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Can direct smear results that are routinely collected at health centre level be used for monitoring the impact of mass drug administration with praziquantel on schistosomiasis in Burundi? A preliminary assessment
BACKGROUND: Intestinal schistosomiasis is still a public health problem in Burundi. Since 2008, annual mass drug administration with praziquantel has …
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Stability of the effect of silencing fibronectin type III domain-protein 1 (FN3D1) gene on Anopheles arabiensis reared under different breeding site conditions
BACKGROUND: Malaria vector mosquitoes acquire midgut microbiota primarily from their habitat. The homeostasis of these microbial communities plays an essential …
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Six new species of Cichlidogyrus Paperna, 1960 (Platyhelminthes: Monogenea) from the gills of cichlids (Teleostei: Cichliformes) from the Lomami River Basin (DRC: Middle Congo)
BACKGROUND: Monogenea van Beneden, 1858 is a group of parasitic flatworms, commonly found infecting bony fish. Several genera, such as …
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Molecular detection of tick-borne pathogens in caracals (Caracal caracal) living in human-modified landscapes of South Africa
BACKGROUND: Wild carnivores living alongside humans and domestic animals are vulnerable to changes in the infectious disease dynamics in their …
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Evaluation of the relative roles of the Tabanidae and Glossinidae in the transmission of trypanosomosis in drug resistance hotspots in Mozambique
BACKGROUND: Tsetse flies (Diptera: Glossinidae) and tabanids (Diptera: Tabanidae) are haematophagous insects of medical and veterinary importance due to their …
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Don’t let sleeping dogs lie: unravelling the identity and taxonomy of Babesia canis, Babesia rossi and Babesia vogeli
For most of the 20th century the causative agent of canine babesiosis, wherever it occurred in the world, was commonly …
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Amblyomma hebraeum is the predominant tick species on goats in the Mnisi Community Area of Mpumalanga Province South Africa and is co-infected with Ehrlichia ruminantium and Rickettsia africae
BACKGROUND: In sub-Saharan Africa, Amblyomma ticks are vectors of heartwater disease in domestic ruminants, caused by the rickettsial pathogen Ehrlichia …
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Invasive cattle ticks in East Africa: morphological and molecular confirmation of the presence of Rhipicephalus microplus in south-eastern Uganda
BACKGROUND: Rhipicephalus microplus, an invasive tick species of Asian origin and the main vector of Babesia species, is considered one …
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Retrospective data analyses of social and environmental determinants of malaria control for elimination prospects in Eritrea
Abstract Background The present study focuses on both long- and short-term malaria transmission in Eritrea and investigates the risk factors. …
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PCR-based molecular identification of two intermediate snail hosts of Schistosoma mansoni in Cameroon
BACKGROUND: Snails of the genus Biomphalaria are intermediate hosts of Schistosoma mansoni, the causative agent of the human intestinal schistosomiasis. …
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The design and development of a multicentric protocol to investigate the impact of adjunctive doxycycline on the management of peripheral lymphoedema caused by lymphatic filariasis and podoconiosis
BACKGROUND: As new lymphatic filariasis infections are eliminated through mass chemotherapy, previously affected individuals are left with the sequellae, especially …
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Comparison of infectivity of Plasmodium vivax to wild-caught and laboratory-adapted (colonized) Anopheles arabiensis mosquitoes in Ethiopia
Abstract Background Mosquito-feeding assays that assess transmission of Plasmodium from man-to-mosquito typically use laboratory mosquito colonies. The microbiome and genetic …
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Dynamic of resistance alleles of two major insecticide targets in Anopheles gambiae (s.l.) populations from Benin, West Africa
BACKGROUND: Insecticide resistance is a growing concern for malaria control and vector control effectiveness relies on assessing it distribution and …
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Targeted deep amplicon sequencing of kelch 13 and cytochrome b in Plasmodium falciparum isolates from an endemic African country using the Malaria Resistance Surveillance (MaRS) protocol
BACKGROUND: Routine molecular surveillance for imported drug-resistant malaria parasites to the USA and European Union is an important public health …
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An assessment of adult mosquito collection techniques for studying species abundance and diversity in Maferinyah, Guinea
Abstract Background Several mosquito collection methods are routinely used in vector control programmes. However, they target different behaviours causing bias …
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New codon 198 β-tubulin polymorphisms in highly benzimidazole resistant Haemonchus contortus from goats in three different states in Sudan
BACKGROUND: Benzimidazole (BZ) resistance in gastrointestinal nematodes is a worldwide problem for livestock production, particularly in small ruminants. Assignment of …
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Resistance status of Anopheles gambiae (s.l.) to four commonly used insecticides for malaria vector control in South-East Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Progress made in the control of malaria vectors globally is largely due to the use of insecticides. However, success …
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Genetic differentiation and population structure of Anopheles funestus from Uganda and the southern African countries of Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe
Abstract Background Anopheles funestus(s.s.) is a primary vector of the malaria parasitePlasmodium falciparumin Africa, a human pathogen that causes almost …
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Mosquito-borne viral diseases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a review
BACKGROUND: Mosquito-borne viral infections have in recent years, become a public health threat globally. This review aimed to provide an …
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Controlling mosquitoes with semiochemicals: a review
The use of semiochemicals in odour-based traps for surveillance and control of vector mosquitoes is deemed a new and viable …