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  1. Cats are now recognized as competent hosts for Leishmania infantum and a blood source for sand fly vectors. Although canine leishmaniosis (CanL) is endemic in Mediterranean Basin countries, large-scale epidemiolo...

    Authors: Mariaelisa Carbonara, Roberta Iatta, Guadalupe Miró, Ana Montoya, Giovanni Benelli, Jairo Alfonso Mendoza-Roldan, Elias Papadopoulos, Clara Lima, Emilie Bouhsira, Yaarit Nachum-Biala, Nicola Decaro, Bettina Schunack, Gad Baneth and Domenico Otranto
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2024 17:346
  2. Bartonella spp. infect a variety of vertebrates throughout the world, with generally high prevalence. Several Bartonella spp. are known to cause diverse clinical manifestations in humans and have been recognized ...

    Authors: Ying Bai, Kristin L. McClung, Lynn M. Osikowicz, Sarah Maes and Rebecca J. Eisen
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2024 17:345
  3. Mosquito-borne diseases, such as malaria, dengue, Zika and chikungunya, pose significant public health threats in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide. To mitigate the impact of these diseases on human h...

    Authors: Jesús Alejandro Aguilar-Durán, Gabriel L. Hamer, Filiberto Reyes-Villanueva, Nadia Angélica Fernández-Santos, Sergio Uriegas-Camargo, Luis Mario Rodríguez-Martínez, José Guillermo Estrada-Franco and Mario Alberto Rodríguez-Pérez
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2024 17:344
  4. Aedes albopictus is catalogued as one of the 100 most dangerous species worldwide. Native to Asia, the species has drastically increased its distribution range, reaching all continents except Antarctica. The pres...

    Authors: Josué Martínez-de la Puente, Sergio Magallanes, Mikel Alexander González, María José Ruiz-López, Ramón C. Soriguer, Francisco Caceres, Santiago Ruiz and Jordi Figuerola
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2024 17:343
  5. Artemisinin (ART) analogs, such as dihydroartemisinin, arteether, artemether, and artesunate, all featuring an endoperoxide bridge, have demonstrated efficacy against schistosomiasis. Artemisitene (ATT), which...

    Authors: Meng-Ke Liu, Xu-Yang Chen, Juan-Juan Tang, Zhi-Peng Liu, Gui-Ying Lin, Jun-Ling Cai, Zuo-Ming Chen, Yu-Yun Yan, Xiao-Fang Ji, Zhong-Jin Yang and Zi Li
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2024 17:342
  6. Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) is a zoonotic mosquito-borne virus with serious implications for livestock health, human health, and the economy in Africa, and is suspected to be endemic in north-eastern KwaZul...

    Authors: Takalani I. Makhanthisa, Milehna M. Guarido, Alan Kemp, Jacqueline Weyer, Melinda K. Rostal, William B. Karesh and Peter N. Thompson
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2024 17:341
  7. The Gran Chaco ecoregion is a well-known hotspot of several neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) including Chagas disease, soil-transmitted helminthiasis and multiparasitic infections. Interspecific interactions...

    Authors: Gustavo Fabián Enriquez, Natalia Paula Macchiaverna, Graciela Garbossa, Luz Piedad Quebrada Palacio, Bárbara Leonor Ojeda, Jacqueline Bua, María Sol Gaspe, Rubén Cimino, Ricardo Esteban Gürtler, Miriam Postan and Marta Victoria Cardinal
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2024 17:340
  8. Culicoides midges have been well-studied in Spain, particularly over the last 20 years, mainly because of their role as vectors of arboviral diseases that affect livestock. Most studies on Culicoides are conducte...

    Authors: Mikel Alexander González, Sergio Magallanes, Daniel Bravo-Barriga, Victor Sarto i Monteys, Josué Martínez-de la Puente and Jordi Figuerola
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2024 17:338
  9. Theileria haneyi is one of the three known causative agents of equine piroplasmosis. While imidocarb is generally effective in the clearance of the highly pathogenic Theileria equi, it is ineffective in the treat...

    Authors: Cynthia K. Onzere, Amany Hassan, Kelly Sears, Lowell S. Kappmeyer, Nicolas F. Villarino, Lindsay M. Fry and Reginaldo G. Bastos
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2024 17:337
  10. Giardiasis, caused by the protozoan parasite Giardia intestinalis, often presents a treatment challenge, particularly in terms of resistance to metronidazole. Despite extensive research, markers for metronidazole...

    Authors: Vlasta Korenková, Filip Weisz, Aneta Perglerová, Simone M. Cacciò, Eva Nohýnková and Pavla Tůmová
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2024 17:336
  11. Taenia multiceps coenurosis is endemic in sheep from various regions worldwide. Dogs, the key hosts, shed T. multiceps eggs in their feces contaminating the pasture, and lambs are mostly infected during their fir...

    Authors: I. Abbas, C. Tamponi, G. Madau, L. Cavallo, A. Varcasia and A. Scala
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2024 17:335
  12. Vector control based on indoor residual spraying (IRS) is one of the main components of the visceral leishmaniasis (VL) elimination programme in India. Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) was used for IRS un...

    Authors: Mojca Kristan, Carlamarita Hazelgrove, Kundan Kumar, Ashish Kumar, Vijay Kumar, Pradeep Das, Emma Collins, Miguella Mark-Carew, Susana Campino and Mary Cameron
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2024 17:334
  13. Dogs are considered the main domestic animals that may be a reservoir for Leishmania infantum, the agent of zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis (ZVL) in several countries of the world. The dog may host other Leishman...

    Authors: Maria Paola Maurelli, Lilia Zribi, Nour El Houda Ben Fayala, Valentina Foglia Manzillo, Ines Balestrino, Noureddine Hamdi, Aida Bouratbine, Manuela Gizzarelli, Laura Rinaldi, Karim Aoun and Gaetano Oliva
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2024 17:333
  14. Sleeping sickness (gambiense human African trypanosomiasis, gHAT) is a vector-borne disease targeted for global elimination of transmission (EoT) by 2030. There are, however, unknowns that have the potential to h...

    Authors: Ronald E. Crump, Maryam Aliee, Samuel A. Sutherland, Ching-I Huang, Emily H. Crowley, Simon E. F. Spencer, Matt J. Keeling, Chansy Shampa, Erick Mwamba Miaka and Kat S. Rock
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2024 17:332
  15. Aedes aegypti (L.) is the main vector of dengue, yellow fever, Zika, and chikungunya viruses in many parts of the world, impacting millions of people worldwide each year. Insecticide-based interventions have been...

    Authors: Paula V. Gonzalez, Aline C. Loureiro, Andrea Gómez-Bravo, Paola Castillo, Manuel Espinosa, José F. Gil, Ademir J. Martins and Laura V. Harburguer
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2024 17:331
  16. Aedes albopictus is an important vector for pathogens such as dengue, Zika, and chikungunya viruses. While insecticides is the mainstay for mosquito control, their widespread and excessive use has led to the incr...

    Authors: Yingbo Sun, Tingting Li, Guofa Zhou, Yunfei Zhou, Yuhong Wu, Jiabao Xu, Jiarong Chen, Saifeng Zhong, Daibin Zhong, Rui Liu, Gang Lu and Yiji Li
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2024 17:330
  17. Identifying mosquito vectors is crucial for controlling diseases. Automated identification studies using the convolutional neural network (CNN) have been conducted for some urban mosquito vectors but not yet f...

    Authors: Taís Oliveira de Araújo, Vinicius Lima de Miranda and Rodrigo Gurgel-Gonçalves
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2024 17:329
  18. Chicken coccidiosis is an intracellular parasitic disease that presents major challenges to the development of the commercial poultry industry. Perennial drug selective pressure has led to the multi-drug resis...

    Authors: Tiantian Geng, Xiaodie Ruan, Ying Xie, Bang Shen, Rui Fang, Junlong Zhao and Yanqin Zhou
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2024 17:327
  19. Analyses of the temporal distribution of mosquitoes are presented in statistical charts, but it is difficult to prove in statistics whether differences in peak periods exist among different years or habitats. ...

    Authors: Binghui Li, Qiqi Fu, Yiqing Huang, Qintong Sun, Chunchun Zhao, Xiaofang Ma and Yantao Liu
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2024 17:325
  20. In endemic areas, Leishmania infantum and feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) co-infection occurs in cats, and may favour a progressive course of feline leishmaniosis. Abnormalities in serum protein fractions hav...

    Authors: Giulia Donato, Tiziana Caspanello, Alessandra Caprì, Massimo De Majo, Nicola Maria Iannelli, Flavia Rosace, Federica Bruno, Germano Castelli, Maria Grazia Pennisi and Marisa Masucci
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2024 17:324
  21. Leishmaniasis, caused by Leishmania spp. parasites, is an important zoonotic disease globally, posing severe threats to humans and animals. In the absence of effective vaccines, reliable serological diagnostic me...

    Authors: Xiangjun Zhao, Licai Ma, Yipeng Jin, Herman W. Barkema, John P. Kastelic, Lu Wang, Kai Wen and Gang Liu
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2024 17:323
  22. Toxoplasma gondii is an opportunistic pathogenic protozoan that infects all warm-blooded animals, including humans, and causes zoonotic toxoplasmosis. The bradyzoite antigen 1 (BAG1), known as heat-shock protein ...

    Authors: Weiling Wu, Qiqi Chen, Weihao Zou, Jiating Chen, Di Zhu, Huijing Yang, Lishan Ouyang, Xiaojun Liu and Hongjuan Peng
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2024 17:322
  23. Urogenital schistosomiasis is caused by the parasitic trematode Schistosoma haematobium. Sensitive and specific point-of-care diagnostics are needed for elimination of this disease. Recombinase polymerase amplifi...

    Authors: Owain Donnelly, Silvia Mesquita, John Archer, Said M. Ali, Zikmund Bartonicek, Elena B. Lugli and Bonnie L. Webster
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2024 17:321
  24. Biological invasions pose risks to the normal functioning of ecosystems by altering the structure and composition of several communities. Molluscs stand out as an extensively studied group given their long his...

    Authors: Antonio A. Vázquez, Elodie Chapuis, Jorge Sánchez, Pilar Alda, Dominique Faugère, Mónica Sánchez, Léa Souq, Joaquín López-Soriano, Sergio Quiñonero-Salgado, Nicolás Bonel, Jean-Pierre Pointier, Annia Alba and Sylvie Hurtrez-Boussès
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2024 17:320
  25. Southeast Asia is regarded as a hotspot for the diversity of ixodid ticks. In this geographical region, Vietnam extends through both temperate and tropical climate zones and therefore has a broad range of tick...

    Authors: Sándor Hornok, Róbert Farkas, Ngoc Nhu Duong, Jenő Kontschán, Nóra Takács, Gergő Keve, Duan Ngoc Pham and Thanh Thi Ha Dao
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2024 17:319
  26. Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is understudied in sub-Saharan Africa. The epidemiology of CL is determined by the species involved in its transmission. Our objectives were to systematically review available data...

    Authors: Romain Blaizot, Gregoire Pasquier, Abdoulaye Kassoum Kone, Alexandre Duvignaud and Magalie Demar
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2024 17:318
  27. The primary pathogenic mechanism of schistosomiasis-associated liver fibrosis involves the deposition of schistosome eggs, leading to the formation of liver egg granulomas and subsequent liver fibrosis. Hepati...

    Authors: Ping Huang, Jing Xu, Suqin Jiang, Yanan Zhang, Xinyi Wang, Chunrong Xiong and Chaoming Xia
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2024 17:317
  28. The vast majority of vector-borne diseases in the USA are associated with mosquitoes or ticks. Mosquito control is often conducted as part of community programs run by publicly-funded entities. By contrast, ti...

    Authors: James C. Burtis, Erik Foster, Rebecca J. Eisen and Lars Eisen
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2024 17:316
  29. Hepatozoon fitzsimonsi (Dias, 1953) is a frequently found haemogregarine of southern African tortoises. At the time of this species’ reassignment from the genus Haemogregarina to Hepatozoon, developmental stages ...

    Authors: Lehlohonolo S. Mofokeng, Edward C. Netherlands, Nico J. Smit and Courtney A. Cook
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2024 17:314
  30. Canine acaricides with rapid onset and sustained activity can reduce pathogen transmission risk and enhance pet owner experience. This randomized, complete block design, investigator-masked study compared the ...

    Authors: Kathryn E. Reif, Todd M. Kollasch, Jacqueline C. Neilson, Brian H. Herrin, William G. Ryan, Marjorie C. Bell, Mallory S. Beltz, Michael W. Dryden, Jeba R. J. Jesudoss Chelladurai, Kamilyah R. Miller and Cameron J. Sutherland
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2024 17:313
  31. The parasitic protozoan Giardia duodenalis is an important cause of diarrheal disease in humans and animals that can be spread by fecal–oral transmission through water and the environment, posing a challenge to p...

    Authors: Qianming Zhao, Xiaodong Ning, Zhiguang Yue, Fuchun Jian, Dongliang Li, Jiashu Lang, Shunli Lu and Changshen Ning
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2024 17:312
  32. Gastrointestinal helminths are a very widespread group of intestinal parasites that can cause major health issues in their hosts, including severe illness or death. Traditional methods of helminth parasite ide...

    Authors: Madison L. Miller, Christopher Rota and Amy Welsh
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2024 17:311
  33. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) bottle bioassay is a commonly used susceptibility test for measuring insect response to insecticide exposure. However, inconsistencies and high variability ...

    Authors: Evah F. Peard, Calvin Luu, Kimberly J. Hageman, Rose Sepesy and Scott A. Bernhardt
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2024 17:310
  34. Lucilia cuprina (Wiedemann, 1830) (Diptera: Calliphoridae) is the main causative agent of flystrike of sheep in Australia and New Zealand. Female flies lay eggs in an open wound or natural orifice, and the develo...

    Authors: Juan P. Wulff, Paul V. Hickner, David W. Watson, Steven S. Denning, Esther J. Belikoff and Maxwell J. Scott
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2024 17:308
  35. Pyrethroid chemicals are one of the main acaricides used against ticks. Resistance to these chemicals has been reported to be associated with mutations in the voltage-gated sodium channel (VGSC) gene of the Rhipi...

    Authors: Na Jiang, Ting Xie, Chunfu Li, Rui Ma, Ai Gao, Mengyun Liu, Shurong Wang, Qingan Zhou, Xiankai Wei, Jian Li, Wei Hu and Xinyu Feng
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2024 17:307

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  36. The protective effectiveness of vector control in malaria relies on how the implemented tools overlap with mosquito species-specific compositions and bionomic traits. In Ethiopia, targeted entomological data e...

    Authors: Endashaw Esayas, Muluken Assefa, Adam Bennett, Edward Thomsen, Steven Gowelo, Elodie Vajda, Asefaw Getachew, Temesgen Ashine, Abebaw Yeshaneh, Fikregabrail Aberra Kassa, Mulugeta Demisse, Henry Ntuku, Hunduma Dinka, Lemu Golassa, Neil F. Lobo and Endalamaw Gadisa
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2024 17:306
  37. Chagas disease (CD), a neglected parasitic disease caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, poses a significant health threat in Latin America and has emerged globally because of human migration. Trypanosoma cruzi infects hu...

    Authors: Natália Dantas Fontes, Fernanda Lopes Habib, Leonardo Maia Leony, Natália Erdens Maron Freitas, Ângelo Antônio Oliveira Silva, Filipe Dantas-Torres, Kamila Gaudêncio da Silva Sales, Antônia Cláudia Jácome da Câmara, Vicente Toscano de Araújo-Neto, Leila Denise Alves Ferreira Amorim, Paola Alejandra Fiorani Celedon, Nilson Ivo Tonin Zanchin and Fred Luciano Neves Santos
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2024 17:305
  38. Malaria, a global health concern, is caused by parasites of the Plasmodium genus, which undergo gametogenesis in the midgut of mosquitoes after ingestion of an infected blood meal. The resulting male and female g...

    Authors: Kazuhiko Nakayama, Asako Haraguchi, Jun Hakozaki, Sakure Nakamura, Kodai Kusakisako and Hiromi Ikadai
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2024 17:304
  39. Malaria transmission is known to be perennial and heterogeneous in Benin. Studies assessing local malaria prevalence, transmission levels and vector characteristics are critical for designing, monitoring and e...

    Authors: Renaud Govoetchan, Augustin Fongnikin, Corneille Hueha, Juniace Ahoga, Chantal Boko, Thomas Syme, Riliwanou Issiakou, Abel Agbevo, Rock Aikpon, Graham Small, Janneke Snetselaar, Razaki Ossè, Filemon Tokponnon, Germain Gil Padonou and Corine Ngufor
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2024 17:303
  40. In recent years, Babesia and Bartonella species co-infections in patients with chronic, nonspecific illnesses have continued to challenge and change the collective medical understanding of “individual pathogen” v...

    Authors: Ricardo G. Maggi, Ana Cláudia Calchi, Charlotte O. Moore, Emily Kingston and Edward B. Breitschwerdt
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2024 17:302
  41. Soft ticks of the genus Ornithodoros are responsible for the maintenance and transmission of the African swine fever (ASF) virus in the sylvatic and domestic viral cycles in Southern Africa. They are also the mai...

    Authors: Florian Taraveau, David Bru, Carlos João Quembo and Hélène Jourdan-Pineau
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2024 17:301
  42. The widespread use of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) has significantly contributed to the reduction in malaria cases and deaths observed across Africa. Unfortunately, this control strategy is threatened by th...

    Authors: Pierre Marie Sovegnon, Romaric Akoton, Isaac J. Stopard, Thomas S. Churcher, Philip J. McCall, Hilary Ranson, Geraldine M. Foster and Luc Salako Djogbénou
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2024 17:300
  43. Toxoplasma gondii infection causes adverse pregnancy outcomes by affecting the expression of immunotolerant molecules in decidual immune cells. Galectin-9 (Gal-9) is widely expressed in decidual macrophages (dMφ)...

    Authors: Xiao Wang, Shuyan Wang, Xiaoyan Xu, Yuzhu Jiang, Liqin Ren, Haixia Zhang, Zhidan Li, Xianbing Liu, Xuemei Hu and Yushan Ren
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2024 17:299
  44. The population of South American camelids (SAC) has been steadily growing in Europe, where they are confronted with the regional endoparasite population of ruminants. As there are no anthelmintic drugs registe...

    Authors: Barbara Hinney, Sandra Wiedermann, Xenia Vaneev, Katharina Muhm, Anja Joachim and Thomas Wittek
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2024 17:296

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