather information from theoretical books, these banks, university dissertations, scientific journals, documents, and digital platforms: The search criterion for articles was to prioritize articles that dealt with the topic. Document analysis was used as a data collection method to gather information on theoretical books, these banks, university dissertations, scientific journals, documents, and websites: https://www.researchgate.net/post/How_to_increase_the_research_results_v.... (https://goo.gl/gLTTTs), HAL (https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/submit/index), SSRN (https://hq.ssrn.com/login/pubsigninjoin.cfm) and ResearchGate (https://www.researchgate.net/signup.SignUp.html) HAL SSRN.