Genetic characterization of parvoviruses identified in stray cats in Nigeria
In this study, the presence and genetic characteristics of parvoviruses circulating among cats in Nigeria are reported. Faecal samples of stray cats from live animal markets in southwestern (Oyo and Osun States) and north-central (Kwara State) Nigeria were screened for the presence of parvoviral DNA using a qPCR. Positive samples were further characterized using a qPCR based on minor groove binder probes. Overall, 85/102 (83.3 %) stray cats tested positive for feline panleukopenia virus (FPV) DNA and one cat was co-infected with canine parvovirus-2 type a. Sequence analysis of the complete capsid region of 15 Nigerian FPV ...
Source: Acta Tropica - December 25, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Daniel Oladimeji Oluwayelu Costantina Desario Eunice Temilade Babalola Annamaria Pratelli Oluwafemi Babatunde Daodu Gabriella Elia Solomon Olawole Odemuyiwa Canio Buonavoglia Nicola Decaro Georgia Diakoudi Source Type: research
Genetic characterization of parvoviruses identified in stray cats in Nigeria
In this study, the presence and genetic characteristics of parvoviruses circulating among cats in Nigeria are reported. Faecal samples of stray cats from live animal markets in southwest (Oyo and Osun States) and north-central (Kwara State) Nigeria were screened for the presence of parvoviral DNA using a qPCR. Positive samples were further characterized using a qPCR based on minor groove binder probes. Overall, 85/102 (83.3%) stray cats tested positive for feline panleukopenia virus (FPV) DNA and one cat was co-infected with canine parvovirus-2 type a. Sequence analysis of the complete capsid region of 15 Nigerian FPV stra...
Source: Acta Tropica - December 25, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Daniel Oladimeji Oluwayelu Costantina Desario Eunice Temilade Babalola Annamaria Pratelli Oluwafemi Babatunde Daodu Gabriella Elia Solomon Olawole Odemuyiwa Canio Buonavoglia Nicola Decaro Georgia Diakoudi Source Type: research
Genetic characterization of parvoviruses identified in stray cats in Nigeria
In this study, the presence and genetic characteristics of parvoviruses circulating among cats in Nigeria are reported. Faecal samples of stray cats from live animal markets in southwest (Oyo and Osun States) and north-central (Kwara State) Nigeria were screened for the presence of parvoviral DNA using a qPCR. Positive samples were further characterized using a qPCR based on minor groove binder probes. Overall, 85/102 (83.3%) stray cats tested positive for feline panleukopenia virus (FPV) DNA and one cat was co-infected with canine parvovirus-2 type a. Sequence analysis of the complete capsid region of 15 Nigerian FPV stra...
Source: Acta Tropica - December 25, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Daniel Oladimeji Oluwayelu Costantina Desario Eunice Temilade Babalola Annamaria Pratelli Oluwafemi Babatunde Daodu Gabriella Elia Solomon Olawole Odemuyiwa Canio Buonavoglia Nicola Decaro Georgia Diakoudi Source Type: research
Population genetic characterization of Theileria annulata based on the cytochrome b gene, with genetic insights into buparvaquone susceptibility in Haryana (India)
Acta Trop. 2023 Dec 20:107103. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2023.107103. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe present investigation was aimed at population genetic characterization of Theileria annulata on the basis of the cytochrome b (cyt b) gene along with the evaluation of status of buparvaquone resistance in Haryana (India). The sequences originating from China, Egypt, India, Iran, Iraq, Tunisia, Turkey and Sudan were included in the analysis. The maximum likelihood tree based on the Tamura-Nei (TN93+G) model placed all the sequences of T. annulata into a single clade. The median-joining haplotype network exemplified geogr...
Source: Acta Tropica - December 22, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Anil Kumar Nehra Aman Dev Moudgil Ansu Kumari Vijay Kumar Sukhdeep Vohra Source Type: research
Nanoparticle tracking analysis of natural hemozoin from Plasmodium parasites
CONCLUSIONS: This study highlights the potential of NTA as a useful method for analyzing hemozoin, demonstrating its ability to provide detailed information on hemozoin characterization. However, further research is needed to adapt the NTA for hemozoin analysis.PMID:38135133 | DOI:10.1016/j.actatropica.2023.107105 (Source: Acta Tropica)
Source: Acta Tropica - December 22, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Roukayatou Omorou Blanche Delabie Adeline Lavoignat Victorien Chaker Guillaume Bonnot Karim Traore Anne-Lise Bienvenu Stephane Picot Source Type: research
Population genetic characterization of Theileria annulata based on the cytochrome b gene, with genetic insights into buparvaquone susceptibility in Haryana (India)
Acta Trop. 2023 Dec 20:107103. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2023.107103. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe present investigation was aimed at population genetic characterization of Theileria annulata on the basis of the cytochrome b (cyt b) gene along with the evaluation of status of buparvaquone resistance in Haryana (India). The sequences originating from China, Egypt, India, Iran, Iraq, Tunisia, Turkey and Sudan were included in the analysis. The maximum likelihood tree based on the Tamura-Nei (TN93+G) model placed all the sequences of T. annulata into a single clade. The median-joining haplotype network exemplified geogr...
Source: Acta Tropica - December 22, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Anil Kumar Nehra Aman Dev Moudgil Ansu Kumari Vijay Kumar Sukhdeep Vohra Source Type: research
Nanoparticle tracking analysis of natural hemozoin from Plasmodium parasites
CONCLUSIONS: This study highlights the potential of NTA as a useful method for analyzing hemozoin, demonstrating its ability to provide detailed information on hemozoin characterization. However, further research is needed to adapt the NTA for hemozoin analysis.PMID:38135133 | DOI:10.1016/j.actatropica.2023.107105 (Source: Acta Tropica)
Source: Acta Tropica - December 22, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Roukayatou Omorou Blanche Delabie Adeline Lavoignat Victorien Chaker Guillaume Bonnot Karim Traore Anne-Lise Bienvenu Stephane Picot Source Type: research
The effect of attractive toxic sugar bait on the Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in community farms in Northern Taiwan
In conclusion, deploying simple ATSB stations containing boric acid is a practical approach for integrated vector management programs.PMID:38104884 | DOI:10.1016/j.actatropica.2023.107102 (Source: Acta Tropica)
Source: Acta Tropica - December 17, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Meng-Chieh Chiu Kok-Boon Neoh Shaw-Yhi Hwang Source Type: research
Corrigendum to "First Argentine database for the accurate identification of Brucella to species level by MALDI-TOF MS" [ACTA TROPICA, volume 248, year 2023, Article 107036]
Acta Trop. 2023 Dec 16:107080. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2023.107080. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38105117 | DOI:10.1016/j.actatropica.2023.107080 (Source: Acta Tropica)
Source: Acta Tropica - December 17, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Celina Anal ía Celestino Mar ía Florencia Rocca Sandra Marcela Ayala Luc ía Irazu Gabriela Ileana Escobar Source Type: research
The effect of attractive toxic sugar bait on the Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in community farms in Northern Taiwan
In conclusion, deploying simple ATSB stations containing boric acid is a practical approach for integrated vector management programs.PMID:38104884 | DOI:10.1016/j.actatropica.2023.107102 (Source: Acta Tropica)
Source: Acta Tropica - December 17, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Meng-Chieh Chiu Kok-Boon Neoh Shaw-Yhi Hwang Source Type: research
Corrigendum to "First Argentine database for the accurate identification of Brucella to species level by MALDI-TOF MS" [ACTA TROPICA, volume 248, year 2023, Article 107036]
Acta Trop. 2023 Dec 16:107080. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2023.107080. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38105117 | DOI:10.1016/j.actatropica.2023.107080 (Source: Acta Tropica)
Source: Acta Tropica - December 17, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Celina Anal ía Celestino Mar ía Florencia Rocca Sandra Marcela Ayala Luc ía Irazu Gabriela Ileana Escobar Source Type: research
The Effect of Attractive Toxic Sugar Bait on the Asian Tiger Mosquito, Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Community Farms in Northern Taiwan
In conclusion, deploying simple ATSB stations containing boric acid is a practical approach for integrated vector management programs.PMID:38104884 | DOI:10.1016/j.actatropica.2023.107102 (Source: Acta Tropica)
Source: Acta Tropica - December 17, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Meng-Chieh Chiu Kok-Boon Neoh Shaw-Yhi Hwang Source Type: research
Corrigendum to "First Argentine database for the accurate identification of Brucella to species level by MALDI-TOF MS" [ACTA TROPICA, volume 248, year 2023, Article 107036]
Acta Trop. 2023 Dec 16:107080. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2023.107080. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38105117 | DOI:10.1016/j.actatropica.2023.107080 (Source: Acta Tropica)
Source: Acta Tropica - December 17, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Celina Anal ía Celestino Mar ía Florencia Rocca Sandra Marcela Ayala Luc ía Irazu Gabriela Ileana Escobar Source Type: research
The Effect of Attractive Toxic Sugar Bait on the Asian Tiger Mosquito, Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Community Farms in Northern Taiwan
In conclusion, deploying simple ATSB stations containing boric acid is a practical approach for integrated vector management programs.PMID:38104884 | DOI:10.1016/j.actatropica.2023.107102 (Source: Acta Tropica)
Source: Acta Tropica - December 17, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Meng-Chieh Chiu Kok-Boon Neoh Shaw-Yhi Hwang Source Type: research
Corrigendum to "First Argentine database for the accurate identification of Brucella to species level by MALDI-TOF MS" [ACTA TROPICA, volume 248, year 2023, Article 107036]
Acta Trop. 2023 Dec 16:107080. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2023.107080. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38105117 | DOI:10.1016/j.actatropica.2023.107080 (Source: Acta Tropica)
Source: Acta Tropica - December 17, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Celina Anal ía Celestino Mar ía Florencia Rocca Sandra Marcela Ayala Luc ía Irazu Gabriela Ileana Escobar Source Type: research
