Results 1 to 10 of about 3,198,629 (233)

Temperature and food sources influence subadult development and blood-feeding response of Culicoides obsoletus (sensu lato) under laboratory conditions

Parasites & Vectors, 2021
Background Culicoides obsoletus (s.l.) is the most abundant Culicoides species in northern Europe and an important vector of bluetongue virus and Schmallenberg virus.
Claudia Van den Eynde, Charlotte Sohier, Severine Matthijs, Nick De Regge   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Isolation of Borrelia miyamotoi and other Borreliae using a modified BSK medium

Scientific Reports, 2021
Borrelia spirochetes are the causative agents of Lyme borreliosis (LB) and relapsing fever (RF). Despite the steady rise in infections and the identification of new species causing human illness over the last decade, isolation of borreliae in culture has
Adam J. Replogle, Christopher Sexton, John Young, Luke C. Kingry, Martin E. Schriefer, Marc Dolan, Tammi L. Johnson, Neeta P. Connally, Kerry A. Padgett, Jeannine M. Petersen   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Oral susceptibility of aedine and culicine mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) to Batai Orthobunyavirus

Parasites & Vectors, 2021
Background A number of zoonotic mosquito-borne viruses have emerged in Europe in recent decades. Batai virus (BATV), a member of the genus Orthobunyavirus, is one example of a relatively newly emerged mosquito-borne virus, having been detected in ...
Luis M. Hernández-Triana, Arran J. Folly, Elsa Barrero, Sarah Lumley, Maria del Mar Fernández de Marco, Sanam Sewgobind, Lorraine M. McElhinney, Anthony R. Fooks, Nicholas Johnson   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

THE USE OF NESTED-PCR TO DETECT THE PRESENCE OF PLASMODIUM IN ANOPHELES ARABIENSIS IN JAZAN REGION, SAUDI ARABIA [PDF]

Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology, 2017
The present study was carried out in 26 villages at two Governates (Al-Khobah, and Haroob) in Jazan Region in Southwest Saudi Arabia to identify and detect the presence of Plasmodium in Anopheles arabiensis using nested-PCR technique.An.
A. ASSIRI, M. ZAMIM, Y. HOBANI, K. SHRWANI, W. MOHAMMED, E. NOURELDIN, O. DAFFALLA, A. ALBARRAK, A. ALSHEIKH   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Malaria: elimination tale from Yunnan Province of China and new challenges for reintroduction

Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 2021
Background Eradication of infectious disease is the sanctified public health and sustainable development goal around the world. Main body Three antimalarial barriers were developed to control imported malarial cases, and an effective surveillance ...
Heng-Lin Yang, Zulqarnain Baloch, Jian-Wei Xu, Xiao-Dong Sun, Zu-Rui Lin, Yao-Wu Zhou, Xiao-Tao Zhao, Quan Lv, Shi-Yuan Xu, Chun-Li Ding, Qi-Yan Chen, Peng Tian, Kai-Xia Dung, Xue-Shan Xia, Hong-Ning Zhou   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

Decreased bioefficacy of long-lasting insecticidal nets and the resurgence of malaria in Papua New Guinea

Nature Communications, 2020
Malaria prevalence in Papua New Guinea has risen in recent years after almost a decade of decline. In this study, the authors demonstrate that long-lasting insecticidal nets used in the country that were manufactured since 2013 have significantly reduced
Rebecca Vinit, Lincoln Timinao, Nakei Bubun, Michelle Katusele, Leanne J. Robinson, Peter Kaman, Muker Sakur, Leo Makita, Lisa Reimer, Louis Schofield, William Pomat, Ivo Mueller, Moses Laman, Tim Freeman, Stephan Karl   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

Survey of malaria vectors on the Cambodia, Thailand and China-Laos Borders

Malaria Journal, 2022
Background Anopheles maculatus, Anopheles minimus and Anopheles dirus are the major vectors of malaria transmission in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS).
Canglin Zhang, Rui Yang, Linbo Wu, Chunhai Luo, Yaming Yang, Yan Deng, Jing Wu, Yan Liu, Hongning Zhou   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

The role of domestic animals in the epidemiology of human african trypanosomiasis in Ngorongoro conservation area, Tanzania

Parasites & Vectors, 2015
Background Trypanosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease caused by the trypanosome parasite and transmitted by the tsetse fly vector. In Sub-saharan Africa, both the human and animal variants of the disease are a great obstacle towards agriculture ...
Juan P. Ruiz, Hamisi S. Nyingilili, Geofrey H. Mbata, Imna I. Malele   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Single dose of chimeric dengue-2/Zika vaccine candidate protects mice and non-human primates against Zika virus

Nature Communications, 2021
Here the authors generate a live-attenuated Zika vaccine based on a clinically proven dengue virus serotype-2 vaccine backbone and show that one dose protects mice and non-human primates from Zika virus infection.
Whitney R. Baldwin, Holli A. Giebler, Janae L. Stovall, Ginger Young, Kelly J. Bohning, Hansi J. Dean, Jill A. Livengood, Claire Y.-H. Huang   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Isolation of infectious Theileria parva sporozoites secreted by infected Rhipicephalus appendiculatus ticks into an in vitro tick feeding system

Parasites & Vectors, 2021
Background Vector-borne diseases pose an increasing threat to global food security. Vaccines, diagnostic tests, and therapeutics are urgently needed for tick-borne diseases that affect livestock. However, the inability to obtain significant quantities of
Rubikah Vimonish, Kelcey D. Dinkel, Lindsay M. Fry, Wendell C. Johnson, Janaina Capelli-Peixoto, Reginaldo G. Bastos, Glen A. Scoles, Donald P. Knowles, Maxime Madder, George Chaka, Massaro W. Ueti   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source