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Effects of a zoonotic pathogen, Borrelia burgdorferi, on the behavior of a key reservoir host

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 8, Issue 8, Page 4074-4083, April 2018., 2018
Vaccination of field populations of white‐footed mice, which reduced titers of the Lyme disease bacterium in individual mice, reduced tick burdens by 20% compared to sham‐vaccinated mice, apparently by facilitating increased grooming behavior. This and other behavioral alterations of mice with experimentally reduced pathogen loads might affect the ...
Richard S. Ostfeld, Dustin Brisson, Kelly Oggenfuss, Jill Devine, Michael Z. Levy, Felicia Keesing   +5 more
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The Search for an Efficient Black Fly Trap for Xenomonitoring of Onchocerciasis

Journal of Parasitology Research, Volume 2018, Issue 1, 2018., 2018
Onchocerciasis is a neglected tropical disease that has plagued mankind for decades with pathologies that involve the eyes and the skin. The WHO and the global health community have earmarked the disease for global elimination by 2045. However, as control programmes shift focus from reduction of the burden of the disease to elimination, new tools and ...
Kenneth B. Otabil, Samuel F. Gyasi, Esi Awuah, Daniels Obeng-Ofori, Mario A. Rodríguez-Pérez, Charles R. Katholi, Thomas R. Unnasch, Bernard Marchand   +7 more
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Morphological Features of Trypanosomes from Squirrel Monkeys from the Brazilian Amazon

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 1998
A morphometric analysis of blood trypomastigotes identified as Trypanosoma minasense, T. saimirii, and T. rangeli harbored by squirrel monkeys from the Brazilian Amazon was performed.
Mariangela Ziccardi, Ricardo Lourenço-de-Oliveira   +1 more
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Leishmaniasis: new approaches to disease control. [PDF]

, 2003
The leishmaniases afflict the world's poorest populations. Among the two million new cases each year in the 88 countries where the disease is endemic (fig 1), it is estimated that 80% earn less than $2 a day.
Croft, Simon L, Davies, Clive R, Kaye, Paul, Sundar, Shyam   +3 more
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Hematological, Biochemical, and Serological Findings in Healthy Canine Blood Donors after the Administration of CaniLeish® Vaccine

Veterinary Medicine International, Volume 2016, Issue 1, 2016., 2016
The aim of the study was to evaluate hematological, biochemical, and serological findings in healthy canine blood donors after the administration of CaniLeish® vaccine. Twenty‐seven client‐owned dogs were included in the study and arranged into 3 groups according to the vaccination stage.
Chiara Starita, Alessandra Gavazza, George Lubas, Timm C. Harder   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Developments in Diagnosis of Visceral Leishmaniasis in the Elimination Era

Journal of Parasitology Research, Volume 2015, Issue 1, 2015., 2015
Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is the most devastating parasitic infection worldwide causing high morbidity and mortality. Clinical presentation of VL ranges from asymptomatic or subclinical infection to severe and complicated symptomatic disease. A major challenge in the clinical management of VL is the weakness of health systems in disease endemic ...
Om Prakash Singh, Shyam Sundar, Barbara Papadopoulou   +2 more
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Trypanosomatids in dogs belonging to individuals with chronic Chagas’ disease living in Botucatu town and surrounding region, São Paulo State, Brazil

Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2005
Among domestic animals, dogs are considered to be the major reservoirs of trypanosomatids and, due to their proximity to man, the presence of these parasites in dogs is an alert to actions aiming at triatomine control. Fifty dogs (26 males and 24 females)
S. B. Lucheis, A. V. Da Silva, J. P. Araújo Jr, H. Langoni, D. A. Meira, J. Marcondes-Machado   +5 more
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Dipetalogaster maxima ou D. maximus como agente no xenodiagnóstico [PDF]

, 1986
Relata estudo sobre a susceptibilidade do Dipetalogaster maximus para cepas brasileiras de Trypanosoma ...
Marsden, Philip Davis
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Experimental Vaccines against Chagas Disease: A Journey through History

Journal of Immunology Research, Volume 2015, Issue 1, 2015., 2015
Chagas disease, or American trypanosomiasis, which is caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, is primarily a vector disease endemic in 21 Latin American countries, including Mexico. Although many vector control programs have been implemented, T. cruzi has not been eradicated. The development of an anti‐T.
Olivia Rodríguez-Morales, Víctor Monteón-Padilla, Silvia C. Carrillo-Sánchez, Martha Rios-Castro, Mariana Martínez-Cruz, Alejandro Carabarin-Lima, Minerva Arce-Fonseca, Xiao-Feng Yang   +7 more
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Tratamento da doença de Chagas pelo Nifurtimox (Bayer 2502) [PDF]

, 1975
Foram tratados 77 pacientes com doença de Chagas pelo nifurtimox, subdivididos em quatro grupos. Grupo I, com 30 pacientes na fase aguda. Somente oito doentes usaram a droga durante 120 dias, na dose inicial de 15 mg/kg de peso corporal e posteriormente ...
Cerisola, José A., Macêdo, Vanize de Oliveira, Porto, Gildete, Prata, Aluizio, Santos, Iracema, Silva, Neiron   +5 more
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