Community composition of black flies during and after the 2020 vesicular stomatitis virus outbreak in Southern New Mexico, USA
Vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV), a vector-borne pathogen of livestock, emerges periodically in the western US. In New Mexico (NM), US, most cases occur close to the Rio Grande River, implicating black flies (Sim... (Source: Parasites and Vectors)
Source: Parasites and Vectors - February 27, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Madelin J. Whelpley, Lawrence H. Zhou, Jeremy Rascon, Bailey Payne, Brett Moehn, Katherine I. Young, Chad E. Mire, Debra P. C. Peters, Luis L. Rodriguez and Kathryn A. Hanley Tags: Research Source Type: research
Impact of SumiLarv ® 2MR on Aedes aegypti larvae: a multicenter study in Brazil
Aedes aegypti is associated with dengue, Zika, and chikungunya transmission. These arboviruses are responsible for national outbreaks with severe public health implications. Vector control is one of the tools use... (Source: Parasites and Vectors)
Source: Parasites and Vectors - February 26, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Josiane Nogueira M üller, Allan Kardec Ribeiro Galardo, Ana Paula Sales de Andrade Corrêa, Maria de Lourdes da Graça Macoris, Maria Alice Varjal de Melo-Santos, Mitsue Maia Nakazawa, Ademir Jesus Martins and José Bento Pereira Lima Tags: Research Source Type: research
ParSCo: celebrating 10 years of a unique parasitology summer course
ParSCo (Parasitology Summer Course) is an intense, 1-week-long summer course organized by the Parasitology Unit of the Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari, Italy, with the support of the Worl... (Source: Parasites and Vectors)
Source: Parasites and Vectors - February 26, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Filipe Dantas-Torres, Marcos Antonio Bezerra-Santos, Jairo Alfonso Mendoza-Roldan, Riccardo Paolo Lia, Livia Perles, Juan Pedro Barrera, Renata Fagundes-Moreira, Mariaelisa Carbonara, Antonio Varcasia, Emanuele Brianti, Georgiana Deak, Alicia Rojas, Guada Tags: Editorial Source Type: research
IxPopDyMod: an R package to write, run, and analyze tick population and infection dynamics models
Given the increasing prevalence of tick-borne diseases, such as Lyme disease, modeling the population and infection dynamics of tick vectors is an important public health tool. These models have applications f... (Source: Parasites and Vectors)
Source: Parasites and Vectors - February 26, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Myles Stokowski and David Allen Tags: Brief Report Source Type: research
Toxocara canis infection in multiple types of animals: ophthalmological and pathological observations
Human ocular toxocariasis (OT), caused by pet roundworm Toxocara canis (Nematoda Ascaridoidea), is a worldwide ocular parasitic infection that poses a severe threat to eyesight, especially in school-aged children... (Source: Parasites and Vectors)
Source: Parasites and Vectors - February 23, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Shuxin Zheng, Limei Sun, Li Huang, Yue Xie and Xiaoyan Ding Tags: Research Source Type: research
An innovative strategy for deworming dogs in Mediterranean areas highly endemic for cystic echinococcosis
Cystic echinococcosis (CE), caused by the larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato, is a zoonotic parasitic disease of economic and public health importance worldwide, especially in the Mediterranean ar... (Source: Parasites and Vectors)
Source: Parasites and Vectors - February 23, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Martina Nocerino, Paola Pepe, Antonio Bosco, Elena Ciccone, Maria Paola Maurelli, Franck Bou é, Gérald Umhang, Justine Pellegrini, Samia Lahmar, Yousra Said, Smaragda Sotiraki, Panagiota Ligda, AbdElkarim Laatamna, Giorgio Saralli, Orlando Paciello, Mar Tags: Research Source Type: research
Frequency of Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Borrelia spp., and coinfections in Ixodes ricinus ticks collected from dogs and cats in Germany
Changing geographical and seasonal activity patterns of ticks may increase the risk of tick infestation and tick-borne pathogen (TBP) transmission for both humans and animals. (Source: Parasites and Vectors)
Source: Parasites and Vectors - February 23, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Julia Probst, Andrea Springer, Volker Fingerle and Christina Strube Tags: Research Source Type: research
Application of gold immunochromatographic assay strip combined with digital evaluation for early detection of Toxoplasma gondii infection in multiple species
Timely diagnosis of Toxoplasma gondii infection is necessary to prevent and control toxoplasmosis transmission. The gold immunochromatographic assay (GICA) is a means of rapidly detecting pathogen in samples. GIC... (Source: Parasites and Vectors)
Source: Parasites and Vectors - February 22, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Jiyuan Fan, Hao Sun, Jiawen Fang, Yafan Gao, Haojie Ding, Bin Zheng, Qingming Kong, Xunhui Zhuo and Shaohong Lu Tags: Research Source Type: research
Simultaneous detection of seven bacterial pathogens transmitted by flies using the reverse line blot hybridization assay
Traditional methods for detecting insect-borne bacterial pathogens are time-consuming and require specialized laboratory facilities, limiting their applicability in areas without access to such resources. Cons... (Source: Parasites and Vectors)
Source: Parasites and Vectors - February 22, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Yonghua Ma, Qingli Niu, Xiaolin Sun, Yuanyuan Li, Huitian Gou, Zexiang Wang and Beibei Song Tags: Research Source Type: research
Human cercarial dermatitis (HCD) in the UK: an overlooked and under-reported nuisance?
Human cercarial dermatitis (HCD) is a clinical disease typically caused by skin-penetrative larvae of avian schistosomes. Its geographical epidemiology is firmly tied with that of infected freshwater intermedi... (Source: Parasites and Vectors)
Source: Parasites and Vectors - February 22, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Orla Kerr, Alexandra Juh ász, Sam Jones and J. Russell Stothard Tags: Review Source Type: research
Data release: targeted systematic literature search for tick and tick-borne pathogen distributions in six countries in sub-Saharan Africa from 1901 to 2020
Surveillance data documenting tick and tick-borne disease (TBD) prevalence is needed to develop risk assessments and implement control strategies. Despite extensive research in Africa, there is no standardized... (Source: Parasites and Vectors)
Source: Parasites and Vectors - February 22, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Abigail A. Lilak, David B. Pecor, Graham Matulis, Alexander M. Potter, Rachel N. Wofford, Mary F. Kearney, Stephanie Mitchell, Fatima Jaradat, Arisa Kano, Dawn M. Zimmerman, James M. Hassell, Bersissa Kumsa, Maureen Kamau, Yvonne-Marie Linton and Michael Tags: Review Source Type: research
A smartphone-based crowd-sourced real-time surveillance platform (apple snail inspector) for the invasive snails: a design and development study
The large amphibious freshwater apple snail is an important invasive species in China, but there is currently no method available for their surveillance. The development and popularization of smartphones provi... (Source: Parasites and Vectors)
Source: Parasites and Vectors - February 21, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Qiang Zhang, Xin Ding, Yingshu Zhang, Yougui Yang, Fanzhen Mao, Bixian Ni, Yaobao Liu, Richard Culleton, Yang Dai and Jun Cao Tags: Research Source Type: research
Modelling the dynamic basic reproduction number of dengue based on MOI of Aedes albopictus derived from a multi-site field investigation in Guangzhou, a subtropical region
More than half of the global population lives in areas at risk of dengue (DENV) transmission. Developing an efficient risk prediction system can help curb dengue outbreaks, but multiple variables, including mo... (Source: Parasites and Vectors)
Source: Parasites and Vectors - February 21, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Xiang Guo, Li Li, Wenwen Ren, Minling Hu, Ziyao Li, Shu Zeng, Xiaohua Liu, Yuji Wang, Tian Xie, Qingqing Yin, Yuehong Wei, Lei Luo, Benyun Shi, Chunmei Wang, Rangke Wu, Zhicong Yang & hellip; Tags: Research Source Type: research
Ov-RPA –CRISPR/Cas12a assay for the detection of Opisthorchis viverrini infection in field-collected human feces
Opisthorchis viverrini infection is traditionally diagnosed using the Kato –Katz method and formalin ethyl–acetate concentration technique. However, the limited sensitivity and specificity of these techniques have... (Source: Parasites and Vectors)
Source: Parasites and Vectors - February 21, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Orawan Phuphisut, Akkarin Poodeepiyasawat, Tippayarat Yoonuan, Dorn Watthanakulpanich, Charin Thawornkuno, Onrapak Reamtong, Megumi Sato and Poom Adisakwattana Tags: Research Source Type: research
Diuresis and α-glucosidase inhibition by erythritol in Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) and viability for efficacy against mosquitoes
Sugar alcohols, such as erythritol, are low-impact candidates for attractive toxic sugar baits (ATSB) to kill mosquitoes. To determine whether erythritol has a viable future in ATSB formulations, a suite of as... (Source: Parasites and Vectors)
Source: Parasites and Vectors - February 20, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Irvane E. Nelson, Kobi A. Baker, Ary Faraji, Gregory S. White and Christopher S. Bibbs Tags: Research Source Type: research
