Volume 8, issue 1, December 2015
669 articles in this issue
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Elevation of Pseudoskusea, Rusticoidus and Protomacleaya to valid subgenera in the mosquito genus Aedes based on taxon naming criteria recently applied to other members of the Tribe Aedini (Diptera: Culicidae)
Authors
- Richard C. Wilkerson
- Yvonne-Marie Linton
- Content type: Short report
- Open Access
- Published: 30 December 2015
- Article: 668
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Relationship between oral declaration on adherence to ivermectin treatment and parasitological indicators of onchocerciasis in an area of persistent transmission despite a decade of mass drug administration in Cameroon
Authors (first, second and last of 11)
- Samuel Wanji
- Jonas A. Kengne-Ouafo
- David W. Taylor
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 30 December 2015
- Article: 667
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Genome-wide analysis of excretory/secretory proteins in Echinococcus multilocularis: insights into functional characteristics of the tapeworm secretome
Authors
- Shuai Wang
- Wei Wei
- Xuepeng Cai
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 30 December 2015
- Article: 666
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Analysis of the mitochondrial maxicircle of Trypanosoma lewisi, a neglected human pathogen
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Ruo-Hong Lin
- De-Hua Lai
- Zhao-Rong Lun
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 30 December 2015
- Article: 665
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SjTat-TPI facilitates adaptive T-cell responses and reduces hepatic pathology during Schistosoma japonicum infection in BALB/c mice
Authors (first, second and last of 11)
- Wenyue Zhang
- Xiaofeng Luo
- Minjun Ji
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 30 December 2015
- Article: 664
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Attraction and oviposition preferences of Phlebotomus papatasi (Diptera: Psychodidae), vector of Old-World cutaneous leishmaniasis, to larval rearing media
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Bahjat Fadi Marayati
- Coby Schal
- Gideon Wasserberg
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 30 December 2015
- Article: 663
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Fitness cost in field and laboratory Aedes aegypti populations associated with resistance to the insecticide temephos
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Diego Felipe Araujo Diniz
- Maria Alice Varjal de Melo-Santos
- Constância Flávia Junqueira Ayres
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 30 December 2015
- Article: 662
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Prevalence and risk factors of Ascaris lumbricoides (Linnaeus, 1758), Trichuris trichiura (Linnaeus, 1771) and HBV infections in Southwestern China: a community-based cross sectional study
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Peng-Lei Xiao
- Yi-Biao Zhou
- Qing-Wu Jiang
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 24 December 2015
- Article: 661
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Delineation of the population genetic structure of Culicoides imicola in East and South Africa
Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- Maria G. Onyango
- George N. Michuki
- Jean-Bernard Duchemin
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 24 December 2015
- Article: 660
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Life-history trade-offs in a generalist digenean from cetaceans: the role of host specificity and environmental factors
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Natalia Fraija-Fernández
- Mercedes Fernández
- Francisco J. Aznar
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 23 December 2015
- Article: 659
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Closing the gap on causal processes of infection risk from cross-sectional data: structural equation models to understand infection and co-infection
Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- Scott Carver
- Julia A. Beatty
- Sue VandeWoude
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 23 December 2015
- Article: 658
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New insights into the evolution of the Trypanosoma cruzi clade provided by a new trypanosome species tightly linked to Neotropical Pteronotus bats and related to an Australian lineage of trypanosomes
Authors (first, second and last of 12)
- Luciana Lima
- Oneida Espinosa-Álvarez
- Marta M. G. Teixeira
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 23 December 2015
- Article: 657
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Confirmation of Galba truncatula as an intermediate host snail for Calicophoron daubneyi in Great Britain, with evidence of alternative snail species hosting Fasciola hepatica
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Rhys Aled Jones
- Hefin Wyn Williams
- Peter M. Brophy
- Content type: Short report
- Open Access
- Published: 23 December 2015
- Article: 656
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Review of ten-years presence of Aedes albopictus in Spain 2004–2014: known distribution and public health concerns
Authors (first, second and last of 11)
- Francisco Collantes
- Sarah Delacour
- Javier Lucientes
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 23 December 2015
- Article: 655
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Characterization of Toxoplasma gondii glyoxalase 1 and evaluation of inhibitory effects of curcumin on the enzyme and parasite cultures
Authors (first, second and last of 11)
- Youn-Kyoung Goo
- Junya Yamagishi
- Xuenan Xuan
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 23 December 2015
- Article: 654
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Troglostrongylus brevior in an Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) from Bosnia and Herzegovina
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Amer Alić
- Donato Traversa
- Adnan Hodžić
- Content type: Short report
- Open Access
- Published: 21 December 2015
- Article: 653
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Molecular characterization of a cathepsin F-like protease in Trichinella spiralis
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Zi-gang Qu
- Xue-ting Ma
- Bao-quan Fu
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 21 December 2015
- Article: 652
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Diversity and evolutionary genetics of the three major Plasmodium vivax merozoite genes participating in reticulocyte invasion in southern Mexico
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Lilia González-Cerón
- Rene Cerritos
- Frida Santillán
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 21 December 2015
- Article: 651
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Giardia duodenalis in Alpine (Rupicapra rupicapra rupicapra) and Apennine (Rupicapra pyrenaica ornata) chamois
Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- Claudio De Liberato
- Federica Berrilli
- Annunziata Giangaspero
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 21 December 2015
- Article: 650
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First report of naturally infected Sergentomyia minuta with Leishmania major in Tunisia
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Kaouther Jaouadi
- Wissem Ghawar
- Afif Ben Salah
- Content type: Short report
- Open Access
- Published: 21 December 2015
- Article: 649
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Species and abundance of ectoparasitic flies (Diptera) in pied flycatcher nests in Fennoscandia
Authors (first, second and last of 12)
- Tapio Eeva
- Tommi Andersson
- Eero J. Vesterinen
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 21 December 2015
- Article: 648
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Identification and characterization of Clonorchis sinensis cathepsin B proteases in the pathogenesis of clonorchiasis
Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- Wenjun Chen
- Dan Ning
- Xinbing Yu
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 21 December 2015
- Article: 647
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Congenital toxoplasmosis: an in-depth density-equalizing mapping analysis to explore its global research architecture
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Dörthe Brüggmann
- Vanessa Handl
- David A Groneberg
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 21 December 2015
- Article: 646
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Zoophagic behaviour of anopheline mosquitoes in southwest Ethiopia: opportunity for malaria vector control
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Fekadu Massebo
- Meshesha Balkew
- Bernt Lindtjørn
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 18 December 2015
- Article: 645
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Studies in the mouse model identify strain variability as a major determinant of disease outcome in Leishmania infantum infection
Authors (first, second and last of 13)
- Filipe Marques
- Sílvia Vale-Costa
- Maria Salomé Gomes
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 18 December 2015
- Article: 644
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Multi-trophic interactions driving the transmission cycle of Borrelia afzelii between Ixodes ricinus and rodents: a review
Authors
- Gilian van Duijvendijk
- Hein Sprong
- Willem Takken
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 18 December 2015
- Article: 643
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Ecology and spatiotemporal dynamics of sandflies in the Mediterranean Languedoc region (Roquedur area, Gard, France)
Authors (first, second and last of 11)
- Jorian Prudhomme
- Nil Rahola
- Anne-Laure Bañuls
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 18 December 2015
- Article: 642
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Molecular characterization of midgut microbiota of Aedes albopictus and Aedes aegypti from Arunachal Pradesh, India
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Kamlesh K. Yadav
- Ajitabh Bora
- Vijay Veer
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 18 December 2015
- Article: 641
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Challenges facing the elimination of sleeping sickness in west and central Africa: sustainable control of animal trypanosomiasis as an indispensable approach to achieve the goal
Authors
- Gustave Simo
- Jean Baptiste Rayaisse
- Content type: Letter to the Editor
- Open Access
- Published: 16 December 2015
- Article: 640
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The generalist tick Ixodes ricinus and the specialist tick Ixodes trianguliceps on shrews and rodents in a northern forest ecosystem– a role of body size even among small hosts
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Atle Mysterud
- Ragna Byrkjeland
- Hildegunn Viljugrein
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 16 December 2015
- Article: 639
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Prevalence of pathogenic trypanosomes in anaemic cattle from trypanosomosis challenged areas of Itezhi-tezhi district in central Zambia
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Njelembo J. Mbewe
- Boniface Namangala
- Charles Michelo
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 15 December 2015
- Article: 638
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Tick-borne zoonotic pathogens in birds in Guangxi, Southwest China
Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- Jifei Yang
- Zhijie Liu
- Hong Yin
- Content type: Short report
- Open Access
- Published: 15 December 2015
- Article: 637
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Evaluation of CDC light traps for mosquito surveillance in a malaria endemic area on the Thai-Myanmar border
Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- Patchara Sriwichai
- Stephan Karl
- Jetsumon Sattabongkot
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 15 December 2015
- Article: 636
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Microsatellite loci cross-species transferability in Aedes fluviatilis (Diptera:Culicidae): a cost-effective approach for population genetics studies
Authors
- Laura Cristina Multini
- Mauro Toledo Marrelli
- André Barretto Bruno Wilke
- Content type: Short report
- Open Access
- Published: 15 December 2015
- Article: 635
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Polymorphisms of the artemisinin resistant marker (K13) in Plasmodium falciparum parasite populations of Grande Comore Island 10 years after artemisinin combination therapy
Authors (first, second and last of 20)
- Bo Huang
- Changsheng Deng
- Jianping Song
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 15 December 2015
- Article: 634
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Sporogony and sporozoite rates of avian malaria parasites in wild Culex pipiens pallens and C. inatomii in Japan
Authors
- Kyeongsoon Kim
- Yoshio Tsuda
- Content type: Short report
- Open Access
- Published: 15 December 2015
- Article: 633
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The characterization and manipulation of the bacterial microbiome of the Rocky Mountain wood tick, Dermacentor andersoni
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Katie A. Clayton
- Cory A. Gall
- Kelly A. Brayton
- Content type: Short report
- Open Access
- Published: 10 December 2015
- Article: 632
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The first detection of Rickettsia aeschlimannii and Rickettsia massiliae in Rhipicephalus turanicus ticks, in northwest China
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Qing-Qing Wei
- Li-Ping Guo
- Yuan-Zhi Wang
- Content type: Short report
- Open Access
- Published: 10 December 2015
- Article: 631
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Quantitative analyses and modelling to support achievement of the 2020 goals for nine neglected tropical diseases
Authors (first, second and last of 46)
- T. Déirdre Hollingsworth
- Emily R. Adams
- NTD Modelling Consortium
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 09 December 2015
- Article: 630
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HisAK70: progress towards a vaccine against different forms of leishmaniosis
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Gustavo Domínguez-Bernal
- Pilar Horcajo
- Javier Carrión
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 09 December 2015
- Article: 629
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Efficacy, persistence and vector susceptibility to pirimiphos-methyl (Actellic® 300CS) insecticide for indoor residual spraying in Zanzibar
Authors (first, second and last of 14)
- Khamis A. Haji
- Narjis G. Thawer
- Jeremiah M. Ngondi
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 09 December 2015
- Article: 628
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Diversity of Haemaphysalis-associated piroplasms of ruminants in Central-Eastern Europe, Hungary
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Sándor Hornok
- Nóra Takács
- Regina Hofmann-Lehmann
- Content type: Short report
- Open Access
- Published: 09 December 2015
- Article: 627
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Molecular mass screening of mosquitoes for filarial parasites in Germany – re-interpretation of PCR xenomonitoring results would be required
Authors
- Aleksander Masny
- Rusłan Sałamatin
- Content type: Letter to the Editor
- Open Access
- Published: 09 December 2015
- Article: 626
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The role of rice fields, fish ponds and water canals for transmission of fish-borne zoonotic trematodes in aquaculture ponds in Nam Dinh Province, Vietnam
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Henry Madsen
- Bui Thi Dung
- Phan Thi Van
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 08 December 2015
- Article: 625
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Fluorescence/luminescence-based markers for the assessment of Schistosoma mansoni schistosomula drug assays
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Gordana Panic
- Dayana Flores
- Jennifer Keiser
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 08 December 2015
- Article: 624
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The Haemonchus contortus kinome - a resource for fundamental molecular investigations and drug discovery
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Andreas J. Stroehlein
- Neil D. Young
- Robin B. Gasser
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 08 December 2015
- Article: 623
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Erratum: Universal conventional and real-time PCR diagnosis tools for Sarcoptes scabiei
Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- Samer Angelone-Alasaad
- AnnaRita Molinar Min
- Luca Rossi
- Content type: Erratum
- Open Access
- Published: 07 December 2015
- Article: 622
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Development of an immunochromatographic strip for the serodiagnosis of Theileria infection in sheep
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Yizhu Lu
- Guiquan Guan
- Zhijie Liu
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 02 December 2015
- Article: 621
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Comparative study of in situ hybridization, immunohistochemistry and parasitological culture for the diagnosis of canine leishmaniosis
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Marina C. Furtado
- Rodrigo C. Menezes
- Fabiano B. Figueiredo
- Content type: Short report
- Open Access
- Published: 02 December 2015
- Article: 620