abstract：BACKGROUND:The control of Aedes aegypti is usually based on chemical insecticides, but the overuse of these compounds has led to increased resistance. The binary toxin produced by Lysinibacillus sphaericus in the final stages of sporulation is used for mosquito control due to its specificity against the culicid larvae;...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Rojas-Pinzón PA,Dussán J

更新日期：2017-05-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Correct species identification of blow flies is a crucial step for understanding their biology, which can be used not only for designing fly control programs, but also to determine the minimum time since death. Identification techniques are usually based on morphological and molecular characters. However, th...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Sontigun N,Sukontason KL,Zajac BK,Zehner R,Sukontason K,Wannasan A,Amendt J

更新日期：2017-05-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Schistosoma mansoni venom allergen-like protein (SmVAL) is a gene family composed of 29 members divided into group 1 encoding proteins potentially secreted, and group 2 encoding intracellular components. Some members were found to be upregulated in the transition of germ ball - cercariae - day 3 schistosomul...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Fernandes RS,Barbosa TC,Barbosa MMF,Miyasato PA,Nakano E,Leite LCC,Farias LP

更新日期：2017-05-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is caused by Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis, which infects dermal macrophages and dendritic cells, causing an intense immune-mediated-tissue inflammation and a skin ulcer with elevated borders that can heal spontaneously or after antimonial therapy. The resolution of lesions d...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Ferraz R,Cunha CF,Pimentel MIF,Lyra MR,Pereira-Da-Silva T,Schubach AO,Da-Cruz AM,Bertho AL

更新日期：2017-05-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anaplasma phagocytophilum is an emerging tick-borne zoonotic pathogen of increased interest worldwide which has been detected in northern Africa. Anaplasma platys is also present in this region and could possibly have a zoonotic potential. However, only one recent article reports on the human esposure to A. ...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Elhamiani Khatat S,Daminet S,Kachani M,Leutenegger CM,Duchateau L,El Amri H,Hing M,Azrib R,Sahibi H

更新日期：2017-04-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Even though male-biased parasitism is common in mammals, little effort has been made to evaluate whether higher parasitic burden in males results in an extra biological cost, and thus a decrease in fitness. Body condition impairment and the augmentation of oxidative stress can be used as indicators of the co...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Oliver-Guimerá A,Martínez-Carrasco C,Tvarijonaviciute A,Ruiz de Ybáñez MR,Martínez-Guijosa J,López-Olvera JR,Fernández-Aguilar X,Colom-Cadena A,Mentaberre G,Velarde R,Gassó D,Garel M,Rossi L,Lavín S,Serrano E

更新日期：2017-04-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tick infestation is the major problem for animal health that causes substantial economic losses, particularly in tropical and subtropical countries. To better understand the spatial distribution of tick species and risk factors associated with tick prevalence in livestock in Pakistan, ticks were counted and ...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Rehman A,Nijhof AM,Sauter-Louis C,Schauer B,Staubach C,Conraths FJ

更新日期：2017-04-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neorickettsia are a group of intracellular α proteobacteria transmitted by digeneans (Platyhelminthes, Trematoda). These endobacteria can also infect vertebrate hosts of the helminths and cause serious diseases in animals and humans. Neorickettsia have been isolated from infected animals and maintained in ce...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Fischer K,Tkach VV,Curtis KC,Fischer PU

更新日期：2017-04-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rhipicephalus microplus is a hard tick that has a major impact on cattle health in tropical and subtropical regions because it feeds on cattle and is implicated in the transmission of pathogens that cause diseases such as bovine anaplasmosis and babesiosis. Presently, acaricides are used to control tick infe...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Trentelman JJ,Kleuskens JA,van de Crommert J,Schetters TP

更新日期：2017-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Different species of apicomplexan protozoans of the genera Hepatozoon and Cytauxzoon can infect domestic cats, but their epidemiology and clinical relevance are not fully understood. The aim of this study was to assess the molecular prevalence of Hepatozoon spp. and Cytauxzoon spp. and to identify associated...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Díaz-Regañón D,Villaescusa A,Ayllón T,Rodríguez-Franco F,Baneth G,Calleja-Bueno L,García-Sancho M,Agulla B,Sainz Á

更新日期：2017-03-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Normal-looking skin of dogs with leishmaniosis frequently shows microscopic lesions along with the presence of Leishmania amastigotes. However, histological lesions with or without detection of amastigotes might not occur in less severe clinical cases. In addition, comparative studies between paired clinical...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Ordeix L,Dalmau A,Osso M,Llull J,Montserrat-Sangrà S,Solano-Gallego L

更新日期：2017-03-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dirofilaria immitis is a mosquito-borne pathogen that is spreading worldwide, and the associated infection (i.e. dirofilariosis) is becoming a threat to animals and humans living in endemic areas. Little is known about the occurrence and risk of infection of D. immitis in pinnipeds. Here we report dirofilari...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Alho AM,Marcelino I,Colella V,Flanagan C,Silva N,Correia JJ,Latrofa MS,Otranto D,Madeira de Carvalho L

更新日期：2017-03-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Birds harbour an astonishing diversity of haemosporidian parasites. Renewed interest in avian haemosporidians as a model system has placed a greater emphasis on the development of screening protocols to estimate parasite prevalence and diversity. Prevalence estimates are often based on the molecular or blood...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Ishtiaq F,Rao M,Huang X,Bensch S

更新日期：2017-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a Trichinella britovi outbreak investigated during February-March 2016 in southern Italy. The source of infection was meat from infected wild boars that were illegally hunted and, hence, not submitted to post-mortem veterinary inspection. Thirty persons reported having eaten raw dried homemade sausages; five...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Turiac IA,Cappelli MG,Olivieri R,Angelillis R,Martinelli D,Prato R,Fortunato F

更新日期：2017-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a debilitating disease associated with extensive disfigurement and is one of a diverse group of diseases referred to as neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) which mainly occur among the poorest populations. In line with global recommendations to eliminate LF, Kenya launched its LF ...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Njenga SM,Kanyi HM,Mutungi FM,Okoyo C,Matendechero HS,Pullan RL,Halliday KE,Brooker SJ,Wamae CN,Onsongo JK,Won KY

更新日期：2017-02-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Schistosome infection typically induces a polarized Th2 type host immune response. As egg antigen molecules play key roles in this immunoregulatory process, clarifying their functions in schistosomiasis would facilitate the development of vaccine and immunotherapeutic methods. Schistosoma japonicum (Sj) CP14...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Ke XD,Shen S,Song LJ,Yu CX,Kikuchi M,Hirayama K,Gao H,Wang J,Yin X,Yao Y,Liu Q,Zhou W

更新日期：2017-02-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cattle persistently infected with Babesia bovis are reservoirs for intra- and inter-herd transmission. Since B. bovis is considered a persistent infection, developing a reliable, high-throughput assay that detects antibody during all stages of the infection could be pivotal for establishing better control pr...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Chung CJ,Suarez CE,Bandaranayaka-Mudiyanselage CL,Bandaranayaka-Mudiyanselage CB,Rzepka J,Heiniger TJ,Chung G,Lee SS,Adams E,Yun G,Waldron SJ

更新日期：2017-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Taxonomic identification of ticks obtained during a longitudinal survey of the critically endangered marsupial, Bettongia penicillata Gray, 1837 (woylie, brush-tailed bettong) revealed a new species of Ixodes Latrielle, 1795. Here we provide morphological data for the female and nymphal life stages of this n...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Ash A,Elliot A,Godfrey S,Burmej H,Abdad MY,Northover A,Wayne A,Morris K,Clode P,Lymbery A,Thompson RC

更新日期：2017-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Phagocyte-derived extracellular traps (ETs) were recently demonstrated mainly in vertebrate hosts as an important effector mechanism against invading parasites. In the present study we aimed to characterize gastropod-derived invertebrate extracellular phagocyte trap (InEPT) formation in response to larval st...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Lange MK,Penagos-Tabares F,Muñoz-Caro T,Gärtner U,Mejer H,Schaper R,Hermosilla C,Taubert A

更新日期：2017-01-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bluetongue virus (BTV) is transmitted by Culicoides biting midges and causes bluetongue (BT), a clinical disease observed primarily in sheep. BT has a detrimental effect on subsistence farmers in India, where hyperendemic outbreaks impact on smallholdings in the southern states of the country. In this study,...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： De Keyser R,Cassidy C,Laban S,Gopal P,Pickett JA,Reddy YK,Prasad M,Prasad G,Chirukandoth S,Senthilven K,Carpenter S,Logan JG

更新日期：2017-01-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the past, immune responses to several Brugia malayi immunodominant antigens have been characterized in filaria-infected populations; however, little is known regarding Wolbachia proteins. We earlier cloned and characterized few B. malayi (trehalose-6-phosphate phosphatase, Bm-TPP and heavy chain myosin, B...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Jha R,Gangwar M,Chahar D,Setty Balakrishnan A,Negi MP,Misra-Bhattacharya S

更新日期：2017-01-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The efficacy of fluralaner for the treatment of Otodectes cynotis infestations in dogs and cats was evaluated after oral (dogs) or topical administration (dogs and cats). Twenty-four dogs and sixteen cats were experimentally infested with O. cynotis and randomly allocated to equal sized groups (n = 8/group)....

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Taenzler J,de Vos C,Roepke RK,Frénais R,Heckeroth AR

更新日期：2017-01-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Knowledge of insecticide resistance status in the main malaria vectors is an essential component of effective malaria vector control. This study presents the first evaluation of the status of insecticide resistance in Anopheles gambiae populations from Bangui, the Central African Republic. METHODS:Anopheles...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Olé Sangba ML,Sidick A,Govoetchan R,Dide-Agossou C,Ossè RA,Akogbeto M,Ndiath MO

更新日期：2017-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Toxoplasma gondii, an obligate intracellular protozoan parasite, possesses the remarkable ability to co-opt host cell machinery in order to maintain its intracellular survival. This parasite can modulate signaling pathways of its host through the secretion of polymorphic effector proteins localized in the rh...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Liu Q,Li FC,Elsheikha HM,Sun MM,Zhu XQ

更新日期：2017-01-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mosquitoes of the Culex pipiens complex, competent vectors for West Nile virus (WNV) and Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) are widely targeted by insecticide treatments. The intensive application of chemical insecticides led to the development of resistance in many insects including Culex pipiens mosquitoes. Th...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Bkhache M,Tmimi FZ,Charafeddine O,Faraj C,Failloux AB,Sarih M

更新日期：2016-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Triatomines are blood-sucking vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas disease. During feeding, triatomines surpass the skin host response through biomolecules present in their saliva. Dendritic cells (DCs) play a crucial role in the induction of the protection to aggressive agents, includ...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Mendes MT,Carvalho-Costa TM,da Silva MV,Anhê AC,Guimarães RM,da Costa TA,Ramirez LE,Rodrigues V,Oliveira CJ

更新日期：2016-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the last decades, the enormous influx of immigrants to industrialized countries has led to outbreaks of parasitic diseases, with enteric infections being amongst the most frequently encountered. In its strategy to control such infection, Qatar has established the Pre-Employment Certificate (PEC) program w...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Abu-Madi MA,Behnke JM,Ismail A,Boughattas S

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In Egypt, liver flukes, Fasciola spp. (Digenea: Fasciolidae), have a serious impact on the farming industry and public health. Both Fasciola hepatica and Fasciola gigantica are known to occur in cattle, providing the opportunity for genetic recombination. Little is known on the identity and genetic variabili...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Amer S,ElKhatam A,Zidan S,Feng Y,Xiao L

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diagnostic procedures for the diagnosis of infection with the nematode parasite Onchocerca volvulus are currently based on the microscopic detection of microfilariae in skin biopsies. Alternative approaches based on amplification of parasitic DNA in these skin biopsies are currently being explored. Mostly th...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Lagatie O,Merino M,Batsa Debrah L,Debrah AY,Stuyver LJ

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Melophagus ovinus (Diptera: Hippoboscidae), a hematophagous ectoparasite, is mainly found in Europe, Northwestern Africa, and Asia. This wingless fly infests sheep, rabbits, and red foxes, and causes inflammation, wool loss and skin damage. Furthermore, this parasite has been shown to transmit diseases, and ...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Liu D,Wang YZ,Zhang H,Liu ZQ,Wureli HZ,Wang SW,Tu CC,Chen CF

更新日期：2016-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chagas disease is a major public health concern in Latin America and it is transmitted by insects of the subfamily Triatominae, including Rhodnius spp. Since palm trees are ubiquitous in Colombia and a habitat for Rhodnius spp., the presence of palms near villages could increase contact rates between vectors...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Erazo D,Cordovez J

更新日期：2016-11-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Helminth neuroinfections represent a serious health problem, but host immune mechanisms in the nervous tissue often remain undiscovered. This study aims at in vitro characterization of the response of murine astrocytes and microglia exposed to Trichobilharzia regenti which is a neuropathogenic schistosome mi...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Macháček T,Panská L,Dvořáková H,Horák P

更新日期：2016-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Schistosoma japonicum is a parasitic flatworm that causes human schistosomiasis. Secreted extracellular vesicles (EVs) play a key role in pathogen-host interfaces. Previous studies have shown that S. japonicum adult worms can release microRNA (miRNA)-containing EVs, which can transfer their cargo to mammalia...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Zhu S,Wang S,Lin Y,Jiang P,Cui X,Wang X,Zhang Y,Pan W

更新日期：2016-11-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chagas disease, caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, is mainly transmitted by blood-sucking bugs called triatomines. In the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico, the main vector of T. cruzi is Triatoma dimidiata. While this species may colonize houses in other regions, it is mostly intrusive in Yucatán: it general...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Waleckx E,Pasos-Alquicira R,Ramírez-Sierra MJ,Dumonteil E

更新日期：2016-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In West Africa, populations of the malaria vector mosquito, Anopheles coluzzii, are seasonally exposed to strong desiccating conditions during the dry season. Their dynamics strictly follows the pace of the availability of suitable larval development sites (water collections). Accordingly, mosquitoes can rep...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Hidalgo K,Siaussat D,Braman V,Dabiré KR,Simard F,Mouline K,Renault D

更新日期：2016-11-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An active immune surveillance and a range of barriers to infection allow the host to effectively eliminate microbial pathogens. However, pathogens may use diverse strategies to subdue such host defences. For instance, one such mechanism is the use of leucine-rich repeat (LRR) proteins by pathogens (microbial...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Mukherjee I,Chakraborty A,Chakrabarti S

更新日期：2016-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a mosquito-borne alphavirus associated with epidemics of acute and chronic arthritic disease in humans. Aedes albopictus has emerged as an important new natural vector for CHIKV transmission; however, mouse models for studying transmission have not been developed. METHODS:Aedes ...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Hugo LE,Prow NA,Tang B,Devine G,Suhrbier A

更新日期：2016-10-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fleas are obligate blood-feeding ectoparasites and vectors of several bacterial zoonotic pathogens as well as trypanosomes that parasitize rodents and other small mammals. During investigations of tick- and rodent-borne diseases in Mali, West Africa, we included fleas and rodent-borne trypanosomes, both of w...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Schwan TG,Lopez JE,Safronetz D,Anderson JM,Fischer RJ,Maïga O,Sogoba N

更新日期：2016-10-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anopheles mosquitoes transmit malaria which is one of the world's most threatening diseases. Anopheles dirus (sensu stricto) is among the main vectors of malaria in South East Asia. The mosquito innate immune response is the first line of defence against malaria parasites during its development. The immune d...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Khan MB,Liew JW,Leong CS,Lau YL

更新日期：2016-09-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Aedes mosquito-transmitted outbreaks of dengue and yellow fever have been reported from rural and urban parts of Côte d'Ivoire. The present study aimed at assessing Aedes spp. oviposition ecology in variously urbanized settings within arbovirus foci in southeastern Côte d'Ivoire. METHODS:Aedes spp. eggs wer...

journal_title：Parasites & vectors

authors： Zahouli JB,Utzinger J,Adja MA,Müller P,Malone D,Tano Y,Koudou BG

更新日期：2016-09-29 00:00:00