An international study on emerging arboviral infections and blood safety. [PDF]
Rajendra P +40 more
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Selective feeding and niche differentiation in adult boreal Odonata revealed by DNA metabarcoding
COI metabarcoding of faecal pellets from three sympatric Odonata species in boreal Swedish wetlands revealed Diptera‐dominated diets, with mosquitoes only a minor component despite high availability. The larger hawker Libellula quadrimaculata showed greater dietary variance than the smaller damselflies, indicating size‐ and foraging strategy‐dependent ...
Hana N. Merchant +4 more
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Assessing the need to implement mass drug administration against Wuchereria bancrofti infection using both human serology and xenomonitoring in the urban conurbation of Monrovia, Liberia. [PDF]
Koudou BG +7 more
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ABSTRACT Background Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) remain major global public health concerns. Oral lesions are often among the earliest manifestations of HIV, placing dentists at the forefront of early detection and management.
Tuğba Aydoğdu, Berkant Sezer
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Spectral preferences of mosquitos are altered by odors. [PDF]
Blake AJ, Riffell JA.
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Transgenic selection and underlying mechanisms in apicomplexan parasites
Transgenic selection markers have driven genetic engineering in apicomplexans, enabling precise, iterative experiments. This review discusses mechanistic details of drug selection markers, strategies for marker recycling, and practical considerations for several clinically relevant parasites.
Swaroop Peddiraju +2 more
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Integrating parallel <i>Plasmodium falciparum</i> and <i>Plasmodium vivax</i> malaria models in a unified framework to capture co-endemic prevalence patterns. [PDF]
Sheppard RJ +8 more
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Conserved dimerization architecture in C‐type lectins from virus‐vector mosquitoes
C‐type lectins (CTLs) are involved in the detection of viral/microbial carbohydrates. We studied a family of soluble CTLs in the mosquito Aedes aegypti, which acts as a vector for viruses like dengue and Zika. Using crystallography, biophysics, and structure prediction approaches, we found that these proteins consistently pair together in the same ...
Mattia Bertinelli +6 more
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U.S. climate change policy must include vector-borne disease prevention. [PDF]
Dumas SE, O'Brien KR, Rao MM, Holtz TH.
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Defining the role of αC helix interactions in the activation of the integrin αI domain
The α2I domain of the α2β1 integrin contains a distinctive αC helix and a conserved Arg288‐Glu318 ion pair that stabilizes the closed state of the domain. Disruption of this ion pair in the activated α2I variant unwinds the αC helix, which allows interaction with additional collagen‐binding sites increasing collagen binding.
Liisa Pösö +7 more
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