abstract：BACKGROUND:In this study for the first time, a Dientamoeba fragilis protein profile by MALDI-TOF MS was created in order to identify specific markers for the application of this technology in the laboratory diagnosis of dientamoebiasis. In particular, one D. fragilis reference strain was used to create a reference spec...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Calderaro A,Buttrini M,Montecchini S,Rossi S,Piccolo G,Arcangeletti MC,Medici MC,Chezzi C,De Conto F

更新日期：2018-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Aedes albopictus (Skuse) is an invasive mosquito that has become an important vector of chikungunya, dengue and Zika viruses. In the absence of specific antiviral therapy or a vaccine, vector management is the sole method available for reducing Aedes-induced disease morbidity. Determining the resistance stat...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Li Y,Xu J,Zhong D,Zhang H,Yang W,Zhou G,Su X,Wu Y,Wu K,Cai S,Yan G,Chen XG

更新日期：2018-01-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Malaria remains a major public health concern. Vector control measures based solely on insecticide treated nets (ITNs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS) have demonstrated not to be feasible for malaria elimination. It has been shown that ivermectin affects several aspects of Anopheles species biology. Along...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Sampaio VS,Rivas GBDS,Kobylinski K,Pinilla YT,Pimenta PFP,Lima JBP,Bruno RV,Lacerda MVG,Monteiro WM

更新日期：2017-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Throughout large parts of sub-Saharan Africa, seasonal malaria transmission follows mosquito density, approaching zero during the dry season and peaking during the wet season. The mechanisms by which malaria mosquitoes survive the long dry season, when no larval sites are available remain largely unknown, de...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Huestis DL,Artis ML,Armbruster PA,Lehmann T

更新日期：2017-12-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Knowledge on the capacity of Australian ticks to carry Borrelia species is currently limited or missing. To evaluate the potential of ticks to carry bacterial pathogens and their DNA, it is imperative to have a robust workflow that maximises recovery of bacterial DNA within ticks in order to enable accurate ...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Panetta JL,Šíma R,Calvani NED,Hajdušek O,Chandra S,Panuccio J,Šlapeta J

更新日期：2017-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Angiostrongylus cantonensis has been the only parasite among Angiostrongylidae to cause human central nervous system infection characterized by eosinophilic meningitis or meningoencephalitis. The mechanism of the extensive neurological impairments of hosts caused by A. cantonensis larvae remains unclear. The...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Mengying Z,Yiyue X,Tong P,Yue H,Limpanont Y,Ping H,Okanurak K,Yanqi W,Dekumyoy P,Hongli Z,Watthanakulpanich D,Zhongdao W,Zhi W,Zhiyue L

更新日期：2017-12-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lipophosphoglycan (LPG) is a dominant surface molecule of Leishmania promastigotes. Its species-specific polymorphisms are found mainly in the sugars that branch off the conserved Gal(β1,4)Man(α1)-PO4 backbone of repeat units. Leishmania amazonensis is one of the most important species causing human cutaneou...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Nogueira PM,Guimarães AC,Assis RR,Sadlova J,Myskova J,Pruzinova K,Hlavackova J,Turco SJ,Torrecilhas AC,Volf P,Soares RP

更新日期：2017-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Air-borne introduction of exotic mosquitoes to Schiphol airport in the Netherlands has been considered plausible based upon findings of mosquitoes in aircraft cabins during 2008, 2010 and 2011. Beginning in 2013, surveillance efforts at Schiphol had focused on promptly detecting accidental introductions at t...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Ibañez-Justicia A,Gloria-Soria A,den Hartog W,Dik M,Jacobs F,Stroo A

更新日期：2017-12-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The spread of vector-borne diseases to new regions has become a global threat due to climate change, increasing traffic, and movement of people and animals. Dirofilaria repens, the canine subcutaneous filarioid nematode, has expanded its distribution range northward during the last decades. The northernmost ...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Pietikäinen R,Nordling S,Jokiranta S,Saari S,Heikkinen P,Gardiner C,Kerttula AM,Kantanen T,Nikanorova A,Laaksonen S,Lavikainen A,Oksanen A

更新日期：2017-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Emerging resistance of heartworms (Dirofilaria immitis) to macrocyclic lactone (ML) preventives is an increasing concern for veterinarians, pet owners and animal health companies that supply heartworm preventives, with recent reports of resistant isolates identified from the Mississippi Delta region of the U...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： McTier TL,Pullins A,Inskeep GA,Gagnon G,Fan H,Schoell A,Bidgood T,Login J,Meeus P

更新日期：2017-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prior work has shown that the levels of moxidectin in dogs treated with Advantage Multi® for Dogs (Bayer Animal Health) remain at a high plasma concentration for the full month after application. The objective of this study was to demonstrate the efficacy of 10% imidacloprid + 2.5% moxidectin topical solutio...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Bowman DD,Ohmes CM,Hostetler JA,Keil DJ,Settje TL,Charles SD

更新日期：2017-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In Europe, hard ticks of the subgenus Pholeoixodes (Ixodidae: Ixodes) are usually associated with burrow-dwelling mammals and terrestrial birds. Reports of Pholeoixodes spp. from carnivores are frequently contradictory, and their identification is not based on key diagnostic characters. Therefore, the aims o...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Hornok S,Sándor AD,Beck R,Farkas R,Beati L,Kontschán J,Takács N,Földvári G,Silaghi C,Meyer-Kayser E,Hodžić A,Tomanović S,Abdullah S,Wall R,Estrada-Peña A,Duscher GG,Plantard O

更新日期：2017-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Persistent covert infections of the myxozoan, Tetracapsuloides bryosalmonae, in primary invertebrate hosts (the freshwater bryozoan, Fredericella sultana) have been proposed to represent a reservoir for proliferative kidney disease in secondary fish hosts. However, we have limited understanding of how covert...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Fontes I,Hartikainen H,Williams C,Okamura B

更新日期：2017-11-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is a continuing need for novel approaches to tick control in dogs. One such approach lies in the ability of lotilaner (Credelio™), an isoxazoline with a rapid onset of action, to provide sustained efficacy against ticks. Two studies were undertaken to confirm lotilaner's efficacy, at the minimum dose r...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Cavalleri D,Murphy M,Gorbea RL,Seewald W,Drake J,Nanchen S

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The protozoan parasite Trichomonas vaginalis is the most common non-viral, sexually transmitted pathogen. Although T. vaginalis is highly prevalent among women in Kenya, there is lack of data regarding genetic diversity of isolates currently in circulation in Kenya. METHODS:Typing was performed on 22 clinic...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Masha SC,Cools P,Crucitti T,Sanders EJ,Vaneechoutte M

更新日期：2017-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The protistan pathogens Cryptosporidium and Giardia can cause significant intestinal diseases in animals and humans. Cattle, particularly calves, carrying these protists can be significant reservoirs for human infections and disease. However, little is known about the genetic make-up of Cryptosporidium and G...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Fan Y,Wang T,Koehler AV,Hu M,Gasser RB

更新日期：2017-10-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Low-density asymptomatic infections of Plasmodium spp. are common in low endemicity areas worldwide, but outside Africa, their contribution to malaria transmission is poorly understood. Community-based studies with highly sensitive molecular diagnostics are needed to quantify the asymptomatic reservoir of Pl...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Nguitragool W,Mueller I,Kumpitak C,Saeseu T,Bantuchai S,Yorsaeng R,Yimsamran S,Maneeboonyang W,Sa-Angchai P,Chaimungkun W,Rukmanee P,Puangsa-Art S,Thanyavanich N,Koepfli C,Felger I,Sattabongkot J,Singhasivanon P

更新日期：2017-10-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:African trypanosomosis is a disease of public health and economic importance that poses a major threat to the livelihoods of people living in the Maasai Steppe, where there is a significant interaction between people, livestock and wildlife. The vulnerability of the Maasai people to the disease is enhanced b...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Simwango M,Ngonyoka A,Nnko HJ,Salekwa LP,Ole-Neselle M,Kimera SI,Gwakisa PS

更新日期：2017-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Most studies on Enterocytozoon bieneusi are conducted based on the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region of the rRNA gene, whereas some have examined E. bieneusi population structures. Currently, the population genetics of this pathogen in giant panda remains unknown. The objective of this study was to de...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Li W,Song Y,Zhong Z,Huang X,Wang C,Li C,Yang H,Liu H,Ren Z,Lan J,Wu K,Peng G

更新日期：2017-10-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Malaria remains a major public health threat in Cameroon and disease prevention is facing strong challenges due to the rapid expansion of insecticide resistance in vector populations. The present review presents an overview of published data on insecticide resistance in the main malaria vectors in Cameroon t...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Antonio-Nkondjio C,Sonhafouo-Chiana N,Ngadjeu CS,Doumbe-Belisse P,Talipouo A,Djamouko-Djonkam L,Kopya E,Bamou R,Awono-Ambene P,Wondji CS

更新日期：2017-10-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Leishmaniasis remains a major public health problem in African nations, including Morocco, where little is known about the vertebrate reservoirs involved in the causal parasites' transmission cycles. The present study investigates the role of rodent species as potential reservoirs of Leishmania spp. in centr...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Echchakery M,Chicharro C,Boussaa S,Nieto J,Carrillo E,Sheila O,Moreno J,Boumezzough A

更新日期：2017-10-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Angiostrongylus cantonensis is an important causative agent of eosinophilic meningitis and eosinophilic meningoencephalitis in humans. Previous studies have shown that the Sonic hedgehog (Shh) signaling pathway may reduce cell apoptosis by inhibiting oxidative stress in A. cantonensis infection. In this stud...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Chen KY,Wang LC

更新日期：2017-09-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fluralaner is a novel systemic ectoparasiticide for dogs and cats providing immediate and persistent flea- and tick-control after a single topical dose. Prescribing directions recommend waiting 72 h following topical administration before immersing dogs in water. The objective of this study was to determine ...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Dongus H,Meyer L,Armstrong R

更新日期：2017-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Aedes aegypti is a potential vector of West Nile, Japanese encephalitis, chikungunya, dengue and Zika viruses. Alternative control measurements of the vector are needed to overcome the problems of environmental contamination and chemical resistance. Xenorhabdus and Photorhabdus are symbionts in the intestine...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Fukruksa C,Yimthin T,Suwannaroj M,Muangpat P,Tandhavanant S,Thanwisai A,Vitta A

更新日期：2017-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aimed to map the occurrence of Taenia solium taeniosis/cysticercosis at national level within Central America and the Caribbean basin, and to map the distribution of porcine cysticercosis at first-level administrative subdivision level (department level) and the porcine population at risk. This zo...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Braae UC,Devleesschauwer B,Sithole F,Wang Z,Willingham AL

更新日期：2017-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The emergence and spread of insecticide resistance in the major African malaria vectors Anopheles gambiae (s.s.) and An. arabiensis may compromise the current vector control interventions and threatens the global malaria control and elimination efforts. METHODS:Insecticide resistance was monitored in severa...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Alemayehu E,Asale A,Eba K,Getahun K,Tushune K,Bryon A,Morou E,Vontas J,Van Leeuwen T,Duchateau L,Yewhalaw D

更新日期：2017-09-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dengue virus (DENV) is the arbovirus with the highest incidence in New Caledonia and in the South Pacific region. In 2012-2014, a major DENV-1 outbreak occurred in New Caledonia. The only known vector of DENV in New Caledonia is Aedes aegypti but no study has yet evaluated the competence of New Caledonia Ae....

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Calvez E,Guillaumot L,Girault D,Richard V,O'Connor O,Paoaafaite T,Teurlai M,Pocquet N,Cao-Lormeau VM,Dupont-Rouzeyrol M

更新日期：2017-08-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Taenia solium and Taenia saginata are zoonotic parasites of public health importance. Data on their occurrence in humans and animals in western Europe are incomplete and fragmented. In this study, we aimed to update the current knowledge on the epidemiology of these parasites in this region. METHODS:We cond...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Laranjo-González M,Devleesschauwer B,Trevisan C,Allepuz A,Sotiraki S,Abraham A,Afonso MB,Blocher J,Cardoso L,Correia da Costa JM,Dorny P,Gabriël S,Gomes J,Gómez-Morales MÁ,Jokelainen P,Kaminski M,Krt B,Magnussen P,Rob

更新日期：2017-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The transmission of malaria is heterogeneous, and varies due to altitude. The information on whether the transmission of malaria is indigenous or imported to highland areas is scarce. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the species composition and infection rates of Anopheles at different altitudinal trans...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Daygena TY,Massebo F,Lindtjørn B

更新日期：2017-07-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Over 60 % of human emerging infectious diseases are zoonotic, and there is growing evidence of the zooanthroponotic transmission of diseases from humans to livestock and wildlife species, with major implications for public health, economics, and conservation. Zooanthroponoses are of relevance to critically e...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Nolan MJ,Unger M,Yeap YT,Rogers E,Millet I,Harman K,Fox M,Kalema-Zikusoka G,Blake DP

更新日期：2017-07-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Culex pipiens complex (Diptera: Culicidae) includes the most widespread mosquito species in the world. Members of this complex are the primary enzootic and epidemic vectors of the West Nile virus (genus Flavivirus) in several countries. The two recognized forms of Cx. pipiens (Linnaeus, 1758) - pipiens a...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Beji M,Rhim A,Roiz D,Bouattour A

更新日期：2017-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ticks are increasingly reported on cats worldwide, with Ixodes ricinus being a relevant species across Europe and in near by areas of North Africa and the Middle East. Yet there are few acaracidal products with proven efficacy approved for use in cats. The objective of this study was to compare the efficacy ...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Geurden T,Borowski S,Wozniakiewicz M,King V,Fourie J,Liebenberg J

更新日期：2017-06-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Animal African trypanosomiasis (AAT) greatly affects livestock production in sub-Saharan Africa. In Ghana prevalence of AAT is estimated to range between 5 and 50%. Studies have reported serum biochemical aberrations and variability in cytokine profiles in animals during infection. However, information regar...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Bakari SM,Ofori JA,Kusi KA,Aning GK,Awandare GA,Carrington M,Gwira TM

更新日期：2017-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Th1, Th2, Th17, Treg and Tfh cells play important roles in schistosomiasis. Th9 cells secrete IL-9 as a signature cytokine and contribute to several classes of inflammatory disease. However, the effects of Th9 cells in schistosomiasis are unknown. We aimed to explore the dynamic changes and potential roles o...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Zhan T,Zhang T,Wang Y,Wang X,Lin C,Ma H,Duan Z,Li C,Xu J,Xia C

更新日期：2017-06-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Liver fibrosis is an excessive wound-healing reaction that requires the participation of inflammatory cells and hepatic stellate cells (HSCs). The pathogenesis of liver fibrosis caused by viruses and alcohol has been well characterized, but the molecular mechanisms underlying liver fibrosis induced by the li...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Zhou L,Shi M,Zhao L,Lin Z,Tang Z,Sun H,Chen T,Lv Z,Xu J,Huang Y,Yu X

更新日期：2017-06-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is an important public health challenge in Brazil because of the high number of human and canine cases reported annually. Leishmania infantum is the etiological agent of VL and Lutzomyia longipalpis is its main vector. However, evidence suggests that this taxon constitutes a speci...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Galvis-Ovallos F,Casanova C,Sevá ADP,Galati EAB

更新日期：2017-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The G subfamily of ABC (ATP-binding cassette) transporters of Leishmania include 6 genes (ABCG1-G6), some with relevant biological functions associated with drug resistance and phospholipid transport. Several studies have shown that Leishmania LABCG2 transporter plays a role in the exposure of phosphatidylse...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Manzano JI,Perea A,León-Guerrero D,Campos-Salinas J,Piacenza L,Castanys S,Gamarro F

更新日期：2017-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The population dynamics of vector-borne pathogens inside the arthropod vector can have important consequences for vector-to-host transmission. Tick-borne spirochete bacteria of the Borrelia burgdorferi (sensu lato) species complex cause Lyme borreliosis in humans and spend long periods of time (>12 months) i...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Jacquet M,Genné D,Belli A,Maluenda E,Sarr A,Voordouw MJ

更新日期：2017-05-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Plasmodium vivax uses multiple ligand-receptor interactions for preferential invasion of human reticulocytes. Several of these ligands have been identified by in silico approaches based on the role displayed by their orthologs in other Plasmodium species during initial adhesion or invasion. However, the cell...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Moreno-Pérez DA,Baquero LA,Chitiva-Ardila DM,Patarroyo MA

更新日期：2017-05-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recently the role of gastrointestinal nematodes in modulating the immune responses in inflammatory and immune-mediated conditions such as allergy and autoimmune diseases has been introduced. This is mainly due to the suppressive effects of somatic and excretory secretory (ES) products of nematodes on the imm...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Parande Shirvan S,Ebrahimby A,Dousty A,Maleki M,Movassaghi A,Borji H,Haghparast A

更新日期：2017-05-12 00:00:00