Predicting eastern equine encephalitis spread in North America: An ecological study [0.03%]
北美的东部马脑炎预测研究:一项生态学研究
Xin Tang,Luigi Sedda,Heidi E Brown
Xin Tang
Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) is a rare but lethal mosquito-borne zoonotic disease. Recent years have seen incursion into new areas of the USA, and in 2019 the highest number of human cases in decades. Due to the low detection rate of E...
Axel Sannö,Mats Ander,Erik Ågren et al.
Axel Sannö et al.
Sarcoptic mange caused by Sarcoptes scabiei has been present in the Swedish red fox (Vulpes vulpes) population since the 1970s. The disease has been described in other Swedish wildlife species, but not in the wild boar, Sus scrofa, until 20...
Ecological and evolutionary perspectives on tick-borne pathogen co-infections [0.03%]
从生态和进化角度看待蜱传病原体的共感染问题
Andrea Gomez-Chamorro,Adnan Hodžić,Kayla C King et al.
Andrea Gomez-Chamorro et al.
Tick-borne pathogen co-infections are common in nature. Co-infecting pathogens interact with each other and the tick microbiome, which influences individual pathogen fitness, and ultimately shapes virulence, infectivity, and transmission. I...
Joel Henrique Ellwanger,Jáder da Cruz Cardoso,José Artur Bogo Chies
Joel Henrique Ellwanger
Blood-feeding mosquitoes locate humans spatially by detecting a combination of human-derived chemical signals, including carbon dioxide, lactic acid, and other volatile organic compounds. Mosquitoes use these signals to differentiate humans...
Alejandra Wu-Chuang,Adnan Hodžić,Lourdes Mateos-Hernández et al.
Alejandra Wu-Chuang et al.
The main importance of ticks resides in their ability to harbor pathogens that can be transmitted to terrestrial vertebrates including humans. Recently, studies have focused on the taxonomic and functional composition of the tick microbiome...
Illuminating the bacterial microbiome of Australian ticks with 16S and Rickettsia-specific next-generation sequencing [0.03%]
基于下一代测序的16S和立克次体特异性测序揭示澳大利亚蜱的细菌微生物群
Telleasha L Greay,Kimberly L Evasco,Megan L Evans et al.
Telleasha L Greay et al.
Next-generation sequencing (NGS) studies show that mosquito and tick microbiomes influence the transmission of pathogens, opening new avenues for vector-borne pathogen control. Recent microbiological studies of Australian ticks highlight fu...
Cat fleas (Ctenocephalides felis clade 'Sydney') are dominant fleas on dogs and cats in New South Wales, Australia: Presence of flea-borne Rickettsia felis, Bartonella spp. but absence of Coxiella burnetii DNA [0.03%]
澳大利亚新南威尔士州猫身蚤(Ctenocephalides felis clade 'Sydney')在狗和猫身上占主导地位:存在立克次体菌Rickettsia felis、巴通体细菌等 Bartonella spp.,但不存在柯克斯体Q热DNA
Holly Hai Huai Huang,Rosemonde Isabella Power,Karen O Mathews et al.
Holly Hai Huai Huang et al.
The cat flea (Ctenocephalides felis) is the most common flea species parasitising both domestic cats and dogs globally. Fleas are known vectors of zoonotic pathogens such as vector-borne Rickettsia spp. and Bartonella spp. and could theoret...
VectorMap-GR: A local scale operational management tool for entomological monitoring, to support vector control activities in Greece and the Mediterranean Basin [0.03%]
VectorMap-GR:希腊和地中海区域昆虫监测的运营管控工具,支持媒介控制活动
Emmanouil A Fotakis,Manolis Orfanos,Thodoris Kouleris et al.
Emmanouil A Fotakis et al.
Over the past decade, Greece and other Mediterranean countries have witnessed the emergence and resurgence of several vector-borne diseases (VBDs), posing important public health challenges and threatening the tourist industry. An essential...
Comparison of quantitative polymerase chain reaction, Kato-Katz and circulating cathodic antigen rapid test for the diagnosis of Schistosoma mansoni infection: A cross-sectional study in Kirinyaga County, Kenya [0.03%]
定量PCR、Kato-Katz法和环卵抗原快速检测试验在肯尼亚基里尼亚加县诊断曼氏血吸虫感染的效果比较:横断面研究
Benard Chieng,Collins Okoyo,Elses Simiyu et al.
Benard Chieng et al.
The current standard diagnostic tests for Schistosoma mansoni are the Kato-Katz and circulating cathodic antigen (CCA) techniques. However, these techniques have been documented to have several limitations that have a direct impact on schis...
Biolarviciding for malaria vector control: Acceptance and associated factors in southern Tanzania [0.03%]
坦桑尼亚南部的疟疾媒介生物控制:细菌杀幼剂的应用及其影响因素
Athuman Yusuph Matindo,Secilia Ngʼweshemi Kapalata,Leonard Kamanga Katalambula et al.
Athuman Yusuph Matindo et al.
In the struggle towards malaria elimination, the government of Tanzania scaled up nationwide biolarviciding to supplement existing vector control measures. As with any community-based intervention, success of biolarviciding depends on accep...