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Iflaviruses in arthropods: when small is mighty

Insect Science, EarlyView.
Many arthropod species harbor iflaviruses, which often cause covert (asymptomatic) infections, but may still affect host fitness. We review the impact of iflaviruses on arthropod fitness, immunity, behaviour as well as the iflavirus’ host range, transmission, tissue tropism and the interactions with other microorganisms within arthropods.
Annamaria Mattia, Hannah‐Isadora Huditz, Monique M. van Oers, Vera I.D. Ros   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Review and Critique of Methods and Knowledge Gaps in Quantifying Spillover Effects from Protected Areas

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract The sustainability of area‐based conservation initiatives depends on their value to society. Conservation often focuses inside protected areas, but the impacts of protected areas beyond their boundaries (spillovers) are critical for their social license.
Ilaria Gliottone, Teigan G. Collins, Ennis de Vos, Valeria Y. Mendez Angarita, Siwat Kongwarakom, Graeme S. Cumming   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tsetse – A Haven for Microorganisms

Parasitology Today, 2000
Arthropods are involved in the transmission of parasitic and viral agents that cause devastating diseases in animals and plants. Effective control strategies for many of these diseases still rely on the elimination or reduction of vector insect populations. In addition to these pathogenic organisms, arthropods are rich in microbes that are symbiotic in
openaire   +2 more sources

Ubuntu and Structural Injustice in FASD Prevention: Relational Responsibility and the Ethical Limits of Criminalisation in South Africa

Developing World Bioethics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) remains a persistent public health concern in South Africa, yet prevention debates often default to individualised “maternal responsibility” framings, and at the coercive end, to criminalisation or other punitive maternal‐fetal governance. This article argues that such approaches are ethically unstable in
Jillian Gardner
wiley   +1 more source

Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense transmitted by a single tsetse fly bite in vervet monkeys as a model of human African trypanosomiasis [PDF]

, 2008
Sleeping sickness is caused by a species of trypanosome blood parasite that is transmitted by tsetse flies. To understand better how infection with this parasite leads to disease, we provide here the most detailed description yet of the course of ...
Thuita, J.K., John K. Thuita, Mwangangi, D., C. M. R. Turner, Matovu, E., Masiga, D., Enock Matovu, Kagira John M., John K Thuita, Kagira, J.M., John M. Kagira, David Mwangangi, Turner, C.M.R., Thuita John K., Masiga Daniel, Mwangangi David, Matovu Enock, C M R Turner, Daniel Masiga, Turner C. M. R., John M Kagira, Mwangangi, David, Turner, C. M.R., Matovu, Enock, Kagira, John M., Masiga, Daniel, Thuita, John K.   +26 more
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Discovery of a Reversible Sub‐Picomolar Thrombin Inhibitor Using DCC

Angewandte Chemie, Volume 138, Issue 38, 14 September 2026.
An ultrapotent yet fully reversible trivalent thrombin inhibitor discovered through screening a large dynamic combinatorial library (DCL) of 125 000 members of self‐assembled fragments. The innovative approach leverages size‐exclusion‐based affinity selection, coupled with MALDI‐TOF mass spectrometry readout, enabling the full workflow to be completed ...
Millicent Dockerill, Richard J. Payne, Nicolas Winssinger   +2 more
wiley   +2 more sources

Fungal infection affects sexual signalling and mate choice in the sugarcane borer

Ecological Entomology, EarlyView.
Fungus‐infected Diatraea saccharalis females exhibit enhanced attractiveness to males in wind tunnel assays. Fungal infection alters the pheromone profile of females, increasing the relative abundance of Z9‐16: Ald, a minor but behaviourally active component of the species' sex pheromone blend.
Amanda C. Tuler, Arodi P. Favaris, Flávia P. Franco, José Mauricio S. Bento   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Perspectives on Odor-Based Control of Tsetse Flies in Africa

Frontiers in Physiology, 2022
Tsetse-transmitted trypanosomiases are among the most neglected tropical diseases in sub-Sahara Africa. Although all tsetse species are susceptible to trypanosome infections, their differential attraction/feeding preferences for different wildlife ...
Paul O. Mireji, Clarence M. Mang’era, Billiah K. Bwana, Billiah K. Bwana, Ahmed Hassanali   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Common pathways and outliers in glucose catabolism across Trypanosomatidae

The FEBS Journal, EarlyView.
Trypanosomatid parasites, including Trypanosoma sp., Leishmania sp., Phytomonas sp., and Vickermania sp., share a common motif: a metabolism built around the glycosome, a unique peroxisome‐derived organelle housing the first steps of glycolysis. Yet, these organisms have evolved remarkably diverse strategies to catabolize glucose, excreting distinct ...
Fred R. Opperdoes, Mayke B. Alencar, Ariel M. Silber, Ingrid Škodová‐Sveráková, Kristína Záhonová, Vyacheslav Yurchenko   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Not extinct but thriving—The rediscovery of the horseshoe bat fly Phthiridium biarticulatum (Diptera: Nycteribiidae) in the United Kingdom

Medical and Veterinary Entomology, EarlyView.
Bat flies such as Phthiridium biarticulatum Hermann are haematophagous ectoparasites of bats. Phthiridium biarticulatum was last recorded in the United Kingdom in 1959 and was considered regionally extinct. We report the presence of P. biarticulatum on Lesser Horseshoe Bats Rhinolophus hipposideros (Bechstein) across South West England.
Denise C. Wawman, Thomas Foxley, Emma Stone, Orly Razgour   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source