Changes in contributions of different Anopheles vector species to malaria transmission in east and southern Africa from 2000 to 2022
Malaria transmission in Africa is facilitated by multiple species of Anopheles mosquitoes. These vectors have different behaviors and vectorial capacities and are affected differently by vector control interventi... (Source: Parasites and Vectors)
Source: Parasites and Vectors - November 7, 2023 Category: Microbiology Authors: Betwel J. Msugupakulya, Naomi H. Urio, Mohammed Jumanne, Halfan S. Ngowo, Prashanth Selvaraj, Fredros O. Okumu and Anne L. Wilson Tags: Review Source Type: research
Cell fusing agent virus isolated from Aag2 cells does not vertically transmit in Aedes aegypti via artificial infection
Cell fusing agent virus (CFAV) was the first insect-specific virus to be characterized, and has been reported to negatively influence the growth of arboviruses such as dengue, Zika, and La Cross, making it a p... (Source: Parasites and Vectors)
Source: Parasites and Vectors - November 6, 2023 Category: Microbiology Authors: Ningxin Zhou, Enjiong Huang, Xiaoxia Guo, Yiping Xiong, Jingwen Xie, Tong Cai, Yutong Du, Qixing Wu, Sihan Guo, Wanrong Han, Hengduan Zhang, Dan Xing, Tongyan Zhao and Yuting Jiang Tags: Research Source Type: research
A nanoparticle vaccine displaying the ookinete PSOP25 antigen elicits transmission-blocking antibody response against Plasmodium berghei
Safe and effective vaccines are crucial for the control and eventual elimination of malaria. Novel approaches to optimize and improve vaccine efficacy are urgently required. Nanoparticle-based delivery platfor... (Source: Parasites and Vectors)
Source: Parasites and Vectors - November 6, 2023 Category: Microbiology Authors: Guixiang Yao, Hui Min, Xinxin Yu, Fei Liu, Liwang Cui and Yaming Cao Tags: Research Source Type: research
The ongoing risk of Leishmania donovani transmission in eastern Nepal: an entomological investigation during the elimination era
Visceral leishmaniasis (VL), a life-threatening neglected tropical disease, is targeted for elimination from Nepal by the year 2026. The national VL elimination program is still confronted with many challenges... (Source: Parasites and Vectors)
Source: Parasites and Vectors - November 6, 2023 Category: Microbiology Authors: Lalita Roy, Kristien Cloots, Surendra Uranw, Keshav Rai, Narayan R. Bhattarai, Tom Smekens, Rik Hendrickx, Guy Caljon, Epco Hasker, Murari L. Das and Wim Van Bortel Tags: Research Source Type: research
Testing a non-destructive assay to track Plasmodium sporozoites in mosquitoes over time
The extrinsic incubation period (EIP), defined as the time it takes for malaria parasites in a mosquito to become infectious to a vertebrate host, is one of the most influential parameters for malaria transmis... (Source: Parasites and Vectors)
Source: Parasites and Vectors - November 4, 2023 Category: Microbiology Authors: Catherine E. Oke, Sarah E. Reece and Petra Schneider Tags: Research Source Type: research
An accident waiting to happen? Exposing the potential of urogenital schistosomiasis transmission in the Lake Albert region, Uganda
Urogenital schistosomiasis caused by the parasitic blood fluke Schistosoma haematobium is the most common form of that constitutes a majority of over 240 million schistosomiasis cases. The enigmatic absence of ur... (Source: Parasites and Vectors)
Source: Parasites and Vectors - November 3, 2023 Category: Microbiology Authors: Julius Tumusiime, Grace Kagoro-Rugunda, Casim Umba Tolo, Daisy Namirembe, Ruben Schols, Cyril Hammoud, Christian Albrecht and Tine Huyse Tags: Brief Report Source Type: research
Domain definition and preliminary functional exploration of the endonuclease NOBP-1 in Strongyloides stercoralis
Ribosome biogenesis is the process of assembling ribosome complexes that regulate cell proliferation and differentiation with potential regulatory effects on development. Many factors regulate ribosome biologi... (Source: Parasites and Vectors)
Source: Parasites and Vectors - November 3, 2023 Category: Microbiology Authors: Huan Zhou, Wang Yuan, Weiqiang Lei, Taoxun Zhou, Peixi Qin, Biying Zhang and Min Hu Tags: Research Source Type: research
Diversity of Thelazia spp. in domestic cattle from Romania: epidemiology and molecular diagnosis by a novel multiplex PCR
Thelaziosis is a neglected vector-borne disease caused by parasitic nematode worms of the genus Thelazia which affects various hosts. Limited attention has been given to ungulate-associated Thelazia species. Curr... (Source: Parasites and Vectors)
Source: Parasites and Vectors - November 3, 2023 Category: Microbiology Authors: Vlad-Dan Cotu țiu, Angela Monica Ionică, Teodora Dan, Cristina Daniela Cazan, Silvia Diana Borșan, Carla Andreea Culda, Marian Mihaiu, Călin Mircea Gherman and Andrei Daniel Mihalca Tags: Research Source Type: research
Molecular detection of Babesia spp. in dogs in Germany (2007 –2020) and identification of potential risk factors for infection
In Europe, canine babesiosis is most frequently caused by Babesia canis and Babesia vogeli, and occasionally by Babesia gibsoni.. In Germany, B. canis is recognized as endemic. The aims of this study were to asse... (Source: Parasites and Vectors)
Source: Parasites and Vectors - November 2, 2023 Category: Microbiology Authors: Ingo Sch äfer, Christina Sabine Helm, Georg von Samson-Himmelstjerna, Jürgen Krücken, Tanja Kottmann, Annette Holtdirk, Barbara Kohn, Guy Hendrickx, Cedric Marsboom and Elisabeth Müller Tags: Research Source Type: research
MicroRNA-989 controls Aedes albopictus pupal-adult transition process by influencing cuticle chitin metabolism in pupae
Aedes albopictus is a vector of numerous devastating arboviruses and places heavy burdens on global public health. Chitin is one of the important components of cuticles and targeting chitin metabolism is a promis... (Source: Parasites and Vectors)
Source: Parasites and Vectors - November 2, 2023 Category: Microbiology Authors: Ruiling Zhang, Wenjuan Liu, Jingwen Fu and Zhong Zhang Tags: Research Source Type: research
Unravelling the mosquito-haemosporidian parasite-bird host network in the southwestern Iberian Peninsula: insights into malaria infections, mosquito community and feeding preferences
Vector-borne diseases affecting humans, wildlife and livestock have significantly increased their incidence and distribution in the last decades. Because the interaction among vectors-parasite-vertebrate hosts... (Source: Parasites and Vectors)
Source: Parasites and Vectors - November 1, 2023 Category: Microbiology Authors: Carlos Mora-Rubio, Martina Ferraguti, Sergio Magallanes, Daniel Bravo-Barriga, Irene Hernandez-Caballero, Alfonso Marzal and Florentino de Lope Tags: Research Source Type: research
First field study using Strong-LAMP for diagnosis of strongyloidiasis in Cubal, Angola
Strongyloides stercoralis infection is a common neglected tropical disease distributed worldwide, mainly in tropical and subtropical climates. The impact of S. stercoralis infections on human health ranges from m... (Source: Parasites and Vectors)
Source: Parasites and Vectors - October 31, 2023 Category: Microbiology Authors: Beatriz Crego-Vicente, Bego ña Febrer-Sendra, Arlette Nindia, Agostinho Pessela, Sandra Aixut, Joan Martínez-Campreciós, Alejandro Mediavilla, Aroa Silgado, Elena Sulleiro, Begoña Treviño, Israel Molina, Antonio Muro, Fernando Salvador and Pedro Fern Tags: Research Source Type: research
The pipeline for drugs for control and elimination of neglected tropical diseases: 2. Oral anti-infective drugs and drug combinations for off-label use
In its ‘Road map for neglected tropical diseases 2021–2030’, the World Health Organization outlined its targets for control and elimination of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) and research needed to achieve ... (Source: Parasites and Vectors)
Source: Parasites and Vectors - October 31, 2023 Category: Microbiology Authors: Kenneth M. Pfarr, Anna K. Krome, Issraa Al-Obaidi, Hannah Batchelor, Michel Vaillant, Achim Hoerauf, Nicholas O. Opoku and Annette C. Kuesel Tags: Review Source Type: research
Molecular-phylogenetic analyses of Ixodes species from South Africa suggest an African origin of bird-associated exophilic ticks (subgenus Trichotoixodes)
Among hard ticks (Acari: Ixodidae), the genus Ixodes comprises the highest number of species, which in turn are most numerous in the Afrotropical zoogeographic region. In South Africa extensive morphological stud... (Source: Parasites and Vectors)
Source: Parasites and Vectors - October 28, 2023 Category: Microbiology Authors: S ándor Hornok, Jenő Kontschán, Nóra Takács, Heloise Heyne, Áron Botond Kovács, Olivier Plantard, Gergő Keve, Denis Fedorov, Miklós Gyuranecz and Ali Halajian Tags: Research Source Type: research
Seasonal dynamics of Amblyomma cajennense (Fabricius, 1787) sensu stricto in a degraded area of the Amazon biome, with notes on Rickettsia amblyommatis infection
The tick Amblyomma cajennense sensu stricto (A. cajennense s.s.) frequently parasitizes animals and humans in the Amazon biome, in addition to being a vector of Rickettsia amblyommatis. In the present study, we e... (Source: Parasites and Vectors)
Source: Parasites and Vectors - October 27, 2023 Category: Microbiology Authors: Fl ávio Eduardo Saraiva de Araújo, Thiago Fernandes Martins, Carlos Celso Mendonça Ramos, Rafael Michael Silva Nogueira, João Luiz Horacio Faccini, Mariana Avelar Tavares, Nicolas Jalowitzki de Lima, Eduardo Bezerra de Almeida Júnior, Lucas Christian Tags: Research Source Type: research
