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New protective battle-dress impregnated against mosquito vector bites
Cedric Pennetier, Joseph Chabi, Thibaud Martin, Fabrice Chandre, Christophe Rogier, Jean-Marc Hougard, Frederic Pages
Parasites & Vectors 2010, 3:81 (1 September 2010)
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Topical skin application of repellents and the use of pyrethroid-impregnated clothes are the current tools available for personnel protection against diurnal vectors. Here we tested whether clothes impregnated with a repellent alone or combined with a non-pyrethroid insecticide could protect people as well as the standard permethrin-impregnated clothes. Image: The collectors dressed with the impregnated uniforms.
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Anopheline and culicine mosquitoes are not repelled by surfaces treated with the entomopathogenic fungi Metarhizium anisopliae and Beauveria bassiana
Ladslaus L Mnyone, Constantianus JM Koenraadt, Issa N Lyimo, Monica W Mpingwa, Willem Takken, Tanya L Russell
Parasites & Vectors 2010, 3:80 (27 August 2010)
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An understanding of the behavioural responses of mosquitoes towards entomopathogenic fungi is necessary to guide their development beyond the ‘proof of concept’ stage and to design suitable intervention tools. Here we tested whether oil-formulations of entomopathogenic fungi could repel adult mosquitoes. Image: Behaviour chamber.
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The essential oil of Brazilian pepper, Schinus terebinthifolia Raddi in larval control of Stegomyia aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)
Ary G Silva, Drielle L Almeida, Silas N Ronchi, Amarildo C Bento, Rodrigo Scherer, Alessandro C Ramos, Zilma M A Cruz
Parasites & Vectors 2010, 3:79 (27 August 2010)
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This study aims to evaluate the use of the essential oil of Brazilian pepper in biological control by assessing and quantifying the larvicidal effect against S. aegypti, the only available access to dengue control. Image: A branch of Schinus terebinthifolia Raddi with recent flowers and mature fruits from a previous reproductive season.
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Retraction
Retraction: Trapping mosquitoes using milk products as odour baits in western Kenya
Eunice A Owino
Parasites & Vectors 2010, 3:78 (25 August 2010)
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Short report
Occurrence and genetic variability of Phlebotomus papatasi in an urban area of southern Italy
Filipe Dantas-Torres, Maria Stefania Latrofa, Domenico Otranto
Parasites & Vectors 2010, 3:77 (25 August 2010)
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The occurrence of Phlebotomus papatasi in an urban area of southern Italy is reported and new genetic data on this species is provided. Image: Male of Phlebotomus papatasi
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PCR amplification of Bartonella koehlerae from human blood and enrichment blood cultures
Edward B Breitschwerdt, Ricardo G Maggi, B Robert Mozayeni, Barbara C Hegarty, Julie M Bradley, Patricia E Mascarelli
Parasites & Vectors 2010, 3:76 (24 August 2010)
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Bartonella koehlerae/ bacteremia may be more common in immunocompetent people than has been historically documented. A multi-step enrichment culture process can enhance the diagnostic detection of these bacteria. Image: Schematics of the BAPGM platform process.
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Optimization of odour-baited resting boxes for sampling malaria vector, Anopheles arabiensis Patton, in arid and highland areas of Africa
Eliningaya J Kweka, ,Beda J Mwang'onde, Aneth M Mahande
Parasites & Vectors 2010, 3:75 (19 August 2010)
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Odour baited traps are efficient in sampling An.arabiensis, suggesting that they may be an alternative for human landing catch practices in areas with An.arabiensis as the main malaria vector. Image: A Zebu cow used for urine collection.
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Review
Major effect genes or loose confederations? The development of insecticide resistance in the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae
Basil D Brooke, Lizette L Koekemoer
Parasites & Vectors 2010, 3:74 (17 August 2010)
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Insecticide resistance in the major malaria vector Anopheles gambiae provides a useful model for examining the genetics of resistance and what pleiotropic effects are likely to emerge as a consequence of resistance. Image: Section of an Anopheles gambiae polytene chromosome arm 2R polymorphic for a paracentric inversion.
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Gene-knockdown in the honey bee mite Varroa destructor by a non-invasive approach: studies on a glutathione S-transferase
Ewan M Campbell, Giles E Budge, Alan S Bowman
Parasites & Vectors 2010, 3:73 (16 August 2010)
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Varroa is the major cause for worldwide decline in honey bee populations. Using a glutathione S-transferase as the target, we describe gene knockdown by a non-invasive approach in V. destructor that was essentially complete and evident at both transcript and protein level.Image: Varroa mite on head of adult honey bee emerging from brood cell.
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The dominant Anopheles vectors of human malaria in the Americas: occurrence data, distribution maps and bionomic precis
Marianne E Sinka, Yasmin Rubio-Palis, Sylvie Manguin, Anand P Patil, Will H Temperley, Peter W Gething, Thomas Van Boeckel, Caroline W Kabaria, Ralph E Harbach, Simon I Hay
Parasites & Vectors 2010, 3:72 (16 August 2010)
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The nations of the Americas have the lowest levels of Plasmodium falciparum and P. vivax endemicity worldwide, sustained, in part, by substantive integrated vector control. To help maintain and better target these efforts, we present contemporary, predicted distribution maps for the nine dominant vector species (DVS) of the Americas, accompanied by a comprehensive review of their ecology and behaviour. Image: Occurrence data and predicted distribution of An. darlingi, one of the DVS of the Americas.
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Comparative cost assessment of the Kato-Katz and FLOTAC techniques for soil-transmitted helminth diagnosis in epidemiological surveys
Benjamin Speich, Stefanie Knopp, Khalfan A Mohammed, I Simba Khamis, Laura Rinaldi, Giuseppe Cringoli, David Rollinson, Juerg Utzinger
Parasites & Vectors 2010, 3:71 (14 August 2010)
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The costs of single and duplicate Kato-Katz thick smears and the FLOTAC dual and double technique were determined in an epidemiological survey among schoolchildren in Zanzibar. Image: Kato-Katz thick smears to investigate soil-transmitted helminthiasis.
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Challenges in mass drug administration for treating lymphatic filariasis in Papua, Indonesia
Navneet Bhullar, Jacob Maikere
Parasites & Vectors 2010, 3:70 (11 August 2010)
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Mass drug administration campaigns to control
lymphatic filariasis, which is endemic in parts of Papua, Indonesia, entail unique technical and strategic challenges for reaching and treating difficult-to-access populations. Image: A kolekole, dug-out wooden canoe, used by Papua
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