abstract：:The benzimidazole derivative, 6-chloro-5-(2,3-dichlorophenoxy)-2-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-benzimidazole (RCB15), has a similar mode of action and efficacy as albendazole, a commonly used anthelminthic drugs. The aim of this study was to evaluate its influence on the tricarboxylic acid cycle in Taenia crassiceps cysticerci...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Picanço GA,Lima NF,Alves DS,Fraga CM,Costa TL,Junior RSL,Castillo R,Hernández-Campos A,Ambrosio J,Vinaud MC

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Theileria annulata schizont transformed bovine lymphocytes show the feature of permanent proliferation in vitro culture. In this study, we optimized a suitable culture medium for transformed cells to ensure a high yield of quality cells in suspension culture. As the basis for the optimized medium, we combined 75% Gibc...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Ma Q,Li Z,Liu X,Li J,Rashid M,Liu J,Wang J,Liu A,Li Y,Yin H,Guan G,Luo J

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Foodborne intestinal flukes are highly diverse consisting of at least 74 species with a diverse global distribution. Taxonomically they include 28 species of heterophyids, 23 species of echinostomes, and 23 species of miscellaneous groups (amphistomes, brachylaimids, cyathocotylids, diplostomes, fasciolids, gymnophall...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Chai JY,Jung BK

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As the only specialized institution for research and control of parasitic diseases at the national level in China for almost 70 years, the National Institute of Parasitic Diseases (NIPD) at the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC) has been instrumental in supporting the remarkable progress fro...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Chen J,Ding W,Li Z,Zhou DD,Yang P,Wang RB,Zheng B,Sheng HF,Guan YY,Xiao N,Li SZ,Zhou XN

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:China was once a country plagued by parasitic diseases. At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, nearly 80% of the population suffered from parasitic diseases because of poverty and poor sanitary conditions. After nearly 70 years of development, China has made remarkable achievements in the ...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Zhang H,Liu C,Zheng Q

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trypanosomes are parasitic flagellate protozoans that are important disease causing agents in humans and animals including economically significant livestock. Many blood-sucking insects are known to be vectors of trypanosomes but there is no data for the haematophagous black fly species in Asia. In this study, a molec...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Thaijarern J,Tangkawanit U,Wongpakam K,Pramual P

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bats have been identified as the hosts of hepatitis B virus (HBV) in recent years and bats HBV can infect human hepatocyte. We investigated the prevalence and genetic diversity of HBV in bats in China. In this study, a total of 197 insectivorous bats belonging to 10 bat species were captured from karst caves in Mengyi...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Lei SC,Xiao X,Liu JW,Han HJ,Gong XQ,Zhao M,Wang LJ,Qin XR,Yu XJ

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leishmania (Mundinia) orientalis is a newly described species causing human leishmaniasis in Thailand whose natural vector is unknown. L. orientalis infections in sand flies and/or biting midges under laboratory conditions have not been previously investigated. In this study, the development of L. orientalis in two ex...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Chanmol W,Jariyapan N,Somboon P,Bates MD,Bates PA

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trematodes belonging to the superfamily Diplostomoidea have complex life cycles involving birds, mammals and reptiles as definitive hosts, and gastropods and different groups of invertebrates and vertebrates as intermediate hosts. Molecular studies of these parasites are numerous, but data from larval stages in mollus...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： López-Hernández D,Locke SA,de Assis JCA,Drago FB,de Melo AL,Rabelo ÉML,Pinto HA

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The geographical distribution of snail (i.e., the intermediate host of schistosomiasis) is consistent with that of endemic areas. The suitable snail habitus requires necessary environmental conditions for snail population. The high-resolution remote sensing provides an important tool for the spatio-temporal analysis o...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Xue JB,Xia S,Zhang LJ,Abe EM,Zhou J,Li YY,Hao YW,Wang Q,Xu J,Li SZ,Zhou XN

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Taeniasis is an important parasitic condition in Asia, especially since all three human-infecting Taenia spp., Taenia solium, Taenia saginata, and Taenia asiatica are found in this region. These three species are believed to be sympatrically distributed, with the largest disease burden found in remote and rural areas ...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Ito A,Li T,Wandra T,Dekumyoy P,Yanagida T,Okamoto M,Budke CM

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brucellosis is caused by the genus Brucella. Brucella is widely distributed in cattle, swine, sheep, goat and other mammals including human. Animal brucellosis causes severe economic losses and affects related international transportation and trade. Human brucellosis causes both acute and chronic symptoms of multi-org...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Deng H,Zhou J,Gong B,Xiao M,Zhang M,Pang Q,Zhang X,Zhao B,Zhou X

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cutaneous leishmaniasis is the most common form of leishmaniasis caused by different species of Leishmania parasites. The emergence of resistance, toxicity, long term treatment, high cost of the current drugs, and intracellular nature of the parasite are the major difficulties for the treatment of leishmaniasis. Altho...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Esfandiari F,Motazedian MH,Asgari Q,Morowvat MH,Molaei M,Heli H

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Species of Haemoproteus (Haemosporida, Haemoproteidae) are widespread and often prevalent blood parasites of birds all over the word. They are particularly diverse in tropical countries. Due to limited knowledge of life cycles, these pathogens usually have been considered relatively benign and were neglected in veteri...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Valkiūnas G,Ilgūnas M,Bukauskaitė D,Chagas CRF,Bernotienė R,Himmel T,Harl J,Weissenböck H,Iezhova TA

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Assessing the biting behaviour of malaria vectors plays an integral role in understanding the dynamics of malaria transmission in a region. Biting times and preference for biting indoors or outdoors varies among mosquito species and across regions. These behaviours may also change over time in response to vector contr...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Mburu MM,Mzilahowa T,Amoah B,Chifundo D,Phiri KS,van den Berg H,Takken W,McCann RS

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Opisthorchis viverrini infection, opisthorchiasis, is a food-borne trematodiasis that is the main cause of cholangiocarcinoma, a bile duct cancer, in the Lower Mekong sub-region of Lao PDR, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Thailand. Despite extensive research on opisthorchiasis, the eradication of this disease has yet to be ach...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Prasopdee S,Thitapakorn V,Sathavornmanee T,Tesana S

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:HLA-G plays a key role on immune tolerance. Pathogens can induce soluble HLA-G (sHLA-G) production to down-regulate the host immune response, creating a tolerogenic environment favorable for their dissemination. To our knowledge, no study has yet been conducted to assess the relationship between sHLA-G and...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Avokpaho E,d'Almeida TC,Sadissou I,Tokplonou L,Adamou R,Sonon P,Milet J,Cottrell G,Mondière A,Massougbodji A,Moutairou K,Donadi EA,Teixeira Mendes Junior C,Favier B,Carosella E,Moreau P,Rouas-Freiss N,Garcia A,Courtin

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Toxoplasmosis is a widespread, neglected disease with significant morbidity and mortality. In search of an effective treatment, nitazoxanide (NTZ) was evaluated in the treatment of acute and chronic toxoplasmosis in experimental mice. For this purpose, mice were infected with 20 cysts (acute infection model) or 10 cys...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： El-Kowrany SI,El Ghaffar AEA,Shoheib ZS,Mady RF,Gamea GAM

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sound and its reception are crucial for reproduction, survival, and population maintenance of many animals. In insects, low-frequency vibrations facilitate sexual interactions, whereas noise disrupts the perception of signals from conspecifics and hosts. Despite evidence that mosquitoes respond to sound frequencies be...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Dieng H,The CC,Satho T,Miake F,Wydiamala E,Kassim NFA,Hashim NA,Morales Vargas RE,Morales NP

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Foodborne Neglected Zoonotic Helminths (FNZH) are parasites of both economic and public health importance. They include Taenia solium, Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato, Echinococcus multilocularis and Foodborne trematodes (FBT). FNZH are earmarked for major interventions for control, elimination and eradic...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Mubanga C,Mwape KE,Phiri IK,Trevisan C,Zulu G,Chabala C,van Damme I,Schmidt V,Dorny P,Gabriël S

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Blastocystis sp. is frequently identified in a wide range of animal hosts, including bovids. Because of its burden and zoonotic potential, this parasite has been sought in domestic cattle from various countries, since this livestock may also represent a possible reservoir of human infection. However, epidemiological d...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Greige S,El Safadi D,Khaled S,Gantois N,Baydoun M,Chemaly M,Benamrouz-Vanneste S,Chabé M,Osman M,Certad G,Hamze M,Viscogliosi E

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coxiellosis is a zoonotic disease caused by the ubiquitous bacteria Coxiella burnetii, which can be spread either through ticks or through body fluids. In humans the infection is characterized by a febrile disease; ruminants may abort and reduce their milk yield, causing serious production losses for the farmer. In In...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Shome R,Deka RP,Milesh L,Sahay S,Grace D,Lindahl JF

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease that is caused by pathogenic spirochaetes of Leptospira spp. and it has become a public health concern in urban localities in the tropics. Rats are important reservoir animals for the transmission of leptospirosis in urban areas. Leptospirosis is considered endemic in Vietnam. Howev...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Koizumi N,Miura K,Sanai Y,Takemura T,Ung TTH,Le TT,Hirayama K,Hasebe F,Nguyen HLK,Hoang PVM,Nguyen CN,Khong TM,Le MTQ,Hoang HTT,Ohnishi M

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Millions of people worldwide have a chronic infection with the liver fluke Opisthorchis felineus, which causes opisthorchiasis in humans and animals. The only known effective drug for this disease is praziquantel (PrzQ); however, its efficacy is below 100%, and it has some adverse effects. In this study, a water-solub...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Avgustinovich D,Tsyganov M,Vishnivetskaya G,Kovner A,Sorokina I,Orlovskaya I,Toporkova L,Goiman E,Tolstikova T,Dushkin A,Lyakhov N,Mordvinov V

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While, dichlorodiphenyl-trichloroethane (DDT) water dispersible powder (WDP) 75% is considered as the high performance long lasting formulation for indoor residual spraying (IRS), no information is available regarding the comparative epidemiological effectiveness of the two DDT formulations when used for IRS in Indian...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Kasinathan G,Sahu SS,Nallan K,Tharmalingam V,Swaminathan S,Behera KP,Pradhan MM,Purusothaman J

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In malaria-endemic areas, most pregnant women are susceptible to asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum infections. We present here the results of a cross-sectional study conducted in Madibou, a southern district of Brazzaville in the Republic of Congo, between March 2014 and April 2015. The main aim was to characterize P...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Mbouamboua Y,Koukouikila-Koussounda F,Ntoumi F,Adukpo S,Kombo M,Vouvoungui C,van Helden J,Kobawila SC

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A recently described species of black fly, Simulium wayani Takaoka and Chen, from the island of Timor was chromosomally mapped to provide insights into its evolutionary and biogeographic history. The morphologically based species status of S. wayani is supported by a suite of fixed chromosomal rearrangements and uniqu...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Adler PH,Takaoka H,Sofian-Azirun M,Chen CD,Suana IW

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The water-related exposome is a significant determinant of human health. The disease burden through water results from water-associated communicable and non-communicable diseases and is influenced by water pollution with chemicals, solid waste (mainly plastics), pathogens, insects and other disease vectors. This paper...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Boelee E,Geerling G,van der Zaan B,Blauw A,Vethaak AD

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The main objective of the present study was to evaluate the potential of eriosematin E (ECM) isolated from the roots of Eriosema chinense against enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) induced diarrhoea. ECM isolated from the bioactive chloroform fraction of E. chinense was subjected to antidiarrhoeal evaluation on ...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Parmar KM,Bhagwat DS,Sinha SK,Katare NT,Prasad SK

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microorganisms harbored by Chilean autochthonous ticks have been scarcely studied and current knowledge is restricted to three species of hard ticks only. The current study aimed to assess the presence of Anaplasmataceae, Borrelia and Hepatozoon agents in ticks collected directly from the environment, on reptiles, bir...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Muñoz-Leal S,Lopes MG,Marcili A,Martins TF,González-Acuña D,Labruna MB

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brucellosis is endemic in the Republic of Kazakhstan, particularly in agro-pastoral areas. The purpose of this research is to study the epidemiological situation of brucellosis in livestock recorded in the Republic of Kazakhstan, and to identify the reasons why anti-brucellosis measures were not effective. The researc...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Syrym NS,Yespembetov BA,Sarmykova MK,Konbayeva GM,Koshemetov ZK,Akmatova EK,Bazarbaev M,Siyabekov ST

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heartwater caused by Ehrlichia ruminantiumis a disease of domestic and wild ruminants and one of the most economically important tick-borne diseases in Africa. The present study aimed to investigate the occurrence and genetic diversity of E. ruminantium in blood samples from 210 cattle sampled in five districts of Map...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Matos CA,Gonçalves LR,de Souza Ramos IA,Mendes NS,Zanatto DCS,André MR,Machado RZ

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a serious and widespread parasitic disease caused by Leishmania donovani complex. The threat of this fatal disease continues due to the lack of ideal drugs or vaccines. In this study, we selected Amastin, CaNA2, Kmp-11 and PDI proteins of Leishmania donovani for study, which are VL vacci...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： He J,Huang F,Li J,Chen Q,Chen D,Chen J

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mepraia spinolai, M. gajardoi and M. parapatrica occur in distinct regions in Chile. The females of the three species are micropterous. The males of M. gajardoi are brachypterous, those of M. parapatrica can be brachypterous or macropterous and those of M. spinolai can be micropterous, brachypterous or macropterous. M...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Lasserre DF,de Oliveira J,Pinotti H,da Rosa JA

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arboviruses have become a major public health concern in Brazil, especially after Zika virus (ZIKV) and Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) introduction, leading to massive epidemics. We conducted an investigation of arboviruses in patients with acute febrile illness for less than five days in Mato Grosso state (MT) during the ...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： de Souza Costa MC,Siqueira Maia LM,Costa de Souza V,Gonzaga AM,Correa de Azevedo V,Ramos Martins L,Chavez Pavoni JH,Gomes Naveca F,Dezengrini Slhessarenko R

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In dogs, information on treatments against S. stercoralis infection is rare and anecdotal. The aim of the present work was to evaluate the treatment outcome of S. stercoralis natural infection in sheltered dogs. Furthermore, based on the potential risk of infection, people working in the infected shelter were also tes...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Paradies P,Buonfrate D,Iatta R,Iarussi F,Giorli G,Palmieri VO,Sasanelli M,Perandin F,Šlapeta J,Capogna A,Otranto D,Bisoffi Z

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vector control and effective case management are currently the backbone strategies of malaria control. Kitgum district, an area of perennial holoendemic malaria transmission intensity in Northern Uganda, appears to have experienced a malaria epidemic in 2015. This study aimed to describe the malaria trends in Kitgum G...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Ogwang R,Akena G,Yeka A,Osier F,Idro R

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease that poses public health and ecological threats worldwide. In New Zealand (NZ), incidence of the disease is relatively high compared to other developed countries. The aim of this review was to describe the epidemiological status, ecological risk of leptospirosis and prevention in NZ...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： El-Tras WF,Bruce M,Holt HR,Eltholth MM,Merien F

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vector control of Chagas disease in the past decades has been mainly based on chemical control. Fundación Mundo Sano is implementing an Integral Chagas Program in a rural area of the Argentinean Gran Chaco Region since 2002. The objective of this study was to analyze both, temporal and spatial variation of infestation...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Weinberg D,Porcasi X,Lanfri S,Abril M,Scavuzzo CM

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phlebotomine sand flies are known vectors of several pathogens. In Spain, Phlebotomus perniciosus and Phlebotomus ariasi are the proven vectors of Leishmania infantum. Since 2010 a human leishmaniasis outbreak has been notified in Madrid region, central Spain. Studies have shown that P. perniciosus is the only vector ...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： González E,Molina R,Jiménez M

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00