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Prevalence of Demodex spp. in patients with chronic blepharitis
Rev Argent Microbiol. 2023 Aug 2:S0325-7541(23)00055-X. doi: 10.1016/j.ram.2023.05.005. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBlepharitis is a very common disease in ophthalmology, dermatology and allergy practice. It generally follows a chronic course and is frequently associated with objective and/or subjective symptoms such as epiphora, red eye, dandruff, gritty sensation, itching, burning, photophobia, and blurred vision. The purpose of this study is to analyze the prevalence of Demodex spp. in patients with symptoms of chronic blepharitis. An analytical cross-sectional study was conducted in the period between 2016 and 2020. ...
Source: Revista Argentina de Microbiologia - August 4, 2023 Category: Microbiology Authors: Viviana Flores Marina Ruf Silvia Paola Abad Farfan Andrea Vanessa Su árez Echávez Dolores Pilar Bastard Maria Celeste Puga Luis Daniel Mazzuoccolo Source Type: research

Allergic reactions to tick saliva components in zebrafish model
Alpha-Gal syndrome (AGS) is a tick-borne food allergy caused by IgE antibodies against the glycan galactose-alpha-1,3-galactose ( α-Gal) present in glycoproteins and glycolipids from mammalian meat. To advance ...
Source: Parasites and Vectors - July 19, 2023 Category: Microbiology Authors: Marinela Contreras, Rita Vaz-Rodrigues, Lorena Mazuecos, Margarita Villar, Sara Artigas-Jer ónimo, Almudena González-García, Nadezhda V. Shilova, Nicolai V. Bovin, Sandra Díaz-Sánchez, Elisa Ferreras-Colino, Iván Pacheco, Jindřich Chmelař, Petr Ko Tags: Research Source Type: research

Feline heartworm disease and environmental allergens hypersensitivity: is there a link?
Cats can be infected by Dirofilaria immitis, the causative agent of heartworm disease, characterized by respiratory signs, airway hyperreactivity, remodelling and inflammation. Allergy is a multifactorial patholo...
Source: Parasites and Vectors - June 9, 2023 Category: Microbiology Authors: Sara N. Garc ía-Rodríguez, Noelia Costa-Rodríguez, Jorge I. Matos, Yaiza Falcón-Cordón, Rodrigo Morchón, Elena Carretón and José A. Montoya-Alonso Tags: Research Source Type: research

Identification of microbial taxa present in Ctenocephalides felis (cat flea) reveals widespread co-infection and associations with vector phylogeny
Ctenocephalides felis, the cat flea, is the most common ectoparasite of cats and dogs worldwide. As a cause of flea allergy dermatitis and a vector for two genera of zoonotic pathogens (Bartonella and Rickettsia ...
Source: Parasites and Vectors - October 31, 2022 Category: Microbiology Authors: Charlotte Manvell, Hanna Berman, Benjamin Callahan, Edward Breitschwerdt, William Swain, Kelli Ferris, Ricardo Maggi and Erin Lashnits Tags: Research Source Type: research