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  1. Since the World Health Assembly’s (Resolution WHA 50.29, 1997) call for the elimination of lymphatic filariasis by the year 2020, most of the endemic countries identified have established programmes to meet th...

    Authors: Gilberto Fontes, Anderson Brandão Leite, Ana Rachel Vasconcelos de Lima, Helen Freitas, John Patrick Ehrenberg and Eliana Maria Mauricio da Rocha
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2012 5:272
  2. Culicoides imicola KIEFFER, 1913 (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) is the principal vector of Bluetongue disease in the Mediterranean basin, Africa and Asia. Previous studies have identified a range of eco-climatic vari...

    Authors: Thibaud Rigot, Annamaria Conte, Maria Goffredo, Els Ducheyne, Guy Hendrickx and Marius Gilbert
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2012 5:270
  3. Dengue, chikungunya, malaria, filariasis and Japanese encephalitis are common mosquito-borne diseases endemic to Sri Lanka. Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus, the major vectors of dengue, were recently shown to ...

    Authors: Pavilupillai J Jude, Tharmatha Tharmasegaram, Gobika Sivasubramaniyam, Meena Senthilnanthanan, Selvam Kannathasan, Selvarajah Raveendran, Ranjan Ramasamy and Sinnathamby N Surendran
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2012 5:269
  4. During the last decades, population densities of Ixodes ricinus and prevalences of Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. have increased in different regions in Europe. In the present study, we determined tick abundance and t...

    Authors: Alexandra Schwarz, Václav Hönig, Zuzana Vavrušková, Libor Grubhoffer, Carsten Balczun, Antje Albring and Günter A Schaub
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2012 5:268
  5. Ticks are among the most important vectors of zoonotic diseases in temperate regions of Europe, with widespread distribution and high densities, posing an important medical risk. Most ticks feed on a variety o...

    Authors: Andrei D Mihalca, Mirabela O Dumitrache, Attila D Sándor, Cristian Magdaş, Miruna Oltean, Adriana Györke, Ioana A Matei, Angela Ionică, Gianluca D’Amico, Vasile Cozma and Călin M Gherman
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2012 5:266
  6. Parasitic diseases can represent a social and economic problem among disadvantaged people - even in developed countries. Due to the limited data available concerning Europe, the aims of the present study were ...

    Authors: Laura Manganelli, Federica Berrilli, David Di Cave, Lucia Ercoli, Gioia Capelli, Domenico Otranto and Annunziata Giangaspero
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2012 5:265
  7. Arthropod-borne viral infections cause several emerging and resurging infectious diseases. Among the diseases caused by arboviruses, chikungunya is responsible for a high level of severe human disease worldwid...

    Authors: Stephane Tchankouo-Nguetcheu, Edouard Bourguet, Pascal Lenormand, Jean-Claude Rousselle, Abdelkader Namane and Valerie Choumet
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2012 5:264
  8. An in vitro artificial feeding technique for hard ticks is quite useful for studying the tick-pathogen interactions. Here, we report a novel semi-artificial feeding technique for the adult parthenogenetic tick, H...

    Authors: Takeshi Hatta, Takeharu Miyoshi, Makoto Matsubayashi, Md Khyrul Islam, M Abdul Alim, Anisuzzaman, Kayoko Yamaji, Kozo Fujisaki and Naotoshi Tsuji
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2012 5:263
  9. In many parts of Africa as in Benin, the main strategies of vector control are based on the scaling-up of Long Lasting Insecticide Treated Nets (LLITNs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS). The need to understa...

    Authors: Gil Germain Padonou, Ghelus Gbedjissi, Anges Yadouleton, Roseric Azondekon, Ossé Razack, Olivier Oussou, Virgile Gnanguenon, Aikpon Rock, Michel Sezonlin and Martin Akogbeto
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2012 5:262
  10. Kinins liberated from plasma–borne kininogens, are potent innate stimulatory signals. We evaluated whether resistance to infection by Leishmania (L.) chagasi depends on activation of G-protein coupled bradykinin ...

    Authors: Dirlei Nico, Daniel Ferreira Feijó, Naiara Maran, Alexandre Morrot, Julio Scharfstein, Marcos Palatnik and Clarisa Beatriz Palatnik-de-Sousa
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2012 5:261
  11. The application of chemical molluscicides is still one of the most effective measures for schistosomiasis control in P. R. China. By applying diverse molluscicide treatment scenarios on different snail densiti...

    Authors: Guo-Jing Yang, Le-Ping Sun, Qing-Biao Hong, Hong-Ru Zhu, Kun Yang, Qi Gao and Xiao-Nong Zhou
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2012 5:260
  12. Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) is targeted for elimination by the Global Programme for the Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis (GPELF). The strategy adopted is based on the density dependent phenomenon of Facilitat...

    Authors: Dziedzom K de Souza, Benjamin Koudou, Louise A Kelly-Hope, Michael D Wilson, Moses J Bockarie and Daniel A Boakye
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2012 5:259
  13. Dirofilaria immitis and Angiostrongylus vasorum are both important potentially fatal canine nematodes with overlapping endemic areas, especially in Europe. The preadult and adult stages of both species are living...

    Authors: Manuela Schnyder and Peter Deplazes
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2012 5:258
  14. Anopheles (Kerteszia) cruzii is a primary vector of Plasmodium parasites in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest. Adult females of An. cruzii and An. homunculus, which is a secondary malaria vector, are morphologically simil...

    Authors: Camila Lorenz, Tatiani Cristina Marques, Maria Anice Mureb Sallum and Lincoln Suesdek
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2012 5:257
  15. Theileriosis, caused by Theileria parva, is an economically important disease in Africa. It is a major constraint to the development of the livestock industry in some parts of eastern, central and southern Africa...

    Authors: Walter Muleya, Boniface Namangala, Martin Simuunza, Ryo Nakao, Noboru Inoue, Takashi Kimura, Kimihito Ito, Chihiro Sugimoto and Hirofumi Sawa
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2012 5:255
  16. Cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI) is induced in nature by Wolbachia bacteria, resulting in conditional male sterility. Previous research demonstrated that the two Wolbachia strains (w AlbA and w AlbB) that natural...

    Authors: Maurizio Calvitti, Riccardo Moretti, Amanda R Skidmore and Stephen L Dobson
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2012 5:254
  17. Malaria is endemic with year-round transmission on Bioko Island. The Bioko Island Malaria Control Project (BIMCP) started in 2004 with the aim to reduce malaria transmission and to ultimately eliminate malaria...

    Authors: Hans J Overgaard, Vamsi P Reddy, Simon Abaga, Abrahan Matias, Michael R Reddy, Vani Kulkarni, Christopher Schwabe, Luis Segura, Immo Kleinschmidt and Michel A Slotman
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2012 5:253
  18. Malaria parasites actively proliferate in the body of their vertebrate and insect hosts, and are subjected to the toxic effects of reactive oxygen species. The antioxidant defenses of malaria parasites are con...

    Authors: Hirono Masuda-Suganuma, Miho Usui, Shinya Fukumoto, Noboru Inoue and Shin-ichiro Kawazu
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2012 5:252
  19. The deer ked (Lipoptena cervi), a hematophagous ectoparasite of Cervids, is currently spreading in Scandinavia. In Norway, keds are now invading the south-eastern part of the country and the abundant and widely d...

    Authors: Knut Madslien, Bjørnar Ytrehus, Hildegunn Viljugrein, Erling J Solberg, Kent Rudi Bråten and Atle Mysterud
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2012 5:251
  20. Anopheles daciae, a newly described member of the Maculipennis group, was recently reported from western, southern and eastern Europe. Before its recognition, it had commonly been listed under the name of An. mes...

    Authors: Mandy Kronefeld, Marko Dittmann, Dorothee Zielke, Doreen Werner and Helge Kampen
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2012 5:250
  21. Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (CL) is endemic in Sudan. It is caused by Leishmania major parasites and transmitted by Phlebotomus papatasi sandflies. Recently, uncommon clinical manifestations of CL have been reported....

    Authors: Noteila M Khalid, Marium A Aboud, Fathi M Alrabba, Dia-Eldin A Elnaiem and Frederic Tripet
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2012 5:249
  22. The rat lungworm Angiostrongylus cantonensis can cause eosinophilic meningoencephalitis in humans. This nematode’s main definitive hosts are rodents and its intermediate hosts are snails. This parasite was first ...

    Authors: Tainá C C Monte, Raquel O Simões, Ana Paula M Oliveira, Clodoaldo F Novaes, Silvana C Thiengo, Alexandre J Silva, Pedro C Estrela and Arnaldo Maldonado Júnior
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2012 5:248
  23. Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus is currently one of the most notorious globally invasive mosquito species. Its medical importance is well documented, and its fast expansion throughout most continents is being monito...

    Authors: Laurent Guillaumot, Reynold Ofanoa, Lucien Swillen, Narendra Singh, Hervé C Bossin and Francis Schaffner
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2012 5:247
  24. Culicoides biting midges are incriminated as biological vectors of a number of viruses, e.g. bluetongue virus. In order to define vector-free periods/areas and to assess the vectorial role of the various Culicoid...

    Authors: Christian Kaufmann, Irene C Steinmann, Daniel Hegglin, Francis Schaffner and Alexander Mathis
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2012 5:246
  25. An examination of the Companion Animal Parasite Council’s (CAPC) canine heartworm data to clarify the spatial prevalence of heartworm in the United States. Factors thought to influence the spatial risk of dise...

    Authors: Heidi E Brown, Laura C Harrington, Phillip E Kaufman, Tanja McKay, Dwight D Bowman, C Thomas Nelson, Dongmei Wang and Robert Lund
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2012 5:245
  26. The eel parasitic nematodes Anguillicola crassus (originating from Asia) and Anguillicola novaezelandiae (originating from New Zealand) were both introduced to Europe, but occurred in sympatry only in Lake Bracci...

    Authors: Daniel S Grabner, Kerstin C Dangel and Bernd Sures
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2012 5:244
  27. Dengue fever (DF) and dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) represent a global challenge in public health. It is estimated that 50 to 100 million infections occur each year causing approximately 20,000 deaths that ar...

    Authors: Vincent Raquin, Martin Wannagat, Karima Zouache, Catherine Legras-Lachuer, Claire Valiente Moro and Patrick Mavingui
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2012 5:243
  28. Onchocerca cervipedis is a filarioid nematode of cervids reported from Central America to boreal regions of North America. It is found primarily in subcutaneous tissues of the legs, and is more commonly known as ...

    Authors: Guilherme G Verocai, Manigandan Lejeune, Kimberlee B Beckmen, Cyntia K Kashivakura, Alasdair M Veitch, Richard A Popko, Carmen Fuentealba, Eric P Hoberg and Susan J Kutz
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2012 5:242
  29. Dictyocaulus species are strongylid nematodes of major veterinary significance in ruminants, such as cattle and cervids, and cause serious bronchitis or pneumonia (dictyocaulosis or “husk”). There has been ongoin...

    Authors: Robin B Gasser, Abdul Jabbar, Namitha Mohandas, Johan Höglund, Ross S Hall, D Timothy J Littlewood and Aaron R Jex
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2012 5:241
  30. Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are a group of chronic parasitic diseases and related conditions that are the most common diseases among the 2·7 billion people globally living on less than US$2 per day. In ...

    Authors: Kebede Deribe, Kadu Meribo, Teshome Gebre, Asrat Hailu, Ahmed Ali, Abraham Aseffa and Gail Davey
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2012 5:240
  31. This review explores some of the reasons why food webs seem to contain relatively few parasite species when compared to the full diversity of free living species in the system. At present, there are few cohere...

    Authors: Michael VK Sukhdeo
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2012 5:239
  32. Two concomitant dengue 3 (DEN-3) epidemics occurred in Cape Verde Archipelago and Senegal between September and October 2009. Aedes aegypti was identified as the vector of these epidemics as several DEN-3 virus s...

    Authors: Ibrahima Dia, Cheikh Tidiane Diagne, Yamar Ba, Diawo Diallo, Lassana Konate and Mawlouth Diallo
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2012 5:238
  33. In recent years, investigations of Toxoplasma gondii infection in poultry (chickens, ducks, and geese) have been reported worldwide, including China. However, little is known about the prevalence of T. gondii inf...

    Authors: Na Yang, Ming-Yang Mu, Hong-Kui Li, Miao Long and Jian-Bin He
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2012 5:237
  34. Culicoides sonorensis (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) is a vector of epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus (EHDV) serotypes 1 and 2 in North America, where these viruses are well-known pathogens of white-tailed deer (WT...

    Authors: Mark G Ruder, Elizabeth W Howerth, David E Stallknecht, Andrew B Allison, Deborah L Carter, Barbara S Drolet, Eyal Klement and Daniel G Mead
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2012 5:236
  35. Sugar feeding is critical for survival of malaria vectors and, although discriminative plant feeding previously has been shown to occur in Anopheles gambiae s.s., little is known about the cues mediating attracti...

    Authors: Vincent O Nyasembe, Peter EA Teal, Wolfgang R Mukabana, James H Tumlinson and Baldwyn Torto
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2012 5:234
  36. Irrigated vegetable farms within the city of Kumasi, Ghana, create hotspots for the breeding of malaria vectors, which could lead to high transmission of malaria. This study investigated the abundance and prod...

    Authors: Yaw A Afrane, Bernard W Lawson, Ruth Brenya, Thomas Kruppa and Guiyun Yan
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2012 5:233
  37. Since 2007 Sierra Leone has conducted mass drug administration (MDA) for the elimination of lymphatic filariasis (LF) implemented by unpaid community health volunteers (CHVs). Other health campaigns such as Mo...

    Authors: Mary H Hodges, Mustapha Sonnie, Hamid Turay, Abdulai Conteh, Florence MacCarthy and Santigie Sesay
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2012 5:232
  38. Wild birds contribute to maintenance and dissemination of vectors and microbes, including those that impact human, domestic animal, and wildlife health. Here we elucidate roles of wild passerine birds, eastern...

    Authors: Sarah A Hamer, Graham J Hickling, Rich Keith, Jennifer L Sidge, Edward D Walker and Jean I Tsao
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2012 5:231
  39. Anopheles gambiae, An. arabiensis, and An. funestus are widespread malaria vectors in Africa. Anopheles rivulorum is the next most widespread species in the An. funestus group. The role of An. rivulorum as a mala...

    Authors: Hitoshi Kawada, Gabriel O Dida, George Sonye, Sammy M Njenga, Charles Mwandawiro and Noboru Minakawa
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2012 5:230
  40. Ixodes scapularis saliva enables the transmission of infectious agents to the mammalian host due to its immunomodulatory, anesthetic and anti-coagulant properties. However, how I. scapularis saliva influences hos...

    Authors: Gang Chen, Maiara S Severo, Mohammad Sohail, Olivia S Sakhon, Stephen K Wikel, Michail Kotsyfakis and Joao HF Pedra
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2012 5:229
  41. Schistosomiasis is a serious global health problem that afflicts more than 230 million people in 77 countries. Long-term mass treatments with the only available drug, praziquantel, have caused growing concerns...

    Authors: Yi Mu, Haiming Huang, Shuai Liu, Pengfei Cai and Youhe Gao
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2012 5:227
  42. Trypanosoma cruzi, the agent of Chagas disease, is currently recognized as a complex of six lineages or Discrete Typing Units (DTU): TcI-TcVI. Recent studies have identified a divergent group within TcI - TcIDOM....

    Authors: Federico A Zumaya-Estrada, Louisa A Messenger, Teresa Lopez-Ordonez, Michael D Lewis, Carlos A Flores-Lopez, Alejandro J Martínez-Ibarra, Pamela M Pennington, Celia Cordon-Rosales, Hernan V Carrasco, Maikel Segovia, Michael A Miles and Martin S Llewellyn
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2012 5:226
  43. Oviposition-site choice is an essential component of the life history of all mosquito species. According to the oviposition-preference offspring-performance (P-P) hypothesis, if optimizing offspring performanc...

    Authors: Miho Yoshioka, Jannelle Couret, Frances Kim, Joseph McMillan, Thomas R Burkot, Ellen M Dotson, Uriel Kitron and Gonzalo M Vazquez-Prokopec
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2012 5:225
  44. Entamoeba histolytica is a protozoan parasite that infects humans and causes amebiasis affecting developing countries. Phagocytosis of epithelial cells, erythrocytes, leucocytes, and commensal microbiota bacteria...

    Authors: Ismael Mancilla-Herrera, Alfonso Méndez-Tenorio, Isabel Wong-Baeza, Alexis P Jiménez-Uribe, Marcela Alcántara-Hernández, Ramon Ocadiz-Ruiz, Mario A Moreno-Eutimio, Lourdes A Arriaga-Pizano, Constantino López-Macías, Jorge González-y-Merchand and Armando Isibasi
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2012 5:224
  45. During recent years, numerous novel ‘insect flaviviruses’ have been discovered in natural mosquito populations. In a previous study we described the presence of flavivirus DNA sequences integrated in Aedes albopi...

    Authors: David Roiz, Ana Vázquez, Fausta Rosso, Daniele Arnoldi, Matteo Girardi, Laureano Cuevas, Esperanza Perez-Pastrana, Mari Paz Sánchez-Seco, Antonio Tenorio and Annapaola Rizzoli
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2012 5:223
  46. Malaria, one of the leading causes of death in Africa, is transmitted by the bite of an infected female Anopheles mosquito. Problems associated with the development of resistance to chemical insecticides and conc...

    Authors: Irene Ketseoglou and Gustav Bouwer
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2012 5:220

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