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  1. One of the most advantageous research aspects of the murine model of filariasis, Litomosoides sigmodontis, is the availability of mouse strains with varying susceptibility to the nematode infection. In C57BL/6 mi...

    Authors: Laura E. Layland, Jesuthas Ajendra, Manuel Ritter, Anna Wiszniewsky, Achim Hoerauf and Marc P. Hübner
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2015 8:396
  2. The family of cysteine rich proteins of the oocyst wall (COWPs) originally described in Cryptosporidium can also be found in Toxoplasma gondii (TgOWPs) localised to the oocyst wall as well. Genome sequence analys...

    Authors: Ernst Jonscher, Alexander Erdbeer, Marie Günther and Michael Kurth
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2015 8:395
  3. Iron plays a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of Trichomonas vaginalis, the causative agent of highly prevalent human trichomoniasis. T. vaginalis resides in the vaginal region, where the iron concentration is co...

    Authors: Wei-Hung Cheng, Kuo-Yang Huang, Po-Jung Huang, Jo-Hsuan Hsu, Yi-Kai Fang, Cheng-Hsun Chiu and Petrus Tang
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2015 8:393
  4. Taenia solium cysticercosis is a parasitic meat-borne disease that is highly prevalent in pigs and humans in Africa, but the burden is vastly underestimated due to the lack of official...

    Authors: Vincent Porphyre, Harentsoaniaina Rasamoelina-Andriamanivo, Andriatsilavina Rakotoarimanana, Ony Rasamoelina, Claire Bernard, Ronan Jambou and Eric Cardinale
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2015 8:391
  5. E. Vannier and P. J. Krause presented an excellent article on “Babesiosis in China, an emerging threat” in the Lancet Infectious Diseases in December 2014, which updated research on human babesiosis in China. How...

    Authors: Xia Zhou, Shang Xia, Shou-Qin Yin and Xiao-Nong Zhou
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2015 8:390
  6. The genetic variation in the Plasmodium falciparum histidine-rich protein 2 (pfhrp2) gene that may compromise the use of pfhrp2-based rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) for the diagnosis of malaria was assessed in P. ...

    Authors: Wahib M. Atroosh, Hesham M. Al-Mekhlafi, Adel Al-Jasari, Hany Sady, Ahmed K. Al-Delaimy, Nabil A. Nasr, Salwa Dawaki, Awatif M. Abdulsalam, Init Ithoi, Yee Ling Lau, Mun Yik Fong and Johari Surin
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2015 8:388
  7. Tsetse-transmitted African trypanosomes cause both nagana (African animal Trypanosomiasis-AAT) and sleeping sickness (human African Trypanosomiasis - HAT) across Sub-Saharan Africa. Vector control and chemothe...

    Authors: Dennis Muhanguzi, Walter O. Okello, John D. Kabasa, Charles Waiswa, Susan C. Welburn and Alexandra P.M. Shaw
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2015 8:387
  8. Leishmania infantum is the main etiological agent of both visceral and cutaneous clinical forms of leishmaniasis in the Mediterranean area. Leishmania/HIV coinfection in this area is c...

    Authors: Míriam Tomás-Pérez, Mallorie Hide, Cristina Riera, Liliana Montoya, Anne-Laure Bañuls, Esteve Ribera, Montserrat Portús and Roser Fisa
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2015 8:386
  9. Glossina fuscipes fuscipes is the main vector of African Trypanosomiasis affecting both humans and livestock in Uganda. The human disease (sleeping sickness) manifests itself in two fo...

    Authors: Agapitus B. Kato, Chaz Hyseni, Loyce M. Okedi, Johnson O. Ouma, Serap Aksoy, Adalgisa Caccone and Charles Masembe
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2015 8:385
  10. Birds possess the most diverse assemblage of haemosporidian parasites; including three genera, Plasmodium, Haemoproteus, and Leucocytozoon. Currently there are over 200 morphologically identified avian haemospori...

    Authors: Jeffrey A. Bell, Jason D. Weckstein, Alan Fecchio and Vasyl V. Tkach
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2015 8:383
  11. Introduced species can modify local host-parasite dynamics by amplifying parasite infection which can ‘spill-back’ to the native fauna, whether they are competent hosts for local parasites, or by acting as par...

    Authors: Markéta Ondračková, Iveta Hudcová, Martina Dávidová, Zdeněk Adámek, Martin Kašný and Pavel Jurajda
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2015 8:382
  12. Visceral leishmaniasis (VL, Kala-azar) is one of the growing public health challenges in Ethiopia with over 3.2 million people at risk and estimated up to 4000 new cases per year. Historically, VL was known as...

    Authors: Endalamaw Gadisa, Teshome Tsegaw, Adugna Abera, Dia-eldin Elnaiem, Margriet den Boer, Abraham Aseffa and Alvar Jorge
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2015 8:381
  13. In resource-limited countries, stool microscopy is the diagnostic test of choice for intestinal parasites (soil-transmitted helminths and/or intestinal protozoa). However, sensitivity and specificity is low. I...

    Authors: Rubén O. Cimino, Rebecca Jeun, Marisa Juarez, Pamela S. Cajal, Paola Vargas, Adriana Echazú, Patricia E. Bryan, Julio Nasser, Alejandro Krolewiecki and Rojelio Mejia
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2015 8:380
  14. Efficacy of FRONTLINE® TRITAK® For Dogs (fipronil/(S)-methoprene/cyphenothrin, Merial, Inc., Duluth, GA) against Ixodes scapularis was evaluated in two separate, but concurrent laboratory studies.

    Authors: Doug Carithers, William Russell Everett, Sheila J. Gross and Ruchika Solanki
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2015 8:379
  15. Recent evidence indicates that pre-school children (PSC) living in S. mansoni highly endemic areas are at similar risk of schistosomiasis infection and morbidity as their school aged siblings. Recognizing this fa...

    Authors: Deodatus M. Ruganuza, Humphrey D. Mazigo, Rebecca Waihenya, Domenica Morona and Gerald M. Mkoji
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2015 8:377
  16. Recent studies have described natural human infections of the non-human primate parasites Plasmodium knowlesi and Plasmodium cynomolgi. In Southeast Asia, mosquitoes of the Anopheles leucosphyrus group bite both ...

    Authors: Yoshimasa Maeno, Nguyen Tuyen Quang, Richard Culleton, Satoru Kawai, Gaku Masuda, Shusuke Nakazawa and Ron P. Marchand
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2015 8:376
  17. Splenomegaly is a characteristic symptom of schistosome infection. Unlike the well known hepatic pathology of schistosomiasis, splenomegaly has received little scientific research and is generally considered t...

    Authors: Yanjuan Wang, Jing Zhang, Jianhai Yin, Yujuan Shen, Ying Wang, Yuxin Xu and Jianping Cao
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2015 8:375
  18. Despite being certified guinea worm free in 2007, Cameroon continues surveillance efforts to ensure rapid verification of any suspected reoccurrence. This includes the investigation of every rumor and confirma...

    Authors: Eta Ngole Mbong, Gerald Etapelong Sume, Flaubert Danbe, Walter Kang Kum, Valeri Oben Mbi, André Arsène Bita Fouda and Peter Atem
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2015 8:374
  19. Culex quinquefasciatus is a hematophagous insect from the Culicidae family that feeds on the blood of humans, dogs, birds and livestock. This species transmits a wide variety of pathog...

    Authors: André Borges-Veloso, Leonardo Saboia-Vahia, Geovane Dias-Lopes, Gilberto B. Domont, Constança Britto, Patricia Cuervo and Jose B. De Jesus
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2015 8:373
  20. Control of human schistosomiasis remains a longstanding issue on the agenda of the Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population (MOHP). Substantial impact on morbidity and prevalence of S. mansoni was widely report...

    Authors: Hala Elmorshedy, Robert Bergquist, Nadia Emam Abou El-Ela, Safaa Mohamed Eassa, Elham Elsayed Elsakka and Rashida Barakat
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2015 8:372
  21. Eggs of the porcine whipworm Trichuris suis are currently explored in human clinical trials as a treatment of immune-mediated diseases. In this context, only the infective, embryonated eggs, constitute the Active...

    Authors: Nermina Vejzagić, Roberto Adelfio, Jennifer Keiser, Helene Kringel, Stig Milan Thamsborg and Christian M.O. Kapel
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2015 8:371
  22. Leishmania infantum infections in dogs play a crucial role in the transmission of pathogens causing visceral leishmaniasis to humans in the Gansu province, northwest China. To be able ...

    Authors: Chun-hua Gao, Dan Ding, Jun-yun Wang, Dietmar Steverding, Xia Wang, Yue-tao Yang and Feng Shi
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2015 8:370
  23. Filarial antigen tests are key tools for mapping the distribution of bancroftian filariasis and for detecting areas with persistent infections following mass drug administration (MDA). A recent study showed th...

    Authors: Thishan C. Yahathugoda, Taniawati Supali, Ramakrishna U. Rao, Yenny Djuardi, Difa Stefani, Femmy Pical, Peter U. Fischer, Melanie M. Lloyd, Prasad H. Premaratne, Mirani V. Weerasooriya and Gary J. Weil
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2015 8:369
  24. The cat flea (Ctenocephalides felis) is a blood-feeding ectoparasitic insect and particular nuisance pest of companion animals worldwide. Identification of genes that are differentially expressed in response to f...

    Authors: Wayne K. Greene, Marion G. Macnish, Kim L. Rice and R.C. Andrew Thompson
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2015 8:368
  25. The high competence of D. reticulatus in transmission of tick-borne pathogens prompts investigations of the effect of chemicals used as repellents and acaricides on the behaviour of the tick on the host. Therefor...

    Authors: Alicja Buczek, Patrycja Lachowska-Kotowska and Katarzyna Bartosik
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2015 8:366
  26. The role of vectors in the transmission of avian malaria parasites is currently understudied. Many studies that investigate parasite-vector relationships use limited trapping techniques and/or identify potenti...

    Authors: Jenny S. Carlson, Erika Walther, Rebecca TroutFryxell, Sarah Staley, Lisa A. Tell, Ravinder N. M. Sehgal, Christopher M. Barker and Anthony J. Cornel
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2015 8:365
  27. Fluralaner is a potent insecticide and acaricide with rapid and persistent efficacy. This study measured the efficacy of fluralaner flavored chews (Bravecto®, Merck Animal Health) administered to dogs against ...

    Authors: Michael W Dryden, Vicki Smith, Tashina Bennett, Lisa Math, James Kallman, Kathleen Heaney and Fangshi Sun
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2015 8:364

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  28. LiHyV is an antigenic hypothetical protein present in both promastigote and amastigote stages of Leishmania infantum, which was recently identified by an immunoproteomic approach. A recombinant version of this pr...

    Authors: Vivian T. Martins, Mariana C. Duarte, Miguel A. Chávez-Fumagalli, Daniel Menezes-Souza, Cecília S. P. Coelho, Danielle F. de Magalhães-Soares, Ana Paula Fernandes, Manuel Soto, Carlos A. P. Tavares and Eduardo A. F. Coelho
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2015 8:363
  29. Human schistosomiasis is a significant health problem in Sub-Saharan Africa. In Niakhar, West central Senegal, the transmission of S. haematobium occurs seasonally between July and November. No control measures h...

    Authors: Bruno Senghor, Omar Talla Diaw, Souleymane Doucoure, Seydou Nourou Sylla, Mouhamadane Seye, Idrissa Talla, Cheikh Tidiane Bâ, Adiouma Diallo and Cheikh Sokhna
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2015 8:362
  30. Triatomines (Hemiptera, Reduviidae) are vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas disease, one of the most important vector-borne diseases in Latin America. This study compares the environmental...

    Authors: Rita de Cássia Moreira de Souza, Gabriel H Campolina-Silva, Claudia Mendonça Bezerra, Liléia Diotaiuti and David E Gorla
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2015 8:361
  31. Human visceral leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania donovani is considered an anthroponosis; however, Leishmania-infected animals have been increasingly reported in L. donovani foci, and the role of these animals a...

    Authors: Iva Rohousova, Dalit Talmi-Frank, Tatiana Kostalova, Nikola Polanska, Tereza Lestinova, Aysheshm Kassahun, Daniel Yasur-Landau, Carla Maia, Roni King, Jan Votypka, Charles L. Jaffe, Alon Warburg, Asrat Hailu, Petr Volf and Gad Baneth
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2015 8:360
  32. In vertebrates, the presence of enteric worms can induce structural changes to the alimentary canal impacting on the neuroendocrine system, altering the proper functioning of the gastrointestinal tract and aff...

    Authors: Giampaolo Bosi, Andrew Paul Shinn, Luisa Giari and Bahram Sayyaf Dezfuli
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2015 8:359
  33. Cyclospora cayetanensis is an important cause for diarrhea in children in developing countries and foodborne outbreaks of cyclosporiasis in industrialized nations. To improve understan...

    Authors: Kevin Tang, Yaqiong Guo, Longxian Zhang, Lori A. Rowe, Dawn M. Roellig, Michael A. Frace, Na Li, Shiyou Liu, Yaoyu Feng and Lihua Xiao
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2015 8:358
  34. Insecticides play an integral role in the control of mosquito-borne diseases. With resistance to insecticides on the rise, surveillance of the target population for optimal choice of insecticides is a necessit...

    Authors: Henry F Owusu, Danica Jančáryová, David Malone and Pie Müller
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2015 8:357
  35. Mosquito larval source management (LSM) is likely to be more effective when adequate information such as dominant species, seasonal abundance, type of productive habitat, and land use type are available for ta...

    Authors: Eliningaya J. Kweka, Stephen Munga, Yousif Himeidan, Andrew K. Githeko and Guyuin Yan
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2015 8:356
  36. In this time of rapidly expanding mass drug administration (MDA) coverage and the new commitments for soil-transmitted helminth (STH) control, it is essential that resources are allocated in an efficient manne...

    Authors: Hugo C. Turner, James E. Truscott, T. Déirdre Hollingsworth, Alison A. Bettis, Simon J. Brooker and Roy M. Anderson
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2015 8:355
  37. Nematodes of the genus Toxocara are cosmopolitan roundworms frequently found in dogs and cats. Toxocara spp. can accidentally infect humans and cause a zoonosis called human toxocariasis, which is characterized b...

    Authors: Nathália M. Resende, Pedro Henrique Gazzinelli-Guimarães, Fernando S. Barbosa, Luciana M. Oliveira, Denise S. Nogueira, Ana Clara Gazzinelli-Guimarães, Marco Túlio P. Gonçalves, Chiara C. O. Amorim, Fabrício M. S. Oliveira, Marcelo V. Caliari, Milene A. Rachid, Gustavo T. Volpato, Lilian L. Bueno, Stefan M. Geiger and Ricardo T. Fujiwara
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2015 8:354
  38. Control and elimination of filarial pathogens is a central focus of major global health efforts directed at parasitic diseases of developing countries. Accomplishment of these goals would be markedly enhanced ...

    Authors: James F. Geary, Raquel Lovato, Samuel Wanji, Ron Guderian, Maeghan O’Neill, Sabine Specht, Nicole Madrill, Timothy G. Geary and Charles D. Mackenzie
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2015 8:353
  39. Fluralaner is a new antiparasitic drug that was recently introduced as BravectoTM chewable tablets for the treatment of tick and flea infestations in dogs. Most marketed tick products exert their effect via topic...

    Authors: Heike Williams, Janina Demeler, Janina Taenzler, Rainer K.A. Roepke, Eva Zschiesche and Anja R. Heckeroth
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2015 8:352
  40. Non-native invasive mosquitoes have for many years made incursions into Europe, and are now established in many European countries. The continued European importation of potential vectors and their expansion w...

    Authors: Alexander G. C. Vaux and Jolyon M. Medlock
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2015 8:351
  41. Glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) facilitate detoxification of drugs by catalysing the conjugation of the reduced glutathione (GSH) to electrophilic xenobiotic substrates and therefore have a function in multi-dr...

    Authors: Kathryn Bartley, Harry W. Wright, Robert S. Bull, John F. Huntley and Alasdair J. Nisbet
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2015 8:350
  42. The ubiquitination process can be reversed by deubiquitinating enzymes (DUBs). These proteases are involved in ubiquitin processing, in the recovery of modified ubiquitin trapped in inactive forms, and in the ...

    Authors: Roberta V. Pereira, Matheus de S Gomes, Roenick P. Olmo, Daniel M. Souza, Fernanda J. Cabral, Liana K. Jannotti-Passos, Elio H. Baba, Andressa B. P. Andreolli, Vanderlei Rodrigues, William Castro-Borges and Renata Guerra-Sá
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2015 8:349
  43. Management of large quantities of eggs will be a crucial aspect of the efficient and sustainable mass production of mosquitoes for programmes with a Sterile Insect Technique component. The efficiency of differ...

    Authors: Min-Lin Zheng, Dong-Jing Zhang, David D. Damiens, Rosemary Susan Lees and Jeremie R.L. Gilles
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2015 8:348
  44. Malaria vector control relies heavily on the use of Long-Lasting Insecticidal Nets (LLINs) and Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS). These, together with the combined drug administration efforts to control malaria, ...

    Authors: Abdoulaye Diabate and Frédéric Tripet
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2015 8:347

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