abstract：BACKGROUND:Thelazia callipaeda is transmitted by Phortica variegata, a drosophilid that feeds on lachrymal secretions of mammals. Scientific information on human thelaziosis is still relatively limited, mainly for physicians and ophthalmologists. Indeed, the literature is full of misleading information on the transmiss...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Otranto D,Dantas-Torres F

更新日期：2015-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The application of the sterile insect technique (SIT) requires mass-production of sterile males of good biological quality. The size of the project area will in most cases determine whether it is more cost effective to produce the sterile flies locally (and invest in a mass-rearing facility) or import the st...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Pagabeleguem S,Seck MT,Sall B,Vreysen MJ,Gimonneau G,Fall AG,Bassene M,Sidibé I,Rayaissé JB,Belem AM,Bouyer J

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chagas disease is caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, which is transmitted by triatomine vectors. The northeastern region of Brazil is endemic for Chagas disease and has the largest diversity of triatomine species. T. cruzi development in its triatomine vector depends on diverse factors, including the composition o...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Gumiel M,da Mota FF,Rizzo Vde S,Sarquis O,de Castro DP,Lima MM,Garcia Ede S,Carels N,Azambuja P

更新日期：2015-04-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Certain municipalities in the Belo Horizonte Metropolitan Area (BHMA), Minas Gerais, Brazil, have the highest human visceral leishmaniasis (VL) mortality rates in the country and also demonstrate high canine seropositivity. In Brazil, the etiologic agent of VL is Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum. The aim of ...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： da Silva TA,Gomes LI,Oliveira E,Coura-Vital W,Silva Lde A,Pais FS,Ker HG,Reis AB,Rabello A,Carneiro M

更新日期：2015-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The low prevalence of blood parasites in some bird species may be related to the habitats they frequent, the inexistence of the right host-parasite assemblage or the immunological capacity of the host. Here, we assess the parasite load of breeding populations of Eleonora's falcon (Falco eleonorae), a medium-...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Gutiérrez-López R,Gangoso L,Martínez-de la Puente J,Fric J,López-López P,Mailleux M,Muñoz J,Touati L,Samraoui B,Figuerola J

更新日期：2015-03-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This laboratory study compared the efficacy of Bravecto™ (fluralaner), formulated as a chewable tablet, with the efficacy of Advocate® (imidacloprid/moxidectin), formulated for topical administration, against naturally acquired generalized demodicosis in dogs. METHODS:Sixteen dogs, all diagnosed with genera...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Fourie JJ,Liebenberg JE,Horak IG,Taenzler J,Heckeroth AR,Frénais R

更新日期：2015-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Canine filarioids are important nematodes transmitted to dogs by arthropods. Diagnosis of canine filariosis is accomplished by the microscopic identification of microfilariae, serology or PCR for filarial-DNA. The aim of this study was to evaluate a molecular assay for the detection of canine filariae in dog...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Rojas A,Rojas D,Montenegro VM,Baneth G

更新日期：2015-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Canine monocytic ehrlichiosis (CME) is a tick-borne disease with a global distribution, caused by Ehrlichia canis. The inflammatory response to E. canis infection includes changes in certain acute phase proteins (APP) and in biomarkers of the oxidative status. APP responses are considered part of the innate ...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Rudoler N,Harrus S,Martinez-Subiela S,Tvarijonaviciute A,van Straten M,Cerón JJ,Baneth G

更新日期：2015-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Spotted Fever Group (SFG) Rickettsiae can cause febrile diseases with or without rash in humans worldwide. In Germany only limited data are available about their medical significance. Serological screening tests for antibodies against rickettsiae usually only distinguish between SFG and Typhus Group (TG) Ric...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Wächter M,Wölfel S,Pfeffer M,Dobler G,Kohn B,Moritz A,Pachnicke S,Silaghi C

更新日期：2015-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The bacteria Anaplasma platys and Ehrlichia canis and the protozoan Leishmania infantum are vector-borne agents that cause canine vector-borne diseases, some of which are zoonotic. The present survey investigated the prevalence of Anaplasma, Ehrlichia and Leishmania in red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) from Portugal...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Cardoso L,Gilad M,Cortes HC,Nachum-Biala Y,Lopes AP,Vila-Viçosa MJ,Simões M,Rodrigues PA,Baneth G

更新日期：2015-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pyrenean chamois (Rupicapra pyrenaica pyrenaica) is a nearly monomorphic mountain ungulate with an unbiased sex-specific overwinter adult survival. Few differences in gastrointestinal parasitism have been reported by coprology as yet. This study aims to assess diversity, prevalence, intensity of infection an...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Martínez-Guijosa J,Martínez-Carrasco C,López-Olvera JR,Fernández-Aguilar X,Colom-Cadena A,Cabezón O,Mentaberre G,Ferrer D,Velarde R,Gassó D,Garel M,Rossi L,Lavín S,Serrano E

更新日期：2015-03-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To reveal the spatio-temporal distribution of malaria vectors in the national malaria surveillance sites from 2005 to 2010 and provide reference for the current National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP) in China. METHODS:A 6-year longitudinal surveillance on density of malaria vectors was carried out in...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Huang JX,Xia ZG,Zhou SS,Pu XJ,Hu MG,Huang DC,Ren ZP,Zhang SS,Yang MN,Wang DQ,Wang JF

更新日期：2015-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Canine dirofilariasis due to Dirofilaria immitis is known to be endemic in continental Portugal. However, information about the transmitting mosquito species is still scarce, with only Culex theileri identified to date, albeit with L1-2, through dissection. This study was carried out to investigate the poten...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Ferreira CA,de Pinho Mixão V,Novo MT,Calado MM,Gonçalves LA,Belo SM,de Almeida AP

更新日期：2015-03-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Trypanosoma rangeli is a protozoan that infects a variety of mammalian hosts, including humans. Its main insect vector is Rhodnius prolixus and is found in several Latin American countries. The R. prolixus vector competence depends on the T. rangeli strain and the molecular interactions, as well as the insec...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Vieira CS,Mattos DP,Waniek PJ,Santangelo JM,Figueiredo MB,Gumiel M,da Mota FF,Castro DP,Garcia ES,Azambuja P

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dengue has become the subject of public health programs worldwide. The lack of a vaccine and the high environmental risk of synthetic insecticides, arouse the interest in natural products against this vector. This study aimed to determine the chemical composition of the essential oil of ripe fruits and seeds...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Pratti DL,Ramos AC,Scherer R,Cruz ZM,Silva AG

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The lungworm Dictyocaulus viviparus, causing parasitic bronchitis in cattle, induces a temporary protective immunity that prevents clinical disease. A radiation-attenuated larvae based vaccine is commercially available in a few European countries, but has the disadvantages of a live vaccine. As a recombinant...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Strube C,Haake C,Sager H,Schorderet Weber S,Kaminsky R,Buschbaum S,Joekel D,Schicht S,Kremmer E,Korrell J,Schnieder T,von Samson-Himmelstjerna G

更新日期：2015-02-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Quantification of malaria heterogeneity is very challenging, partly because of the underlying characteristics of mosquitoes and also because malaria is an environmentally driven disease. Furthermore, in order to assess the spatial and seasonal variability in malaria transmission, vector data need to be colle...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Diboulo E,Sié A,Diadier DA,Karagiannis Voules DA,Yé Y,Vounatsou P

更新日期：2015-02-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Polovodova method based on counting follicular dilatations estimates the number of egg-laying in mosquitoes. However, some researchers doubt the reliability of this method because of the absence of multiple dilatations in vectors after many gonotrophic cycles. It is in this context of controversy that our st...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Anagonou R,Agossa F,Azondékon R,Agbogan M,Oké-Agbo F,Gnanguenon V,Badirou K,Agbanrin-Youssouf R,Attolou R,Padonou GG,Sovi A,Ossè R,Akogbéto M

更新日期：2015-02-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Protostrongylus oryctolagi and P. pulmonalis are causative agents of pulmonary protostrongyliasis in Lagomorphs in France. These nematodes need usually one intermediate host for its life cycle, a terrestrial snail. However, some studies, mainly in experimental conditions, have identified the species of snail...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Lesage C,Patrelle C,Vrignaud S,Decors A,Ferté H,Jouet D

更新日期：2015-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As part of efforts to more fully understand the potential risks posed by West Nile virus (WNV) and Usutu virus (USUV) in the UK, and following on from previous reports of a potential bridge vector Culex modestus for these viruses, at wetland sites in North Kent, mosquito surveillance was undertaken more wide...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Vaux AG,Gibson G,Hernandez-Triana LM,Cheke RA,McCracken F,Jeffries CL,Horton DL,Springate S,Johnson N,Fooks AR,Leach S,Medlock JM

更新日期：2015-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fluralaner is a novel isoxazoline eliciting both acaricidal and insecticidal activity through potent blockage of GABA- and glutamate-gated chloride channels. The aim of the study was to investigate the susceptibility of juvenile stages of common tick species exposed to fluralaner through either contact (Rhip...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Williams H,Zoller H,Roepke RK,Zschiesche E,Heckeroth AR

更新日期：2015-02-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Triatoma dimidiata (Latreille) is a key vector complex of Trypanosoma cruzi, etiologic agent of Chagas disease, as it spans North, Central, and South America. Although morphological and genetic studies clearly indicate existence of at least five clades within the species, there has been no robust or systemat...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： May-Concha I,Rojas JC,Cruz-López L,Ibarra-Cerdeña CN,Ramsey JM

更新日期：2015-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An accurate diagnosis of soil-transmitted helminthiasis is important for individual patient management, for drug efficacy evaluation and for monitoring control programmes. The Kato-Katz technique is the most widely used method detecting soil-transmitted helminth eggs in faecal samples. However, detailed anal...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Speich B,Ali SM,Ame SM,Albonico M,Utzinger J,Keiser J

更新日期：2015-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bartonella alsatica has been formerly isolated from the blood of wild European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) and identified as causative agent of human endocarditis and lymphadenitis. Fleas are known biological vectors for Bartonella sp. This report details the specific detection of B. alsatica in three fle...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Márquez FJ

更新日期：2015-01-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Schistosoma mansoni cercariae penetrate the skin by releasing excretory/secretory (E/S) products known as 0-3hRP, which are associated with immune modulation through Toll like receptor (TLR) signalling. Furthermore, these secretions contain Sm16, which when given to cells as a recombinant protein inhibits hu...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Sanin DE,Mountford AP

更新日期：2015-01-06 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: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:Anopheles barbirostris sensu lato belongs to the Barbirostris subgroup of the subgenus Anopheles that is distributed in Southeast Asia. Different molecular forms have been identified based on the rDNA-ITS2 and mtDNA-COI sequences. Anopheles barbirostris occurs in China. The species status was uncertain due t...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Wang Y,Xu J,Ma Y

更新日期：2014-12-16 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: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:Porcine cysticercosis is an emerging agricultural problem in sub-Saharan Africa. This has been documented primarily through cross-sectional studies, however detailed knowledge of the transmission dynamics of this disease in sub-Saharan Africa is lacking. This study aims to describe seasonal variations in ser...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Braae UC,Magnussen P,Lekule F,Harrison W,Johansen MV

更新日期：2014-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Small mammals are crucial for the life history of ixodid ticks, but their role and importance in the transmission cycle of tick-borne pathogens is mostly unknown. Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis (CNM) and Anaplasma phagocytophilum are both tick-borne pathogens, and rodents are discussed to serve as main r...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Obiegala A,Pfeffer M,Pfister K,Tiedemann T,Thiel C,Balling A,Karnath C,Woll D,Silaghi C

更新日期：2014-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Toxoplasma gondii is an intracellular protozoan parasite that infects a wide variety of warm-blooded hosts, including humans. Limited information about T. gondii infection in bats is available in China. The objective of the present study was to determine prevalence and genetic characterization of T. gondii i...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Qin SY,Cong W,Liu Y,Li N,Wang ZD,Zhang FK,Huang SY,Zhu XQ,Liu Q

更新日期：2014-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Because agriculture and offshore oil extraction are significant economic activities in the southern Gulf of Mexico, high concentrations of nutrients and hydrocarbons are expected. As parasite communities are sensitive to environmental impacts, these contaminants should have an effect on metrics such as speci...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Vidal-Martínez VM,Centeno-Chalé OA,Torres-Irineo E,Sánchez-Ávila J,Gold-Bouchot G,Aguirre-Macedo ML

更新日期：2014-11-27 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:The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends for sub-Saharan Africa a package of prompt and effective case-management combined with the delivery of insecticide-treated nets (ITN) and intermittent preventive treatment during pregnancy (IPTp) with sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) through the national antenata...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Toure OA,Kone PL,Coulibaly MA,Ako BA,Gbessi EA,Coulibaly B,N' Guessan LT,Koffi D,Beourou S,Soumahoro A,Bassinka I,Nogbou M,Swa T,Gba B,Esmel B,Bokossa EM

更新日期：2014-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There has been increasing effort in recent years to incorporate user needs in technology design and re-design. This project employed a bottom-up approach that engaged end users from the outset. Bottom-up approaches have the potential to bolster novel interventions and move them towards adaptive and evidence-...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Oria PA,Hiscox A,Alaii J,Ayugi M,Mukabana WR,Takken W,Leeuwis C

更新日期：2014-11-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We investigated the prevalence, risk factors, and clinical manifestations of schistosomiasis in White Nile State, Sudan, to determine the local characteristics of schistosomiasis in the White Nile River basin. METHODS:Urine and stool samples were collected from 338 students (176 boys, 162 girls) at three pr...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Ismail HA,Hong ST,Babiker AT,Hassan RM,Sulaiman MA,Jeong HG,Kong WH,Lee SH,Cho HI,Nam HS,Oh CH,Lee YH

更新日期：2014-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sandfly-borne phleboviruses are present in North Africa where they can infect humans in regions where Leishmania infantum, the causative agent of zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis in the Western Mediterranean basin is present affecting both humans and dogs. We investigated the capacity of dogs to be used as se...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Sakhria S,Alwassouf S,Fares W,Bichaud L,Dachraoui K,Alkan C,Zoghlami Z,de Lamballerie X,Zhioua E,Charrel RN

更新日期：2014-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lipoproteins are the major agonists of Wolbachia-dependent inflammatory pathogenesis in filariasis and a validated target for drug discovery. Here we characterise the abundance, localisation and serology of the Wolbachia lipoproteins: Wolbachia peptidoglycan associated lipoprotein and the Type IV Secretion S...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Voronin D,Guimarães AF,Molyneux GR,Johnston KL,Ford L,Taylor MJ

更新日期：2014-10-06 00:00:00