Dengue-1 virus and vector competence of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) populations from New Caledonia.

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:Cytauxzoonosis is an emerging tick-borne disease of domestic and wild felids. Cytauxzoon felis induces severe and often fatal disease in domestic cats. In Europe, clinical and subclinical infections caused by Cytauxzoon sp. are described. We report the first cases of Cytauxzoon sp. infection in domestic cats...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Nentwig A,Meli ML,Schrack J,Reichler IM,Riond B,Gloor C,Howard J,Hofmann-Lehmann R,Willi B

更新日期：2018-05-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Leishmaniasis remains a major public health problem in African nations, including Morocco, where little is known about the vertebrate reservoirs involved in the causal parasites' transmission cycles. The present study investigates the role of rodent species as potential reservoirs of Leishmania spp. in centr...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Echchakery M,Chicharro C,Boussaa S,Nieto J,Carrillo E,Sheila O,Moreno J,Boumezzough A

更新日期：2017-10-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Thymidylate synthase is a housekeeping gene, designated ancient due to its role in DNA synthesis and ubiquitous phyletic distribution. The genomic sequences were characterized coding for thymidylate synthase in two species of the genus Trichinella, an encapsulating T. spiralis and a non-encapsulating T. pseu...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Jagielska E,Płucienniczak A,Dąbrowska M,Dowierciał A,Rode W

更新日期：2014-04-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Spirocerca lupi is a parasitic nematode of canids that can lead to a severe and potentially fatal disease. Recently, a new species, Spirocerca vulpis, was described from red foxes in Europe, suggesting a high genetic diversity of the Spirocerca spp. infecting canids. The genetic variation and phylogenetic re...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Rojas A,Dvir E,Farkas R,Sarma K,Borthakur S,Jabbar A,Markovics A,Otranto D,Baneth G

更新日期：2018-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Triatoma dimidiata (Latreille) is a key vector complex of Trypanosoma cruzi, etiologic agent of Chagas disease, as it spans North, Central, and South America. Although morphological and genetic studies clearly indicate existence of at least five clades within the species, there has been no robust or systemat...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： May-Concha I,Rojas JC,Cruz-López L,Ibarra-Cerdeña CN,Ramsey JM

更新日期：2015-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A question of epidemiological relevance in Chagas disease studies is to understand Trypanosoma cruzi transmission cycles and trace the origins of (re)emerging cases in areas under vector or disease surveillance. Conventional parasitological methods lack sensitivity whereas molecular approaches can fill in th...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Wehrendt DP,Gómez-Bravo A,Ramirez JC,Cura C,Pech-May A,Ramsey JM,Abril M,Guhl F,Schijman AG

更新日期：2019-11-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many tick species have great morphological similarity and are thus grouped into species complexes. Molecular methods are therefore useful in the classification and identification of ticks. However, little is known about the genetic diversity of hard ticks in China, especially at the subspecies level. Tengcho...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Li LH,Zhang Y,Wang JZ,Li XS,Yin SQ,Zhu D,Xue JB,Li SG

更新日期：2018-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Libyostrongylus douglassii, Libyostrongylus dentatus and Libyostrongylus magnus are nematodes that infect ostriches. The first species has been identified in ostriches from Africa, Europe, Americas and Oceania. Although the natural range of ostriches is Africa, L. dentatus was first described in birds from t...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Andrade JG,Kumsa B,Ayana D,Vieira RAM,Santos CP,Iñiguez AM,DaMatta RA

更新日期：2018-04-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Antillean manatees (Trichechus manatus manatus) are large herbivorous aquatic mammals living in limited areas of South, Central and North America. As with other aquatic mammals, Antillean manatees can be infected by a variety of protozoan and metazoan parasites, some of them with zoonotic potential, which af...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Vélez J,Hirzmann J,Arévalo-González K,Lange MK,Seipp A,Gärtner U,Taubert A,Caballero S,Hermosilla C

更新日期：2019-04-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rhipicephalus sanguineus is a ubiquitous tick responsible for transmitting Ehrlichia canis and most likely Anaplasma platys to dogs, as either single or co-infections. The objective of this study was to assess the effects of either simultaneous or sequential experimental infections with E. canis and A. platy...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Gaunt S,Beall M,Stillman B,Lorentzen L,Diniz P,Chandrashekar R,Breitschwerdt E

更新日期：2010-04-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rickettsial diseases are considered important in public health due to their dispersal capacity determined by the particular characteristics of their reservoirs and/or vectors. Among the latter, fleas play an important role, since the vast majority of species parasitize wild and invasive rodents, so their det...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Moreno-Salas L,Espinoza-Carniglia M,Lizama-Schmeisser N,Torres-Fuentes LG,Silva-de La Fuente MC,Lareschi M,González-Acuña D

更新日期：2020-10-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As evidence of the infection of domestic animals by Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Anaplasma sp. 'Omatjenne' is presently becoming available, understanding the epidemiological and ecological significance of infection is important to quantify the clinical and socio-economic impact of the diseases they cause. ...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Teshale S,Geysen D,Ameni G,Dorny P,Berkvens D

更新日期：2018-03-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Trypanosoma rangeli is a protozoan that infects a variety of mammalian hosts, including humans. Its main insect vector is Rhodnius prolixus and is found in several Latin American countries. The R. prolixus vector competence depends on the T. rangeli strain and the molecular interactions, as well as the insec...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Vieira CS,Mattos DP,Waniek PJ,Santangelo JM,Figueiredo MB,Gumiel M,da Mota FF,Castro DP,Garcia ES,Azambuja P

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fibrinogen-related proteins with lectin activity are believed to be part of the tick innate immune system. Several fibrinogen-related proteins have been described and characterised mainly on the basis of their cDNA sequences while direct biochemical evidence is missing. One of them, the haemolymph lectin Dor...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Sterba J,Dupejova J,Fiser M,Vancova M,Grubhoffer L

更新日期：2011-07-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The spread of vector-borne diseases to new regions has become a global threat due to climate change, increasing traffic, and movement of people and animals. Dirofilaria repens, the canine subcutaneous filarioid nematode, has expanded its distribution range northward during the last decades. The northernmost ...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Pietikäinen R,Nordling S,Jokiranta S,Saari S,Heikkinen P,Gardiner C,Kerttula AM,Kantanen T,Nikanorova A,Laaksonen S,Lavikainen A,Oksanen A

更新日期：2017-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The common cockle Cerastoderma edule plays an important ecological role in the marine ecosystem both as an infaunal engineer (reef forming and bioturbation) and a food source for protected bird species in its European range. Cockle beds are found in close proximity to aquaculture and fisheries operations, wh...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Bookelaar B,Lynch SA,Culloty SC

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) is a very specific, efficient, and rapid gene amplification procedure in which the reaction can run at a constant temperature. In the current study we have developed a LAMP assay to improve the diagnosis of Fasciola spp. in the faeces of sheep. FINDINGS:After th...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Martínez-Valladares M,Rojo-Vázquez FA

更新日期：2016-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recently the role of gastrointestinal nematodes in modulating the immune responses in inflammatory and immune-mediated conditions such as allergy and autoimmune diseases has been introduced. This is mainly due to the suppressive effects of somatic and excretory secretory (ES) products of nematodes on the imm...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Parande Shirvan S,Ebrahimby A,Dousty A,Maleki M,Movassaghi A,Borji H,Haghparast A

更新日期：2017-05-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Reliable maps of the geographical distribution, number of infected individuals and burden estimates of schistosomiasis are essential tools to plan, monitor and evaluate control programmes. Large-scale disease mapping and prediction efforts rely on compiled historical survey data obtained from the peer-review...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Schur N,Utzinger J,Vounatsou P

更新日期：2011-07-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The South-to-North Water Diversion Project (SNWDP) is the largest national water conservancy project in China. However, the Eastern Route Project (ERP) of SNWDP will refer to the habitats of Oncomelania hupensis, the intermediate host of Schistosoma japonicum. The present study was aimed at investigating the...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Liang YS,Wang W,Li HJ,Shen XH,Xu YL,Dai JR

更新日期：2012-03-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Different species of apicomplexan protozoans of the genera Hepatozoon and Cytauxzoon can infect domestic cats, but their epidemiology and clinical relevance are not fully understood. The aim of this study was to assess the molecular prevalence of Hepatozoon spp. and Cytauxzoon spp. and to identify associated...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Díaz-Regañón D,Villaescusa A,Ayllón T,Rodríguez-Franco F,Baneth G,Calleja-Bueno L,García-Sancho M,Agulla B,Sainz Á

更新日期：2017-03-13 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:Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a mosquito-borne alphavirus associated with epidemics of acute and chronic arthritic disease in humans. Aedes albopictus has emerged as an important new natural vector for CHIKV transmission; however, mouse models for studying transmission have not been developed. METHODS:Aedes ...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Hugo LE,Prow NA,Tang B,Devine G,Suhrbier A

更新日期：2016-10-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The chemical control of the mosquito Aedes aegypti, the major vector of dengue, is being seriously threatened due to the development of pyrethroid resistance. Substitutions in the 1016 and 1534 sites of the voltage gated sodium channel (AaNaV), commonly known as kdr mutations, confer the mosquito with knockd...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Linss JG,Brito LP,Garcia GA,Araki AS,Bruno RV,Lima JB,Valle D,Martins AJ

更新日期：2014-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Normal-looking skin of dogs with leishmaniosis frequently shows microscopic lesions along with the presence of Leishmania amastigotes. However, histological lesions with or without detection of amastigotes might not occur in less severe clinical cases. In addition, comparative studies between paired clinical...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Ordeix L,Dalmau A,Osso M,Llull J,Montserrat-Sangrà S,Solano-Gallego L

更新日期：2017-03-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lymphatic filariasis and onchocerciasis are debilitating diseases caused by filarial nematodes. Disease pathogenesis is induced by inflammatory responses following the death of the parasite. Wolbachia endosymbionts of filariae are potent inducers of innate and adaptive inflammation and bacterial lipoproteins...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Johnston KL,Wu B,Guimarães A,Ford L,Slatko BE,Taylor MJ

更新日期：2010-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diarrhea caused by opportunistic intestinal protozoa is a common problem in HIV infection. We aimed to establish the prevalence of Cryptosporidium, misrosporidia, and Isospora in HIV-infected people using a systematic review and meta-analysis, which is central to developing public policy and clinical service...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Wang ZD,Liu Q,Liu HH,Li S,Zhang L,Zhao YK,Zhu XQ

更新日期：2018-01-09 00:00:00

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: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