A DAF-3 co-Smad molecule functions in Haemonchus contortus development.

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:Malaria mosquitoes spend a considerable part of their life in the aquatic stage, rendering them vulnerable to interventions directed to aquatic habitats. Recent successes of mosquito larval control have been reported using environmental and biological tools. Here, we report the effects of shading by plants a...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Imbahale SS,Mweresa CK,Takken W,Mukabana WR

更新日期：2011-07-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Here we describe a case of paediatric visceral leishmaniasis recorded in an infant initially suspected for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia due to the clinical and haematological presentation. Eventually the patient was found positive for Leishmania infantum infection and successfully treated. This case emphasises how pi...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Lorusso V,Dantas-Torres F,Caprio F,Manzionna M,Santoro N,Baneth G,Otranto D

更新日期：2013-04-29 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:In Brazil, the autochthonous transmission of extra-Amazonian malaria occurs mainly in areas of the southeastern coastal Atlantic Forest, where Anopheles cruzii is the primary vector. In these locations, the population density of the mosquito varies with altitude (5-263 m above sea level), prompting us to hyp...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Lorenz C,Marques TC,Sallum MA,Suesdek L

更新日期：2014-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cyclospora is a protistan parasite that causes enteritis in several species of animals including humans. The aim of this study was to investigate the presence of Cyclospora in captive non-human primates. METHODS:A total of 119 faecal samples from Pan troglodytes, Macaca sylvanus, Cercopithecus cephus, Eryth...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Marangi M,Koehler AV,Zanzani SA,Manfredi MT,Brianti E,Giangaspero A,Gasser RB

更新日期：2015-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Henneguya Thélohan, 1892 (Myxobolidae) is one of the most species-rich genera of myxosporean parasites infecting fish. Although common in nature, there are few reports of these parasites causing important disease in aquaculture. In this paper, we describe a new species of Henneguya infecting Pagrus major (Te...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Katharios P,Varvarigos P,Keklikoglou K,Ruetten M,Sojan J,Akter M,Cascarano MC,Tsertou MI,Kokkari C

更新日期：2020-01-14 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: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:NOD-like receptor protein 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome was reported as expressed in schistosomiasis-induced liver fibrosis (SSLF). We used an NLRP3 inflammasome inhibitor, MCC950, to investigate whether it inhibited liver fibrosis, and explored the preliminary molecular mechanism. METHODS:BALB/c mice were infecte...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Zhang WJ,Fang ZM,Liu WQ

更新日期：2019-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Liver fluke (Fasciola hepatica) is a widespread parasite of ruminants which can have significant economic impact on cattle production. Fluke infection status at the animal-level is captured during meat inspection of all animals processed for human consumption within Northern Ireland. These national datasets ...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Byrne AW,McBride S,Lahuerta-Marin A,Guelbenzu M,McNair J,Skuce RA,McDowell SW

更新日期：2016-04-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (CL) is endemic in Sudan. It is caused by Leishmania major parasites and transmitted by Phlebotomus papatasi sandflies. Recently, uncommon clinical manifestations of CL have been reported. Moreover, L. donovani parasites that cause Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) have been isolated from C...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Khalid NM,Aboud MA,Alrabba FM,Elnaiem DE,Tripet F

更新日期：2012-11-12 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:Anaplasma ovis is a gram-negative, tick-borne obligate intraerythrocytic pathogen, which causes ovine anaplasmosis in small ruminants worldwide. VirB10 of A. ovis is an integral component of the Type IV Secretion System (T4SS). The T4SS is used by bacteria to transfer DNA and/or proteins undeviatingly into t...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Mukhtar MU,Iqbal N,Yang J,Niu Q,Zhao S,Li Z,Zhao Y,Rashid M,Chen Z,Guan G,Liu Z,Yin H

更新日期：2020-02-27 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: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:Trichinella nematodes are globally distributed food-borne pathogens, in which Trichinella spiralis is the most common species in China. Microsatellites are a powerful tool in population genetics and phylogeographic analysis. However, only a few microsatellite markers were reported in T. spiralis. Thus, there...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Li TT,Tang B,Bai X,Wang XL,Luo XN,Yan HB,Zhu HF,Jia H,Liu XL,Liu MY

更新日期：2020-02-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dengue is a serious public health problem worldwide, including in Selangor, Malaysia. Being an important vector of dengue virus, Aedes aegypti are subjected to control measures which rely heavily on the usage of insecticides. Evidently, insecticide resistance in Ae. aegypti, which arise from several differen...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Leong CS,Vythilingam I,Liew JW,Wong ML,Wan-Yusoff WS,Lau YL

更新日期：2019-05-16 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:The white-naped squirrel, Simosciurus nebouxii (previously known as Sciurus stramineus), has recently been identified as an important natural host for Trypanosoma cruzi in Ecuador. The nests of this species have been reported as having high infestation rates with the triatomine vector Rhodnius ecuadoriensis....

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Ocaña-Mayorga S,Lobos SE,Crespo-Pérez V,Villacís AG,Pinto CM,Grijalva MJ

更新日期：2018-10-29 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：: The brown dog tick (Rhipicephalus sanguineus) is the most widespread tick in the world and a well-recognized vector of many pathogens affecting dogs and occasionally humans. This tick can be found on dogs living in both urban and rural areas, being highly adapted to live within human dwellings and being active throug...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Dantas-Torres F

更新日期：2010-04-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:With the spread of pyrethroid resistance in mosquitoes, the combination of an insecticide (carbamate or organophosphate) with a repellent (DEET) is considered as a promising alternative strategy for the treatment of mosquito nets and other relevant materials. The efficacy of these mixtures comes from the fac...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Bonnet J,Pennetier C,Duchon S,Lapied B,Corbel V

更新日期：2009-04-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The rapid growth of Qatar in the last two decades has been associated with an enormous expansion of building programs in its cities and in the provision of new service industries. This in turn has attracted a large influx of immigrant workers seeking employment in jobs associated with food handling, domestic...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Abu-Madi MA,Behnke JM,Ismail A,Al-Olaqi N,Al-Zaher K,El-Ibrahim R

更新日期：2011-11-04 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: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：:Helminth infection may modulate the expression of Toll like receptors (TLR) in dendritic cells (DCs) and modify the responsiveness of DCs to TLR ligands. This may regulate aberrant intestinal inflammation in humans with helminthes and may thus help alleviate inflammation associated with human inflammatory bowel diseas...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Sun S,Wang X,Wu X,Zhao Y,Wang F,Liu X,Song Y,Wu Z,Liu M

更新日期：2011-09-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Epidemics of dengue, chikungunya and Zika are a growing threat to areas where Aedes aegypti are present. The efficacy of chemical control of Ae. aegypti is threatened by the increasing frequency of insecticide resistance. The objective of this study was to determine the susceptibility status as well as the b...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Pinto J,Palomino M,Mendoza-Uribe L,Sinti C,Liebman KA,Lenhart A

更新日期：2019-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Arthropod-borne diseases are some of the most rapidly spreading diseases. Reducing the vector population is currently the only effective way to reduce case numbers. Central metabolic pathways are potential targets to control vector populations, but have not been well explored to this aim. The information ava...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Nunes RD,Romeiro NC,De Carvalho HT,Moreira JR,Sola-Penna M,Silva-Neto MA,Braz GR

更新日期：2016-02-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) are the vectors of Leishmania parasites, the causative agents of leishmaniasis. Cutaneous leishmaniasis is an increasing public health problem in the Republic of Suriname and is mainly caused by Leishmania (Vianna) guyanensis, but L. (V.) braziliensis, L. (L.) amazonensis, a...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Kent AD,Dos Santos TV,Gangadin A,Samjhawan A,Mans DR,Schallig HD

更新日期：2013-11-04 00:00:00