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Spatial clustering of fourteen tick species across districts of Zimbabwe

BMC Veterinary Research, 2021
Background Ticks transmit several diseases that result in high morbidity and mortality in livestock. Tick-borne diseases are an economic burden that negatively affect livestock production, cost countries billions of dollars through vaccine procurement ...
Munyaradzi Davis Shekede, Silvester Maravanyika Chikerema, Moregood Spargo, Isaiah Gwitira, Samuel Kusangaya, Aldridge Nyasha Mazhindu, Daud Nyosi Ndhlovu   +6 more
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Strategies to Improve the Lipophilicity of Hydrophilic Macromolecular Drugs

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Hydrophilic macromolecular drugs can be successfully lipidized by covalent attachment of lipids, by hydrophobic ion pairing with negatively or positively charged surfactants, and by dry or wet reverse micelle formation. Lipophilicity enhancement of hydrophilic macromolecules has several benefits including stability and bioavailability improvement ...
Sera Lindner, Stefan Keim, Soheil Haddadzadegan, Odile Fernandez Romero, Katrin Zöller, Gabriel Stern, Ilaria Cesi, Krum Kafedjiiski, Andreas Bernkop‐Schnürch   +8 more
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Linking tick and wildlife host distributions to map risk of tick-borne diseases

Parasites & Vectors
Background Tick-borne pathogens threaten livestock worldwide, causing diseases such as anaplasmosis, babesiosis, heartwater and theileriosis in cattle. The epidemiology of each disease is complex, with multiple tick and/or host species interacting across
José-María García-Carrasco, David W. Crowder, Karen C. Poh, Juan Mosqueda, Massaro W. Ueti, Javier Gutierrez-Illan   +5 more
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Citizen science informs human-tick exposure in the Northeastern United States

International Journal of Health Geographics, 2019
Background Tick-borne disease is the result of spillover of pathogens into the human population. Traditionally, literature has focused on characterization of tick-borne disease pathogens and ticks in their sylvatic cycles.
W. Tanner Porter, Peter J. Motyka, Julie Wachara, Zachary A. Barrand, Zahraa Hmood, Marya McLaughlin, Kelsey Pemberton, Nathan C. Nieto   +7 more
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Proteomic as an Exploratory Approach to Develop Vaccines Against Tick-Borne Diseases Using Lyme Borreliosis as a Test Case

Vaccines, 2020
Tick-borne diseases affecting humans and animals are on the rise worldwide. Vaccines constitute an effective control measure, but very few are available. We selected Lyme borreliosis, a bacterial infection transmitted by the hard tick Ixodes, to validate
Emilie Talagrand-Reboul, Benoit Westermann, Matthieu A. Raess, Gilles Schnell, Paola Cantero, Cathy Barthel, Laurence Ehret-Sabatier, Benoit Jaulhac, Nathalie Boulanger   +8 more
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DNA‑Directed Assembly of Photonic Nanomaterials for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Applications

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
DNA‐directed assembly offers a powerful strategy for constructing structured photonic nanomaterials with precise spatial control. This review provides a comprehensive overview of recent advancements in DNA‐assembled photonic nanomaterials for diagnostics and therapeutics, highlighting key design principles, functionalization strategies, and optical ...
Longjiang Ding, Bing Liu, Andreas Peil, Sisi Fan, Jie Chao, Na Liu   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Editorial: ticks & tick-borne parasites and diseases

Parasitology
Ticks and tick-borne diseases affect humans, livestock, and wildlife in most regions of the globe. Although there are over 900 tick species globally, only approximately 10% of species are second to mosquitoes as major vectors of human and veterinary ...
Ala E. Tabor, Ala Tabor
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Mechanisms Affecting the Acquisition, Persistence and Transmission of Francisella tularensis in Ticks

Microorganisms, 2020
Over 600,000 vector-borne disease cases were reported in the United States (U.S.) in the past 13 years, of which more than three-quarters were tick-borne diseases.
Brenden G. Tully, Jason F. Huntley
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Harnessing Photo‐Energy Conversion in Nanomaterials for Precision Theranostics

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Harnessing photo‐energy conversion in nanomaterials enables precision theranostics through light‐driven mechanisms such as photoluminescence, photothermal, photoelectric, photoacoustic, photo‐triggered surface‐enhanced Raman scattering (SERS), and photodynamic processes. This review explores six fundamental principles of photo‐energy conversion, recent
Jingyu Shi, Yadi Fan, Qin Zhang, Yingying Huang, Mo Yang   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bacteria‐Responsive Nanostructured Drug Delivery Systems for Targeted Antimicrobial Therapy

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Bacteria‐responsive nanocarriers are designed to release antimicrobials only in the presence of infection‐specific cues. This selective activation ensures drug release precisely at the site of infection, avoiding premature or indiscriminate release, and enhancing efficacy.
Guillermo Landa, Gracia Mendoza, Silvia Irusta, Manuel Arruebo   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source