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An update on the mosquito fauna and mosquito-borne diseases distribution in Cameroon

Parasites & Vectors, 2021
The expansion of mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue, yellow fever, and chikungunya in the past 15 years has ignited the need for active surveillance of common and neglected mosquito-borne infectious diseases.
Roland Bamou, Marie Paul Audrey Mayi, Borel Djiappi-Tchamen, Stella Mariette Nana-Ndjangwo, Elysée Nchoutpouen, Antony John Cornel, Parfait Awono-Ambene, Phillipe Parola, Timoléon Tchuinkam, Christophe Antonio-Nkondjio   +9 more
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Current Status of Vector-Borne Diseases in Croatia: Challenges and Future Prospects

Life, 2023
Different vector-borne pathogens are present or have (re-)emerged in Croatia. Flaviviruses tick-borne encephalitis (TBEV), West Nile (WNV), and Usutu (USUV) are widely distributed in continental regions, while Toscana virus (TOSV) and sandfly fever ...
Tatjana Vilibic-Cavlek, Natasa Janev-Holcer, Maja Bogdanic, Thomas Ferenc, Mateja Vujica Ferenc, Stjepan Krcmar, Vladimir Savic, Vladimir Stevanovic, Maja Ilic, Ljubo Barbic   +9 more
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Initial symptoms and late complication in Lyme neuroborreliosis from the perspective of patients and relatives: a qualitative study

BMC Primary Care
Background Lyme borreliosis is by far the most common vector-borne infection in Western Europe. The most severe manifestation of Lyme borreliosis is Lyme neuroborreliosis (LNB).
Anita Nymark, Lotte Huniche, Sigurdur Skarphedinsson, Helle Marie Christensen   +3 more
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Arthropod-Borne Pathogens in Wild Canids

Veterinary Sciences, 2023
Wild canids, as well as other wild animal species, are largely exposed to bites by ticks and other hematophagous vectors where the features favoring their presence and spread are found in wooded and semi-wooded areas.
Valentina Virginia Ebani, Simona Nardoni, Francesca Mancianti   +2 more
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Continuous and Dynamic Circulation of West Nile Virus in Mosquito Populations in Bucharest Area, Romania, 2017–2023

Microorganisms
West Nile virus (WNV) is a mosquito-borne pathogen with a worldwide distribution. Climate change and human activities have driven the expansion of WNV into new territories in Europe during the last two decades.
Sorin Dinu, Ioana Georgeta Stancu, Ani Ioana Cotar, Cornelia Svetlana Ceianu, Georgiana Victorița Pintilie, Ioannis Karpathakis, Elena Fălcuță, Ortansa Csutak, Florian Liviu Prioteasa   +8 more
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Aedes-borne viral infections and risk of emergence/resurgence in Sub-Saharan African urban areas

Journal of Biosafety and Biosecurity, 2020
The sub-Saharan African region is increasingly becoming urbanized with the creation of an urban ecology that is conducive to the emergence of vector-borne diseases, such as Aedes-borne viral infections. Aedes-borne viral infections pose a threat to urban
Alexandre Zerbo, Rafael Castro Delgado, Pedro Arcos González   +2 more
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Improved antibody breadth with an extended primary dose interval of COVID-19 vaccine is overcome by boosters

Frontiers in Immunology
IntroductionDuring rollout of mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines, several jurisdictions extended the interval between the first and second doses to prioritize wider population access to limited vaccine supply.
Jessica I. Ahmed, Samantha J. Krosta, Mandy N. Reimer, Winnie Cheung, Christine Mesa, Carmen Lopez, Rayeil J. Chua, Farah Alsattari, Alyssia Robinson, Kathy Manguiat, Naima Jahan, Bernard Abrenica, Angela Harris, Karla Cachero, Rissa Fabia, Jonathan Walker, Myo Minn Oo, Derek Stein, Derek Stein, Hezhao Ji, Hezhao Ji, Ruey-Chyi Su, Ruey-Chyi Su, Paul J. McLaren, Paul J. McLaren, Lyle R. McKinnon, Lyle R. McKinnon, Lyle R. McKinnon, T Blake Ball, T Blake Ball, Heidi Wood, John Kim, Sandra A. Kiazyk, Sandra A. Kiazyk, Catherine M. Card, Catherine M. Card   +35 more
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Molecular survey of vector-borne diseases in two groups of domestic dogs from Lisbon, Portugal

Parasites & Vectors, 2021
Background Canine vector-borne diseases (CVBDs) are caused by a wide range of pathogens transmitted by arthropods. They have been an issue of growing importance in recent years; however, there is limited information about the vector-borne pathogens ...
Ana Mafalda Dordio, Relja Beck, Telmo Nunes, Isabel Pereira da Fonseca, Jacinto Gomes   +4 more
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The role of companion animals in the environmental circulation of tick-borne bacterial pathogens

Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine, 2018
Ticks are known as vectors of a wide range of pathogens of medical and veterinary importance; some of them of zoonotic concern constitute a hazard for the emergence of tick-borne diseases shared between humans and domestic animals and becoming a part of ...
Bogumiła Skotarczak
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A Host-Specific Blocking Primer Combined with Optimal DNA Extraction Improves the Detection Capability of a Metabarcoding Protocol for Canine Vector-Borne Bacteria

Pathogens, 2020
Bacterial canine vector-borne diseases are responsible for some of the most life-threatening conditions of dogs in the tropics and are typically poorly researched with some presenting a zoonotic risk to cohabiting people. Next-generation sequencing based
Lucas G. Huggins, Anson V. Koehler, Bettina Schunack, Tawin Inpankaew, Rebecca J. Traub   +4 more
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