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Determinants of Plasmodium falciparum multiplicity of infection and genetic diversity in Burkina Faso
BACKGROUND: Investigating malaria transmission dynamics is essential to inform policy decision making. Whether multiplicity of infection (MOI) dynamic from individual …
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Identification and antigenicity of the Babesia caballi spherical body protein 4 (SBP4)
BACKGROUND: The tick-borne intra-erythrocytic apicomplexan Babesia caballi is one of the etiological agents of equine babesiosis, an economically important disease …
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Resting behavior of Aedes aegypti in southeastern Senegal
BACKGROUND: Only the sylvatic and zoophilic population of Aedes aegypti was formerly identified in southeastern Senegal. A newly established anthropophilic …
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Understanding sand fly sampling methods: sticky traps are attraction-based and not interceptive sampling tools of Phlebotomus orientalis
BACKGROUND: Sticky traps are generally viewed as interceptive sand fly sampling methods; although no previous experimental evidence has supported this …
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Identification of risk areas and practices for Taenia saginata taeniosis/cysticercosis in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
BACKGROUND: Bovine cysticercosis (BCC) is an infection of cattle with the metacestode stage of Taenia saginata, the beef tapeworm, which …
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Semi-field evaluation of freestanding transfluthrin passive emanators and the BG sentinel trap as a “push-pull control strategy” against Aedes aegypti mosquitoes
BACKGROUND: Spatial repellents that drive mosquitoes away from treated areas, and odour-baited traps, that attract and kill mosquitoes, can be …
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Characteristics of persistent hotspots of Schistosoma mansoni in western Côte d’Ivoire
BACKGROUND: Preventive chemotherapy with praziquantel is the cornerstone of schistosomiasis control. However, in some social-ecological settings, the prevalence and/or intensity …
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Trypanosome infections in naturally infected horses and donkeys of three active sleeping sickness foci in the south of Chad
BACKGROUND: Equine trypanosomiases are complex infectious diseases with overlapping clinical signs defined by their mode of transmission. Despite their economic …
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Detection of DNA of filariae closely related to Mansonella perstans in faecal samples from wild non-human primates from Cameroon and Gabon
BACKGROUND: The Onchocercidae is a family of filarial nematodes with several species of medical or veterinary importance. Microfilariae are found …
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Exploring the impact of cattle on human exposure to malaria mosquitoes in the Arba Minch area district of southwest Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: The success of indoor interventions that target mosquitoes for malaria control is partially dependent on early evening and outdoor …
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Application of a recombinase polymerase amplification (RPA) assay and pilot field testing for Giardia duodenalis at Lake Albert, Uganda
BACKGROUND: Giardia duodenalis is a gastrointestinal protozoan causing 184 million cases of giardiasis worldwide annually. Detection is by microscopy or …
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Behavioural plasticity of Anopheles coluzzii and Anopheles arabiensis undermines LLIN community protective effect in a Sudanese-savannah village in Burkina Faso
BACKGROUND: Despite the overall major impact of long-lasting insecticide treated nets (LLINs) in eliciting individual and collective protection to malaria …
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Environmental and biotic factors affecting freshwater snail intermediate hosts in the Ethiopian Rift Valley region
BACKGROUND: Knowledge of the distribution and habitat preference of freshwater snail intermediate hosts can provide information to initiate and set-up …
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Effect of irradiation on the survival and susceptibility of female Anopheles arabiensis to natural isolates of Plasmodium falciparum
BACKGROUND: The sterile insect technique (SIT) is a vector control strategy relying on the mass release of sterile males into …
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Genetic diversity and phylogenetic relationships of tsetse flies of the palpalis group in Congo Brazzaville based on mitochondrial cox1 gene sequences
Abstract Background Despite the morphological characterization established in the 1950s and 1960s, the identity of extant taxa that make upGlossina …
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Biting rates and relative abundance of Simulium flies under different climatic conditions in an onchocerciasis endemic community in Ghana
BACKGROUND: Knowledge of the relative abundance and biting rates of riverine blackflies (vectors of onchocerciasis) is essential as these entomological …
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Molecular characterisation and morphological description of two new species of Hepatozoon Miller, 1908 (Apicomplexa: Adeleorina: Hepatozoidae) infecting leukocytes of African leopards Panthera pardus pardus (L.)
BACKGROUND: The African leopard Panthera pardus pardus (L.) is currently listed as a vulnerable species on the IUCN (International Union …
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Anopheles gambiae (s.l.) exhibit high intensity pyrethroid resistance throughout Southern and Central Mali (2016–2018): PBO or next generation LLINs may provide greater control
BACKGROUND: Millions of pyrethroid LLINs have been distributed in Mali during the past 20 years which, along with agricultural use, …
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Interactions between Schistosoma haematobium group species and their Bulinus spp. intermediate hosts along the Niger River Valley
BACKGROUND: Urogenital schistosomiasis, caused by infection with Schistosoma haematobium, is endemic in Niger but complicated by the presence of Schistosoma …
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Individuals living in an onchocerciasis focus and treated three-monthly with ivermectin develop fewer new onchocercal nodules than individuals treated annually
BACKGROUND: Little information is available on the effect of ivermectin on the third- and fourth-stage larvae of Onchocerca volvulus. To …