771313fe-1cca-419a-b1e3-18af85c4b79b https://ipt.gbif.org/resource?r=efsa_2025_slr_culicoides Aleksandar Cvetkovikj Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje Jovana Stefanova Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje Annetta Zintl Veterinary Sciences Centre, University College Dublin Maria Goffredo Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise "G. Caporale" Annamaria Conte Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise "G. Caporale" Thomas Balenghien Cirad Researcher thomas.balenghien@cirad.fr 0009-0008-4495-4814 2026-03-09 eng Within the context of VectorNet, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) publish regularly updated vector distribution maps, which are informed by a comprehensive review of the literature, data from the VectorNet Entomological Network, and relevant reports. These data were generated through the systematic collection of data derived from peer-reviewed publications. The primary objective of this living systematic literature review (SLR) is to gather information regarding the presence, abundance, and seasonal patterns of targeted culicoides species within the geographical scope defined by VectorNet. Studies will be identified through searches in Web of Science™ and Medline/PubMed. Eligible studies were screened and analysed for methodological rigor and relevance. The review will provide rigorous data that will be integrated in the VectorNet distribution maps. Systematic literature review culicoides distribution presence absence seasonality abundance vector-borne diseases GBIF Dataset Type Vocabulary: http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/dataset_type_2015-07-10.xml This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY 4.0) License. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International https://spdx.org/licenses/CC-BY-4.0.html CC-BY-4.0 The Vectornet area covers the European Union and neighbouring countries -9.998 28.1235 68.349 32.845631 1999-01-01 2024-12-12 genus Culicoides annually Thomas Balenghien Cirad Researcher thomas.balenghien@cirad.fr 0009-0008-4495-4814 The review steps are described in the protocol of the systematic literature review for the distribution of priority vector species within the VectorNet geographical area: https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/sp.efsa.2025.EN-9799 Systematic literature on culicoides occurrence in VectorNet area (review period 2024-2025) The sampling description is described in the protocol of the systematic literature review for the distribution of priority vector species within the VectorNet geographical area: https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/sp.efsa.2025.EN-9799 Thomas Balenghien 0009-0008-4495-4814 OC/EFSA/BIOHAW/2023/05 EFSA Thomas Balenghien 0009-0008-4495-4814 2026-03-04T09:24:06.180+00:00 dataset 771313fe-1cca-419a-b1e3-18af85c4b79b/v1.1.xml