HisAK70: progress towards a vaccine against different forms of leishmaniosis.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The East Asian mosquito species Aedes koreicus was recorded out of its native range for the first time in Belgium in 2008. Since then, several other European populations or single individuals have been observed throughout Europe with reports from Italy, Switzerland, European Russia, Slovenia, Germany and Hun...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Pfitzner WP,Lehner A,Hoffmann D,Czajka C,Becker N

更新日期：2018-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Animal trypanosomosis is endemic in Nigeria, while the human disease caused by Trypanosoma brucei gambiense is rarely reported nowadays after efforts to bring it under control in the 20th century. The University of Nigeria Veterinary Teaching Hospital (UNVTH) is a reference centre located within the Nsukka a...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Umeakuana PU,Gibson W,Ezeokonkwo RC,Anene BM

更新日期：2019-08-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Giardia duodenalis is a flagellated parasite that causes diarrhea in humans and other animals. Although G. duodenalis is found in companion animals worldwide, information regarding the prevalence and genetic characteristics of G. duodenalis in pet chipmunks in China is limited. The present study therefore ai...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Deng L,Luo R,Liu H,Zhou Z,Li L,Chai Y,Yang L,Wang W,Fu H,Zhong Z,Cao S,Peng G

更新日期：2018-03-20 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:Preventive chemotherapy with donated anthelminthic drugs is the cornerstone for the control of helminthiases. However, reinfection can occur rapidly in the absence of clean water and sanitation coupled with unhygienic behaviour. The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of an integrated package of i...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Hürlimann E,Silué KD,Zouzou F,Ouattara M,Schmidlin T,Yapi RB,Houngbedji CA,Dongo K,Kouadio BA,Koné S,Bonfoh B,N'Goran EK,Utzinger J,Acka-Douabélé CA,Raso G

更新日期：2018-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Opisthorchiasis and Opisthorchis viverrini-associated bile duct cancer represent major public health threats in Thailand and Laos. The tegument of this food borne fluke plays pivotal roles in parasite metabolism, homeostasis and osmoregulation. Excretory/secretory products also pass from the fluke to the bil...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Thanasuwan S,Piratae S,Brindley PJ,Loukas A,Kaewkes S,Laha T

更新日期：2014-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Humans are parasitized by three types of lice: body, head and pubic lice. As their common names imply, each type colonizes a specific region of the body. The body louse is the only recognized disease vector. However, an increasing awareness of head lice as a vector has emerged recently whereas the status of ...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Amanzougaghene N,Mediannikov O,Ly TDA,Gautret P,Davoust B,Fenollar F,Izri A

更新日期：2020-04-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies of avian haemosporidians allow understanding how these parasites affect wild bird populations, and if their presence is related to factors such as habitat loss, degradation and fragmentation, and climate change. Considering the importance of the highland Plateau of Mexico as part of the North America...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Reinoso-Pérez MT,Canales-Delgadillo JC,Chapa-Vargas L,Riego-Ruiz L

更新日期：2016-05-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Equine piroplasmosis is a highly endemic protozoan disease of horses worldwide, caused by Theileria equi and Babesia caballi. While most horses in endemic areas are subclinically infected, the mechanisms leading to clinical outcome are vastly unknown. Moreover, since clinical signs of disease are not specifi...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Tirosh-Levy S,Steinman A,Levy H,Katz Y,Shtilman M,Gottlieb Y

更新日期：2020-05-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Aedes albopictus (Skuse) is an invasive mosquito that has become an important vector of chikungunya, dengue and Zika viruses. In the absence of specific antiviral therapy or a vaccine, vector management is the sole method available for reducing Aedes-induced disease morbidity. Determining the resistance stat...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Li Y,Xu J,Zhong D,Zhang H,Yang W,Zhou G,Su X,Wu Y,Wu K,Cai S,Yan G,Chen XG

更新日期：2018-01-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Schistosomiasis japonica is an infectious disease caused by Schistosoma japonicum that seriously endangers human health. Domestic animals have important roles in disease transmission and goats are considered a primary reservoir host and source of infection. The prevalence and intensity of schistosomiasis inf...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Guo Q,Chen C,Zhou K,Li Y,Tong L,Yue Y,Zhou K,Liu J,Fu Z,Lin J,Zhao J,Sun P,Hong Y

更新日期：2020-10-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Schistosomiasis, caused by schistosomes, is one of the most prevalent and serious parasitic diseases in tropical and subtropical countries. This pathogen has a complex life cycle and harbors a unique repertoire of genes expressed at different life-stages. Understanding the gene regulation of schistosomes wil...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Zhao J,Luo R,Xu X,Zou Y,Zhang Q,Pan W

更新日期：2015-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cues that guide gravid Anopheles gambiae sensu lato to oviposition sites can be manipulated to create new strategies for monitoring and controlling malaria vectors. However, progress towards identifying such cues is slow in part due to the lack of appropriate tools for investigating long-range attraction to ...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Okal MN,Herrera-Varela M,Ouma P,Torto B,Lindsay SW,Lindh JM,Fillinger U

更新日期：2015-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In Egypt, liver flukes, Fasciola spp. (Digenea: Fasciolidae), have a serious impact on the farming industry and public health. Both Fasciola hepatica and Fasciola gigantica are known to occur in cattle, providing the opportunity for genetic recombination. Little is known on the identity and genetic variabili...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Amer S,ElKhatam A,Zidan S,Feng Y,Xiao L

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Schistosomiasis is a prevalent but neglected tropical disease caused by parasitic trematodes of the genus Schistosoma, with the primary disease-causing species being S. haematobium, S. mansoni and S. japonicum. Male-female pairing of schistosomes is necessary for sexual maturity and the production of a large...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Liu F,Ding H,Tian J,Zhou C,Yang F,Shao W,Du Y,Hou X,Ren C,Shen J,Liu M

更新日期：2019-08-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The sibling species of the malaria mosquito, Anopheles gambiae (sensu stricto) and Anopheles coluzzii co-exist in many parts of West Africa and are thought to have recently diverged through a process of ecological speciation with gene flow. Divergent larval ecological adaptations, resulting in Genotype-by-En...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Akpodiete NO,Tripet F

更新日期：2021-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a mosquito-borne parasitic disease and a major cause of disability worldwide. It is one of the neglected tropical diseases identified by the World Health Organization for elimination as a public health problem by 2020. Maps displaying disease distribution are helpful tools to ide...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Eneanya OA,Cano J,Dorigatti I,Anagbogu I,Okoronkwo C,Garske T,Donnelly CA

更新日期：2018-09-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Larval control is of paramount importance in the reduction of vector populations. Previous observations have suggested that, larvae of Anopheles gambiae s.l occur more often in small temporary habitats while other studies showed that long-lasting stable habitats are more productive than unstable habitats. In...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Munga S,Vulule J,Kweka EJ

更新日期：2013-01-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rhipicephalus microplus is an efficient biological vector of Babesia bovis, a causative agent of bovine babesiosis. Babesia bovis is passed transovarially to the next generation of ticks, which then transmit the parasite to naïve animals. Due to the importance of the R. microplus ovary for tick reproduction ...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Hussein HE,Johnson WC,Taus NS,Suarez CE,Scoles GA,Ueti MW

更新日期：2019-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Investigating malaria transmission dynamics is essential to inform policy decision making. Whether multiplicity of infection (MOI) dynamic from individual infections could be a reliable malaria metric in high transmission settings with marked variation in seasons of malaria transmission has been poorly asses...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Sondo P,Derra K,Rouamba T,Nakanabo Diallo S,Taconet P,Kazienga A,Ilboudo H,Tahita MC,Valéa I,Sorgho H,Lefèvre T,Tinto H

更新日期：2020-08-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In Europe, hard ticks of the subgenus Pholeoixodes (Ixodidae: Ixodes) are usually associated with burrow-dwelling mammals and terrestrial birds. Reports of Pholeoixodes spp. from carnivores are frequently contradictory, and their identification is not based on key diagnostic characters. Therefore, the aims o...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Hornok S,Sándor AD,Beck R,Farkas R,Beati L,Kontschán J,Takács N,Földvári G,Silaghi C,Meyer-Kayser E,Hodžić A,Tomanović S,Abdullah S,Wall R,Estrada-Peña A,Duscher GG,Plantard O

更新日期：2017-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Trypanosomosis is a haemoprotozoan disease, mostly transmitted by the tsetse fly (Glossina spp.), it causes severe disease in humans and animals in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The disease results in loss of livestock and agricultural productivity with severe socio-economic impacts. In Ethiopia, bovine trypanos...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Leta S,Alemayehu G,Seyoum Z,Bezie M

更新日期：2016-03-10 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:Culex pipiens L. is the most widespread mosquito vector in temperate regions including North Africa. Cx. pipiens has two recognized forms or biotypes; pipiens and molestus are morphologically indistinguishable with distinct behavior and physiology that may influence their vectorial status. In our study, we p...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Amraoui F,Tijane M,Sarih M,Failloux AB

更新日期：2012-04-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Understanding mosquito resting behaviour is important for the control of vector-borne diseases, but this remains a challenge because of the paucity of efficient sampling tools. We evaluated two novel sampling methods in the field: the Sticky Resting Box (SRB) and the Resting Bucket trap (RBu) to test their e...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Kreppel KS,Johnson PC,Govella NJ,Pombi M,Maliti D,Ferguson HM

更新日期：2015-09-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The protozoan Toxoplasma gondii is the causative agent of toxoplasmosis, with complications varying from mental disease to death. While human infection can occur via ingestion of tissue cysts from infected meat, most human infection comes from oocysts. Cats are the only definitive host, and thus shedding of ...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Lilly EL,Wortham CD

更新日期：2013-09-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Leishmaniasis represents an important public health problem in Brazil. The continuous process of urbanization and expansion of human activities in forest areas impacts natural habitats, modifying the ecology of some species of Leishmania, as well as its vectors and reservoirs and, consequently, changes the e...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： da Costa SM,Cordeiro JLP,Rangel EF

更新日期：2018-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends for sub-Saharan Africa a package of prompt and effective case-management combined with the delivery of insecticide-treated nets (ITN) and intermittent preventive treatment during pregnancy (IPTp) with sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) through the national antenata...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Toure OA,Kone PL,Coulibaly MA,Ako BA,Gbessi EA,Coulibaly B,N' Guessan LT,Koffi D,Beourou S,Soumahoro A,Bassinka I,Nogbou M,Swa T,Gba B,Esmel B,Bokossa EM

更新日期：2014-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The molecular structure of Fasciola gigantica 14-3-3 protein has been characterized. However, the involvement of this protein in parasite pathogenesis remains elusive and its effect on the functions of innate immune cells is unknown. We report on the cloning and expression of a recombinant F. gigantica 14-3-...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Tian AL,Lu M,Calderón-Mantilla G,Petsalaki E,Dottorini T,Tian X,Wang Y,Huang SY,Hou JL,Li X,Elsheikha HM,Zhu XQ

更新日期：2018-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Toxoplasma gondii is prevalent in most areas of the world and may cause abortions or neonatal complications in humans. As the only definitive host, cats play an important role in the epidemiology of the disease. Infection rates in cats, especially stray or free-living cats, are considered to be the best sent...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Wang Q,Jiang W,Chen YJ,Liu CY,Shi JL,Li XT

更新日期：2012-09-05 00:00:00