Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay for the diagnosis of fasciolosis in sheep and its application under field conditions.

abstract：BACKGROUND:With field releases starting in Brazil, particular interest must be given to understanding how the endosymbiotic bacterium Wolbachia pipientis affects Aedes aegypti mosquitoes with a Brazilian genetic background. Currently, there is limited information on how the bacterium affects phenotypic traits such as l...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Dutra HL,Lopes da Silva V,da Rocha Fernandes M,Logullo C,Maciel-de-Freitas R,Moreira LA

更新日期：2016-05-16 00:00:00

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:Blastocystis sp. is one of the most prevalent parasites found in human stool and has been recently considered an opportunistic emerging pathogen in immunocompromised individuals. However, cases of invasive intestinal infections and skin rashes have been attributed to infection by Blastocystis sp in immunocom...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Santos HL,Sodré FC,de Macedo HW

更新日期：2014-04-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diagnostics provide a means to measure progress toward disease elimination. Many countries in Africa are approaching elimination of onchocerciasis after successful implementation of mass drug administration programs as well as vector control. An understanding of how markers for infection such as skin snip mi...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Golden A,Faulx D,Kalnoky M,Stevens E,Yokobe L,Peck R,Karabou P,Banla M,Rao R,Adade K,Gantin RG,Komlan K,Soboslay PT,de Los Santos T,Domingo GJ

更新日期：2016-06-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Culex pipiens complex (Diptera: Culicidae) includes the most widespread mosquito species in the world. Members of this complex are the primary enzootic and epidemic vectors of the West Nile virus (genus Flavivirus) in several countries. The two recognized forms of Cx. pipiens (Linnaeus, 1758) - pipiens a...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Beji M,Rhim A,Roiz D,Bouattour A

更新日期：2017-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In many parts of Africa as in Benin, the main strategies of vector control are based on the scaling-up of Long Lasting Insecticide Treated Nets (LLITNs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS). The need to understand the biological implications of IRS in large scale and full coverage of LLITNs is paramount. It is...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Padonou GG,Gbedjissi G,Yadouleton A,Azondekon R,Razack O,Oussou O,Gnanguenon V,Rock A,Sezonlin M,Akogbeto M

更新日期：2012-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Malaria vector control in Africa relies on insecticides targeting adult mosquito vectors via insecticide treated nets or indoor residual spraying. Despite the proven efficacy of these strategies, the emergence and rapid rise in insecticide resistance in malaria vectors raises many concerns about their sustai...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Niang el HA,Konaté L,Diallo M,Faye O,Dia I

更新日期：2016-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adult fleas are haematophagous ectoparasites of warm-blooded vertebrates, particularly mammals. Among them, the cat flea (Ctenocephalides felis) and the human flea (Pulex irritans) have high veterinary-medical significance, owing to their cosmopolitan distribution and role in the transmission of important ve...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Hornok S,Beck R,Farkas R,Grima A,Otranto D,Kontschán J,Takács N,Horváth G,Szőke K,Szekeres S,Majoros G,Juhász A,Salant H,Hofmann-Lehmann R,Stanko M,Baneth G

更新日期：2018-04-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the final phase of China's national programme to eliminate malaria by 2020, it is vitally important to monitor the resistance of malaria vectors for developing effective vector control strategies. In 2017 Shanghai declared that it had eliminated malaria; however, the insecticide resistance status of the p...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Fang Y,Shi WQ,Wu JT,Li YY,Xue JB,Zhang Y

更新日期：2019-08-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Zoonotic leishmaniosis, caused by the protozoan Leishmania infantum, is a public and animal health problem in Asia, Central and South America, the Middle East and the Mediterranean Basin. Several phlebotomine sand fly species from the subgenus Larroussius are vectors of L. infantum. Data from dogs living in ...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Pereira A,Cristóvão JM,Vilhena H,Martins Â,Cachola P,Henriques J,Coimbra M,Catarino A,Lestinova T,Spitzova T,Volf P,Campino L,Maia C

更新日期：2019-03-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The pork tapeworm, Taenia solium, is a serious public health problem in rural low-resource areas of Latin America, Africa and Asia, where the associated conditions of nuerocysticercosis (NCC) and porcine cysticercosis cause substantial health and economic harms. An accurate and validated transmission model f...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Pray IW,Wakeland W,Pan W,Lambert WE,Garcia HH,Gonzalez AE,O'Neal SE,Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru.

更新日期：2020-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Post-mass drug administration (MDA) surveillance during the lymphatic filariasis (LF) elimination program in Sri Lanka, revealed the re-emergence of brugian filariasis after four decades. This study was done with the objectives of investigating the epidemiology and age-specific vulnerability to infection. Su...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Mallawarachchi CH,Nilmini Chandrasena TGA,Premaratna R,Mallawarachchi SMNSM,de Silva NR

更新日期：2018-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Digenean trematodes are parasitic platyhelminths that use several hosts in their life cycles and are thereby embedded in various ecosystems affected by local environmental conditions. Their presence in a habitat will reflect the presence of different host species and, as such, they can serve as ecological in...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Duan Y,Al-Jubury A,Kania PW,Buchmann K

更新日期：2021-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The level of anthelmintic resistance within some cyathostomin parasite populations has increased to the level where sole reliance on anthelmintic-based control protocols is not possible. Management-based nematode control methods, including removal of faeces from pasture, are widely recommended for use in ass...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Corbett CJ,Love S,Moore A,Burden FA,Matthews JB,Denwood MJ

更新日期：2014-01-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Identifying factors that sustain parasite transmission is important for understanding their spread and emergence, including how changes in biodiversity may affect parasite prevalence and spread. Toxoplasma gondii is a protozoan parasite infecting humans and animals. Birds can acquire T. gondii infection thro...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Iemmi T,Vismarra A,Mangia C,Zanin R,Genchi M,Lanfranchi P,Kramer LH,Formenti N,Ferrari N

更新日期：2020-05-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Knowledge of insecticide resistance status in the main malaria vectors is an essential component of effective malaria vector control. This study presents the first evaluation of the status of insecticide resistance in Anopheles gambiae populations from Bangui, the Central African Republic. METHODS:Anopheles...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Olé Sangba ML,Sidick A,Govoetchan R,Dide-Agossou C,Ossè RA,Akogbeto M,Ndiath MO

更新日期：2017-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Transfer RNA (tRNA)-derived fragments (tRFs) have been widely identified in nature, functioning in diverse biological and pathological situations. Yet, the presence of these small RNAs in Plasmodium spp. remains unknown. Systematic identification and characterization of tRFs is therefore highly needed to und...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Wang Z,Wei C,Hao X,Deng W,Zhang L,Wang Z,Wang H

更新日期：2019-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pyrethroid resistance has been slower to emerge in Anopheles arabiensis than in An. gambiae s.s and An. funestus and, consequently, studies are only just beginning to unravel the genes involved. Permethrin resistance in An. arabiensis in Lower Moshi, Tanzania has been linked to elevated levels of both P450 m...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Matowo J,Jones CM,Kabula B,Ranson H,Steen K,Mosha F,Rowland M,Weetman D

更新日期：2014-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This laboratory study compared the efficacy of Bravecto™ (fluralaner), formulated as a chewable tablet, with the efficacy of Advocate® (imidacloprid/moxidectin), formulated for topical administration, against naturally acquired generalized demodicosis in dogs. METHODS:Sixteen dogs, all diagnosed with genera...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Fourie JJ,Liebenberg JE,Horak IG,Taenzler J,Heckeroth AR,Frénais R

更新日期：2015-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Alveolar echinococcosis (AE) is a lethal zoonosis caused by the fox-tapeworm Echinococcus multilocularis. The disease is difficult to treat and an effective therapeutic drug is urgently needed. Reliable models are essential for drug development. In this study, we developed both in vitro and in vivo models of...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Wang H,Li J,Guo B,Zhao L,Zhang Z,McManus DP,Wen H,Zhang W

更新日期：2016-07-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Toxoplasma gondii is a widely prevalent protozoan parasite that causes serious toxoplasmosis in humans and animals. The present study aimed to determine the genetic diversity of T. gondii isolates from pigs in Jiangxi, Sichuan, Guangdong Provinces and Chongqing Municipality in China using multilocous polymer...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Jiang HH,Huang SY,Zhou DH,Zhang XX,Su C,Deng SZ,Zhu XQ

更新日期：2013-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease and drug-repurposing is a useful strategy to fill its exhausted drug development pipeline. The ferrocenyl analogue of chloroquine, ferroquine, is an antimalarial in late-stage drug development. The aim of the present work was to study the antischistosomal activ...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Keiser J,Vargas M,Rubbiani R,Gasser G,Biot C

更新日期：2014-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The transmission of malaria is heterogeneous, and varies due to altitude. The information on whether the transmission of malaria is indigenous or imported to highland areas is scarce. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the species composition and infection rates of Anopheles at different altitudinal trans...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Daygena TY,Massebo F,Lindtjørn B

更新日期：2017-07-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The tick midgut and salivary glands represent the primary organs for pathogen acquisition and transmission, respectively. Specifically, the midgut is the first organ to have contact with pathogens during the blood meal uptake, while salivary glands along with their secretions play a crucial role in pathogen ...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Lejal E,Moutailler S,Šimo L,Vayssier-Taussat M,Pollet T

更新日期：2019-04-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The survival of adult female Aedes mosquitoes is a critical component of their ability to transmit pathogens such as dengue viruses. One of the principal determinants of Aedes survival is temperature, which has been associated with seasonal changes in Aedes populations and limits their geographical distribut...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Brady OJ,Johansson MA,Guerra CA,Bhatt S,Golding N,Pigott DM,Delatte H,Grech MG,Leisnham PT,Maciel-de-Freitas R,Styer LM,Smith DL,Scott TW,Gething PW,Hay SI

更新日期：2013-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Gyrodactylus salaris Malmberg, 1957 has had a devastating impact on wild Norwegian stocks of Atlantic salmon Salmo salar L., and it is the only Office International des Epizooties (OIE) listed parasitic pathogen of fish. The UK is presently recognised as G. salaris-free, and management plans for its containm...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Paladini G,Hansen H,Williams CF,Taylor NG,Rubio-Mejía OL,Denholm SJ,Hytterød S,Bron JE,Shinn AP

更新日期：2014-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Rickettsioses are among the oldest known infectious diseases. In spite of this, and of the extensive research carried out, many aspects of the biology and epidemiology of tick-borne rickettsiae are far from being completely understood. Their association with arthropod vectors, the importance of vertebrates as reservoi...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Tomassone L,Portillo A,Nováková M,de Sousa R,Oteo JA

更新日期：2018-04-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Elimination of lymphatic filariasis (LF) in Samoa continues to be challenging despite multiple annual mass drug campaigns aimed at stopping transmission by reducing the prevalence and density of microfilaraemia. The persistence of transmission may be partly related to the highly efficient Aedes vectors. The ...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Hapairai LK,Plichart C,Naseri T,Silva U,Tesimale L,Pemita P,Bossin HC,Burkot TR,Ritchie SA,Graves PM,Melrose W,Joseph H

更新日期：2015-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Alternative insecticides for the control of malaria and filarial vectors are of paramount need as resistance is increasing among classes of insecticides currently in use in the public health sector. In this study, mosquitocidal activity of Schinus terebinthifolia essential oil against Anopheles gambiae s.s.,...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Kweka EJ,Nyindo M,Mosha F,Silva AG

更新日期：2011-07-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The abundance, richness and diversity of mosquitoes and aquatic insects associated with their oviposition sites were surveyed along eight states of the Pacific coast of Mexico. Diversity was estimated using the Shannon index (H'), similarity measures and cluster analysis. METHODS:Oviposition sites were samp...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Bond JG,Casas-Martínez M,Quiroz-Martínez H,Novelo-Gutiérrez R,Marina CF,Ulloa A,Orozco-Bonilla A,Muñoz M,Williams T

更新日期：2014-01-22 00:00:00