abstract：:Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2), a member of the Toll-like receptor family, plays an important role in the recognition of and subsequent immune response activation against leptospirosis in humans. The genetic polymorphism in TLR2 of an arginine to glutamine substitution at residue 753 (Arg753Gln) has been associated with ...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Cédola M,Chiani Y,Pretre G,Alberdi L,Vanasco B,Gómez RM

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are many fundamental aspects of the immunobiology of Plasmodium falciparum infections that are not fully understood, therefore limiting our comprehension of how people become immune to malaria and why some ethnic groups living in malaria endemic areas are less susceptible than others. The complexity of parasite-...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Arama C,Maiga B,Dolo A,Kouriba B,Traoré B,Crompton PD,Pierce SK,Troye-Blomberg M,Miller LH,Doumbo OK

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We chose five easily propagated garden plants previously shown to be attractive to mosquitoes, ants or other insects and tested them for attractiveness to Culex pipiens and Aedes aegypti. Long term imbibition was tested by survival on each plant species. Both mosquito species survived best on Impatiens walleriana, the...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Chen Z,Kearney CM

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human visceral (VL, also known as Kala-azar) and cutaneous (CL) leishmaniasis are important infectious diseases affecting countries in East Africa that remain endemic in several regions of Ethiopia. The transmission and epidemiology of the disease is complicated due to the complex life cycle of the parasites and the i...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Kassahun A,Sadlova J,Dvorak V,Kostalova T,Rohousova I,Frynta D,Aghova T,Yasur-Landau D,Lemma W,Hailu A,Baneth G,Warburg A,Volf P,Votypka J

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anisakid nematodes have been found in a variety of marine fishes throughout the world and they are known to cause anisakiasis in human hosts. The present study investigated the prevalence of potentially zoonotic anisakid larvae in spotted mackerel caught from Taiwanese waters where fish represents an important food so...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Chen HY,Shih HH

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rodents are well-known hosts of Trypanosoma cruzi but little is known on the role of some caviomorph rodents. We assessed the occurrence and prevalence of T. cruzi infection in Microcavia australis ("southern mountain, desert or small cavy") and its infectiousness to the vector Triatoma infestans in four rural communi...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Cecere MC,Cardinal MV,Arrabal JP,Moreno C,Gürtler RE

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aims of this study were to describe the occurrence of dengue in space and time and to assess the relationships between dengue incidence and entomologic indicators. We selected the dengue autochthonous cases that occurred between September 2005 and August 2007 in São José do Rio Preto to calculate incidence rates b...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Chiaravalloti-Neto F,Pereira M,Fávaro EA,Dibo MR,Mondini A,Rodrigues-Junior AL,Chierotti AP,Nogueira ML

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The increased insecticides resistance by vectors and the ecological harm imposed by insecticides to beneficial organisms drawback mosquitoes chemical control efforts. Biological control would reduce insecticides tolerance and yet biodiversity friend. The predatory and non-predatory effects of Gambusia affinis and Cara...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Chobu M,Nkwengulila G,Mahande AM,Mwang'onde BJ,Kweka EJ

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pyriproxyfen is a growth regulator used for the control of different insect pests, including Musca domestica. To assess the risk of resistance and to develop a strategy for resistance management, a field strain of M. domestica was exposed to pyriproxyfen in the laboratory for 30 generations. The inheritance mode, real...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Shah RM,Abbas N,Shad SA,Varloud M

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, 27 CDC traps were modified with various attractive features and compared with a CDC trap with no light source or baits to evaluate the effects on attraction to Phlebotomus papatasi (Scopoli) north of the Dead Sea near Jericho. Attractive features included CO2, lights, colored trap bodies, heat, moisture...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Müller GC,Hogsette JA,Kline DL,Beier JC,Revay EE,Xue RD

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Global health has substantially improved over the past 20 years. In low- and middle-income countries, in particular, great strives have been made in the control of communicable diseases, including helminth infections. Nevertheless, the most marginalised communities still suffer from infectious diseases that are intima...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Utzinger J,Brattig NW,Leonardo L,Zhou XN,Bergquist R

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The presentation of the World Health Organization (WHO)'s roadmap for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in January 2012 raised optimism that many NTDs can indeed be eliminated. To make this happen, the endemic, often low-income countries with still heavy NTD burdens must substantially strengthen their health systems....

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Bergquist R,Yang GJ,Knopp S,Utzinger J,Tanner M

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study performed an analysis of the ultrastructural changes induced by andiroba seed oil in the synganglion of Rhipicephalus sanguineus female ticks, aiming to provide scientific grounds to help in the creation of more specific and efficient methods of control. The synganglion consists of a mass of fused ne...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Roma GC,Camargo-Mathias MI,Nunes PH,Remédio RN,de Faria AU,Bechara GH

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The preventative effect of triclosan (TS) and TS liposomal nanoparticles was studied on the early establishment of chronic infection with Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii). Swiss albino mice were orally infected with 10 cysts of avirulent ME49 strain of T. gondii, and 2 weeks later they were orally treated with dual daily...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： El-Zawawy LA,El-Said D,Mossallam SF,Ramadan HS,Younis SS

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed the diversity and distribution of Trypanosoma cruzi discrete typing units (DTU) in Triatoma infestans populations and its association with local vector-borne transmission levels at various geographic scales. At a local scale, we found high predominance (92.4%) of TcVI over TcV in 68 microscope-positive T. ...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Fernández Mdel P,Cecere MC,Lanati LA,Lauricella MA,Schijman AG,Gürtler RE,Cardinal MV

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to evaluate the mosquitocidal activity of fractions and a compound niloticin from the hexane extract of Limonia acidissima L. leaves on eggs, larvae and pupae of Aedes aegypti L. (Diptera: Culicidae). In these bioassays, the eggs, larvae and pupae were exposed to concentrations of 2.5,...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Reegan AD,Gandhi MR,Paulraj MG,Balakrishna K,Ignacimuthu S

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied breeding sites of Phlebotomus orientalis (Diptera: Psychodidae) the vector of visceral leishmaniasis in northern Ethiopia. Although numbers were rather small, 165 sand flies were captured emerging from vertisol cracks. The most productive breeding sites were cracked vertisols, dry river banks and close to t...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Moncaz A,Kirstein O,Gebresellassie A,Lemma W,Yared S,Gebre-Michael T,Hailu A,Shenker M,Warburg A

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Syphacia (Seuratoxyuris) hugoti n. sp. (Nematoda: Oxyuridae) is described from the cecum of Sooretamys angouya (Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae: Oryzomyini) captured in Formosa Province, Argentina. The diagnosis of the subgenus is emended, and the new species is separated from eight congeners by the distribution of submedia...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Robles Mdel R,Panisse G,Navone GT

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fish borne trematodes are an important cause of morbidity in Kazakhstan. The number of human cases of opisthorchiidosis (infection with parasites of the family opisthorchiidae) reached a peak of 2521 recorded cases (17 cases per 100,000) in 2002 with a gradual decline to 1225 cases (7.4 cases per 100,000) in 2011. Mos...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Sultanov A,Abdybekova A,Abdibaeva A,Shapiyeva Z,Yeshmuratov T,Torgerson PR

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Representatives of the genus Trypanosoma have been traditionally found in epimastigote, espheromastigote and trypomastigote flagellated forms in axenic cultures. Trypanosoma caninum is a trypanosomatid that has recently been reported infecting dogs in endemic areas of canine leishmaniasis in Brazil. It presents specif...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Barros JH,Fonseca TS,Macedo-Silva RM,Côrte-Real S,Toma HK,Madeira Mde F

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anopheles annularis is one of the major vectors of malaria in Odisha, India. The present study was undertaken to determine the vectorial capacity and assess the genetic diversity of An. annularis collected from different endemic regions of Odisha. Mosquitoes were collected from thirteen endemic districts using standar...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Das B,Patra AP,Das M,Mahapatra N,Tripathy H,Kar SK,Hazra RK

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The semiargenteus-subgroup of the Tabanus bovinus species group is reviewed. The known distribution area of the three previously known species could be significantly increased. T. semiargenteus Olsufjev, 1937 was for the first time recorded from Syria and Iran, T. olsufjevi Hauser, 1960 from Iraq and Iran and T. sarba...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Zeegers T,Müller GC

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The most important mechanism for combating infection using larval therapy depends on larval excretions and secretions (ES). The present work was aimed at evaluating Sarconesiopsis magellanica (Diptera: Calliphoridae) ES antibacterial activity in six bacterial strains (three Gram-positive and three Gram-negative) and c...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Díaz-Roa A,Gaona MA,Segura NA,Suárez D,Patarroyo MA,Bello FJ

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chandipura virus (CHPV) is an arthropod borne rhabdovirus associated with acute encephalitis in children below the age of 15 years in the tropical states of India. Although the entry of the virus into the nervous system is among the crucial events in the pathogenesis of CHPV, the exact mechanism allowing CHPV to invad...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Rajasekharan S,Rana J,Gulati S,Gupta V,Gupta S

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years there is a tremendous growth in the interdisciplinary world of nanotechnology across the globe and emergence of its potential applications remains as a big revolution to the industry. Fusion of green nanotechnology and medicine represents one of the major breakthroughs of modern science with the aim of...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Angajala G,Ramya R,Subashini R

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present data showing that structures serving as drains and catch basins for stormwater are important sources for production of the mosquito arbovirus vectors Aedes aegypti and Culex quinquefasciatus in Mérida City, México. We examined 1761 stormwater drains - located in 45 different neighborhoods spread across the ...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Arana-Guardia R,Baak-Baak CM,Loroño-Pino MA,Machain-Williams C,Beaty BJ,Eisen L,García-Rejón JE

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiostrongylus cantonensis is the most common infectious agent causing eosinophilic meningitis and is present in Taiwan, Thailand and the Pacific islands. Clinical symptoms vary within different endemic regions, and their severity is probably dependent on the number of ingested parasites and the diversity among strai...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Lee JD,Chung LY,Wang LC,Lin RJ,Wang JJ,Tu HP,Wu ZD,Yen CM

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Smears of suspected patients infected with zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (ZCL) were stained and examined under a light microscopic observation. DNA of parasites within human ulcers was extracted directly from their smears. Nested PCR was used to amplify a fragment containing the internal transcribed spacers of the ...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Bordbar A,Parvizi P

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rapid urbanization in resource poor countries often results in expansion of unplanned settlements with overcrowding and inadequate sanitation. These conditions potentially support transmission of schistosomiasis and soil transmitted helminths (STH), but knowledge on the occurrence, transmission and control of these in...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Mwakitalu ME,Malecela MN,Mosha FW,Simonsen PE

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thymidylate kinase (TMK) is a potential chemotherapeutic target because it is directly involved in the synthesis of deoxythymidine triphosphate, which is an essential component for DNA synthesis. The gene encoding thymidylate kinase of Brugia malayi was amplified by PCR and expressed in Escherichia coli. The native mo...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Doharey PK,Suthar MK,Verma A,Kumar V,Yadav S,Balaramnavar VM,Rathaur S,Saxena AK,Siddiqi MI,Saxena JK

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leishmaniasis is a major vector-borne disease and health problem in Iran. Studies on sand flies, as the vectors of the disease, began in the Northern and Western parts of the country in 1930 and have been continued up to now. Concerning many published information in the field of sand flies, providing a digital databas...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Karimi A,Hanafi-Bojd AA,Yaghoobi-Ershadi MR,Akhavan AA,Ghezelbash Z

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Population replacement/elimination strategies based on mass-release of sterile or otherwise genetically modified (male) mosquitoes are being considered in order to expand the malaria vector control arsenal on the way to eradication. A challenge in this context, is to produce male mosquitoes that will be able to compet...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Yahouédo GA,Djogbénou L,Saïzonou J,Assogba BS,Makoutodé M,Gilles JR,Maïga H,Mouline K,Soukou BK,Simard F

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Schistosomiasis is one of the most common parasitic diseases in tropical and subtropical areas, including Brazil. A national control programme was initiated in Brazil in the mid-1970s and proved successful in terms of morbidity control, as the number of cases with hepato-splenic involvement was reduced significantly. ...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Scholte RG,Gosoniu L,Malone JB,Chammartin F,Utzinger J,Vounatsou P

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus were reported to be significant as vectors of dengue fever. In Taiwan, the latter is distributed throughout the island while the former appears only south of the Tropic of Cancer; i.e., 23.5°N. In the past decade, there were five outbreaks with over 1000 cases of dengue fever in Taiw...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Yang CF,Hou JN,Chen TH,Chen WJ

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mixed viral infections are ubiquitous in natural populations and may have significant but unpredictable biological and epidemiological consequences. These infections may be acquired simultaneously (coinfection) or result from two single infections at different time intervals (superinfection). This study investigated t...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Bara JJ,Muturi EJ

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bovine cryptosporidiosis is mainly caused by four distinct species: Cryptosporidium parvum, C. bovis, C. ryanae and C. andersoni. The first, C. parvum, is a major concern in livestock causing economic losses, in addition to public health impact because of its zoonotic characteristics. The present study aimed to determ...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： do Couto MC,Lima Mde F,do Bomfim TC

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Free Living Amoebae (FLA) of Acanthamoeba genus are widely distributed in the environment and can be found in the air, soil and water; and have also been isolated from air-conditioning units. In humans, they are causative agents of a sight-threating infection of the cornea, Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) and a fatal infe...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Cabello-Vílchez AM,Martín-Navarro CM,López-Arencibia A,Reyes-Batlle M,González AC,Guerra H,Gotuzzo E,Valladares B,Piñero JE,Lorenzo-Morales J

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is caused by the trypanosomatid parasite Leishmania infantum (=Leishmania chagasi), and is epidemiologically relevant due to its wide geographic distribution, the number of annual cases reported and the increase in its co-infection with HIV. Two vector species have been incriminated in the ...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： González C,Paz A,Ferro C

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dengue and Saint Louis encephalitis virus are among the most important emerging viruses transmitted by mosquitoes at the global scale, and from 2009 onward both diseases have reached temperate Argentina. To test whether the urbanization level can be used as a predictor for the infestation levels of container-breeding ...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Rubio A,Cardo MV,Carbajo AE,Vezzani D

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 4-year (2006-2010) alliance to optimize schistosomiasis control and transmission surveillance in sub-Saharan Africa (CONTRAST), funded by the European Commission, stands out as a 'game-changer' by successfully harnessing and combining new as well as previously available capabilities for schistosomiasis control in ...

journal_title：Acta tropica

authors： Bergquist R

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00