Borrelia miyamotoi and Borrelia burgdorferi (sensu lato) identification and survey of tick-borne encephalitis virus in ticks from north-eastern Germany.

abstract：:Ticks (Acari: Ixodida) are arthropod ectoparasites dependent on a bloodmeal from a vertebrate host at each developmental stage for completion of their life cycle. This tick feeding cycle impacts animal health by causing damage to hides, secondary infections, immune reactions and diseases caused by transmission of path...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Kocan KM,de la Fuente J,Coburn LA

更新日期：2015-11-14 00:00:00

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:Mathematical models of parasite transmission can help integrate a large body of information into a consistent framework, which can then be used for gaining mechanistic insights and making predictions. However, uncertainty, spatial variability and complexity, can hamper the use of such models for decision mak...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Singh BK,Michael E

更新日期：2015-10-22 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: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：:Since the implementation of Roll Back Malaria, the widespread use of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS) is thought to have played a major part in the decrease in mortality and morbidity achieved in malaria-endemic regions. In the past decade, resistance to major classes of insecticides ...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Sougoufara S,Ottih EC,Tripet F

更新日期：2020-06-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the past, immune responses to several Brugia malayi immunodominant antigens have been characterized in filaria-infected populations; however, little is known regarding Wolbachia proteins. We earlier cloned and characterized few B. malayi (trehalose-6-phosphate phosphatase, Bm-TPP and heavy chain myosin, B...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Jha R,Gangwar M,Chahar D,Setty Balakrishnan A,Negi MP,Misra-Bhattacharya S

更新日期：2017-01-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) is well adapted in some regions of the Amazon. Of all Brazilian states, Pará contains the largest number of this species, with 510,000 animals, approximately 38% of the Brazilian buffaloes. Despite the socioeconomic importance of bubaline farming in the northern region, li...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Batista HR,Sarturi C,Stelmachtchuk FN,Oliveira DR,Morini AC,Gennari SM,Marcili A,Bastos FAN,Barata LES,Minervino AHH

更新日期：2018-06-04 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:Strongyloides stercoralis can undergo an alternative autoinfective life cycle in the host, which, in some individuals can lead to a lethal infection. However, due to a number of factors, such as, the majority of those infected are from low-income backgrounds and the limitation in experimental models for stud...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Mati VL,Raso P,de Melo AL

更新日期：2014-12-12 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:Bravecto™ Chewable Tablets for Dogs, containing fluralaner as active ingredient, is an innovative treatment for flea and tick infestations that provides safe, rapid and long acting efficacy after a single oral administration in dogs. Topically applied fluralaner provides similar safe, rapid and long acting e...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Kilp S,Ramirez D,Allan MJ,Roepke RK

更新日期：2016-05-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The poultry red mite Dermanyssus gallinae negatively impacts bird welfare and health, and interferes with egg production and quality, while emerging acaricide resistance limits control options. Fluralaner, a novel miticide for administration in drinking water, is approved for control of D. gallinae infestati...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Thomas E,Zoller H,Liebisch G,Alves LFA,Vettorato L,Chiummo RM,Sigognault-Flochlay A

更新日期：2018-06-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Major efforts are currently underway to develop novel, complementary methods to combat mosquito-borne diseases. Mosquito genetic control strategies (GCSs) have become an increasingly important area of research on account of their species-specificity, track record in targeting agricultural insect pests, and their envir...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Papathanos PA,Bourtzis K,Tripet F,Bossin H,Virginio JF,Capurro ML,Pedrosa MC,Guindo A,Sylla L,Coulibaly MB,Yao FA,Epopa PS,Diabate A

更新日期：2018-12-24 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:Multiplicity and genetic diversity of Plasmodium falciparum infection might play a role in determining the clinical outcome of malaria infection and could be a fair reflection of the disease transmission rate. This study investigated the genetic diversity of P. falciparum and multiplicity of infection in rel...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Mahdi Abdel Hamid M,Elamin AF,Albsheer MM,Abdalla AA,Mahgoub NS,Mustafa SO,Muneer MS,Amin M

更新日期：2016-06-27 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:Mosquito-borne arboviruses, like dengue virus, continue to cause significant global morbidity and mortality, particularly in Southeast Asia. When the infectious mosquitoes probe into human skin for a blood meal, they deposit saliva containing a myriad of pharmacologically active compounds, some of which alte...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Manning JE,Oliveira F,Parker DM,Amaratunga C,Kong D,Man S,Sreng S,Lay S,Nang K,Kimsan S,Sokha L,Kamhawi S,Fay MP,Suon S,Ruhl P,Ackerman H,Huy R,Wellems TE,Valenzuela JG,Leang R

更新日期：2018-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Acaricidal (tick) and insecticidal (flea) efficacy of systemically and cutaneously distributed ectoparasiticide products for dogs are compared based on permethrin and fluralaner as representative molecules. Results of efficacy studies against fleas and ticks are reviewed that show generally good to excellent results. ...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Pfister K,Armstrong R

更新日期：2016-08-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mutation of the voltage-gated sodium channel (VGSC) gene, or knockdown resistance (kdr) gene, is an important resistance mechanism against DDT and pyrethroids for dengue vector Aedes albopictus. A phenylalanine to serine (F1534S), leucine (F1534L) and cysteine (F1534C) substitution were detected in many Ae. ...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Zhu CY,Zhao CC,Wang YG,Ma DL,Song XP,Wang J,Meng FX

更新日期：2019-12-26 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:Insecticide treated plastic sheeting (ITPS), sometimes known as durable lining, has potential as a long-lasting insecticidal surface for malaria vector control when used as lining for interior walls and ceilings inside the home. Against a backdrop of increasing long lasting net (LN) coverage, we examined the...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Chandre F,Dabire RK,Hougard JM,Djogbenou LS,Irish SR,Rowland M,N'guessan R

更新日期：2010-08-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:West Nile virus (WNV) is a Flavivirus transmitted to vertebrate hosts by mosquitoes, maintained in nature through an enzootic bird-mosquito cycle. In Europe the virus became of major public health and veterinary concern in the 1990s. In Italy, WNV re-emerged in 2008, ten years after the previous outbreak and...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Ravagnan S,Montarsi F,Cazzin S,Porcellato E,Russo F,Palei M,Monne I,Savini G,Marangon S,Barzon L,Capelli G

更新日期：2015-08-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In Morocco, the main strategies of leishmaniasis vector control are based on environmental modifications. Use of local residual indoor spraying with synthetic pyrethroids is often envisaged. The need to evaluate this control method is essential. The current study was conducted to determine the efficacy of an...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Faraj C,Adlaoui el B,Ouahabi S,Elkohli M,Elrhazi M,Laqraa L,Ameur B

更新日期：2013-12-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Swim bladder inflammation (SBI) is an important disease of common carp fingerlings in Central Europe. In the 1980s, its etiology was ascribed to multicellular proliferative stages of the myxozoan parasite Sphaerospora dykovae (formerly S. renicola). S. dykovae was reported to proliferate in the blood and in ...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Holzer AS,Hartigan A,Patra S,Pecková H,Eszterbauer E

更新日期：2014-08-28 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：BACKGROUND:Rhipicephalus microplus is an efficient biological vector of Babesia bovis, a causative agent of bovine babesiosis. Babesia bovis is passed transovarially to the next generation of ticks, which then transmit the parasite to naïve animals. Due to the importance of the R. microplus ovary for tick reproduction ...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Hussein HE,Johnson WC,Taus NS,Suarez CE,Scoles GA,Ueti MW

更新日期：2019-01-05 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：: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: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