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Latest articles
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Book review
Review of "The Biology of Echinostomes. From the Molecule to the Community" by Bernard Fried and Rafael Toledo (eds.)
Aneta Kostadinova
Parasites & Vectors 2009, 2:52 (3 November 2009)
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The 'Biology of Echinostomes' is a multi-authored monograph comprising 13 review papers which cover a diversity of topics, loosely held together under the theme of “echinostome” and “echinostome-like” digenean biology and host-parasite interactions. Image: Book cover.
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Short report
Identification of the sex pheromone of Lutzomyia longipalpis (Lutz & Neiva, 1912) (Diptera: Psychodidae) from Asuncion, Paraguay
Reginaldo P Brazil, Norath Natalia G Caballero, James Gordon C Hamilton
Parasites & Vectors 2009, 2:51 (2 November 2009)
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Males of Lutzomyia longipalpis s.l. From Asunción in Paraguay produce the sex pheromone (S)-9-Methyl germacrene B.
Image: Males of Lu. longipalpis on a chicken coop wall.
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Short report
Isolation and preservation of schistosome eggs and larvae in RNAlater® facilitates genetic profiling of individuals
Bonnie L Webster
Parasites & Vectors 2009, 2:50 (23 October 2009)
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A reliable and practical protocol for the RNAlater preservation of individual schistosome larvae and eggs collected from natural hosts in low resource endemic areas, facilitating multi-locus genetic analysis of each individual. Image: Schistosoma mansoni cercaria (courtesy of Dr Aiden Emery, the Natural History Museum, London).
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Book review
Review of "Primate Parasite Ecology: The dynamics and study of host-parasite relationships" by Michael A. Huffman and Colin A. Chapman (Eds.)
George Poinar
Parasites & Vectors 2009, 2:49 (16 October 2009)
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This book contains a wealth of information on methods of investigation and the natural history and host interactions of primate parasites. It provides a solid base for future studies. Image: Book cover
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Research
Massive encapsulation of larval Anguillicoloides crassus in the intestinal wall of Japanese eels
Emanuel G Heitlinger, Dominik R Laetsch, Urszula Weclawski, Yu-San Han, Horst Taraschewski
Parasites & Vectors 2009, 2:48 (15 October 2009)
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In repeated heavy infections, L3 larvae of the swimbladder nematode Anguillicoloides crassus coming from the gut lumen are eliminated by the Japanese eel within its intestinal tissue. We provide a PCR-based method for identification of encapsulated parasites. Image: Mouth of an adult A. crassus.
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