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2020 NEVBD Annual Meeting Report [PDF]

, 2020
The Northeast Regional Center for Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases is supported through Cooperative Agreement Number 1U01CK000509-01 between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Cornell UniversityNEVBD membership convened 23-24 ...
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Evaluation of an Italian Phlebotomus perfiliewi (Larroussius) wild population as a permissive vector species for Leishmania tropica and L. major transmission

Parasites & Vectors
Background Among pathogenic Leishmania species, L. major and L. tropica, occur mainly in North African and Middle Eastern countries, primarily transmitted by Phlebotomus papatasi and P. sergenti respectively. In Italy, P.
Ilaria Bernardini, Claudia Mangiapelo, Eleonora Fiorentino, Stefania Orsini, Riccardo Bianchi, Anna Rosa Sannella, Aldo Scalone, Trentina Di Muccio, Gioia Bongiorno   +8 more
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Anthology of Dirofilariasis in Russia (1915–2017)

Pathogens, 2020
Dirofilariasis is a helminths vector-borne disease caused by two species of Dirofolaria—D. repens and D. immitis. The former is overwhelmingly associated with human dirofilariasis.
Anatoly V. Kondrashin, Lola F. Morozova, Ekaterina V. Stepanova, Natalia A. Turbabina, Maria S. Maksimova, Evgeny N. Morozov   +5 more
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Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases in Dogs and Cats [PDF]

Vector-borne and zoonotic diseases in dogs and cats are widely distributed throughout the world; however, their epidemiology and etiology varies depending on the specific climatic conditions, as well as the presence and abundance of vectorial agents ...

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Estimated density of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto-infected Ixodes scapularis nymphs in the eastern United States

Parasites & Vectors
Background Most vector-borne disease cases reported in the United States are caused by pathogens spread by blacklegged ticks, Ixodes scapularis. Of these, a majority are Lyme disease cases caused by Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto (s.s.). Because most
Karen M. Holcomb, Erik Foster, Sarah E. Maes, Christina M. Parise, Lynn M. Osikowicz, Andrias Hojgaard, Rebecca J. Eisen   +6 more
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Tick-Borne Diseases and Pregnancy: A Narrative Review Evaluating Pregnancy Complications Caused by Tick-Borne Diseases [PDF]

Ticks are vectors of public health concern because the pathogens they transmit can cause detrimental diseases in humans. Lyme disease, tick-borne relapsing fever, human granulocytic anaplasmosis, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, tick-borne encephalitis ...
Michael W. Curtis, Job E. Lopez, Lopez, Job E, Curtis, Michael W   +3 more
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Evaluation of an interferon-gamma release assay for early detection of lumpy skin disease virus infection and vaccination in cattle

Microbiology Spectrum
Lumpy skin disease virus (LSDV) causes a nodular dermatitis in cattle and has high economic consequences in affected areas. Detection of LSDV exposure mostly relies on the humoral immune response, while the cell-mediated immune (CMI) response, an ...
Nina Kresic, Wannes Philips, Andy Haegeman, Nick de Regge   +3 more
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DNA Barcoding of Potential Mosquito Disease Vectors (Diptera, Culicidae) in Jazan Region, Saudi Arabia

Pathogens, 2022
The conventional morphological characterization of mosquito species remains heavily used for species identification in Jazan, Saudi Arabia. It requires substantial expertise and time, as well as having difficulty in confirming identity of morphologically
Elsiddig Noureldin, Denise Tan, Ommer Daffalla, Hatim Almutairi, Jaber Ghzwani, Majhalia Torno, Omar Mashi, Yahya Hobani, Huicong Ding, Abdullah Alamri, Khalid Shrwani, Ahmed Albarrag, Zaki Eisa   +12 more
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Optimizing identification of Lyme disease diagnoses in commercial insurance claims data, United States, 2016–2019

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background Commercial insurance claims data are a stable and consistent source of information on Lyme disease diagnoses in the United States and can contribute to our understanding of overall disease burden and the tracking of epidemiological trends ...
Courtney C. Nawrocki, Austin R. Earley, Sarah A. Hook, Alison F. Hinckley, Kiersten J. Kugeler   +4 more
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Species abundance, composition, and nocturnal activity of female Anopheles (Diptera: Culicidae) in malaria-endemic villages of Papua New Guinea: assessment with barrier screen sampling

Malaria Journal, 2019
Background Community composition of Anopheles mosquitoes, and their host-seeking and peridomestic behaviour, are important factors affecting malaria transmission.
John B. Keven, Michelle Katusele, Rebecca Vinit, Gussy Koimbu, Naomi Vincent, Edward K. Thomsen, Stephan Karl, Lisa J. Reimer, Edward D. Walker   +8 more
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