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Molecular detection of Wolbachia pipientis in natural populations of sandfly vectors of Leishmania infantum in endemic areas: first detection in Lutzomyia longipalpis
Medical and Veterinary Entomology,Volume 32, Issue 1, Page 111-114, March 2018.
Source: Medical and Veterinary Entomology - August 11, 2017 Category: Veterinary Research Source Type: research

Francisella tularensis prevalence and load in Dermacentor reticulatus ticks in an endemic area in Central Europe
Medical and Veterinary Entomology, Page 234-239, March 2018.
Source: Medical and Veterinary Entomology - March 3, 2017 Category: Veterinary Research Source Type: research

Spatiotemporal dynamics of Lutzomyia longipalpis and macro ‐habitat characterization using satellite images in a leishmaniasis‐endemic city in Argentina
Medical and Veterinary Entomology, EarlyView.
Source: Medical and Veterinary Entomology - September 10, 2018 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: P. E. Berrozpe , D. Lamattina , M. S. Santini , A. V. Araujo , S. E. Torrusio , O. D. Salom ón Source Type: research

Fewer Scientists Are Studying Insects. Here ’s Why That’s So Dangerous
In the summer of 2016, Jerome Goddard, a medical entomologist in Mississippi, received an email from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) with a desperate ask. The agency was conducting an “urgent” search for insect scientists around the U.S. who could take up to a six-month paid leave from work to help the CDC fight the Zika outbreak in the U.S., and possibly respond to areas with local transmission if needed. “That’s how bad it is—they need to borrow someone,” says Goddard, an extension professor of medical entomology at Mississippi State University. “We can&...
Source: TIME: Health - February 14, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alexandra Sifferlin Tags: Uncategorized healthytime public health Source Type: news

New Mosquito Species Could Derail Fight Against Malaria
Stagnant water in one of Nairobi’s residential areas. Credit: Wilson Odhiambo/IPSBy Wilson OdhiamboNAIROBI, May 8 2023 (IPS) ‘Urban’ Kenya has been alerted because new mosquito species, Anopheles stephensi, threatens to derail decades of effort made in the fight against malaria. According to a report by experts from the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), the species was first noted during routine mosquito surveillance in Saku and Laisamis villages in Marsabit County. The report states that, unlike the traditional mosquito vector, the Anopheles stephensi can adapt to man-made habitats that include plastic cont...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - May 8, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Wilson Odhiambo Tags: Africa Climate Change Development & Aid Environment Featured Headlines Health Humanitarian Emergencies TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau IPS UN Bureau Report Kenya Source Type: news

New to nature No 112: Lichenagraecia cataphracta
This brilliant lichen mimic's spiny legs set it apart from all other Australian katydidsA truly remarkable new genus and species of katydid, Lichenagraecia cataphracta, was described last year from a small number of locations in northern Queensland by David Rentz and co-authors You Ning Su and Norihiro Ueshima.Katydids in general are recognised as masters of disguise. Many are uniformly green in colour with wide leathery forewings, the tegmina, which are not only leaf shaped in outline but have ribs resembling the veins in leaves.The new species, however, goes one better, looking like a lichen-encrusted branch in amazing d...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - August 17, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Quentin Wheeler Tags: World news Features Animals The Observer Interviews Zoology Environment Australia Wildlife Science Source Type: news

Control of experimental Triatoma infestans populations: effect of pour‐on cypermethrin applied to chickens under natural conditions in the Argentinean Chaco region
Abstract Among peridomestic structures, chicken coops are sites of major importance for the domestic ecology of Triatoma infestans (Hemiptera: Reduviidae). The aim of this study was to evaluate in an experimental context the effects of a cypermethrin pour‐on formulation applied to chickens on blood intake, moulting and mortality in T. infestans, under the natural climatic conditions of a region endemic for Chagas' disease. Experimental chicken huts were made of bricks and covered with plastic mosquito nets. Ninety fourth‐instar nymphs were maintained in each hut. The study used a completely random design in which chi...
Source: Medical and Veterinary Entomology - November 6, 2013 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: I. AMELOTTI, S. S. CATALÁ, D. E. GORLA Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Household cost of out-patient treatment of Buruli ulcer in Ghana: a case study of Obom in Ga South Municipality
Conclusion: Household cost burden of out-patient BU ulcer treatment was high. Household cost of BU is therefore essential in the design of its intervention. BU afflicted children experience social isolation.
Source: BMC Health Services Research - December 5, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Hannah Brown AmoakohMoses Aikins Source Type: research

Use of Insecticide Delivery Tubes for Controlling Rodent-Associated Fleas in a Plague Endemic Region of West Nile, Uganda
Source: Journal of Medical Entomology - November 16, 2014 Category: Biology Authors: Boegler, Karen A.Atiku, Linda A.Mpanga, Joseph TendoClark, Rebecca J.Delorey, Mark J.Gage, Kenneth L.Eisen, Rebecca J. Tags: Vector-Borne Diseases, Surveillance, Prevention Source Type: research

An entomological and seroepidemiological study of the vectorial‐transmission risk of Chagas disease in the coast of northern Chile
Abstract Four species of triatomines are known from Chile: Triatoma infestans Klug, Mepraia spinolai Porter, M. gajardoi Frías, Henry & González, and M. parapatrica Frías (Hemiptera: Reduviidae), the last three are endemic. The geographical distribution of M. gajardoi includes the coastal areas in the north of Chile between 18° and 21°S, an area with both a resident workforce and summer‐season visitors. A study was developed to assess the risk of vectorial transmission of Chagas disease by M. gajardoi in hut settlements on the coast of the Tarapacá Region, in particular in Caleta San Marcos and Caleta Río Seco...
Source: Medical and Veterinary Entomology - July 24, 2015 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: C. R. GONZÁLEZ, C. REYES, A. CANALS, A. PARRA, X. MUÑOZ, K. RODRÍGUEZ Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Analysis of ectoparasites (chigger mites, gamasid mites, fleas and sucking lice) of the Yunnan red‐backed vole (Eothenomys miletus) sampled throughout its range in southwest China
Abstract The Yunnan red‐backed vole Eothenomys miletus (Rodentia: Cricetidae) is an endemic rodent species and reservoir host of zoonoses in southwest China. Based on a large host sample (2463 voles collected from 39 localities between 2001 and 2013), a general analysis of four categories of ectoparasite (fleas, sucking lice, chigger mites and gamasid mites) on E. miletus across its entire range of distribution was made. This analysis identified a total of 71 895 ectoparasites belonging to 320 species (30 species of flea, 9 of sucking louse, 106 of gamasid mite and 175 of chigger mite) with a high prevalence (87%), m...
Source: Medical and Veterinary Entomology - September 1, 2015 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: P.‐Y. PENG, X.‐G. GUO, W.‐Y. SONG, P. HOU, Y.‐J. ZOU, R. FAN, X.‐S. HE Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Host preferences in host‐seeking and blood‐fed mosquitoes in Switzerland
Abstract The avian zoonotic agent for West Nile virus (WNV) can cause neuroinvasive disease in horses and humans and is expanding its range in Europe. Analyses of the risk for transmission to these hosts in non‐endemic areas are necessary. Host preferences of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae), the main vectors of WNV, were determined in Switzerland using animal‐baited trap (horse, chickens) experiments at a natural and a periurban site. This was undertaken on four occasions during May–September 2014. In addition, the hosts of 505 blood‐fed mosquitoes collected in a zoo and in the field were determined. Mosquito data ...
Source: Medical and Veterinary Entomology - December 21, 2015 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: A. C. SCHÖNENBERGER, S. WAGNER, H. C. TUTEN, F. SCHAFFNER, P. TORGERSON, S. FURRER, A. MATHIS, C. SILAGHI Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Seasonal Activity, Density, and Collection Efficiency of the Blacklegged Tick (Ixodes scapularis) (Acari: Ixodidae) in Mid-Western Pennsylvania
Although Pennsylvania has recently reported the greatest number of Lyme disease cases in the United States, with the largest increase for PA occurring in its western region, the population biology of the blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis Say) has not been adequately characterized in western PA. We studied the seasonal activity of host-seeking I. scapularis larvae, nymphs, and adults in mid-western PA over the course of a year, including a severe winter, and determined their absolute densities and collection efficiencies using replicated mark-release-recapture or removal methods. Our results are compared to those from sim...
Source: Journal of Medical Entomology - November 5, 2015 Category: Biology Authors: Simmons, T. W., Shea, J., Myers-Claypole, M. A., Kruise, R., Hutchinson, M. L. Tags: Population and Community Ecology Source Type: research

Entomological Survey for Sand Fly Fauna in Imamoglu Province (Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Endemic Region) of Adana, Turkey
Leishmaniasis, presenting in two clinical forms, cutaneous and visceral in Turkey, is widespread in most of the countries in the Mediterranean Basin. An average of 10 to 13% of cases are reported from Adana every year. This paper presents the results of an entomological survey in an endemic focus of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Imamoglu province of Adana in Turkey. We collected 654 sand fly specimen using 100 light traps in 20 nights in August 2013 and July 2014. Several keys and previous drawings were used in the identification of the species. In total, six Phlebotomus species were identified; Phlebotomus tobbi (50.3%), Phl...
Source: Journal of Medical Entomology - September 11, 2015 Category: Biology Authors: Kavur, H., Eroglu, F., Evyapan, G., Demirkazik, M., Alptekin, D., Koltas, I. S. Tags: Morphology, Systematics, Evolution Source Type: research