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The original article was published in Parasites & Vectors 2024 17:415
The original article was published in Parasites & Vectors 2025 18:354
As tick-borne disease cases surge in the southeastern United States, there is a growing need to understand the ecological risk factors and distribution of the most abundant tick vector, Amblyomma americanum. Whil...
Acanthocephalans of the genus Bolbosoma Porta, 1908 are trophically transmitted parasites that infect marine mammals (mostly cetaceans and less frequently pinnipeds) worldwide. There are 12 species currently cons...
Hepatozoon spp. are common pathogens in dogs and other Carnivora in many parts of the world, especially in the tropics. There is considerable taxonomic debate concerning the Hepatozoon species infecting Carnivora...
The Asian hard tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis) is an obligate hematophagous ectoparasite belonging to the family Ixodidae (hard ticks). This species serves as a competent vector for numerous highly pathogenic ag...
The work of collecting mosquitoes in the field is essential for improving knowledge about species of known and unknown vector status, their invasion dynamics, and further understanding their involvement in cir...
Mosquitoes and sand flies are the most important vectors of several human diseases. A comprehensive analysis of the diversity and composition of the microbiome in mosquitoes and sandflies is important. It emph...
Fasciola hepatica is the most common etiologic agent of fasciolosis, a parasitic disease that affects millions of ruminants worldwide and a zoonotic human infection of public health concern. Upon ingestion of inf...
Releases of Wolbachia-infected Aedes aegypti are being used to effectively control diseases caused by arboviruses, such as dengue. A well-balanced larval diet is essential for producing Wolbachia-infected mosquit...
Malaria transmission hinges on infected Anopheles mosquitoes biting humans, with carbon dioxide (CO2), host odor, and body heat acting as key attractants. Along the Thai–Myanmar border, Anopheles minimus (the Fun...
Residual spraying with pyrethroid insecticides is still the main strategy used to prevent vector-borne transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiological agent of Chagas disease. The emergence of resistance to th...
Hyalomma spp. ticks play a crucial role as vectors for the Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever virus. Hyalomma spp. larvae and nymphs are transported via migratory birds to temperate regions of Europe from Africa, th...
The ongoing fight against mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue, Zika, and chikungunya is increasingly challenged by Aedes aegypti resistance to pyrethroid insecticides. This resistance is primarily driven by kn...
Lethal and sublethal effects of exposure to chemical and microbial agents can alter many mosquito life history traits and provide opportunities for integrated mosquito control strategies to reduce the risk of ...
Dengue fever, transmitted primarily by Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus, remains one of the most pervasive mosquito-borne diseases worldwide. In China, the mosquito oviposition trap (MOT) - based Aedes monitor...
Haemonchus contortus is a highly pathogenic, blood-feeding nematode that causes widespread disease and significant economic loss in livestock worldwide. Previous proteomic studies were constrained by incomplete g...
African animal trypanosomosis (AAT) and human African trypanosomosis (HAT) are transmitted and spread primarily by tsetse flies (Glossina spp.) in sub-Saharan Africa. The animal disease poses significant challeng...
Dogs in rural areas and hunting dogs in particular, are at higher risk of intestinal helminth infections compared with family dogs. Thus, certain management practices including faecal/coprological analysis, im...
Intestinal protozoa and helminths remain an under‑recognized cause of gastrointestinal morbidity in China. Molecular high‑throughput tools offer the chance to survey their diversity comprehensively, yet their ...
Taenia solium cysticercosis is a zoonotic parasitic disease with significant public health implications, particularly in endemic regions of low- and middle-income countries. In pigs, cyst burden varies widely, wi...
Malaria, which is transmitted by Anopheles mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae), remains a critical global public health problem. Vector control interventions, particularly insecticide-based strategies, are pivotal fo...
Holobionts – hosts together with their resident microorganisms – provide a framework for studying life as a network of interdependent partners. Within host–ectoparasite holobionts, the dialogue between the two...
The northern house mosquito, Culex pipiens, is a noted arboviral disease vector commonly found throughout Europe and North America. Two morphologically identical biotypes of this species, Culex pipiens pipiens an...
Ticks are important vectors of zoonotic pathogens, with Ixodes ricinus being the most abundant and main vector in Europe of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (s.l.), the causative agent of Lyme borreliosis. Both ve...
In Europe, Ixodes ricinus ticks transmit various zoonotic pathogens, including Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (s.l.), the causative agent of Lyme borreliosis (LB). However, the relationship between Borrelia prev...
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Relating the geographical distribution of intermediate freshwater snail hosts (viz. vectors of schistosomes) to local environmental attributes offers value for understanding the epidemiological landscape of sc...
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One of the most intriguing and unusual features of trypanosomatids is their mitochondrial DNA, known as kinetoplast DNA (kDNA), which is organized into a network of concatenated circles. The kDNA is contained ...
Parasitic diseases remain a global health challenge, and traditional methods in their diagnosis face limitations in sensitivity and scalability. Genome-based sequencing technologies have improved and are incre...
Malaria remains a leading cause of mortality in Kenya, despite concerted efforts in malaria vector control. Reducing outdoor transmission is a key factor in addressing residual malaria. Outdoor latrines are ch...
Colonizing fleas under laboratory conditions is a crucial step to studying their biology, conducting bioassays, and evaluating their ability to transmit pathogens. Starting a colony implies collecting and main...
Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus are primary vectors of dengue virus in Cambodia, distributed throughout the country. Climate change is predicted to affect the relative density of these two species, but there is ...
Feline leishmaniosis (FeL) is mainly caused by Leishmania infantum in the Mediterranean Basin. In Italy, in the same epidemiological context where canine leishmaniosis (CanL) is hyperendemic, a nonpathogenic spec...
Macrophages are essential immune cells during Leishmania infection, as their polarization toward M1/M2 phenotypes determines disease outcome. This study aimed to investigate the modulatory effects of leptin, alon...
Sand flies (Diptera: Phlebotominae) are vectors of Leishmania spp., protozoan parasites that cause leishmaniasis, a zoonosis endemic in the Mediterranean region. Although Slovenia is not considered endemic, its p...
Despite a previous decline in malaria in Ethiopia, an outbreak in Dire Dawa in 2022 implicated the invasive vector Anopheles stephensi as responsible. The efficient transmission of Plasmodium by invasive An. step...
Genetically engineered mosquitoes (GEMs) with gene drives have been developed for malaria control but remain untested in natural environments. Upon release, GEMs are expected to modify or replace wild-type cou...
Roundworms such as Toxascaris leonina and Toxocara canis are routinely diagnosed in dogs globally, especially in dogs 6 months of age or younger. Toxocara canis is zoonotic, can cause significant disease in dogs,...
Anopheles gambiae densovirus (AgDNV) is a highly species-specific parvovirus that reaches high titers in adult Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes with few transcriptomic effects and minimal significant fitness effects....
Sand flies of the species Nyssomyia umbratilis (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) are vectors of the parasite Leishmania (Viannia) guyanensis, one of the etiological agents of cutaneous leishmaniasis in the Am...
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains a global health burden, with disproportionately high mortality in China’s Guangxi region, where endemic Clonorchis sinensis (C. sinensis) infection coincides with elevated H...
Phlebotomus (Larroussius) perniciosus (Diptera: Psychodidae) is the most common and predominant vector of Leishmania infantum in the Western Mediterranean region. Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) produced by ver...
Antiparasitic resistance in sheep necessitates non-chemical strategies for gastrointestinal strongylosis control. We have evaluated the potential of three predatory mite species—Macrocheles robustulus, Macrochele...
Most vector-borne disease cases reported in the United States are caused by pathogens spread by blacklegged ticks, Ixodes scapularis. Of these, a majority are Lyme disease cases caused by Borrelia burgdorferi sen...
Aedes mosquitoes, particularly Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus, are major vectors of globally significant diseases such as dengue, Zika, and chikungunya. Since 2013, Ae. aegypti populations have rapidly expanded...
Female frog-biting midges (Corethrella) are hematophagous micropredators that feed on frogs and serve as vectors for trypanosomes (Trypanosoma), unicellular flagellate parasites. Little is known about the infecti...
Babesia canis infections are of rising importance in Germany. This retrospective study aimed to correlate hematological and biochemical parameters with acute-phase proteins, levels of parasitemia and antibodies, ...
Trichomoniasis, caused by Trichomonas vaginalis (Tv), is the most common nonviral sexually transmitted infection (STI). Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is characterized by a reduction in health-associated Lactobacillus ...
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