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  1. Chagas' disease is caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi and is autochthonous to the Americas. Its distribution depends on triatomine bugs that are responsible for the transmission of the disease. In 2005, we...

    Authors: Hernán J Carrasco, Maikell Segovia, Juan C Londoño, Jaire Ortegoza, Marlenes Rodríguez and Clara E Martínez
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2014 7:602
  2. Theileria and Anaplasma are especially important emerging tick-borne pathogens of animals and humans. Molecular surveys and identification of the infectious agents in Mongolian gazelle, Procapra gutturosa are not...

    Authors: Youquan Li, Ze Chen, Zhijie Liu, Junlong Liu, Jifei Yang, Qian Li, Yaqiong Li, Qiaoyun Ren, Qingli Niu, Guiquan Guan, Jianxun Luo and Hong Yin
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2014 7:614
  3. Eicosanoids and sand fly saliva have a critical role in the Leishmania infection. Here, we evaluated the effect of Lutzomyia longipalpis salivary gland sonicate (SGS) on neutrophil and monocyte recruitment and ac...

    Authors: Théo Araújo-Santos, Deboraci Brito Prates, Jaqueline França-Costa, Nívea F Luz, Bruno B Andrade, José Carlos Miranda, Claudia I Brodskyn, Aldina Barral, Patrícia T Bozza and Valéria Matos Borges
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2014 7:601
  4. Malaria is the major parasitic disease worldwide caused by Plasmodium infection. The objective of integrated malaria control programs is to decrease malaria transmission, which needs specific tools to be accurate...

    Authors: Alexandra Marie, Philippe Holzmuller, Majoline T Tchioffo, Marie Rossignol, Edith Demettre, Martial Seveno, Vincent Corbel, Parfait Awono-Ambéné, Isabelle Morlais, Franck Remoue and Sylvie Cornelie
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2014 7:599
  5. Gyrodactylus salaris Malmberg, 1957 has had a devastating impact on wild Norwegian stocks of Atlantic salmon Salmo salar L., and it is the only Office International des Epizooties (OIE) listed parasitic pathogen ...

    Authors: Giuseppe Paladini, Haakon Hansen, Chris F Williams, Nick GH Taylor, Olga L Rubio-Mejía, Scott J Denholm, Sigurd Hytterød, James E Bron and Andrew P Shinn
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2014 7:576
  6. Haemogregarines comprise a large group of apicomplexan blood parasites. In 1996 all anuran haemogregarines still in the genus Haemogregarina Danilewsky, 1885 were reassigned to the genus Hepatozoon Miller, 1908. ...

    Authors: Edward C Netherlands, Courtney A Cook and Nico J Smit
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2014 7:552
  7. Nudix hydrolases (Nd) is a widespread superfamily, which is found in all classes of organism, hydrolyse a wide range of organic pyrophosphates and has a ‘housecleaning’ function. The previous study showed that Tr...

    Authors: Shao Rong Long, Zhong Quan Wang, Ruo Dan Liu, Li Na Liu, Ling Ge Li, Peng Jiang, Xi Zhang, Zi Fang Zhang, Hai Ning Shi and Jing Cui
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2014 7:600
  8. Following the first finding of Echinococcus multilocularis in Sweden in 2011, 2985 red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) were analysed by the segmental sedimentation and counting technique. This is a labour intensive method ...

    Authors: Mats Isaksson, Åsa Hagström, Maria Teresa Armua-Fernandez, Helene Wahlström, Erik Olof Ågren, Andrea Miller, Anders Holmberg, Morten Lukacs, Adriano Casulli, Peter Deplazes and Mikael Juremalm
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2014 7:583
  9. West Nile virus (WNV) infection is an emerging zoonotic disease caused by an RNA virus of the genus Flavivirus. WNV is preserved in the environment through cyclic transmission, with mosquitoes, particularly Culex

    Authors: Suria Marlina, Siti Fatimah Muhd Radzi, Rafidah Lani, Khor Chee Sieng, Nurul Farhana Abdul Rahim, Habibi Hassan, Chang Li-Yen, Sazaly AbuBakar and Keivan Zandi
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2014 7:597
  10. Visceral leishmaniasis (VL), also called Kala Azar (KA) or black fever in India, claims around 20,000 lives every year. Chemotherapy remains one of the most important tools in the control of VL. Current chemot...

    Authors: Neeloo Singh, Mitali Chatterjee and Shyam Sundar
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2014 7:596
  11. Most alphaviruses are arthropod-borne and utilize mosquitoes as vectors for transmission to susceptible vertebrate hosts. This ability to infect both mosquitoes and vertebrates is essential for maintenance of ...

    Authors: Farooq Nasar, Andrew D Haddow, Robert B Tesh and Scott C Weaver
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2014 7:595
  12. Phlebotomus orientalis feeds on a variety of wild and domestic animals and transmits Leishmania donovani from hitherto unknown reservoir hosts to humans in extra-domestic habitats in the Metema - Humera lowlands....

    Authors: Wossenseged Lemma, Habte Tekie, Ibrahim Abassi, Meshesha Balkew, Teshome Gebre-Michael, Alon Warburg and Asrat Hailu
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2014 7:594
  13. Synanthropic rats and mice share the same environment with humans and play an important role in epidemiology of toxoplasmosis; however, there is limited information about prevalence and genetic characterizatio...

    Authors: Chao Yan, Li-Jun Liang, Bei-Bei Zhang, Zhi-Long Lou, Hui-Feng Zhang, Xuan Shen, Yu-Qing Wu, Zi-Mu Wang, Ren-Xian Tang, Lin-Lin Fu and Kui-Yang Zheng
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2014 7:591
  14. Natural infection with a species of Angiostrongylus has been reported only once in wildcats from central Italy by Biocca in 1957. The causative species of this infection was identified as Angiostrongylus chabaudi

    Authors: Antonio Varcasia, Claudia Tamponi, Emanuele Brianti, Piera Angela Cabras, Roberta Boi, Anna Paola Pipia, Alessio Giannelli, Domenico Otranto and Antonio Scala
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2014 7:588
  15. Varestrongylus alces, a lungworm in Eurasian moose from Europe has been considered a junior synonym of Varestrongylus capreoli, in European roe deer, due to a poorly detailed morphological description and the abs...

    Authors: Guilherme G Verocai, Eric P Hoberg, Turid Vikøren, Kjell Handeland, Bjørnar Ytrehus, Andrew M Rezansoff, Rebecca K Davidson, John S Gilleard and Susan J Kutz
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2014 7:557
  16. A putative new species of Varestrongylus has been recently recognized in wild North American ungulates based on the ITS-2 sequences of larvae isolated from feces during a wide geographic survey. No taxonomic desc...

    Authors: Guilherme G Verocai, Susan J Kutz, Manon Simard and Eric P Hoberg
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2014 7:556
  17. Co-infection with S. mansoni and Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 (HIV-1) has been described in sub-Saharan Africa. However, few community-based studies have been conducted to assess the association between the two...

    Authors: Humphrey D Mazigo, David W Dunne, Shona Wilson, Safari M Kinung’hi, Angela Pinot de Moira, Frances M Jones, Domenica Morona and Fred Nuwaha
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2014 7:587
  18. In Brazil, the autochthonous transmission of extra-Amazonian malaria occurs mainly in areas of the southeastern coastal Atlantic Forest, where Anopheles cruzii is the primary vector. In these locations, the popul...

    Authors: Camila Lorenz, Tatiani Cristina Marques, Maria Anice Mureb Sallum and Lincoln Suesdek
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2014 7:581
  19. In 2011, a variant of West Nile virus Kunjin strain (WNVKUN) caused an unprecedented epidemic of neurological disease in horses in southeast Australia, resulting in almost 1,000 cases and a 9% fatality rate. We i...

    Authors: Andrew F van den Hurk, Sonja Hall-Mendelin, Cameron E Webb, Cindy S E Tan, Francesca D Frentiu, Natalie A Prow and Roy A Hall
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2014 7:586
  20. Strongyloides stercoralis can undergo an alternative autoinfective life cycle in the host, which, in some individuals can lead to a lethal infection. However, due to a number of factors, such as, the majority of ...

    Authors: Vitor Luís Tenório Mati, Pedro Raso and Alan Lane de Melo
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2014 7:579
  21. Phlebotomine sandflies are vectors of several pathogens with significant impact for public health. This study was conducted to investigate and characterize phlebovirus and Leishmania infections in vector sandflie...

    Authors: Koray Ergunay, Ozge Erisoz Kasap, Serra Orsten, Kerem Oter, Filiz Gunay, Ayse Zeynep Akkutay Yoldar, Ender Dincer, Bulent Alten and Aykut Ozkul
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2014 7:575
  22. Replication factor A (RPA) is a single-strand DNA binding protein involved in DNA replication, recombination and repair processes. It is composed by the subunits RPA-1, RPA-2 and RPA-3; the major DNA-binding a...

    Authors: Paola A Nocua, Cesar A Ramirez, George E Barreto, Janneth González, José M Requena and Concepción J Puerta
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2014 7:573
  23. Taxonomy that utilizes morphological characteristics has been the gold standard method to identify mosquito species. However, morphological identification is challenging when the expertise is limited and exter...

    Authors: Abigail Chan, Lee-Pei Chiang, Hapuarachchige C Hapuarachchi, Cheong-Huat Tan, Sook-Cheng Pang, Ruth Lee, Kim-Sung Lee, Lee-Ching Ng and Sai-Gek Lam-Phua
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2014 7:569
  24. Toxoplasma gondii, an obligate intracellular protozoan parasite, causes a disease called toxoplasmosis which can sometimes be acquired congenitally by a newborn from an infected mother. This study aimed to determ...

    Authors: Hemah Andiappan, Veeranoot Nissapatorn, Nongyao Sawangjaroen, Myat Htut Nyunt, Yee-Ling Lau, Si Lay Khaing, Khin Myo Aye, Nan Cho Nwe Mon, Tian-Chye Tan, Thulasi Kumar, Subashini Onichandran and Noor Azmi bin Mat Adenan
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2014 7:564
  25. Freshwater snails are intermediate hosts for a number of trematodes of which some are of medical and veterinary importance. The trematodes rely on specific species of snails to complete their life cycle; hence...

    Authors: Ulrik B Pedersen, Martin Stendel, Nicholas Midzi, Takafira Mduluza, White Soko, Anna-Sofie Stensgaard, Birgitte J Vennervald, Samson Mukaratirwa and Thomas K Kristensen
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2014 7:536
  26. Dengue fever (DF) is the most prevalent arthropod-borne viral disease affecting humans. The World Health Organization (WHO) proposed a revised classification in 2009 to enable the more effective identification...

    Authors: Jorge O Pozo-Aguilar, Verónica Monroy-Martínez, Daniel Díaz, Jacqueline Barrios-Palacios, Celso Ramos, Armando Ulloa-García, Janet García-Pillado and Blanca H Ruiz-Ordaz
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2014 7:590
  27. Anopheles sinensis is one of the most important malaria vectors in Asian countries. The rapid spread of insecticide resistance has become a major obstacle for insecticide-based strategies for vector control. Ther...

    Authors: Guoding Zhu, Huayun Zhou, Julin Li, Jianxia Tang, Liang Bai, Weiming Wang, Yaping Gu, Yaobao Liu, Feng Lu, Yuanyuan Cao, Chao Zhang, Sui Xu, Jun Cao and Qi Gao
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2014 7:582
  28. Despite the expanding worldwide distribution of Aedes albopictu s and its increasing relevance as arboviral vector, current methods to collect adult specimens are not optimal. Improved approaches are thus needed ...

    Authors: Marco Pombi, Frans Jacobs, Niels O Verhulst, Beniamino Caputo, Alessandra della Torre and Willem Takken
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2014 7:580
  29. The increased incidence of Lyme disease in Europe necessitates permanent monitoring of the occurrence and activity of its vector. Therefore, in this study, we have investigated the presence and seasonal activi...

    Authors: Alicja Buczek, Dariusz Ciura, Katarzyna Bartosik, Zbigniew Zając and Joanna Kulisz
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2014 7:562
  30. Cystic echinococcosis is a serious zoonotic infection worldwide caused by metacestodes of Echinococcus gruanulosus. Mebendazole and albendazole are the only two drugs used in the treatment of this disease with cu...

    Authors: Cong-Shan Liu, Hao-Bing Zhang, Wen Lei, Chao-Wei Zhang, Bin Jiang, Qi Zheng, Jian-Hai Yin and Xiu-Min Han
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2014 7:589
  31. Bovine besnoitiosis, caused by the apicomplexan Besnoitia besnoiti, is a chronic and debilitating disease considered as emerging in Europe. In Spain, Portugal and France it is endemic and foci of infection were r...

    Authors: Alessia L Gazzonis, Gema Alvarez Garcia, Sergio A Zanzani, Giovanni Garippa, Luca Rossi, Marco Maggiora, Valter Dini, Anna Invernizzi, Mario Luini, Vito M Tranquillo, Luis Ortega Mora and Maria Teresa Manfredi
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2014 7:585
  32. A new species of Ehrlichia, phylogenetically distant from E. ruminantium, was found in 2010 infecting cattle in Canada. In 2012 and 2013, we reported the in vitro propagation, molecular and ultrastructural charac...

    Authors: Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz, James J Valdés and José de la Fuente
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2014 7:584
  33. Marching towards the elimination of schistosomiasis in China, both the incidence and prevalence have witnessed profound decline over the past decades, with the strategy shifting from morbidity control to trans...

    Authors: Feng-hua Gao, Eniola Michael Abe, Shi-zhu Li, Li-juan Zhang, Jia-Chang He, Shi-qing Zhang, Tian-ping Wang, Xiao-nong Zhou and Jing Gao
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2014 7:578
  34. Phlebotomus papatasi vectors zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis. Previous expression of recombinant P. papatasi acetylcholinesterase (PpAChE1) revealed 85% amino acid sequence identity to mosquito AChE and identifi...

    Authors: Kevin B Temeyer, Fan Tong, Maxim M Totrov, Alexander P Tuckow, Qiao-hong Chen, Paul R Carlier, Adalberto A Pérez de León and Jeffrey R Bloomquist
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2014 7:577
  35. Toxoplasma gondii is a protozoan parasite capable of infecting all warm-blooded animals. Humans can become infected by ingesting infective oocysts from the environment or contaminated ...

    Authors: Clare M Hamilton, Frank Katzer, Amy Beierschmitt, Esteban Soto, Elisabeth A Innes and Patrick J Kelly
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2014 7:571
  36. Schistosomiasis remains an important public health problem that undermines social and economic development in tropical regions of the world, mainly Sub-Saharan Africa. We are not aware of any systematic review...

    Authors: Peter Makaula, John R Sadalaki, Adamson S Muula, Sekeleghe Kayuni, Samuel Jemu and Paul Bloch
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2014 7:570
  37. Blood parasites of the genus Karyolysus Labbé, 1894 (Apicomplexa: Adeleida: Karyolysidae) represent the protozoan haemogregarines found in various genera of lizards, including Lacerta, Podarcis, Darevskia (Lacert...

    Authors: Božena Haklová-Kočíková, Adriana Hižňanová, Igor Majláth, Karol Račka, David James Harris, Gábor Földvári, Piotr Tryjanowski, Natália Kokošová, Beáta Malčeková and Viktória Majláthová
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2014 7:555
  38. Although a number of new species of Babesia/Theileria have been described recently, there are still relatively few reports of species from Africa. In this study based on the evaluation of morphology and phylogene...

    Authors: Anna Bajer, Mohammed Alsarraf, Małgorzata Bednarska, Eman ME Mohallal, Ewa J Mierzejewska, Jolanta Behnke-Borowczyk, Sammy Zalat, Francis Gilbert and Renata Welc-Falęciak
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2014 7:572
  39. The great diversity of bat haemosporidians is being uncovered with the help of molecular tools. Yet most of these studies provide only snapshots in time of the parasites discovered. Polychromophilus murinus, a ma...

    Authors: Fardo Witsenburg, Franziska Schneider and Philippe Christe
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2014 7:566
  40. Pioneering research on “Mediterranean Kala-Azar” carried out by Adler and Theodor early in the past century (~1930s) had identified Catania city (Sicily) as a major focus of the disease nowadays known as zoono...

    Authors: Oscar Lisi, Vera D’Urso, Valerio Vaccalluzzo, Gioia Bongiorno, Cristina Khoury, Francesco Severini, Trentina Di Muccio, Marina Gramiccia, Luigi Gradoni and Michele Maroli
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2014 7:560
  41. Right open reading frame protein kinase 3 (RIOK-3) belongs to the atypical kinase family. Unlike the other two members, RIOK-1 and RIOK-2, which are conserved from Archaea to humans, RIOK-3 occurs only in mult...

    Authors: Wang Yuan, Yingying Liu, James B Lok, Jonathan D Stoltzfus, Robin B Gasser, Weiqiang Lei, Rui Fang, Junlong Zhao and Min Hu
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2014 7:561
  42. Malaria vector control is in need of new tools to face its current challenges such as the spread of pyrethroid-resistance and the increase of outdoor feeding mosquitoes. New strategies such as spatial repellen...

    Authors: Mgeni Mohamed Tambwe, Edgar Mtaki Mbeyela, Brian Migamyo Massinda, Sarah Jane Moore and Marta Ferreira Maia
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2014 7:550
  43. Fluralaner (Bravecto™) is a novel systemic insecticide and acaricide that provides long persistent antiparasitic activity following a single administration at the minimum dose of 25 mg/kg body weight.

    Authors: Janina Taenzler, Christina Wengenmayer, Heike Williams, Josephus Fourie, Eva Zschiesche, Rainer KA Roepke and Anja R Heckeroth
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2014 7:567
  44. Complexes of cryptic species are common in several taxa and this is also the case in the Anopheles genus, a group including all known human malaria vectors. The Anopheles albitarsis complex comprises at least nin...

    Authors: Nathalia Giglio Fontoura, Alejandra Saori Araki, Renata Van Der Maas Azevedo, Allan Kardec Ribeiro Galardo, Alexandre Afranio Peixoto and José Bento Pereira Lima
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2014 7:559

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