Are fish immune systems really affected by parasites? An immunoecological study of common carp (Cyprinus carpio).

abstract：BACKGROUND:Birds harbour an astonishing diversity of haemosporidian parasites. Renewed interest in avian haemosporidians as a model system has placed a greater emphasis on the development of screening protocols to estimate parasite prevalence and diversity. Prevalence estimates are often based on the molecular or blood...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Ishtiaq F,Rao M,Huang X,Bensch S

更新日期：2017-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Red deer (Cervus elaphus) are a common wild definitive host for liver fluke (Fasciola hepatica) that have been the subject of limited diagnostic surveillance. This study aimed to explore the extent to which coprological diagnoses for F. hepatica in red deer in the Scottish Highlands, Scotland, are associated...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： French AS,Zadoks RN,Skuce PJ,Mitchell G,Gordon-Gibbs DK,Taggart MA

更新日期：2019-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mosquitoes of the Culex pipiens complex, competent vectors for West Nile virus (WNV) and Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) are widely targeted by insecticide treatments. The intensive application of chemical insecticides led to the development of resistance in many insects including Culex pipiens mosquitoes. Th...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Bkhache M,Tmimi FZ,Charafeddine O,Faraj C,Failloux AB,Sarih M

更新日期：2016-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Members of the Anopheles gambiae (s.l.) complex are one of the major vectors of malaria in Africa. LLINs and IRS are the most effective tools used in vector control of malaria. However, their effectiveness may be hampered by the development and spread of insecticide resistance in the target vectors species. ...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Boussougou-Sambe ST,Eyisap WE,Tasse GCT,Mandeng SE,Mbakop LR,Enyong P,Etang J,Fokam EB,Awono-Ambene PH

更新日期：2018-07-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prolonged feeding process of ixodid ticks, in combination with bacterial transmission, should lead to a robust inflammatory response at the blood-feeding site. Yet, factors present in tick saliva may down-regulate such responses, which may be beneficial to spirochete transmission. The primary goal of thi...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Scholl DC,Embers ME,Caskey JR,Kaushal D,Mather TN,Buck WR,Morici LA,Philipp MT

更新日期：2016-07-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Liver fluke (Fasciola hepatica) is a widespread parasite of ruminants which can have significant economic impact on cattle production. Fluke infection status at the animal-level is captured during meat inspection of all animals processed for human consumption within Northern Ireland. These national datasets ...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Byrne AW,McBride S,Lahuerta-Marin A,Guelbenzu M,McNair J,Skuce RA,McDowell SW

更新日期：2016-04-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tannin-rich plants have been examined as an alternative for controlling the gastrointestinal nematodes in ruminants. In vivo assays typically examine the anthelmintic activity in female fecundity and/or the adult worm burden, without considering other life-cycle stages or the impact on pasture contamination....

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Lopes SG,Barros LB,Louvandini H,Abdalla AL,Costa Junior LM

更新日期：2016-02-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rats (Rattus spp.) invaded most of the world as stowaways including some that carried the rat lungworm, Angiostrongylus cantonensis, the cause of eosinophilic meningoencephalitis in humans and other warm-blooded animals. A high genetic diversity of A. cantonensis based on short mitochondrial DNA regions is r...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Červená B,Modrý D,Fecková B,Hrazdilová K,Foronda P,Alonso AM,Lee R,Walker J,Niebuhr CN,Malik R,Šlapeta J

更新日期：2019-05-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Plasmodium falciparum delayed clearance with the use of artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACTs) has been reported in some African countries. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in two genes, P. falciparum adaptor protein complex 2 mu subunit (pfap2mu) and ubiquitin specific protease 1 (pfubp1), have ...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Adams T,Ennuson NAA,Quashie NB,Futagbi G,Matrevi S,Hagan OCK,Abuaku B,Koram KA,Duah NO

更新日期：2018-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:African trypanosomes are extracellular protozoan parasites that are transmitted between mammalian hosts by the bite of an infected tsetse fly. Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) or sleeping sickness is caused by Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense or T. brucei gambiense, while African Animal Trypanosomiasis (AAT...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Nakayima J,Nakao R,Alhassan A,Mahama C,Afakye K,Sugimoto C

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Angiostrongylus cantonensis has been the only parasite among Angiostrongylidae to cause human central nervous system infection characterized by eosinophilic meningitis or meningoencephalitis. The mechanism of the extensive neurological impairments of hosts caused by A. cantonensis larvae remains unclear. The...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Mengying Z,Yiyue X,Tong P,Yue H,Limpanont Y,Ping H,Okanurak K,Yanqi W,Dekumyoy P,Hongli Z,Watthanakulpanich D,Zhongdao W,Zhi W,Zhiyue L

更新日期：2017-12-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The rapid growth of Qatar in the last two decades has been associated with an enormous expansion of building programs in its cities and in the provision of new service industries. This in turn has attracted a large influx of immigrant workers seeking employment in jobs associated with food handling, domestic...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Abu-Madi MA,Behnke JM,Ismail A,Al-Olaqi N,Al-Zaher K,El-Ibrahim R

更新日期：2011-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Understanding the variation in prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (Lyme Borreliosis Spirochaetes, LBS) and Anaplasma phagocytophilum (causing tick-borne fever in ruminants and human granulocytic ehrlichiosis) in ticks is vital from both a human and an animal disease perspective to target the most ...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Mysterud A,Easterday WR,Qviller L,Viljugrein H,Ytrehus B

更新日期：2013-06-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chagas disease is a major public health concern in Latin America and it is transmitted by insects of the subfamily Triatominae, including Rhodnius spp. Since palm trees are ubiquitous in Colombia and a habitat for Rhodnius spp., the presence of palms near villages could increase contact rates between vectors...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Erazo D,Cordovez J

更新日期：2016-11-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pyrethroid resistance in African vector mosquitoes is a threat to malaria control. Resistant mosquitoes can survive insecticide doses that would normally be lethal. We studied effects of such doses on Plasmodium falciparum development inside kdr-resistant Anopheles gambiae s.s. in Uganda. METHODS:We collect...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Kristan M,Lines J,Nuwa A,Ntege C,Meek SR,Abeku TA

更新日期：2016-02-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pathogenic intestinal protozoa infections are common in school-aged children in the developing world and they are frequently associated with malabsorption syndromes and gastrointestinal morbidity. Since diagnosis of these parasites is difficult, prevalence data on intestinal protozoa is scarce. METHODS:We c...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Speich B,Marti H,Ame SM,Ali SM,Bogoch II,Utzinger J,Albonico M,Keiser J

更新日期：2013-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:More than 46 species of mammals can be naturally infected with Schistosoma japonicum in the mainland of China. Mice are permissive and may act as the definitive host of the life cycle. In contrast, rats are less susceptible to S. japonicum infection, and are considered to provide an unsuitable micro-environm...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Peng J,Han H,Gobert GN,Hong Y,Jiang W,Wang X,Fu Z,Liu J,Shi Y,Lin J

更新日期：2011-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:African trypanosomosis is a disease of public health and economic importance that poses a major threat to the livelihoods of people living in the Maasai Steppe, where there is a significant interaction between people, livestock and wildlife. The vulnerability of the Maasai people to the disease is enhanced b...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Simwango M,Ngonyoka A,Nnko HJ,Salekwa LP,Ole-Neselle M,Kimera SI,Gwakisa PS

更新日期：2017-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The use of inland valley swamps for vegetable crop agriculture contributes to food security in urban and less urbanized settings in Africa. The impact of this agriculture on aggressive mosquitoes' diversity and malaria transmission in central Africa is poorly documented. This study is aimed at assessing the ...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Akono PN,Mbida JA,Tonga C,Belong P,Ngo Hondt OE,Magne GT,Peka MF,Lehman LG

更新日期：2015-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An accurate diagnosis of soil-transmitted helminthiasis is important for individual patient management, for drug efficacy evaluation and for monitoring control programmes. The Kato-Katz technique is the most widely used method detecting soil-transmitted helminth eggs in faecal samples. However, detailed anal...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Speich B,Ali SM,Ame SM,Albonico M,Utzinger J,Keiser J

更新日期：2015-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Onchocerciasis (river blindness) is a blinding parasitic disease that threatens the health of approximately 120 million people worldwide. While 99% of the population at-risk for infection from onchocerciasis live in Africa, some 500,000 people in the Americas are also threatened by infection. A relatively recent arriv...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Gustavsen K,Hopkins A,Sauerbrey M

更新日期：2011-10-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In Switzerland, the invasive Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus, is firmly established in the Canton of Ticino, south of the Alps. According to a large-scale distribution model developed in 2013, suitable climatic conditions for the establishment of Ae. albopictus north of the Alps are found in Basel and...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Ravasi D,Guidi V,Flacio E,Lüthy P,Perron K,Lüdin S,Tonolla M

更新日期：2018-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Eimeria species are parasitic protozoa that cause coccidiosis, an intestinal disease commonly characterised by malabsorption, diarrhoea and haemorrhage that is particularly important in chickens. Vaccination against chicken coccidiosis is effective using wild-type or attenuated live parasite lines. The devel...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Marugan-Hernandez V,Cockle C,Macdonald S,Pegg E,Crouch C,Blake DP,Tomley FM

更新日期：2016-08-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Animal African trypanosomiasis (AAT) greatly affects livestock production in sub-Saharan Africa. In Ghana prevalence of AAT is estimated to range between 5 and 50%. Studies have reported serum biochemical aberrations and variability in cytokine profiles in animals during infection. However, information regar...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Bakari SM,Ofori JA,Kusi KA,Aning GK,Awandare GA,Carrington M,Gwira TM

更新日期：2017-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The African malaria vector, Anopheles gambiae s.s., is known to feed selectively on certain plants for sugar sources. However, the adaptive significance of this behaviour especially on how the extracts of such plants impact on the fitness of this vector has not been explored. This study determined the toxici...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Wachira SW,Omar S,Jacob JW,Wahome M,Alborn HT,Spring DR,Masiga DK,Torto B

更新日期：2014-07-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The genus Bartonella is comprised of a rapidly increasing number of pathogenic species that induce a seemingly diverse spectrum of neurological symptoms. During the 12 year period that followed the initial onset of neurological and gastrointestinal symptoms, an 11 year-old girl experienced a spectrum of neur...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Balakrishnan N,Ericson M,Maggi R,Breitschwerdt EB

更新日期：2016-05-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Susceptibility of Ae. aegypti mosquito to dengue virus (DENV) varies geographically and can be influenced by climatic factors such as temperature, which affect the incidence, seasonality and distribution of vector-borne diseases. The first outbreak of dengue fever (DF) in Kenya occured in 1982 in the coastal...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Chepkorir E,Lutomiah J,Mutisya J,Mulwa F,Limbaso K,Orindi B,Ng'ang'a Z,Sang R

更新日期：2014-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sandfly-borne phleboviruses are present in North Africa where they can infect humans in regions where Leishmania infantum, the causative agent of zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis in the Western Mediterranean basin is present affecting both humans and dogs. We investigated the capacity of dogs to be used as se...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Sakhria S,Alwassouf S,Fares W,Bichaud L,Dachraoui K,Alkan C,Zoghlami Z,de Lamballerie X,Zhioua E,Charrel RN

更新日期：2014-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Thelazia callipaeda is transmitted by Phortica variegata, a drosophilid that feeds on lachrymal secretions of mammals. Scientific information on human thelaziosis is still relatively limited, mainly for physicians and ophthalmologists. Indeed, the literature is full of misleading information on the transmiss...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Otranto D,Dantas-Torres F

更新日期：2015-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Accurate diagnosis of urogenital schistosomiasis is vital for surveillance/control programs. Amplification of schistosome DNA in urine by PCR is sensitive and specific but requires infrastructure, financial resources and skilled personnel, often not available in endemic areas. Recombinase Polymerase Amplific...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Rosser A,Rollinson D,Forrest M,Webster BL

更新日期：2015-09-04 00:00:00