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Research
Silencing of a putative immunophilin gene in the cattle tick Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus increases the infection rate of Babesia bovis in larval progeny
Reginaldo G Bastos, Massaro W Ueti, Felix D Guerrero, Donald P Knowles, Glen A Scoles
Parasites & Vectors 2009, 2:57 (20 November 2009)
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A novel putative immunophilin gene of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus affects the fitness of female ticks fed on a Babesia bovis-infected calf, and RNAi mediated silencing of this gene increases protozoan infection in the tick larval progeny. Image: Female Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus laying eggs
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Distribution of Brugia malayi larvae and DNA in vector and non-vector mosquitoes: implications for molecular diagnostics
Sara M Erickson, Kerstin Fischer, Gary J Weil, Bruce M Christensen, Peter U Fischer
Parasites & Vectors 2009, 2:56 (17 November 2009)
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Persistence of filarial larvae and their DNA in mosquitoes depends on vector competence and is tissue specific. We studied the distribution of filarial larvae and their DNA using molecular and morphological methods. Image: Brugia malayi infective larvae in the eye of Aedes aegypti -Liverpool strain.
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Preliminary study on temporal variations in biting activity of Simulium damnosum s.l. in Abeokuta North LGA, Ogun State Nigeria
Akinola S Oluwole, Uwem F Ekpo, Chiedu F Mafiana, Clement O Adeofun, Olufunmilayo A Idowu
Parasites & Vectors 2009, 2:55 (16 November 2009)
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There is a need to monitor the population dynamics and biting activity of S.damnosum s.l. in areas where there is no vector control. We describe the catching of both the forest-dwelling and the savannah-dwelling group of S. damnosum s.l. biting in Abeokuta, Nigeria, which could have implications on the transmission and epidemiology of the disease. Image: Adult female Simulium damnosum s.l., vector of Onchocerca volvulus in West Africa, about to be dissected under a microscope.
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A luciferase based viability assay for ATP detection in 384- well format for high throughput whole cell screening of Trypanosoma brucei brucei bloodstream form strain 427
Melissa L Sykes, Vicky M Avery
Parasites & Vectors 2009, 2:54 (12 November 2009)
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Treatment of Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) relies on drugs with associated toxicity. We have optimised a 384-well ATP detection assay to estimate viability of Trypanosoma brucei brucei for high throughput screening HAT drug discovery. Image: Left - 384 well plate. Right - T.brucei in liquid culture (TDR image library).
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Short report
Human cases of simultaneous echinococcosis and tuberculosis - significance and extent in China
Yu Rong Yang, Darren J Gray, Magda K Ellis, Shu Kun Yang, Philip S Craig, Donald P McManus
Parasites & Vectors 2009, 2:53 (4 November 2009)
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Both echinococcosis and tuberculosis (TB) are common infections in rural China. We describe two patients from Xiji, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region with simultaneous echinococcosis and tuberculosis (TB), representing the first such reports for China. Image: Community survey for echinococcosis using portable ultrasonography, Xiji, Ningxia, PR China.
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