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:Fibrinogen-related proteins with lectin activity are believed to be part of the tick innate immune system. Several fibrinogen-related proteins have been described and characterised mainly on the basis of their cDNA sequences while direct biochemical evidence is missing. One of them, the haemolymph lectin Dor...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Sterba J,Dupejova J,Fiser M,Vancova M,Grubhoffer L

更新日期：2011-07-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Alternative insecticides for the control of malaria and filarial vectors are of paramount need as resistance is increasing among classes of insecticides currently in use in the public health sector. In this study, mosquitocidal activity of Schinus terebinthifolia essential oil against Anopheles gambiae s.s.,...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Kweka EJ,Nyindo M,Mosha F,Silva AG

更新日期：2011-07-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The emergence and massive spread of bluetongue in Western Europe during 2006-2008 had disastrous consequences for sheep and cattle production and confirmed the ability of Palaearctic Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) to transmit the virus. Some aspects of Culicoides ecology, especially host-seeking and f...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Viennet E,Garros C,Lancelot R,Allène X,Gardès L,Rakotoarivony I,Crochet D,Delécolle JC,Moulia C,Baldet T,Balenghien T

更新日期：2011-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The basic function of the immune system is to protect an organism against infection in order to minimize the fitness costs of being infected. According to life-history theory, energy resources are in a trade-off between the costly demands of immunity and other physiological demands. Concerning fish, both phy...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Rohlenová K,Morand S,Hyršl P,Tolarová S,Flajšhans M,Simková A

更新日期：2011-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The mosquito Aedes aegypti, vector of dengue fever, is a target for control by entomopathogenic fungi. Recent studies by our group have shown the susceptibility of adult A. aegypti to fungal infection by Metarhizium anisopliae. This fungus is currently being tested under field conditions. However, it is unkn...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Paula AR,Carolino AT,Silva CP,Samuels RI

更新日期：2011-05-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Co-infections of multiple parasite species in hosts may lead to interspecific associations and subsequently shape the structure of a parasite community. However, few studies have focused on these associations in highly abundant parasite species or, in particular, investigated how the associations develop wit...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Faltýnková A,Karvonen A,Valtonen ET

更新日期：2011-05-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Paratransgenesis is an approach to reducing arthropod vector competence using genetically modified symbionts. When applied to control of Chagas disease, the symbiont bacterium Rhodococcus rhodnii, resident in the gut lumen of the triatomine vector Rhodnius prolixus (Hemiptera: Reduviidae), is transformed to ...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Matthews S,Rao VS,Durvasula RV

更新日期：2011-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The cysteine proteinases in papaya latex have been shown to have potent anthelmintic properties in monogastric hosts such as rodents, pigs and humans, but this has not been demonstrated in ruminants. METHODS:In two experiments, sheep were infected concurrently with 5,000 infective larvae of Haemonchus conto...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Buttle DJ,Behnke JM,Bartley Y,Elsheikha HM,Bartley DJ,Garnett MC,Donnan AA,Jackson F,Lowe A,Duce IR

更新日期：2011-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Mosquito salivary proteins are involved in several biological processes that facilitate their blood feeding and have also been reported to elicit an IgG response in vertebrates. A growing number of studies have focused on this immunological response for its potential use as a biological marker of exposure to arthropod...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Fontaine A,Pascual A,Diouf I,Bakkali N,Bourdon S,Fusai T,Rogier C,Almeras L

更新日期：2011-03-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Resistance to chemical insecticides plus high morbidity rates have lead to rising interest in fungi as candidates for biocontrol agents of mosquito vectors. In most studies fungal infections have been induced by exposure of mosquitoes to various surfaces treated with conidia. In the present study eight Mexic...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： García-Munguía AM,Garza-Hernández JA,Rebollar-Tellez EA,Rodríguez-Pérez MA,Reyes-Villanueva F

更新日期：2011-02-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:West African Dwarf (WAD) goats serve an important role in the rural village economy of West Africa, especially among small-holder livestock owners. They have been shown to be trypanotolerant and to resist infections with Haemonchus contortus more effectively than any other known breed of goat. METHODS:In th...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Chiejina SN,Behnke JM

更新日期：2011-02-03 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:Lymphatic filariasis and onchocerciasis are debilitating diseases caused by filarial nematodes. Disease pathogenesis is induced by inflammatory responses following the death of the parasite. Wolbachia endosymbionts of filariae are potent inducers of innate and adaptive inflammation and bacterial lipoproteins...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Johnston KL,Wu B,Guimarães A,Ford L,Slatko BE,Taylor MJ

更新日期：2010-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：: The recently developed Multiple Displacement Amplification technique (MDA) allows for the production of a large quantity of high quality genomic DNA from low amounts of the original DNA. The goal of this study was to evaluate the performance of the MDA technique to amplify genomic DNA of siphonapterids that have been...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Avelar DM,Linardi PM

更新日期：2010-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In East Africa, animal trypanosomiasis is caused by many tsetse transmitted protozoan parasites including Trypanosoma vivax, T. congolense and subspecies of T. brucei s.l. (T. b. brucei and zoonotic human infective T. b. rhodesiense) that may co-circulate in domestic and wild animals. Accurate species-specif...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Cox AP,Tosas O,Tilley A,Picozzi K,Coleman P,Hide G,Welburn SC

更新日期：2010-09-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cats appear to be the primary reservoir host for Bartonella koehlerae, an alpha Proteobacteria that is most likely transmitted among cat populations by fleas (Ctenocephalides felis). Bartonella koehlerae has caused endocarditis in a dog and in one human patient from Israel, but other clinically relevant repo...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Breitschwerdt EB,Maggi RG,Robert Mozayeni B,Hegarty BC,Bradley JM,Mascarelli PE

更新日期：2010-08-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The parasitic mite Varroa destructor is considered the major pest of the European honey bee (Apis mellifera) and responsible for declines in honey bee populations worldwide. Exploiting the full potential of gene sequences becoming available for V. destructor requires adaptation of modern molecular biology ap...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Campbell EM,Budge GE,Bowman AS

更新日期：2010-08-16 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:Tick cell lines are now available from fifteen ixodid and argasid species of medical and veterinary importance. However, some tick cell lines can be difficult to cryopreserve, and improved protocols for short- and long-term low temperature storage will greatly enhance their use as tools in tick and tick-born...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Lallinger G,Zweygarth E,Bell-Sakyi L,Passos LM

更新日期：2010-04-13 00:00:00

abstract：: The brown dog tick (Rhipicephalus sanguineus) is the most widespread tick in the world and a well-recognized vector of many pathogens affecting dogs and occasionally humans. This tick can be found on dogs living in both urban and rural areas, being highly adapted to live within human dwellings and being active throug...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Dantas-Torres F

更新日期：2010-04-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rhipicephalus sanguineus is a ubiquitous tick responsible for transmitting Ehrlichia canis and most likely Anaplasma platys to dogs, as either single or co-infections. The objective of this study was to assess the effects of either simultaneous or sequential experimental infections with E. canis and A. platy...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Gaunt S,Beall M,Stillman B,Lorentzen L,Diniz P,Chandrashekar R,Breitschwerdt E

更新日期：2010-04-08 00:00:00

abstract：:In Italy, dogs and cats are at risk of becoming infected by different vector-borne pathogens, including protozoa, bacteria, and helminths. Ticks, fleas, phlebotomine sand flies, and mosquitoes are recognized vectors of pathogens affecting cats and dogs, some of which (e.g., Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Borrelia burgdorf...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Otranto D,Dantas-Torres F

更新日期：2010-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Artemether/Lumefantrine (Coartem(R)) has been used as a first-line treatment for uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum infection since 2004 in Ethiopia. In the present study the therapeutic efficacy of artemether/lumefantrine for the treatment of uncomplicated P. falciparum infection in Kersa, Jima zone, South...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Assefa A,Kassa M,Tadese G,Mohamed H,Animut A,Mengesha T

更新日期：2010-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is endemic in the highlands of Ethiopia, and almost always caused by Leishmania aethiopica. Hitherto, Addis Ababa (the capital city of Ethiopia) was not considered endemic for CL, mainly due to absence of epidemiological and field ecological studies. This report summarizes the pr...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Lemma W,Erenso G,Gadisa E,Balkew M,Gebre-Michael T,Hailu A

更新日期：2009-12-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A microsporidian was previously reported to infect the crustacean parasite, Lepeophtheirus salmonis (Krøyer, 1837) (Copepoda, Caligidae), on farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) in Scotland. The microsporidian was shown to be a novel species with a molecular phylogenetic relationship to Nucleospora (Enter...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Freeman MA,Sommerville C

更新日期：2009-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：: The proteasome inhibitor and anti-cancer drug bortezomib was tested for in vitro activity against bloodstream forms of Trypanosoma brucei. The concentrations of bortezomib required to reduce the growth rate by 50% and to kill all trypanosomes were 3.3 nM and 10 nM, respectively. In addition, bortezomib was 10 times m...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Steverding D,Wang X

更新日期：2009-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:With the spread of pyrethroid resistance in mosquitoes, the combination of an insecticide (carbamate or organophosphate) with a repellent (DEET) is considered as a promising alternative strategy for the treatment of mosquito nets and other relevant materials. The efficacy of these mixtures comes from the fac...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Bonnet J,Pennetier C,Duchon S,Lapied B,Corbel V

更新日期：2009-04-16 00:00:00

abstract：: Canine leishmaniosis is widespread in South America, where a number of Leishmania species have been isolated or molecularly characterised from dogs. Most cases of canine leishmaniosis are caused by Leishmania infantum (syn. Leishmania chagasi) and Leishmania braziliensis. The only well-established vector of Leishmani...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Dantas-Torres F

更新日期：2009-03-26 00:00:00

abstract：: The disinfectants TriGene, bleach, ethanol and liquid hand soap, and water and temperature were tested for their ability to kill bloodstream forms of Trypanosoma brucei, epimastigotes of Trypanosoma rangeli and promastigotes of Leishmania major. A 5-min exposure to 0.2% TriGene, 0.1% liquid hand soap and 0.05% bleach...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Wang X,Jobe M,Tyler KM,Steverding D

更新日期：2008-09-22 00:00:00