Genome-wide identification and characterization of transfer RNA-derived small RNAs in Plasmodium falciparum.

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the last decades, the enormous influx of immigrants to industrialized countries has led to outbreaks of parasitic diseases, with enteric infections being amongst the most frequently encountered. In its strategy to control such infection, Qatar has established the Pre-Employment Certificate (PEC) program w...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Abu-Madi MA,Behnke JM,Ismail A,Boughattas S

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Schistosomiasis japonica remains a major public health concern in China. There are many interventions implemented to control the transmission of the disease. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effects of an integrated control strategy for schistosomiasis control. METHODS:An integrated c...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Sun LP,Wang W,Liang YS,Tian ZX,Hong QB,Yang K,Yang GJ,Dai JR,Gao Y

更新日期：2011-12-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rickettsia spp. are obligate intracellular bacteria and well known as transmitted by arthropods. These pathogens have a broad geographic distribution and a high degree of biological and clinical diversity. This study was conducted to determine the prevalence and molecular characterization of Rickettsia spp. ...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Yang J,Tian Z,Liu Z,Niu Q,Han R,Li Y,Guan G,Liu J,Liu G,Luo J,Yin H

更新日期：2016-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rickettsiae are emerging pathogens causing public health problems in many countries around the world. Rickettsia spp. are found in association with a wide range of arthropods which feed on different species of animals. However, the distribution and natural cycle of Rickettsia species and their association wi...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Radzijevskaja J,Kaminskienė E,Lipatova I,Mardosaitė-Busaitienė D,Balčiauskas L,Stanko M,Paulauskas A

更新日期：2018-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:During recent periods, the islands of the Republic of Seychelles experienced many diseases such as dengue, chikungunya, Bancroft's filaria and malaria. Mosquitoes transmit the agents that cause these diseases. Published information on mosquitoes in the Seychelles is notably dispersed in the literature. The m...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Le Goff G,Boussès P,Julienne S,Brengues C,Rahola N,Rocamora G,Robert V

更新日期：2012-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Echinococcus transmission is known to be affected by various environmental factors, which may be modified by human influence or natural events including global warming. Considerable population growth in the last fifty years in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (NHAR), the People's Republic of China (PRC), has led to drama...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Yang YR,Clements AC,Gray DJ,Atkinson JA,Williams GM,Barnes TS,McManus DP

更新日期：2012-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cats appear to be the primary reservoir host for Bartonella koehlerae, an alpha Proteobacteria that is most likely transmitted among cat populations by fleas (Ctenocephalides felis). Bartonella koehlerae has caused endocarditis in a dog and in one human patient from Israel, but other clinically relevant repo...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Breitschwerdt EB,Maggi RG,Robert Mozayeni B,Hegarty BC,Bradley JM,Mascarelli PE

更新日期：2010-08-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The lungworm Dictyocaulus viviparus, causing parasitic bronchitis in cattle, induces a temporary protective immunity that prevents clinical disease. A radiation-attenuated larvae based vaccine is commercially available in a few European countries, but has the disadvantages of a live vaccine. As a recombinant...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Strube C,Haake C,Sager H,Schorderet Weber S,Kaminsky R,Buschbaum S,Joekel D,Schicht S,Kremmer E,Korrell J,Schnieder T,von Samson-Himmelstjerna G

更新日期：2015-02-24 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:Toxoplasma gondii, an obligate intracellular protozoan parasite, possesses the remarkable ability to co-opt host cell machinery in order to maintain its intracellular survival. This parasite can modulate signaling pathways of its host through the secretion of polymorphic effector proteins localized in the rh...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Liu Q,Li FC,Elsheikha HM,Sun MM,Zhu XQ

更新日期：2017-01-03 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:Anaplasma phagocytophilum is an emerging tick-borne zoonotic pathogen of increased interest worldwide which has been detected in northern Africa. Anaplasma platys is also present in this region and could possibly have a zoonotic potential. However, only one recent article reports on the human esposure to A. ...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Elhamiani Khatat S,Daminet S,Kachani M,Leutenegger CM,Duchateau L,El Amri H,Hing M,Azrib R,Sahibi H

更新日期：2017-04-24 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:With the rapid spread of pyrethroid resistance in the main malaria vectors from Benin and the various resistance mechanisms involved (metabolic resistance and knock-down resistance (kdr), it is important to foresee effective resistance management strategies. Thus, the knowledge of the insensitive acetylcholi...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Aïzoun N,Aïkpon R,Gnanguenon V,Oussou O,Agossa F,Padonou G,Akogbéto M

更新日期：2013-09-21 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

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) have been recorded in the Jenin District based on their clinical appearance. Here, their parasites have been characterized in depth. METHODS:Leishmanial parasites isolated from 12 human cases of CL from the Jenin District were cultured as promastigotes, whose DNA w...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Azmi K,Schnur L,Schonian G,Nasereddin A,Pratlong F,El Baidouri F,Ravel C,Dedet JP,Ereqat S,Abdeen Z

更新日期：2012-06-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pig keeping is becoming increasingly common across sub-Saharan Africa. Domestic pigs from the Arusha region of northern Tanzania were screened for trypanosomes using PCR-based methods to examine the role of pigs as a reservoir of human and animal trypanosomiasis. METHODS:A total of 168 blood samples were ob...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Hamill LC,Kaare MT,Welburn SC,Picozzi K

更新日期：2013-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Aedes albopictus, the Asian tiger mosquito, is an exotic invasive species in Europe. It has substantial public health relevance due to its potential role in transmitting several human pathogens. Out of the European countries, Spain has one of the highest risk levels of autochthonous arbovirus transmission du...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： González MA,Pavan MG,Fernandes RS,Busquets N,David MR,Lourenço-Oliveira R,García-Pérez AL,Maciel-de-Freitas R

更新日期：2019-03-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Schistosoma japonicum is one of the major causative agents of schistosomiasis. The pairing of males and females leads to female sexual maturation and maintains this mature state. However, the mechanisms by which pairing facilitates sexual maturation are yet to be investigated. METHODS:Parasites isolated fro...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Sun J,Wang S,Li C,Ren Y,Wang J

更新日期：2014-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a near cosmopolitan zoonosis caused by the larval stage of the dog tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus. E. granulosus infection induces a polarized T-helper type 2 (Th2) systematic immune response in its intermediate hosts. However, it is not known whether the infection modulates l...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Wang H,Li J,Pu H,Hasan B,Ma J,Jones MK,Zheng K,Zhang X,Ma H,McManus DP,Lin R,Wen H,Zhang W

更新日期：2014-11-20 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：BACKGROUND:Two hemoplasma species, Mycoplasma suis and M. parvum, previously known as Eperythrozoon suis and E. parvum, respectively, have been identified in pigs. Swine hemoplasmosis is a global problem, and M. suis infection results in economic losses to pig producers worldwide. This study investigated the frequency ...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Seo MG,Kwon OD,Kwak D

更新日期：2019-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nematodirus battus, unlike most other gastrointestinal nematodes, undergoes maturation to an infective larva within the egg. Historically, eggs were considered to require a period of chilling over winter followed by a period of temperature above 10 °C for synchronous hatching to occur (generally in spring). ...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Melville LA,Van Dijk J,Mitchell S,Innocent G,Bartley DJ

更新日期：2020-09-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite similarities in morphology, gene and protein profiles, Entamoeba histolytica and E. moshkovskii show profound differences in pathogenicity. Entamoeba histolytica infection might result in amoebic dysentery and liver abscess, while E. moshkovskii causes only mild diarrhea. Extensive studies focus on r...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Khomkhum N,Leetachewa S,Pawestri AR,Moonsom S

更新日期：2019-03-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tick-borne diseases pose a major threat in public health. The epidemiological dynamics of these diseases depends on the tick vector species and their hosts, as well as the geographical distribution and ecology of both. Among many possible hosts for ticks, small mammals have a major role in the development of...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Matei IA,D'Amico G,Ionică AM,Kalmár Z,Corduneanu A,Sándor AD,Fiţ N,Bogdan L,Gherman CM,Mihalca AD

更新日期：2018-03-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Artemether/Lumefantrine (Coartem(R)) has been used as a first-line treatment for uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum infection since 2004 in Ethiopia. In the present study the therapeutic efficacy of artemether/lumefantrine for the treatment of uncomplicated P. falciparum infection in Kersa, Jima zone, South...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Assefa A,Kassa M,Tadese G,Mohamed H,Animut A,Mengesha T

更新日期：2010-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Babesia motasi is known as an etiological agent of human and ovine babesiosis. Diagnosis of babesiosis is traditionally performed by microscopy, examining Giemsa-stained thin peripheral blood smears. Rapid detection and accurate identification of species are desirable for clinical care and epidemiological st...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Wang J,Gao S,Zhang S,He X,Liu J,Liu A,Li Y,Liu G,Luo J,Guan G,Yin H

更新日期：2020-07-29 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:The merozoite of the zoonotic Plasmodium knowlesi invades human erythrocytes via the binding of its Duffy binding protein (PkDBPαII) to the Duffy antigen on the eythrocytes. The Duffy antigen has two immunologically distinct forms, Fya and Fyb. In this study, the erythrocyte-binding assay was used to quantit...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Fong MY,Cheong FW,Lau YL

更新日期：2018-09-26 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