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Enemy release: loss of parasites in invasive freshwater bivalves Sinanodonta woodiana and Corbicula fluminea

Ecography, EarlyView.
Invasive freshwater bivalves harm native species, ecosystems and biodiversity, and incur economic costs. The enemy release hypothesis posits that invasive species are released from enemies during the invasion process, giving them a competitive advantage in the new environment.
Binglin Deng, Nicoletta Riccardi, Pin Nie, Maria Urbańska, Timo J. Marjomäki, Wojciech Andrzejewski, Małgorzata Ożgo, Keiko Nakamura, Jouni Taskinen   +8 more
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Present and future potential of plant-derived products to control arthropods of veterinary and medical significance [PDF]

, 2014
The use of synthetic pesticides and repellents to target pests of veterinary and medical significance is becoming increasingly problematic. One alternative approach employs the bioactive attributes of plant-derived products (PDPs). These are particularly
Finn, Robert, George, David, Graham, Kirsty, Sparagano, Olivier   +3 more
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Toxicity of Four Common Environmental Chemicals Across Caenorhabditis elegans Life Stages Supporting the One Health Concept

Environmental Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pesticides and pharmaceuticals are among the most common chemical groups in waterbodies and soils, and their universal distribution raises concerns about potential adverse effects on nontarget organisms and humans. Reproductive output disruption is of particular concern, as it transposes effects from the individual to the next generations at ...
Fábio Campos, Maria D. Pavlaki, Amadeu M. V. M. Soares, Susana Loureiro   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Molecular surveillance of bat flies (Diptera: Nycteribiidae and Streblidae) and other ectoparasites in Ratchaburi, Thailand: Unraveling host associations and coronavirus transmission dynamics in the context of zoonotic spillover risk

Journal of Infection and Public Health
Background: Bats act as hosts for various ectoparasites, including bat flies, bugs, fleas, ticks, and mites, which play crucial roles in the transmission of bat-borne pathogens. As obligate blood-feeding parasites, these ectoparasites can serve as direct
Atchara Phumee, Khwankamon Rattanatumhi, Opass Putcharoen, Suwalak Chitcharoen, Nataya Sutthanont, Charuai Suwanbamrung, Thanapat Pataradool, Rungfar Boonserm, Sakone Sunantaraporn, Chatuthanai Savigamin, Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit, Padet Siriyasatien   +11 more
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Description of a new actinosporean type from South African freshwater [PDF]

, 2004
The 1st report on actinospores described these organisms as parasites related to myxosporeans. For a long time this group of parasites was believed to represent an independent taxonomic entity.
Avenant-Oldewage, Annemarie, Molnár, Kálmán, Székely, Csaba   +2 more
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The polysaccharide Pullulan improves the initial steps of allergen‐specific immunotherapy in dogs

Veterinary Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Allergen‐specific immunotherapy (AIT) is the only aetiological treatment for canine atopic dermatitis (CAD). Pullulan, a polysaccharide with immunomodulatory properties, may enhance AIT outcomes when combined with allergens such as recombinant Dermatophagoides farinae 2 (Der f 2).
Franco Martini, Ana Rostaher, Claude Favrot, Nina M. Fischer   +3 more
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The Distribution and Diversity of Bartonella Species in Rodents and Their Ectoparasites across Thailand. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
Our study highlights the surveillance of Bartonella species among rodents and their associated ectoparasites (ticks, fleas, lice, and mites) in several regions across Thailand.
Kewalin Klangthong, Sommai Promsthaporn, Surachai Leepitakrat, Anthony L Schuster, Patrick W McCardle, Michael Kosoy, Ratree Takhampunya   +6 more
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Distribution of Crotalomorphidae and Podapolipidae (Acari: Heterostigmata), Ectoparasites of Stenolophus (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in North America [PDF]

, 2018
Eutarsopolipus elzingai Husband (Tarsonemoidea: Podapolipidae), parasitic on Stenolophus comma (Fabricius) and Stenolophus lecontei (Chaudoir) (Co- leoptera: Carabidae) is reported from southern Canada and the United States from Oregon to Maine and from ...
Husband, David O, Husband, Robert W
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‘Reservoir dogs’: The emerging zoonotic risk associated with European dog imports to the UK

Veterinary Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Background The movement of dogs from continental Europe to the UK poses a growing public health threat due to the associated risk of disease incursions. Current legislation is insufficient to address the risks and pre‐import control measures are focused only on rabies virus and the fox tapeworm Echinococcus multilocularis. Methods We conducted
Poppy Simonson, Tapan Bhattacharyya, Michael A. Miles   +2 more
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Nests in trees are as good as or better than cliffs for two formerly persecuted, primarily cliff nesting eagles in Spain: a cautionary tale in defining the habitat of range‐restricted or threatened species

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
In the late‐20th century, golden and Bonelli's eagles suffered population declines on the Iberian Peninsula, partly due to human persecution. Habitat assessments – especially for Bonelli's eagles – always found or assumed strong associations with cliffs that provided nesting sites.
Ryan Baumbusch, Jesus Bautista, Jose Rafael Garrido, Ian Newton, Miguel Ferrer, Virginia Morandini   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source