Volume 8, issue 1, December 2015
669 articles in this issue
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Vector sequence contamination of the Plasmodium vivax sequence database in PlasmoDB and In silico correction of 26 parasite sequences
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Zhi-Yong Tao
- Xu Sui
- Qi Gao
- Content type: Letter to the Editor
- Open Access
- Published: 12 June 2015
- Article: 318
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Did Bartonella henselae contribute to the deaths of two veterinarians?
Authors
- Edward B. Breitschwerdt
- Content type: Letter to the Editor
- Open Access
- Published: 12 June 2015
- Article: 317
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Electrophysiological and behavioral characterization of bioactive compounds of the Thymus vulgaris, Cymbopogon winterianus, Cuminum cyminum and Cinnamomum zeylanicum essential oils against Anopheles gambiae and prospects for their use as bednet treatments
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Emilie Deletre
- Fabrice Chandre
- Thibaud Martin
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 11 June 2015
- Article: 316
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Design and evaluation of a recombinant multi-epitope antigen for serodiagnosis of Toxoplasma gondii infection in humans
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Khalid Hajissa
- Robaiza Zakaria
- Zeehaida Mohamed
- Content type: Short Report
- Open Access
- Published: 11 June 2015
- Article: 315
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Epidemiology of coinfection with soil transmitted helminths and Plasmodium falciparum among school children in Bumula District in western Kenya
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Stella Kepha
- Fred Nuwaha
- Simon J Brooker
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 11 June 2015
- Article: 314
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Anaplasma infection of Bactrian camels (Camelus bactrianus) and ticks in Xinjiang, China
Authors (first, second and last of 12)
- Youquan Li
- Jifei Yang
- Lin Zhang
- Content type: Short Report
- Open Access
- Published: 10 June 2015
- Article: 313
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Review of “Parasitology: a conceptual approach” by Eric S. Loker and Bruce V. Hofkin
Authors
- Filipe Dantas-Torres
- Content type: Book Review
- Open Access
- Published: 10 June 2015
- Article: 312
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Molecular insights into a tetraspanin in the hydatid tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus
Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- Dandan Hu
- Xingju Song
- Guangyou Yang
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 10 June 2015
- Article: 311
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Response to Esteve-Gassent et al.: flaB sequences obtained from Texas PCR products are identical to the positive control strain Borrelia burgdorferi B31
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Steven J. Norris
- Alan G. Barbour
- Maria A. Diuk-Wasser
- Content type: Letter to the Editor
- Open Access
- Published: 09 June 2015
- Article: 310
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Eco-epidemiology of Borrelia miyamotoi and Lyme borreliosis spirochetes in a popular hunting and recreational forest area in Hungary
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Sándor Szekeres
- Elena Claudia Coipan
- Gábor Földvári
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 06 June 2015
- Article: 309
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Hypothesis: Cryptosporidium genetic diversity mirrors national disease notification rate
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Katsuhisa Takumi
- Simone M. Cacciò
- Hein Sprong
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 06 June 2015
- Article: 308
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A standard cytogenetic map of Culex quinquefasciatus polytene chromosomes in application for fine-scale physical mapping
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Maria F Unger
- Maria V Sharakhova
- Frank H Collins
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 06 June 2015
- Article: 307
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Infection and exposure to vector-borne pathogens in rural dogs and their ticks, Uganda
Authors (first, second and last of 15)
- Tatiana Proboste
- Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka
- Javier Millán
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 05 June 2015
- Article: 306
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Prevention of transmission of Babesia canis by Dermacentor reticulatus ticks to dogs treated orally with fluralaner chewable tablets (Bravecto™)
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Janina Taenzler
- Julian Liebenberg
- Anja R. Heckeroth
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 04 June 2015
- Article: 305
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Genome-wide expression patterns of calcium-dependent protein kinases in Toxoplasma gondii
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Jin-Lei Wang
- Si-Yang Huang
- Xing-Quan Zhu
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 04 June 2015
- Article: 304
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Biting midges (Culicoides, Diptera) transmit Haemoproteus parasites of owls: evidence from sporogony and molecular phylogeny
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Dovilė Bukauskaitė
- Rita Žiegytė
- Gediminas Valkiūnas
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 04 June 2015
- Article: 303
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LeishVet update and recommendations on feline leishmaniosis
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Maria-Grazia Pennisi
- Luís Cardoso
- Laia Solano-Gallego
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 04 June 2015
- Article: 302
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Analysing chemical attraction of gravid Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto with modified BG-Sentinel traps
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Michael N. Okal
- Manuela Herrera-Varela
- Ulrike Fillinger
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 03 June 2015
- Article: 301
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Integrative taxonomic approach to the cryptic diversity of Diplostomum spp. in lymnaeid snails from Europe with a focus on the ‘Diplostomum mergi’ species complex
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Christian Selbach
- Miroslava Soldánová
- Bernd Sures
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 03 June 2015
- Article: 300
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Association between body size and reservoir competence of mammals bearing Borrelia burgdorferi at an endemic site in the northeastern United States
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Alan G. Barbour
- Jonas Bunikis
- Klara Hanincová
- Content type: Short Report
- Open Access
- Published: 30 May 2015
- Article: 299
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Phlebotomus papatasi SP15: mRNA expression variability and amino acid sequence polymorphisms of field populations
Authors (first, second and last of 21)
- Marcelo Ramalho-Ortigão
- Iliano V. Coutinho-Abreu
- Mary Ann McDowell
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 29 May 2015
- Article: 298
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Tests of conspecificity for allopatric vectors: Simulium nodosum and Simulium shirakii (Diptera: Simuliidae) in Asia
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Van Lun Low
- Peter H. Adler
- Hiroyuki Takaoka
- Content type: Short Report
- Open Access
- Published: 29 May 2015
- Article: 297
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Expression of active trypsin-like serine peptidases in the midgut of sugar-feeding female Anopheles aquasalis
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Geovane Dias-Lopes
- Andre Borges-Veloso
- Jose Batista De Jesus
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 29 May 2015
- Article: 296
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Palp ratio as a field identification tool for two members of the Anopheles gambiae complex in Ghana (A. melas and A. gambiae)
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Augustina Angelina Annan
- Thomas Florian Kruppa
- Rolf Garms
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 28 May 2015
- Article: 295
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Distribution and diversity of the vectors of Rift Valley fever along the livestock movement routes in the northeastern and coastal regions of Kenya
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Samwel O Arum
- Christopher W Weldon
- Rosemary Sang
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 28 May 2015
- Article: 294
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Impact of vegetable crop agriculture on anopheline agressivity and malaria transmission in urban and less urbanized settings of the South region of Cameroon
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Patrick Ntonga Akono
- Jean Arthur Mbida Mbida
- Leopold Gustave Lehman
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 28 May 2015
- Article: 293
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Diagnosis of toxoplasmosis and typing of Toxoplasma gondii
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Quan Liu
- Ze-Dong Wang
- Xing-Quan Zhu
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 28 May 2015
- Article: 292
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A meta-analysis of the prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in animals and humans in Ethiopia
Authors
- Endrias Zewdu Gebremedhin
- Getachew Tadesse
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 28 May 2015
- Article: 291
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Phenotypic differentiation in love song traits among sibling species of the Lutzomyia longipalpis complex in Brazil
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Felipe M. Vigoder
- Nataly A. Souza
- Alexandre A. Peixoto
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 28 May 2015
- Article: 290
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Long-term follow-up of dogs with leishmaniosis treated with meglumine antimoniate plus allopurinol versus miltefosine plus allopurinol
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Laura Manna
- Raffaele Corso
- Angelo Elio Gravino
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 28 May 2015
- Article: 289
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Genetic interrelationships of North American populations of giant liver fluke Fascioloides magna
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Eva Bazsalovicsová
- Ivica Králová-Hromadová
- Margo Pybus
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 28 May 2015
- Article: 288
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Evaluation of traps and lures for mosquito vectors and xenomonitoring of Wuchereria bancrofti infection in a high prevalence Samoan Village
Authors (first, second and last of 12)
- Limb K Hapairai
- Catherine Plichart
- Hayley Joseph
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 28 May 2015
- Article: 287
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Evaluation of afoxolaner chewables to control flea populations in naturally infested dogs in private residences in Tampa FL, USA
Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- Michael W. Dryden
- Vicki Smith
- Doug Carithers
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 24 May 2015
- Article: 286
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Acaricidal effect and histological damage induced by Bacillus thuringiensis protein extracts on the mite Psoroptes cuniculi
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Emmanuel Dunstand-Guzmán
- Guadalupe Peña-Chora
- Fernando Iván Flores-Pérez
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 24 May 2015
- Article: 285
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Developing a continental atlas of the distribution and trypanosomal infection of tsetse flies (Glossina species)
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Giuliano Cecchi
- Massimo Paone
- Raffaele C. Mattioli
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 22 May 2015
- Article: 284
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Tick-borne diseases of bovines in Pakistan: major scope for future research and improved control
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Abdul Jabbar
- Tariq Abbas
- Robin B Gasser
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 22 May 2015
- Article: 283
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Patterns of genetic variation and life history traits of Zeuxapta seriolae infesting Seriola lalandi across the coastal and oceanic areas in the southeastern Pacific Ocean: potential implications for aquaculture
Authors
- Fabiola A Sepúlveda
- M Teresa González
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 22 May 2015
- Article: 282
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Parasite prevalence in fecal samples from shelter dogs and cats across the Canadian provinces
Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- Alain Villeneuve
- Lydden Polley
- France Gagné
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 21 May 2015
- Article: 281
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A field trial of a PCR-based Mansonella ozzardi diagnosis assay detects high-levels of submicroscopic M. ozzardi infections in both venous blood samples and FTA® card dried blood spots
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Jansen Fernandes Medeiros
- Tatiana Amaral Pires Almeida
- Sergio Luiz Bessa Luz
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 20 May 2015
- Article: 280
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Analysis of the complete Fischoederius elongatus (Paramphistomidae, Trematoda) mitochondrial genome
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Xin Yang
- Yunyang Zhao
- Rui Fang
- Content type: Short Report
- Open Access
- Published: 20 May 2015
- Article: 279
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Mutual exclusion of Asaia and Wolbachia in the reproductive organs of mosquito vectors
Authors (first, second and last of 18)
- Paolo Rossi
- Irene Ricci
- Guido Favia
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 17 May 2015
- Article: 278
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Identification and genetic characterization of Toxoplasma gondii in free-ranging bristle-spined porcupine (Chaetomys subspinosus), a threatened arboreal mammal from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Rodrigo Alves Bezerra
- Gastón Andrés Fernandez Giné
- George Rêgo Albuquerque
- Content type: Short Report
- Open Access
- Published: 17 May 2015
- Article: 277
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Anaplasma phagocytophilum prevalence in ticks and rodents in an urban and natural habitat in South-Western Slovakia
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Zuzana Svitálková
- Danka Haruštiaková
- Mária Kazimírová
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 17 May 2015
- Article: 276
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Tick sialostatins L and L2 differentially influence dendritic cell responses to Borrelia spirochetes
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Jaroslava Lieskovská
- Jana Páleníková
- Jan Kopecký
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 15 May 2015
- Article: 275
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Detection of Cyclospora in captive chimpanzees and macaques by a quantitative PCR-based mutation scanning approach
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Marianna Marangi
- Anson V Koehler
- Robin B Gasser
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 15 May 2015
- Article: 274
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Transmission of the eyeworm Thelazia callipaeda: between fantasy and reality
Authors
- Domenico Otranto
- Filipe Dantas-Torres
- Content type: Short Report
- Open Access
- Published: 14 May 2015
- Article: 273
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Coffee and its waste repel gravid Aedes albopictus females and inhibit the development of their embryos
Authors (first, second and last of 17)
- Tomomitsu Satho
- Hamady Dieng
- Cirilo Nolasco-Hipolito
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 14 May 2015
- Article: 272
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Toward the formation of a Companion Animal Parasite Council for the Tropics (CAPCT)
Authors (first, second and last of 13)
- Rebecca J. Traub
- Peter Irwin
- Roland Schaper
- Content type: Letter to the Editor
- Open Access
- Published: 13 May 2015
- Article: 271
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Host-feeding preference of Phlebotomus orientalis (Diptera: Psychodidae) in an endemic focus of visceral leishmaniasis in northern Ethiopia
Authors (first, second and last of 11)
- Araya Gebresilassie
- Ibrahim Abbasi
- Teshome Gebre-Michael
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 13 May 2015
- Article: 270