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Feline vector-borne pathogens in Iran [PDF]

Parasites & Vectors
Background Feline vector-borne pathogens (FeVBPs) are common in tropical and subtropical countries, mainly due to favorable climate conditions for arthropod perpetuation coupled with limited preventive measures.
Alireza Sazmand, Mariaelisa Carbonara, Leili Moradi, Pardis Almasi, Shiva Saruei, Mozhdeh Moradi-Jam, Anahita Akhondi, Parmida Malekzadeh, Soheila Ghaharzade-Mahabadi, Amin Bakhshani, Omid Chashnigir, Baharak Akhtardanesh, Hamidreza Moosavian, Mohammad Ramezani, Darioush Shirani, Livia Perles, Jairo Alfonso Mendoza-Roldan, Zainab Sadeghi-Dehkordi, Reza Nabavi, Fateme Jalousian, Domenico Otranto   +20 more
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Targeted Next-Generation Sequencing for Comprehensive Testing for Selected Vector-Borne Pathogens in Canines [PDF]

Pathogens, 2022
Jobin Jose Kattoor, Barbara A Qurollo
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The first genome assembly of the amphibian nematode parasite (Aplectana chamaeleonis)

GigaByte, 2023
Cosmocercoid nematodes are common parasites of the digestive tract of amphibians. Genomic resources are important for understanding the evolution of a species and the molecular mechanisms of parasite adaptation. So far, no genome resource of
Lei Han , Tianlu Liu , Fengping He , Zhijun Hou   +3 more
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Hard ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) associated with birds in Europe: Review of literature data

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022
Hard ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) are considered the most important transmitters of pathogens in the temperate zone that covers most of Europe. In the era of climate change tick-borne diseases are predicted to undergo geographical range expansion toward the ...
Gergő Keve, Gergő Keve, Attila D. Sándor, Attila D. Sándor, Attila D. Sándor, Sándor Hornok, Sándor Hornok   +6 more
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An update on the occurrence of flies (Diptera: Muscidae, Calliphoridae) and sucking lice (Phthiraptera: Anoplura) of veterinary importance in Malta: First record of Lucilia cuprina and Linognathus africanus

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2023
To obtain new data on the species diversity, host associations and spatiotemporal occurrence of flies and blood-sucking lice of veterinary importance in Malta, ectoparasites were collected at cattle, sheep and goat, pig farms, as well as dog shelters ...
Sándor Hornok, Sándor Hornok, Andrea M. Cini Bruno, Nóra Takács, Nóra Takács, Gergő Keve, Gergő Keve, Attila D. Sándor, Attila D. Sándor, Attila D. Sándor, Jenő Kontschán, Jenő Kontschán   +11 more
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Molecular surveillance of piroplasms in ticks from small and medium-sized urban and peri-urban mammals in Australia

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2018
Natural landscape alterations as a consequence of urbanisation are one of the main drivers in the movements of wildlife into metropolitan and peri-urban areas.
Siew-May Loh, Siobhon Egan, Amber Gillett, Peter B. Banks, Una M. Ryan, Peter J. Irwin, Charlotte L. Oskam   +6 more
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Exposure of Egyptian Rousette Bats (Rousettus aegyptiacus) and a Little Free-Tailed Bat (Chaerephon pumilus) to Alphaviruses in Uganda

Diseases, 2022
The reservoir for zoonotic o’nyong-nyong virus (ONNV) has remained unknown since this virus was first recognized in Uganda in 1959. Building on existing evidence for mosquito blood-feeding on various frugivorous bat species in Uganda, and seroprevalence ...
Rebekah C. Kading, Erin M. Borland, Eric C. Mossel, Teddy Nakayiki, Betty Nalikka, Jeremy P. Ledermann, Mary B. Crabtree, Nicholas A. Panella, Luke Nyakarahuka, Amy T. Gilbert, Julian C. Kerbis-Peterhans, Jonathan S. Towner, Brian R. Amman, Tara K. Sealy, Barry R. Miller, Julius J. Lutwama, Robert M. Kityo, Ann M. Powers   +17 more
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Strategy to Develop and Evaluate a Multiplex RT-ddPCR in Response to SARS-CoV-2 Genomic Evolution

Current Issues in Molecular Biology, 2021
The worldwide emergence and spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) since 2019 has highlighted the importance of rapid and reliable diagnostic testing to prevent and control the viral transmission.
Laura A. E. Van Poelvoorde, Mathieu Gand, Marie-Alice Fraiture, Sigrid C. J. De Keersmaecker, Bavo Verhaegen, Koenraad Van Hoorde, Ann Brigitte Cay, Nadège Balmelle, Philippe Herman, Nancy Roosens   +9 more
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Monitoring the patterns of submission and presence of tick-borne pathogens in Ixodes scapularis collected from humans and companion animals in Ontario, Canada (2011–2017)

Parasites & Vectors, 2021
Background The universal nature of the human–companion animal relationship and their shared ticks and tick-borne pathogens offers an opportunity for improving public and veterinary health surveillance.
Mark P. Nelder, Curtis B. Russell, Antonia Dibernardo, Katie M. Clow, Steven Johnson, Kirby Cronin, Samir N. Patel, L. Robbin Lindsay   +7 more
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Comparison of serological and molecular panels for diagnosis of vector-borne diseases in dogs

Parasites & Vectors, 2014
Background Canine vector-borne diseases (CVBD) are caused by a diverse array of pathogens with varying biological behaviors that result in a wide spectrum of clinical presentations and laboratory abnormalities.
Ricardo G Maggi, Adam J Birkenheuer, Barbara C Hegarty, Julie M Bradley, Michael G Levy, Edward B Breitschwerdt   +5 more
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