Catalog

Midge bite

No MMS code

Link to WHO Definition

Midge bite – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1557065502

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.