Limited risk of Zika virus transmission by five Aedes albopictus populations from Spain.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dengue has become the subject of public health programs worldwide. The lack of a vaccine and the high environmental risk of synthetic insecticides, arouse the interest in natural products against this vector. This study aimed to determine the chemical composition of the essential oil of ripe fruits and seeds...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Pratti DL,Ramos AC,Scherer R,Cruz ZM,Silva AG

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Taenia solium and Taenia saginata are zoonotic parasites of public health importance. Data on their occurrence in humans and animals in western Europe are incomplete and fragmented. In this study, we aimed to update the current knowledge on the epidemiology of these parasites in this region. METHODS:We cond...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Laranjo-González M,Devleesschauwer B,Trevisan C,Allepuz A,Sotiraki S,Abraham A,Afonso MB,Blocher J,Cardoso L,Correia da Costa JM,Dorny P,Gabriël S,Gomes J,Gómez-Morales MÁ,Jokelainen P,Kaminski M,Krt B,Magnussen P,Rob

更新日期：2017-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Abundance and species composition of sympatric malaria vector species are the important factors governing transmission intensity. A widespread insecticidal bed net coverage may replace endophagic species with exophagic species. However, unique local environments also influence a vector population. This study...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Futami K,Dida GO,Sonye GO,Lutiali PA,Mwania MS,Wagalla S,Lumumba J,Kongere JO,Njenga SM,Minakawa N

更新日期：2014-02-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Taenia solium life cycle includes humans as definitive hosts and pigs as intermediate hosts. One of the measures to stop the life cycle of this parasite is by vaccination of pigs. In experiments performed in pigs with TSOL18 and TSOL45-1A, two recombinant T. solium proteins, 99.5% and 97.0% protection was induced, res...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Martinez-Ocaña J,Romero-Valdovinos M,de Kaminsky RG,Maravilla P,Flisser A

更新日期：2011-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato (s.l.) is the most widely distributed ixodid tick and is a vector of major canine and human pathogens. High-throughput technologies have revealed that individual ticks carry a high diversity of pathogens, including bacteria, protozoa and viruses. Currently, it is accepted ...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Cabezas-Cruz A,Allain E,Ahmad AS,Saeed MA,Rashid I,Ashraf K,Yousfi L,Shehzad W,Indjein L,Rodriguez-Valle M,Estrada-Peña A,Obregón D,Jabbar A,Moutailler S

更新日期：2019-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is caused by Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis, which infects dermal macrophages and dendritic cells, causing an intense immune-mediated-tissue inflammation and a skin ulcer with elevated borders that can heal spontaneously or after antimonial therapy. The resolution of lesions d...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Ferraz R,Cunha CF,Pimentel MIF,Lyra MR,Pereira-Da-Silva T,Schubach AO,Da-Cruz AM,Bertho AL

更新日期：2017-05-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Methods currently used in sampling adult Aedes aegypti, the main vector of dengue and chikungunya viruses are limited for effective surveillance of the vector and accurate determination of the extent of virus transmission during outbreaks and inter - epidemic periods. Here, we document the use of natural hum...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Owino EA,Sang R,Sole CL,Pirk C,Mbogo C,Torto B

更新日期：2014-09-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anopheles sinensis is one of the most important malaria vectors in Asian countries. The rapid spread of insecticide resistance has become a major obstacle for insecticide-based strategies for vector control. Therefore, it is necessary to prepare an insecticide-resistant strain of An. sinensis to further unde...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Zhu G,Zhou H,Li J,Tang J,Bai L,Wang W,Gu Y,Liu Y,Lu F,Cao Y,Zhang C,Xu S,Cao J,Gao Q

更新日期：2014-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Practical, field-ready age-grading tools for mosquito vectors of disease are urgently needed because of the impact that daily survival has on vectorial capacity. Previous studies have shown that near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS), in combination with chemometrics and predictive modeling, can forecast the age ...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Ong OTW,Kho EA,Esperança PM,Freebairn C,Dowell FE,Devine GJ,Churcher TS

更新日期：2020-03-30 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:Small ruminants are important hosts for various tick species and tick-associated organisms, many of which are zoonotic. The aim of the present study was to determine the presence of tick-borne protozoans and bacteria of public health and veterinary significance in goats and wild Siberian roe deer (Capreolus ...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Wang H,Yang J,Mukhtar MU,Liu Z,Zhang M,Wang X

更新日期：2019-06-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Canine generalized demodicosis is a common parasitic disease caused by the proliferation of Demodex mites. The introduction of isoxazoline class treatments in veterinary dermatology has resulted in apparently effective treatment of generalized demodicosis. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effe...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Djuric M,Milcic Matic N,Davitkov D,Glavinic U,Davitkov D,Vejnovic B,Stanimirovic Z

更新日期：2019-05-28 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:Cathepsin cysteine proteases play multiple roles in the life cycle of parasites such as food uptake, immune invasion and pathogenesis, making them valuable targets for diagnostic assays, vaccines and drugs. The purpose of this study was to identify a cathepsin B of Clonorchis sinensis (CsCB) and to investiga...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Chen W,Wang X,Li X,Lv X,Zhou C,Deng C,Lei H,Men J,Fan Y,Liang C,Yu X

更新日期：2011-07-27 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:Spatio-temporal variations in malaria burden are currently complex and costly to measure, but are important for decision-making. We measured the spatio-temporal variation of clinical malaria incidence at a fine scale in a cohort of children under five in an endemic area in rural Chikhwawa, Malawi, determined...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Kabaghe AN,Chipeta MG,Gowelo S,Mburu M,Truwah Z,McCann RS,van Vugt M,Grobusch MP,Phiri KS

更新日期：2018-03-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The preventive effect of fluralaner spot-on solution against transmission of Babesia canis by Dermacentor reticulatus ticks was evaluated. FINDINGS:Sixteen dogs, tested negative for B. canis by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and immunofluorescence assay test (IFAT), were allocated to two study groups. On d...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Taenzler J,Liebenberg J,Roepke RK,Heckeroth AR

更新日期：2016-05-31 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: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:Lymphatic filariasis (LF) due to Wuchereria bancrofti is being eliminated from Oceania under the Pacific Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis Programme. LF was endemic in Solomon Islands but in the 2010-2020 Strategic Plan of the Global Programme to Eliminate LF, Solomon Islands was listed as non-endemic for ...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Harrington H,Asugeni J,Jimuru C,Gwalaa J,Ribeyro E,Bradbury R,Joseph H,Melrose W,MacLaren D,Speare R

更新日期：2013-07-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The strongylid nematode Haemonchus contortus is a parasite of major concern for modern livestock husbandry because hostile environmental conditions may induce diapause in the early fourth-stage larvae. METHODS:A new gene Hc-daf-22 was identified which is the homologue of Ce-daf-22 and human SCPx. Genome wal...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Guo X,Zhang H,Zheng X,Zhou Q,Yang Y,Chen X,Du A

更新日期：2016-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Japan is one of the few countries believed to have eliminated soil-transmitted helminths (STHs). In 1949, the national prevalence of Ascaris lumbricoides was 62.9%, which decreased to 0.6% in 1973 due to improvements in infrastructure, socioeconomic status, and the implementation of national STH control meas...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Hasegawa M,Pilotte N,Kikuchi M,Means AR,Papaiakovou M,Gonzalez AM,Maasch JRMA,Ikuno H,Sunahara T,Ásbjörnsdóttir KH,Walson JL,Williams SA,Hamano S,DeWorm3 Project Team.

更新日期：2020-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dirofilaria immitis and Dirofilaria repens are transmitted by bloodsucking culicid mosquitoes belonging to Culex, Aedes, Ochlerotatus, Anopheles and Mansonia genera. The detection of filarioids in mosquitoes for assessing distribution of vectors and/or of pathogens in a given area (also known as "xenomonitor...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Latrofa MS,Montarsi F,Ciocchetta S,Annoscia G,Dantas-Torres F,Ravagnan S,Capelli G,Otranto D

更新日期：2012-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The diversity of malaria vector populations, expressing various resistance and/or behavioural patterns could explain the reduced effectiveness of vector control interventions reported in some African countries. A better understanding of the ecology and distribution of malaria vectors is essential to design m...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Moiroux N,Bio-Bangana AS,Djènontin A,Chandre F,Corbel V,Guis H

更新日期：2013-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The role of endemic murid rodents as hosts of arthropod vectors of diseases of medical and veterinary significance is well established in the northern hemisphere. In contrast, endemic murids are comparatively understudied as vector hosts in Africa, particularly in South Africa. Considering the great rodent d...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Fagir DM,Ueckermann EA,Horak IG,Bennett NC,Lutermann H

更新日期：2014-08-15 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：BACKGROUND:Lipoproteins are the major agonists of Wolbachia-dependent inflammatory pathogenesis in filariasis and a validated target for drug discovery. Here we characterise the abundance, localisation and serology of the Wolbachia lipoproteins: Wolbachia peptidoglycan associated lipoprotein and the Type IV Secretion S...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Voronin D,Guimarães AF,Molyneux GR,Johnston KL,Ford L,Taylor MJ

更新日期：2014-10-06 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:The G subfamily of ABC (ATP-binding cassette) transporters of Leishmania include 6 genes (ABCG1-G6), some with relevant biological functions associated with drug resistance and phospholipid transport. Several studies have shown that Leishmania LABCG2 transporter plays a role in the exposure of phosphatidylse...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Manzano JI,Perea A,León-Guerrero D,Campos-Salinas J,Piacenza L,Castanys S,Gamarro F

更新日期：2017-05-30 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