abstract：BACKGROUND:Black fly and sandfly bites are related to the endemicity of pemphigus foliaceus (PF); however, an immune reaction against the salivary proteins from these flies still requires confirmation in the case of PF patients living in southeastern Brazil. PURPOSE:To georeference the distribution of Simuliidae (Dipt...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Vernal S,Pepinelli M,Casanova C,Goulart TM,Kim O,De Paula NA,Pinto MC,Sá-Nunes A,Roselino AM

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human alveolar and cystic echinococcosis, caused by the accidental ingestion of eggs of the tapeworms Echinococcus multilocularis and Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato, respectively, are endemic in Asia. Various Echinococcus species are maintained in domesticated and/or wild mammals through predator-prey interactions...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Ito A,Budke CM

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lymphatic filariasis (LF) has been targeted by the World Health Organization for elimination by the year 2020. However, migration of infected individuals from areas where LF is endemic to areas considered non-endemic or foci for the control and elimination may jeopardize the achievement of this goal. The aim of the pr...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Zuchi A,Prust LT,Rocha A,Araújo J,da Silva PS,Fiorillo K,Brandão E,Ximenes C,Lopes F,Ponzi CC

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glanders is an infectious and contagious bacterial disease of equines. A little is known about its seroprevalence and risk factors in working equines in countries where the disease is endemic. Also, there are no reports on prevalence of the disease in areas where there is a prior evidence of Burkholderia (B.) mallei d...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Ghori MT,Khan MS,Khan JA,Rabbani M,Shabbir MZ,Chaudhry HR,Ali MA,Muhammad J,Elschner MC,Jayarao BM

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Schistosoma mansoni, being transmitted by some freshwater Biomphalaria snails, is a major causative agent of human schistosomiasis. In the absence of effective vaccine and alternative drug designs to fight against the disease, and with the limitations of molluscicide application, developing more efficient strategies t...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Famakinde DO

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The emergence of resistance to albendazole has encouraged the search for effective alternatives for cysticercosis and other parasitosis treatment. RCB15 is a benzimidazole derivative that may be used against such diseases. The aim of this study was to determine the in vitro effect of RCB15 on the alternative energetic...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： de Andrade Picanço G,de Lima NF,Fraga CM,da Costa TL,Isac E,Ambrosio J,Castillo R,Vinaud MC

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bait-trapping is a useful approach for monitoring fly population dynamics, and it is an effective tool for physical control of pest species. The aim of this study was to test a newly developed semi-automatic funnel fly trap with some modifications of the former prototype fly trap to study medically important fly popul...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Klong-Klaew T,Sontigun N,Sanit S,Samerjai C,Sukontason K,Kurahashi H,Koehler PG,Pereira RM,Limsopatham K,Suwannayod S,Thanapornpoonpong SN,Chareonviriyaphap T,Sukontason KL

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper discusses indigenous environmental indicators for the occurrence of malaria in ward 11, 15 and 18 of Gwanda district, Zimbabwe. The study was inspired by the successes of use of indigenous knowledge systems in community based early warning systems for natural disasters. To our knowledge, no study has examin...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Macherera M,Chimbari MJ,Mukaratirwa S

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Giardiasis is an intestinal parasitosis that affects millions of people worldwide and is considered a zoonotic disease. Frequently in contact with humans, dogs are the main host involved in this zoonotic transmission. Here, we compared some aspects of Giardia duodenalis biology between two strains: a recently isolated...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Coelho CH,Silva ACC,Costa AO,Fernandes AP

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In addition to genetic history, environmental conditions during larval stages are critical to the development, success and phenotypic fate of the Aedes aegypti mosquito. In particular, previous studies have shown a strong genotype-by-environment component to adult mosquito body size in response to optimal vs stressed ...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Kang DS,Alcalay Y,Lovin DD,Cunningham JM,Eng MW,Chadee DD,Severson DW

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The information in this protocol covers from the basic steps and material necessary to start a sand fly colony up to the specific details which are important to the success of a Nyssomyia neivai colony. The greatest problems in our colony of Ny. neivai were solved with specific care, for instance, using vermiculite an...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Goulart TM,da Rocha Silva FB,Machado VE,Oliveira WHC,de Castro CF,Rodrigues MVN,Pinto MC

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Greece has been recently affected by several mosquito borne diseases with the West Nile Virus (WNV) outbreak in 2010 being one of the largest reported in Europe. Currently at the epicenter of an economic and refugee crisis and visited by over 16 million tourists a year the integrated management of diseases transmitted...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Fotakis EA,Chaskopoulou A,Grigoraki L,Tsiamantas A,Kounadi S,Georgiou L,Vontas J

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While horizontal transmission (human-mosquito-human) of dengue viruses largely determines the epidemiology of the disease, vertical transmission (infected female mosquito- infected offspring) has been suggested as a mechanism that ensures maintenance of the virus during adverse conditions for horizontal transmission t...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Gutiérrez-Bugallo G,Rodriguez-Roche R,Díaz G,Vázquez AA,Alvarez M,Rodríguez M,Bisset JA,Guzman MG

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the features of small lesions of hepatic alveolar echinococcsis paragonimiasis (AE) on conventional ultrasound (US) and contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) imaging. METHODS:This retrospective study was approved by the Institutional Review Board, and the requirement for informed consent was wai...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Cai DM,Wang HY,Wang XL,Jiang Y,Luo Y,Li YZ

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Growing concern on the application of synthetic mosquito repellents in the recent years has instigated the identification and development of better alternatives to control different mosquito-borne diseases. In view of above, present investigation evaluates the repellent activity of ethyl anthranilate (EA), a non-toxic...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Islam J,Zaman K,Tyagi V,Duarah S,Dhiman S,Chattopadhyay P

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A key tool for the control, elimination, and eradication of Plasmodium vivax is the development of an effective vaccine. The thrombospondin-related adhesion protein (TRAP) is one of the major sporozoite antigens that plays an important role in the invasion of mosquito salivary glands and hepatocytes by sporozoites. Th...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Nazeri S,Zakeri S,Mehrizi AA,Djadid ND

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) affecting HIV-infected patients is considered a challenging condition because of its high mortality and relapse rates. The approach of this condition is still surrounded by many uncertainties, especially regarding the criteria to institute and discontinue secondary prophylaxis for...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Cota GF,de Sousa MR,de Assis TSM,Pinto BF,Rabello A

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been reported a higher seroprevalence of HBV and HCV in leprosy patients than in the general population, but the reasons for these findings are not yet clear. On the other hand, there is evidence that these viruses may influence the onset of leprosy reactional episodes, an important cause of neurological sequel...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Costa JEF,Morais VMS,Gonçales JP,Silva DM,Coêlho MRCD

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Northeast India with its rich and diverse avifauna acts as a hotbed for emerging virulent Newcastle disease virus (NDV) strains. The present work describes the molecular and pathogenic characterization of NDV strain isolated from Pandu, Assam, India. Clinicopathological and genetic analysis showed the virulent nature ...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Nath B,Kumar S

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An epidemiological and molecular study was carried out for the first time in Kohat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, Pakistan from April 2015 to May 2016 to determine the prevalence of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (CL) in local population and Internally Displaced People (IDPs). In 13 different villages, a total...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Hussain M,Munir S,Jamal MA,Ayaz S,Akhoundi M,Mohamed K

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pathological events in human cerebral malaria are mimicked in the experimental cerebral malaria (ECM) in Plasmodium berghei ANKA (PBA)-infected C57BL/6 mice. Although previously implied in ECM, the kinetics of cytokines and chemokines expression-an essential functional feature for defining causality in ECM develop...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Khandare AV,Bobade D,Deval M,Patil T,Saha B,Prakash D

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The envelope (E) protein from DENV, contain three functional and structural domains (DI, DII and DIII). Some studies suggest that neutralizing antibodies during natural DENV infection are predominantly against DI and DII, in contrast, low proportion of the antibodies were against DIII. Thus it is necessary to establis...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Montes-Gómez AE,Vivanco-Cid H,Bustos-Arriaga J,Zaidi MB,Garcia-Machorro J,Gutierrez-Castañeda B,Cedillo-Barron L

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The World Health Organization (WHO) treatment protocols for cystic echinococcosis (CE) are based on the standardized ultrasound (US) classification. This study examined whether the classification reflected the natural history of CE in untreated and albendazole-treated patients. Data were collected during mass US scree...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Solomon N,Kachani M,Zeyhle E,Macpherson CNL

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Few data are available for the prevalence of Strongyloides stercoralis in the Caribbean region. This frequently under diagnosed soil-transmitted helminth (STH) can result in long-term low intensity chronic infections that are asymptomatic or can cause varied intestinal disturbances. With autoinfections, infe...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Ketzis JK,Conan A

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Simulium perplexum Shelley, Maia-Herzog, Luna Dias & Couch is structurally similar in the pupal stage to Simulium guianense Wise, the main vector in the onchocerciasis foci of Amazonian Brazil and Venezuela. We report S. perplexum for the first time beyond its type locality (Guyana, Potaro River), describe its larva, ...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Silva NGD,Hamada N,Adler PH

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Opisthorchiasis, which can lead to cholangiocarcinoma in cases of chronic infection, is a major public health problem in Southeast Asian countries. The trematode, Opisthorchis viverrini, is the causative agent of the disease. Accurate and rapid monitoring of O. viverrini is crucial for disease prevention and containme...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Hashizume H,Sato M,Sato MO,Ikeda S,Yoonuan T,Sanguankiat S,Pongvongsa T,Moji K,Minamoto T

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ten species of Aeromonas have been previously identified in farmed rainbow trout from Mexico. The aim of the current study was to investigate the pathogenicity of 10 Aeromonas isolates belonging to 10 different Aeromonas species in immersion experimentally-infected rainbow trout fry. Isolates of A. bestiarum, A. hydro...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Zepeda-Velázquez AP,Vega-Sánchez V,Ortega-Santana C,Rubio-Godoy M,de Oca-Mira DM,Soriano-Vargas E

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study on the potential of houseflies (Musca domestica L.) to spread fungal spores in Gauteng Province, South Africa proved that houseflies are vectors for fungal spores. Therefore, there is a need to determine the toxigenic potentials and to identify the mycotoxins produced by fungal isolates derived from this study...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Phoku JZ,Barnard TG,Potgieter N,Dutton MF

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leishmaniasis is a protozoan infectious disease widely distributed all around the world. First line drugs including antimoniales are insufficient due to resistance in endemic areas and high toxicity. Azole antifungals like ketoconazole (KCZ) are also used as antileishmanial agents for several decades. In the present s...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Shokri A,Emami S,Fakhar M,Teshnizi SH,Keighobadi M

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was conducted from 2008 to 2013 to determine the animal health status of Ivory Coast and neighboring countries (Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo and Benin) for African swine fever (ASF) and classical swine fever (CSF), and to assess the risk factors for ASF introduction in Ivory Coast. Ivory Coast had probably bee...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Kouakou KV,Michaud V,Biego HG,Gnabro HPG,Kouakou AV,Mossoun AM,Awuni JA,Minoungou GL,Aplogan GL,Awoumé FK,Albina E,Lancelot R,Couacy-Hymann E

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The complex parasite-host relationship involves multiple mechanisms. Moreover, parasites infected by viruses modify this relationship adding more complexity to the system that now comprises three partners. Viruses infecting parasites were described several decades ago. However, until recently little was known about th...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Gómez-Arreaza A,Haenni AL,Dunia I,Avilán L

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to investigate paraoxonase-1 (PON1) activity, cortisol levels, and the lipid profile in the sera of alcoholic and non-alcoholic Strongyloides stercoralis-infected and uninfected individuals in a sample of 276 individuals attended at the National Health System in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil....

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： de Jesus Inês E,Sampaio Silva ML,de Souza JN,Galvão AA,Aquino Teixeira MC,Soares NM

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is an important public health problem with around 2.000 autochthonous reported cases each year in Turkey. Due to the civil war in Syria, Turkey received around three million refugees and they are mainly located at either camps or homes in south/southeastern part of Turkey. In the present s...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Özkeklikçi A,Karakuş M,Özbel Y,Töz S

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Taenia solium taeniasis/cysticercosis is a neglected parasitic zoonosis with significant economic and public health impacts. Control measures can be broadly grouped into community health education, improvements in hygiene and sanitary conditions, proper meat handling at household and community level, improved standard...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Gabriël S,Dorny P,Mwape KE,Trevisan C,Braae UC,Magnussen P,Thys S,Bulaya C,Phiri IK,Sikasunge CS,Makungu C,Afonso S,Nicolau Q,Johansen MV

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cysticercosis caused by the larvae of Taenia solium is a serious and emerging threat to public health in the endemic areas as well as in the non-endemic areas.　Neurocysticercosis, an affection of the central nervous system is a leading cause of epilepsy in endemic areas. This study was carried out to investigate human...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Nkouawa A,Dschanou AR,Moyou-Somo R,Sako Y,Ito A

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted a cross-sectional survey in Bamako, Mali, to determine for the first time the seroprevalence of rabies virus antibodies in the dog population and people's knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) towards the disease and its control. Antibody detection was done with the fluorescent antibody virus neutralis...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Mauti S,Traoré A,Hattendorf J,Schelling E,Wasniewski M,Schereffer JL,Zinsstag J,Cliquet F

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Northern Côte d'Ivoire is the main livestock breeding zone and has the highest livestock cross-border movements in Côte d'Ivoire. The aim of this study was to provide updated epidemiological data on three neglected zoonotic diseases, namely brucellosis, Q Fever and Rift Valley Fever (RVF). We conducted three-stage cro...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Kanouté YB,Gragnon BG,Schindler C,Bonfoh B,Schelling E

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human cystic echinococcosis (CE) has been considered to be caused predominantly by Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto (the dog-sheep strain). Molecular approaches on CE, however, have revealed that human cases are also commonly caused by another species, Echinococcus canadensis. All indices for classification and s...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Ito A,Nakao M,Lavikainen A,Hoberg E

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Culex (Melanoconion) iolambdis (Dyar, 1918) is a mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) species found throughout much of tropical America, including southern Florida. Relatively few reports are available regarding the ecology of Cx. iolambdis, despite its widespread distribution and putative involvement in transmission of Vene...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Blosser EM,Stenn T,Acevedo C,Burkett-Cadena ND

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Live bird market (LBM) is integral component in the perpetuation of HPAI H5N1, while biosecurity is crucial and key to the prevention and control of infectious diseases. Biosecurity compliance level and risk factor assessments in 155LBMs was evaluated in Nigeria and Egypt through the administration of a 68-item biosec...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Fasanmi OG,Ahmed SSU,Oladele-Bukola MO,El-Tahawy AS,Elbestawy AR,Fasina FO

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00