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Silencing of a putative immunophilin gene in the cattle tick Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus increases the infection rate of Babesia bovis in larval progenyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: The silencing of the Imnp, Spi or Lpc genes decreased the fitness of R. microplus females fed on a calf during acute B. bovis infection. The Imnp gene data suggest that this putative immunophilin gene is involved in the defense system of R. microplus against B. bovis and may play a role in controlling the protozoan infection in tick ovaries and larval progeny. (Source: Parasites and Vectors)
Source: Parasites and Vectors - November 20, 2009 Category: Microbiology Authors: Reginaldo BastosMassaro UetiFelix GuerreroDonald KnowlesGlen Scoles Source Type: journals

Distribution of Brugia malayi larvae and DNA in vector and non-vector mosquitoes: implications for molecular diagnosticsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: This study provides new information on the distribution of filarial parasites and parasite DNA in vector and non-vector mosquitoes. This information should be useful for those involved in designing and interpreting molecular xenomonitoring studies. (Source: Parasites and Vectors)
Source: Parasites and Vectors - November 17, 2009 Category: Microbiology Authors: Sara EricksonKerstin FischerGary WeilBruce ChristensenPeter Fischer Source Type: journals

Preliminary study on temporal variations in biting activity of Simulium damnosum s.l. in Abeokuta North LGA, Ogun State NigeriaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: The results from this study showed that both the forest and the savannah dwelling groups of S. damnosum s.l. were caught biting in the study area. This could have implications on the transmission and epidemiology of human onchocerciasis if not monitored. (Source: Parasites and Vectors)
Source: Parasites and Vectors - November 16, 2009 Category: Microbiology Authors: Akinola OluwoleUwem EkpoChiedu MafianaClement AdeofunOlufunmilayo Idowu Source Type: journals

A luciferase based viability assay for ATP detection in 384- well format for high throughput whole cell screening of Trypanosoma brucei brucei bloodstream form strain 427Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Due to the reproducibility and sensitivity of this assay it is recommended for potential HTS application. As it is commercially available this assay can also be utilised in many laboratories for both large and small scale screening. (Source: Parasites and Vectors)
Source: Parasites and Vectors - November 12, 2009 Category: Microbiology Authors: Melissa SykesVicky Avery Source Type: journals

Human cases of simultaneous echinococcosis and tuberculosis - significance and extent in ChinaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
During analysis of retrospective community survey data, we identified two patients from Xiji County, south Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region with simultaneous echinococcosis and tuberculosis (TB), representing the first such reports for China. As the echinococcosis chronicity increased, the immune profile in both subjects changed from a Th1 to Th2 response, as shown by a TB skin test, originally positive, becoming negative. Such an elevated Th2 immune profile, with subsequent suppression of the Th1 immune response, is a common feature of chronic helminth infections. Given the difficulties in definitive diagnosis, and the poten...
Source: Parasites and Vectors - November 4, 2009 Category: Microbiology Authors: Yu Rong YangDarren GrayMagda EllisShun Kun YangPhilip CraigDonald McManus Source Type: journals

Isolation and preservation of schistosome eggs and larvae in RNAlater facilitates genetic profiling of individualsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Although field-sampling procedures to capture gDNA from individual schistosome larval stages directly from their natural hosts exist, they do pose some technical and logistical challenges hampering certain epidemiological studies. The aim of this study was to develop, refine and evaluate an alternative methodology, which enables better preservation of large numbers of individual schistosome larval stages and eggs collected in low resource endemic areas, to provide PCR-quality DNA for multi-locus genetic analysis. The techniques reported here present simple and effective short-term field and long-term laboratory preservatio...
Source: Parasites and Vectors - October 22, 2009 Category: Microbiology Authors: Bonnie Webster Source Type: journals

Review of "Primate Parasite Ecology: The dynamics and study of host-parasite relationships" by Michael A. Huffman and Colin A. Chapman (Eds.)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Book review of "Primate Parasite Ecology: The dynamics and study of host-parasite relationships" by Michael A. Huffman and Colin A. Chapman (Eds.) (Source: Parasites and Vectors)
Source: Parasites and Vectors - October 15, 2009 Category: Microbiology Authors: George Poinar Source Type: journals

Massive encapsulation of larval Anguillicoloides crassus in the intestinal wall of Japanese eelsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Under high infective pressure a large percentage of L3 larvae of A. crassus coming from the gut lumen are eliminated by the natural host within its intestinal tissue. It is possible to reproduce this condition in sophisticated infection experiments. We provide a fast, easy and reliable PCR-based method for identification of encapsulated swimbladder parasites. (Source: Parasites and Vectors)
Source: Parasites and Vectors - October 14, 2009 Category: Microbiology Authors: Emanuel HeitlingerDominik LaetschUrszula WeclawskiYu-San HanHorst Taraschewski Source Type: journals

Blood feeding by the Rocky Mountain spotted fever vector, Dermacentor andersoni, induces interleukin-4 expression by cognate antigen responding CD4 + T cellsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: This is the first report of the influence of a metastriate tick on the cytokine profile of antigen specific CD4+ T cells. Blood feeding by D. andersoni pathogen-free nymphs or intradermal injection of salivary gland extracts programs influenza hemagglutinin influenza peptide specific TCR transgenic CD4+ T cells to express IL-4. (Source: Parasites and Vectors)
Source: Parasites and Vectors - October 7, 2009 Category: Microbiology Authors: Venkata BoppanaSaravanan ThangamaniFrancisco Alarcon-ChaidezAdam AdlerStephen Wikel Source Type: journals

Review of "Fish diseases, Volumes 1 and 2." by Jorge C. Eiras, Helmut Segner, Thomas Wahli and G.B. KapoorEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Book review of "Fish diseases, Volumes 1 and 2." by J. C. Eiras, H. Segner, T. Wahli and G.B. Kapoor. (Source: Parasites and Vectors)
Source: Parasites and Vectors - October 1, 2009 Category: Microbiology Authors: E Tellervo Valtonen Source Type: journals

The control of hookworm infection in ChinaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Although the prevalence of hookworm infection has fallen significantly in the last 15 years in China, the current strategy for controlling hookworm infections still needs to be strengthened along with the three-pronged approach, e.g. distributing anthelmintic drugs in schools and undertaking large-scale of hookworm deworming, improving water supplies and sanitation, and proper health education. (Source: Parasites and Vectors)
Source: Parasites and Vectors - September 23, 2009 Category: Microbiology Authors: Qi ZhengYing ChenHao-Bing ZhangJia-Xu ChenXiao-Nong Zhou Source Type: journals

Intraclonal mating occurs during tsetse transmission of Trypanosoma bruceiEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: We have demonstrated intraclonal mating during fly transmission of T. b. brucei, contrary to previous findings that recombination occurs only when another strain is present. It is thus no longer possible to assume that T. b. brucei remains genetically unaltered after fly transmission. (Source: Parasites and Vectors)
Source: Parasites and Vectors - September 20, 2009 Category: Microbiology Authors: Lori PeacockVanessa FerrisMick BaileyWendy Gibson Source Type: journals

Review of "Keys to the Nematode Parasites of Vertebrates. Archival Volume" by Roy C. Anderson, Alain G. Chabaud and Sheila Willmott (eds.)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Book review of "Keys to the Nematode Parasites of Vertebrates. Archival Volume" by Roy C. Anderson, Alain G. Chabaud and Sheila Willmott (eds.) (Source: Parasites and Vectors)
Source: Parasites and Vectors - September 16, 2009 Category: Microbiology Authors: Frantisek Moravec Source Type: journals

Ixodes ricinus ticks are reservoir hosts for Rickettsia helvetica and potentially carry flea-borne Rickettsia speciesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Besides R. helvetica, unexpected rickettsiae are found in I. ricinus ticks. We propose that I. ricinus is a major reservoir host for R. helvetica, and that vertebrate hosts play important roles in the further geographical dispersion of rickettsiae. (Source: Parasites and Vectors)
Source: Parasites and Vectors - September 3, 2009 Category: Microbiology Authors: Hein SprongPeter WielingaManoj FonvilleChantal ReuskenAfke BrandenburgFred BorgsteedeCor GaasenbeekJoke van der Giessen Source Type: journals

Community-directed delivery of doxycycline for the treatment of onchocerciasis in areas of co-endemicity with loiasis in CameroonEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: This study indicates that when empowered the community health implementers can successfully deliver doxycycline for six weeks for the treatment of onchocerciasis in areas of co-endemicity with loiasis. The therapeutic coverage and the compliance treatment rate achieved in this study coupled to the known efficacy of doxycycline on O. volvulus, are indicators that the strategy involving the mass administration of doxycycline can be used to control onchocerciasis in those areas of co-endemicity with loiasis where ivermectin may be contraindicated. (Source: Parasites and Vectors)
Source: Parasites and Vectors - August 26, 2009 Category: Microbiology Authors: Samuel WanjiNicholas TendongforTheolbald NjiMathias EsumJulius NgwaArmand NkwescheuFifen AlassaGeremy KamnangPeter EnyongMark TaylorAchim HoeraufDavid Taylor Source Type: journals

Integration of irradiation with cytoplasmic incompatibility to facilitate a lymphatic filariasis vector elimination approachEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: An irradiation dose of 40 Gy is sufficient to cause female sterility, but has no observed negative effect on male fitness. The results support further development of this approach as a preventative measure against accidental population replacement. (Source: Parasites and Vectors)
Source: Parasites and Vectors - August 13, 2009 Category: Microbiology Authors: Corey BrelsfoardWilliam St. ClairStephen Dobson Source Type: journals

Transcriptome analysis of Taenia solium cysticerci using Open Reading Frame ESTs (ORESTES)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: The set of sequences described here will contribute to deciphering the expression profile of this important parasite and will be informative for the genome assembly and annotation, as well as for studies of intra- and inter-specific sequence variability. Genes of interest for developing new diagnostic and therapeutic tools are described and discussed. (Source: Parasites and Vectors)
Source: Parasites and Vectors - July 30, 2009 Category: Microbiology Authors: Carolina AlmeidaPatricia StocoGlauber WagnerThais SinceroGianinna RotavaEthel Bayer-SantosJuliana RodriguesMaisa SperandioAntonio MaiaElida OjopiArnaldo ZahaHenrique FerreiraKevin TylerAlberto DavilaEdmundo GrisardEmmanuel Dias-Neto Source Type: journals

Differential expression of Aedes aegypti salivary transcriptome upon blood feedingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Saliva of Aedes aegypti contains a complex array of proteins essential for both blood feeding and pathogen transmission. A large numbers of those proteins are classified as unknown in regard to their function(s). Understanding the dynamic interactions at the mosquito-host interface can be achieved in part by characterizing mosquito salivary gland gene expression relative to blood feeding. Towards this end, we developed an oligonucleotide microarray representing 463 transcripts to determine differential regulation of salivary gland genes. This microarray was used to investigate the temporal gene expression pattern of Ae. ae...
Source: Parasites and Vectors - July 23, 2009 Category: Microbiology Authors: Saravanan ThangamaniStephen Wikel Source Type: journals

Malaria ookinetes exhibit multiple markers for apoptosis-like programmed cell death in vitroEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: We have confirmed previous reports that Plasmodium ookinetes display multiple signs that suggest they die by a mechanism resembling apoptosis. This occurs in vivo and in vitro without experimental application of triggers. Our findings support the hypothesis that non-necrotic mechanisms of cell death evolved before the advent of multicellular organisms. (Source: Parasites and Vectors)
Source: Parasites and Vectors - July 14, 2009 Category: Microbiology Authors: Shashini ArambageKaren GrantIan PardoLisa Ranford-CartwrightHilary Hurd Source Type: journals

Experimental evaluation of insecticidal paints against Triatoma infestans (Hemiptera: Reduviidae), under natural climatic conditions.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: The organophosphate- and pyrethroid-based insecticidal paints showed a very long residual activity on the mortality of fourth instar nymphs of T infestans, compared with the traditional spraying technique used for the application of pyrethroid insecticides in peridomestic structures of rural houses in the endemic region for Chagas disease in the Gran Chaco of Argentina. The application of the paints by trained personnel of the vector control programmes could be considered as an alternative control tool in areas where the traditional methods have failed or showed low efficacy. (Source: Parasites and Vectors)
Source: Parasites and Vectors - July 7, 2009 Category: Microbiology Authors: Ivana AmelottiSilvia CatalaDavid Gorla Source Type: journals

Review of "Insect Pathogens: Molecular Approaches and Techniques" by S. P. Stock, J. Vandenberg, I. Glazer and N. BoemareEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Review of "Insect Pathogens: Molecular Approaches and Techniques" by S. P. Stock, J. Vandenberg, I. Glazer and N. Boemare (Source: Parasites and Vectors)
Source: Parasites and Vectors - June 30, 2009 Category: Microbiology Authors: Hilary Hurd Source Type: journals

Role of the domestic dog as a reservoir host of Leishmania donovani in eastern SudanEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In this study, 87 dogs were screened for infection by Leishmania donovani. Blood and lymph node samples were taken from 87 and 33 dogs respectively and subsequently screened by the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) and Direct Agglutination Test (DAT) test. Additional lymph node smears were processed for microscopy and parasite culture. Host preference of the visceral leishmaniasis (VL) vector in the area, Phlebotomus orientalis, and other sandflies for the Nile rat (Arvicanthis niloticus, E. Geoffrey, 1803), the genet (Genetta genetta, Linnaeus, 1758), the mongoose (Herpeistes ichneumon, Linnaeus, 1758), and the domestic dog...
Source: Parasites and Vectors - June 16, 2009 Category: Microbiology Authors: Mo'awia HassanOmran OsmanFathi El-Raba'aHenk SchalligDia-Eldin Elnaiem Source Type: journals

Review of "Molecular Mechanisms of Parasite Invasion" by Barbara A. Burleigh and Dominique Soldati-FavreEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Intracellular parasites must enter the host cell, overcome its innate cellular defences and divert nutritional resources. Mechanisms vary from parasite to parasite but some aspects are common - this book enables comparison, highlighting similarities and differences in mechanisms between parasites. (Source: Parasites and Vectors)
Source: Parasites and Vectors - May 5, 2009 Category: Microbiology Authors: Kevin M. Tyler Source Type: journals

Review of "Spatial Analysis in Epidemiology" by D.U. Pfeiffer, T.P. Robinson, M. Stevenson, K. B. Stevens, D.J. Rogers and A.C.A. ClementsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A book review of "Spatial Analysis in Epidemiology" by D.U. Pfeiffer, T.P. Robinson, M. Stevenson, K. B. Stevens, D.J. Rogers and A.C.A. Clements (Source: Parasites and Vectors)
Source: Parasites and Vectors - April 29, 2009 Category: Microbiology Authors: Maria-Gloria Basanez Source Type: journals

Communities of gastrointestinal helminths of fish in historically connected habitats: habitat fragmentation effect in a carnivorous catfish Pelteobagrus fulvidraco from seven lakes in flood plain of the Yangtze River, ChinaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: The similarity in the helminth communities of this fish in the flood-plain lakes may be attributed to the historical connection of these habitats and to the completion of the life-cycles of this fish as well as the helminth species within the investigated habitats. The diversity and the digenean majority in the helminth communities can be related to the diet of this fish, and to the lacustrine and macrophytic characters of the habitats. The lake isolation from the river had little detectable effect on the helminth communities of the catfish in flood-plain lakes of the Yangtze River. The low similarities in hel...
Source: Parasites and Vectors - April 27, 2009 Category: Microbiology Authors: Wen X Li, Pin Nie, Gui T Wang and Wei J Yao Source Type: journals

Interaction of hookworm 14-3-3 with the forkhead transcription factor DAF-16 requires intact Akt phosphorylation sitesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: The results indicate that Ac-FTT-2 interacts with DAF-16 in a phosphorylation-site dependent manner, and suggests that Ac-FTT-2 mediates activation of L3 by binding Ac-DAF-16 during hookworm infection. (Source: Parasites and Vectors)
Source: Parasites and Vectors - April 24, 2009 Category: Microbiology Authors: Joshua E. Kiss, Xin Gao, Joseph M. Krepp and John M. Hawdon Source Type: journals

Nitric oxide production by Biomphalaria glabrata haemocytes: effects of Schistosoma mansoni ESPs and regulation through the extracellular signal-regulated kinase pathwayEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: S. mansoni ESPs differentially influence intracellular NO levels in susceptible and resistant B. glabrata haemocytes, possibly through modulation of the ERK signalling pathway. Such effects might facilitate survival of S. mansoni in its intermediate host. (Source: Parasites and Vectors)
Source: Parasites and Vectors - April 22, 2009 Category: Microbiology Authors: Zahida Zahoor, Angela J Davies, Ruth S Kirk, David Rollinson and Anthony J Walker Source Type: journals

Multi-function oxidases are responsible for the synergistic interactions occurring between repellents and insecticides in mosquitoesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: These findings are of great interest for the implementation of "combination nets" in the field. They support the need to combine insecticide with repellent to overcome insecticide resistance in mosquitoes of public health importance. (Source: Parasites and Vectors)
Source: Parasites and Vectors - April 16, 2009 Category: Microbiology Authors: Julien Bonnet, Cedric Pennetier, Stephane Duchon, Bruno Lapied and Vincent Corbel Source Type: journals

Review of "Acanthamoeba: Biology and Pathogenesis" by Naveed Ahmed KhanEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Book review of " Acanthamoeba: Biology and Pathogenesis " by Naveed Ahmed Khan (Source: Parasites and Vectors)
Source: Parasites and Vectors - March 28, 2009 Category: Microbiology Authors: Fiona L Henriquez Source Type: journals

Review of " Acanthamoeba: Biology and Pathogenesis " by Naveed Ahmed KhanEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Book review of " Acanthamoeba: Biology and Pathogenesis " by Naveed Ahmed Khan (Source: Parasites and Vectors)
Source: Parasites and Vectors - March 28, 2009 Category: Microbiology Authors: Fiona L Henriquez Source Type: journals

Loop-mediated isothermal amplification applied to filarial parasites detection in the mosquito vectors: Dirofilaria immitis as a study modelEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Due to its simplicity, sensitivity, and reliability, LAMP is suggested as an appropriate diagnostic method for routine diagnosis of mosquito vectors carrying filarial parasites. This method can be applied to the survey of not only canine filariasis but also lymphatic filariasis, another major public health problem. Therefore, this method offers great promise as a useful diagnostic method for filarial parasite detection in endemic filariasis regions. (Source: Parasites and Vectors)
Source: Parasites and Vectors - March 15, 2009 Category: Microbiology Authors: Hiroka Aonuma, Aya Yoshimura, Namal Perera, Naoaki Shinzawa, Hironori Bando, Sugao Oshiro, Bryce Nelson, Shinya Fukumoto and Hirotaka Kanuka Source Type: journals

Review of "Environmental factors and malaria transmission risk: Modelling the risk in a holoendemic area of Burkina Faso" by Yazoume Ye, Osman Sankoh, Bocar Kouyate and Rainer SauerbornEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Book review of 'Environmental factors and malaria transmission risk: Modelling the risk in a holoendemic area of Burkina Faso' by Yazoume Ye, Osman Sankoh, Bocar Kouyate and Rainer Sauerborn (Source: Parasites and Vectors)
Source: Parasites and Vectors - March 11, 2009 Category: Microbiology Authors: Bart GJ Knols Source Type: journals

Efficacy of Amitraz plus Metaflumizone for the treatment of canine demodicosis associated with Malassezia pachydermatisEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This case reports the efficacy of metaflumizone plus amitraz spot-on formulation (ProMeris Duo; Fort Dodge) against generalized demodectic mange. A two year-old male dog presented at clinical examination with poor general condition, diffused alopecia, crusted lesions, pruritus, skin scales and pustules. Demodex mites, Malassezia pachydermatis yeasts and bacteria were diagnosed. The dog was treated with cephalexin and topically with metaflumizone plus amitraz spot-on formulation at two weeks intervals until two consecutive skin scrapings resulted negative for mites. The number of adult mites statistically decreased at follo...
Source: Parasites and Vectors - March 5, 2009 Category: Microbiology Authors: Viviana D Tarallo, Riccardo P Lia, Mariateresa Sasanelli, Claudia Cafarchia and Domenico Otranto Source Type: journals

Description of an early Cretaceous termite (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae) and its associated intestinal protozoa, with comments on their co-evolutionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: This represents the earliest fossil record of mutualism between microorganisms and animals and the first descriptions of protists from a fossil termite. Discovering the same orders, families and possibly genera of protists that occur today in Early Cretaceous kalotermitids shows considerable behaviour and morphological stability of both host and protists. The possible significance of protist cysts associated with the fossil termite is discussed in regards the possibility that coprophagy, as well as proctodeal trophallaxis, was a method by which some termite protozoa were transferred intrastadially and intergen...
Source: Parasites and Vectors - February 18, 2009 Category: Microbiology Authors: George O Poinar Source Type: journals

Spatial epidemiology in zoonotic parasitic diseases: insights gained at the 1st International Symposium on Geospatial Health in Lijiang, China, 2007Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The objective was to review progress made with the application of spatial techniques on zoonotic parasitic diseases, particularly in Southeast Asia. The symposium featured 71 presentations covering soil-transmitted and water-borne helminth infections, as well as arthropod-borne diseases such as leishmaniasis, malaria and lymphatic filariasis. The work made public at this occasion is briefly summarized here to highlight the advances made and to put forth research priorities in this area. Approaches such as geographical information systems (GIS), global positioning systems (GPS) and remote sensing (RS), including spatial sta...
Source: Parasites and Vectors - February 4, 2009 Category: Microbiology Authors: Xiao-Nong Zhou, Shan Lv, Guo-Jing Yang, Thomas K Kristensen, Robert Bergquist, Jurg Utzinger and John B Malone Source Type: journals

Review of "Keys to the Trematoda. Vol. 3" by Rodney A. Bray, David I. Gibson and Arlene Jones (eds.)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Book review of "Keys to the Trematoda. Vol. 3" by Rodney A. Bray, David I. Gibson and Arlene Jones (eds.) (Source: Parasites and Vectors)
Source: Parasites and Vectors - January 29, 2009 Category: Microbiology Authors: Aneta Kostadinova Source Type: journals

Onchocerciasis control: vision for the future from a Ghanian perspectiveEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This report summarises a meeting held in Ghana to set the research agenda for future onchocerciasis control. The aim of this workshop was to define the research priorities for alternative drug and treatment regimes and control strategies to treat populations with existing evidence of suboptimal responsiveness and define research priorities for future control strategies in the event of the development of widespread ivermectin resistance. (Source: Parasites and Vectors)
Source: Parasites and Vectors - January 21, 2009 Category: Microbiology Authors: Mark J Taylor, Kwablah Awadzi, Maria-Gloria Basanez, Nana Biritwum, Daniel Boakye, Boakye Boatin, Moses Bockarie, Thomas S Churcher, Alex Debrah, Geoffrey Edwards, Achim Hoerauf, Sabine Mand, Graham Matthews, Mike Osei-Atweneboana, Roger K Prichard, Samue Source Type: journals

Protein expression profile of Gasterophilus intestinalis larvae causing horse gastric myiasis and characterization of horse immune reactionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: This work provides further information into the understanding of the interaction between G. intestinalis and their host and by contributing novel scheme of the proteomic profile of the main larval stages. (Source: Parasites and Vectors)
Source: Parasites and Vectors - January 8, 2009 Category: Microbiology Authors: Liselore Roelfstra, Cornelia A. Deeg, Stefanie M. Hauck, Christina Buse, Mathieu Membrez, Bruno Betschart and Kurt Pfister Source Type: journals

Phlebotomus (Euphlebotomus) barguesae n. sp. from Thailand (Diptera - Psychodidae)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: The new species described in the present study has smooth spermathecae. This original morphology opens a discussion on the heterogeneity of this subgenus. (Source: Parasites and Vectors)
Source: Parasites and Vectors - January 8, 2009 Category: Microbiology Authors: Jerome Depaquit, Frederique Muller and Nicole Leger Source Type: journals

Review of "Ticks: Biology, Disease and Control" by Alan Bowman & Patricia Nuttall (eds.)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Book review of "Ticks: Biology, Disease and Control" by Alan Bowman & Patricia Nuttall (eds.) (Source: Parasites and Vectors)
Source: Parasites and Vectors - January 5, 2009 Category: Microbiology Authors: Alan R. Walker Source Type: journals

A checklist of macroparasites of Liza haematocheila (Temminck & Schlegel) (Teleostei: Mugilidae)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Although the present checklist provides information that will facilitate future studies, the interesting question of macroparasite faunal diversity in L. haematocheila in its natural and introduced/invasive ranges cannot be dealt with the current data because of unreliability associated with the large number of non-documented and questionable records. This stresses the importance of data quality analysis in using host-parasite database and checklist data. (Source: Parasites and Vectors)
Source: Parasites and Vectors - December 31, 2008 Category: Microbiology Authors: Aneta Kostadinova Source Type: journals

Review of "Cryptosporidium and cryptosporidiosis" by Ronald Fayer and Lihua Xiao (eds.)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Book review of "Cryptosporidium and cryptosporidiosis" by Ronald Fayer and Lihua Xiao (eds.) (Source: Parasites and Vectors)
Source: Parasites and Vectors - December 30, 2008 Category: Microbiology Authors: Andrew Thompson Source Type: journals

Comparative evaluation of three PCR based diagnostic assays for the detection of pathogenic trypanosomes in cattle bloodEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study compares three PCR based diagnostic assays and assesses the agreement of these three asaays by screening 103 cattle blood samples randomly collected from trypanosome endemic areas in western Kenya. The nested ITS based PCR, the single ITS based PCR and the species specific PCR detected 28.1%, 26.2% and 10.7% of the samples respectively as positive for trypanosome infection. Nested ITS and single ITS PCR's picked 3.8% and 1.9% as mixed infections respectively. Cohen kappa statistic used to compare agreements beyond chance between the assays showed highest degree of agreement (0.6) between the two ITS based tests,...
Source: Parasites and Vectors - December 24, 2008 Category: Microbiology Authors: Samuel M Thumbi, Francis A McOdimba, Reuben O Mosi and Joseph O Jung'a Source Type: journals

Variable spikes in tick-borne encephalitis incidence in 2006 independent of variable tick abundance but related to weatherEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: The data suggest that the TBE spike was not due to weather-induced variation in tick population dynamics. An alternative explanation, supported by qualitative reports and some data, involves human behavioural responses to weather favourable for outdoor recreational activities, including wild mushroom and berry harvest, differentially influenced by national cultural practices and economic constraints. (Source: Parasites and Vectors)
Source: Parasites and Vectors - December 9, 2008 Category: Microbiology Authors: Sarah E Randolph, Loreta Asokliene, Tatjana Avsic-Zupanc, Antra Bormane, Caroline Burri, Lise Gern, Irina Golovljova, Zdenek Hubalek, Natasa Knap, Maceij Kondrusik, Anne Kupca, Milan Pejcoch, Veera Vasilenko and Milda Zygutiene Source Type: journals

Longitudinal evaluation of Ocimum and other plants effects on the feeding behavioral response of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in the field in TanzaniaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: This study shows the potential of Ocimum suave and Ocimum kilimandscharicum crude extracts and whole plants of Ocimum suave, Ocimum kilimandscharicum, Azadirachta indica, Eucalyptus globules and Lantana camara for use in protecting against human biting while the burning of plants reduces significantly the indoor resting mosquitoes. (Source: Parasites and Vectors)
Source: Parasites and Vectors - October 22, 2008 Category: Microbiology Authors: Eliningaya J Kweka, Franklin W Mosha, Asanterabi Lowassa, Aneth M Mahande, Michael J Mahande, Charles P Massenga, Filemoni Tenu, Ester E Lyatuu, Michael A Mboya and Emmanuel A Temu Source Type: journals

Review of "Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology: Complete Work" by Mary Ann (Basinger) Maggenti, Armand R Maggenti and Scott Lyell GardnerEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article is a book review and does not contain an abstract (Source: Parasites and Vectors)
Source: Parasites and Vectors - October 14, 2008 Category: Microbiology Authors: Les Chappell Source Type: journals

Review of "Infectious Disease: a Scientific American reader."Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article is a book review and does not contain an abstract (Source: Parasites and Vectors)
Source: Parasites and Vectors - September 30, 2008 Category: Microbiology Authors: Chris Arme Source Type: journals

Review of "Infectious Disease: A Scientific American Reader"Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article is a book review and does not contain an abstract (Source: Parasites and Vectors)
Source: Parasites and Vectors - September 30, 2008 Category: Microbiology Authors: Chris Arme Source Type: journals

Efficacy of common laboratory disinfectants and heat on killing trypanosomatid parasitesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The disinfectants TriGene, bleach, ethanol and liquid hand soap, and water and temperature were tested for their ability to kill bloodstream forms of Trypanosoma brucei, epimastigotes of Trypanosoma rangeli and promastigotes of Leishmania major. A 5-min exposure to 0.2% TriGene, 0.1% liquid hand soap and 0.05% bleach (0.05% NaOCl) killed all three trypanosomatids. Ethanol and water destroyed the parasites within 5 min at concentrations of 15–17.5% and 80–90%, respectively. All three organisms were also killed when treated for 5 min at 50°C. The results indicate that the disinfectants, water and temperature treatment (...
Source: Parasites and Vectors - September 22, 2008 Category: Microbiology Authors: Xia Wang, Momodou Jobe, Kevin M Tyler and Dietmar Steverding Source Type: journals

Giardia assemblage A: human genotype in muskoxen in the Canadian ArcticEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
As part of an ongoing program assessing the biodiversity and impacts of parasites in Arctic ungulates we examined 72 fecal samples from muskoxen on Banks Island, Northwest Territories, Canada for Giardia and Cryptosporidium. Cryptosporidium spp. were not detected, but 21% of the samples were positive for Giardia. Sequencing of four isolates of Giardia demonstrated G. duodenalis, Assemblage A, a zoonotic genotype. (Source: Parasites and Vectors)
Source: Parasites and Vectors - September 22, 2008 Category: Microbiology Authors: Susan J Kutz, RC Andrew Thompson, Lydden Polley, Kami Kandola, John Nagy, Caroline M Wielinga and Brett T Elkin Source Type: journals