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Impact on pregnancy outcomes of intermittent preventive treatment with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine in urban and peri-urban Papua New Guinea: a retrospective cohort study
BackgroundIntermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (IPTp-SP) reduces malaria-attributable adverse pregnancy...
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Potent synergy and sustained bactericidal activity of polymyxins combined with Gram-positive only class of antibiotics versus four Gram-negative bacteria
BackgroundGram-negative bacteria (GNB) are becoming increasingly resistant to a wide variety of antibiotics. There are currently limited treatments...
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Colistin-, cefepime-, and levofloxacin-resistant Salmonella enterica serovars isolated from Egyptian chicken carcasses
ObjectivesThe emergence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) Salmonella strains, especially resistant ones toward critically important antimicrobial classes...
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Evaluation of Seroprevalence and Risk Factors of Heartworm Infection for Dogs in Rio de Janeiro with Access to Veterinary Care
Heartworm infection is a chronic disease with clinical signs and effects ranging from an asymptomatic condition to severe disease and death. The...
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Overwintering West Nile virus in active Culex pipiens mosquito populations in Greece
The flavivirus West Nile Virus (WNV), which is transmitted by mosquitoes, poses a significant threat to both humans and animals, and its outbreaks...
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Slow recovery rates and spatial aggregation of Triatoma infestans populations in an area with high pyrethroid resistance in the Argentine Chaco
BackgroundThe emergence of pyrethroid resistance has threatened the elimination of Triatoma infestans from the Gran Chaco ecoregion. We investigated...
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Intestinal microbiota imbalance resulted by anti-Toxoplasma gondii immune responses aggravate gut and brain injury
BackgroundToxoplasma gondii infection affects a significant portion of the global population, leading to severe toxoplasmosis and, in...
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Is Culex modestus a New Usutu virus vector?
Usutu virus is an emerging pathogen transmitted by mosquitoes. Culex modestus mosquitoes are widespread in Europe, but their role in disease...
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Mitochondrial genome of the fluke pond snail, Austropeplea cf. brazieri (Gastropoda: Lymnaeidae)
BackgroundLymnaeid snails of the genus Austropeplea are an important vector of the liver fluke ( Fasciola hepatica ), contributing to livestock...
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Diagnostic performance of an ultra-sensitive RDT and a conventional RDT in malaria mass testing, treatment and tracking interventions in southern Ghana
BackgroundApplication of numerous malaria control interventions has led to reduction in clinical malaria cases and deaths but also the realisation...
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Twenty-year evolution of Leishmania infantum infection in dogs in Valdeorras (Galicia, Northwestern Spain): implication of climatic factors and preventive measures
BackgroundAbiotic factors play a significant role in the evolution of Leishmania infantum infection due to its vectorial nature. This study aims to...
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Double vision: 2D and 3D mosquito trajectories can be as valuable for behaviour analysis via machine learning
BackgroundMosquitoes are carriers of tropical diseases, thus demanding a comprehensive understanding of their behaviour to devise effective disease...
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First Molecular Identification and Clinical Presentation of Crenosomosis in a Dog from Slovakia
PurposeCrenosoma vulpis (Dujardin,1845) is a lungworm which has spread worldwide in canines and is associated with upper respiratory infections. In...
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African swine fever virus DNA is present in non-biting flies collected from outbreak farms in Romania
BackgroundAfrican swine fever (ASF) is a highly contagious and severe haemorrhagic disease of Suidae, with mortalities that approach 100 percent....
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A New Isosporan (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) from the Pacific Blue-Tailed Skink, Emoia caeruleocauda (Sauria: Scincidae: Eugongylinae), from Guam, U.S. Territory
PurposeNothing is known about coccidians (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) from the Pacific blue-tailed skink, Emoia caeruleocauda . Here, we report mensural...
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Will a lack of fabric durability be their downfall? Impact of textile durability on the efficacy of three types of dual-active-ingredient long-lasting insecticidal nets: a secondary analysis on malaria prevalence and incidence from a cluster-randomized trial in north-west Tanzania
BackgroundThe Dual-Active Ingredient long-lasting insecticidal nets (Dual-AI LLIN) have been developed to counteract the reduced efficacy of...
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Oral vaccination with a recombinant Lactobacillus plantarum expressing the Eimeria tenella rhoptry neck 2 protein elicits protective immunity in broiler chickens infected with Eimeria tenella
BackgroundChicken coccidiosis is a protozoan disease that leads to considerable economic losses in the poultry industry. Live oocyst vaccination is...
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Efficacy and safety of single-dose artesunate plus sulfalene/pyrimethamine combined with praziquantel for the treatment of children with Schistosoma mansoni or Schistosoma haematobium in western Kenya: a randomised, open-label controlled trial
BackgroundReliance on praziquantel for the treatment and control of schistosomiasis is likely to facilitate the emergence of drug resistance....
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Next-generation neuropeptide Y receptor small-molecule agonists inhibit mosquito-biting behavior
BackgroundFemale Aedes aegypti mosquitoes can spread disease-causing pathogens when they bite humans to obtain blood nutrients required for egg...
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Diagnostic accuracy of an automated microscope solution (miLab™) in detecting malaria parasites in symptomatic patients at point-of-care in Sudan: a case–control study
BackgroundMicroscopic detection of malaria parasites is labour-intensive, time-consuming, and expertise-demanding. Moreover, the slide interpretation...
