Preferred Label : Midge bites;
ICD-11 definition : Bites due to blood-sucking ceratopogonid flies of the genera Culicoides, Leptoconops,
Austroconops and Forcipomyia. These small flies breed in rivers, swamps and marshes.
They often occur in swarms and will readily attack any mammal in their vicinity.;
ICD-11 synonym : Ceratopogonid fly bites; Punkie bites;
ICD-11 inclusion : Punkie bites; Ceratopogonid fly bites;
Origin ID : 1557065502;
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Bites due to blood-sucking ceratopogonid flies of the genera Culicoides, Leptoconops,
Austroconops and Forcipomyia. These small flies breed in rivers, swamps and marshes.
They often occur in swarms and will readily attack any mammal in their vicinity.
