In our recently published short report discussing `Molecular evidence of Rickettsia felis infection in dogs from Northern Territory, Australia¿ (Hii et al. Parasit Vectors 2011, 4: 198), the sterilization programme being performed on indigenous community dogs was mistakenly stated to be facilitated by the Animal Management in Rural and Remote Indigenous Communities (AMRRIC) organisation in the indigenous community of Maningrida, Northern Territory (NT)....
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Editorial declaration (Chris Arme, 02 November 2011)
Anthony J Walker is editor of the Thematic Series 'Primers in Parasites and Vectors'. To avoid any possible conflicts of interests, this article was edited by Chris Arme, Editor-in-Chief of Parasites and Vectors.
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Editorial declaration (Chris Arme, 20 September 2011)
Xiao-Nong Zhou, a co-author of this article, is also an editor of the Thematic Series 'Aspects of Parasitology in the People's Republic of China: Surveillance, Diagnostics, Infection and Immunity. To avoid any possible conflicts of interests, this article was edited by Chris Arme, Editor-in-Chief of Parasites and Vectors.
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Editorial Declaration (Chris Arme, 14 September 2011)
Juerg Utzinger and Xiao-Nong Zhou, co-authors of this article, are also editors of the Thematic Series 'Aspects of Parasitology in the People's Republic of China: Surveillance, Diagnosis, Infection and Immunity'. To avoid any possible conflicts of interests, this article was edited by Chris Arme, Editor-in-Chief of Parasites and Vectors.
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Comment on: Yang et al. Parasites & Vectors, 4:133
Editorial Declaration (Chris Arme, 14 September 2011)
Xiao-Nong Zhou, a co-author of this article, is also an editor of the Thematic Series 'Aspects of Parasitology in the People's Republic of China: Surveillance, Diagnostics, Infection and Immunity. To avoid any possible conflicts of interests, this article was edited by Chris Arme, Editor-in-Chief of Parasites and Vectors.
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Editorial declaration (Chris Arme, 07 August 2011)
Maria-Gloria Basanez, a co-author of this article, is also editor of the Thematic Series 'Mathematical models for parasites and vectors'. To avoid any possible conflicts of interest, this contribution was edited by Chris Arme, Editor-in-Chief of Parasites & Vectors.
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Comment on: White et al. Parasites & Vectors, 4:153
Editorial declaration (Chris Arme, 07 August 2011)
Xiao-Nong Zhou, a co-author of this article, is also an editor of the Thematic Series 'Aspects of Parasitology in the People's Republic of China: Surveillance, Diagnosis, Infection and Immunity'. To avoid any possible conflicts of interest, this contribution was edited by Chris Arme, Editor-in-Chief of Parasites & Vectors.
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Editorial declaration (Chris Arme, 24 November 2010)
Hilary Hurd, an author of this article, is also editor of the Thematic Series 'Protozoan parasites and cell death'. To avoid any possible conflicts of interest, this contribution was edited by Chris Arme, Editor-in-Chief of Parasites & Vectors.
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Author comment/correction. (Marianne Sinka, 22 November 2010)
In Figure 1 (The predicted distribution map of An. darlingi) and also in the An. darlingi map shown in the Additional file 2 (The predicted distribution maps of the nine dominant vector species of the Americas), points are shown on the border between Costa Rica and Nicaragua. These are confirmed absence points and therefore should not have been included. The maps are intended to indicate locations only where the species presence has been confirmed. Anopheles darlingi has never been found or reported from Costa Rica or Nicaragua (as indicated in the Expert opinion map) despite numerous and comprehensive surveys in the area trying to locate it.
Copies of the corrected figure and the updated Additional file 2 are available on the Malaria Atlas Project...
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Comment on: Sinka et al. Parasites & Vectors, 3:72
Mosquito sprays and their possible effects on the results (Cherie Knight, 15 June 2010)
I lived in Kwangju a few years ago. Early in the mornings when the weather was good, at least the area I lived in was often sprayed with a chemical to kill mosquitos. It would be my guess that this spray was not used or used less extensively in the "more rural" areas. This spray would have an effect on the mosquito population and therefore reduce diseases spread by mosquitos in urban Kwangju. Maybe these sprays also reduce the tick population and therefore tick-related diseases as well. Has this been looked into? What do you think?
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Avoiding conflict of interests (Chris Arme, 01 February 2010)
Frank Cox, the author of this article, is also editor of the Thematic Series 'Historical Aspects of Parasitology'. Because of any possible conflicts of interest, this contribution was edited by Chris Arme, Editor-in-Chief of Parasites & Vectors.
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Inclusion in Thematic Series (Chris Arme, 14 January 2010)
This article was published prior to the launch of the Thematic Series entitled 'Historical Aspects of Parasitology', edited by Frank Cox. With the agreement of the author, this thematic series editor, the editor of Parasites and Vectors and the publishers, it was considered appropriate to link this article into the series.
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validation of scientific names proposed here (George Poinar, 16 December 2008)
In accordance with section 8.6 of the ICZN's International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, we have deposited copies of this article at the following five publicly accessible libraries: Natural History Museum, London, UK; American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA; Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France; Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia; Academia Sinica, Taipei.
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Fossilized digenetic kinetoplastids (Kevin Tyler, 16 July 2008)
A really impressive and interesting paper. I simply hadn't realized that the degree of resolution necessary to distiguish putative life-cycle stages of protozoan parasites was possible from 100 million year old fossilized vectors.
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Correction (Sze Fui Hii, 04 January 2012)
In our recently published short report discussing `Molecular evidence of Rickettsia felis infection in dogs from Northern Territory, Australia¿ (Hii et al. Parasit Vectors 2011, 4: 198), the sterilization programme being performed on indigenous community dogs was mistakenly stated to be facilitated by the Animal Management in Rural and Remote Indigenous Communities (AMRRIC) organisation in the indigenous community of Maningrida, Northern Territory (NT).... read full comment
Comment on: Hii et al. Parasites & Vectors, 4:198
Editorial declaration (Chris Arme, 02 November 2011)
Anthony J Walker is editor of the Thematic Series 'Primers in Parasites and Vectors'. To avoid any possible conflicts of interests, this article was edited by Chris Arme, Editor-in-Chief of Parasites and Vectors. read full comment
Comment on: Walker Parasites & Vectors, 4:203
Editorial declaration (Chris Arme, 20 September 2011)
Xiao-Nong Zhou, a co-author of this article, is also an editor of the Thematic Series 'Aspects of Parasitology in the People's Republic of China: Surveillance, Diagnostics, Infection and Immunity. To avoid any possible conflicts of interests, this article was edited by Chris Arme, Editor-in-Chief of Parasites and Vectors. read full comment
Comment on: Lin et al. Parasites & Vectors, 4:180
Editorial Declaration (Chris Arme, 14 September 2011)
Juerg Utzinger and Xiao-Nong Zhou, co-authors of this article, are also editors of the Thematic Series 'Aspects of Parasitology in the People's Republic of China: Surveillance, Diagnosis, Infection and Immunity'. To avoid any possible conflicts of interests, this article was edited by Chris Arme, Editor-in-Chief of Parasites and Vectors. read full comment
Comment on: Yang et al. Parasites & Vectors, 4:133
Editorial Declaration (Chris Arme, 14 September 2011)
Xiao-Nong Zhou, a co-author of this article, is also an editor of the Thematic Series 'Aspects of Parasitology in the People's Republic of China: Surveillance, Diagnostics, Infection and Immunity. To avoid any possible conflicts of interests, this article was edited by Chris Arme, Editor-in-Chief of Parasites and Vectors. read full comment
Comment on: Yu et al. Parasites & Vectors, 4:157
Editorial declaration (Chris Arme, 07 August 2011)
Maria-Gloria Basanez, a co-author of this article, is also editor of the Thematic Series 'Mathematical models for parasites and vectors'. To avoid any possible conflicts of interest, this contribution was edited by Chris Arme, Editor-in-Chief of Parasites & Vectors. read full comment
Comment on: White et al. Parasites & Vectors, 4:153
Editorial declaration (Chris Arme, 07 August 2011)
Xiao-Nong Zhou, a co-author of this article, is also an editor of the Thematic Series 'Aspects of Parasitology in the People's Republic of China: Surveillance, Diagnosis, Infection and Immunity'. To avoid any possible conflicts of interest, this contribution was edited by Chris Arme, Editor-in-Chief of Parasites & Vectors. read full comment
Comment on: Xu et al. Parasites & Vectors, 4:87
Editorial declaration (Chris Arme, 24 November 2010)
Hilary Hurd, an author of this article, is also editor of the Thematic Series 'Protozoan parasites and cell death'. To avoid any possible conflicts of interest, this contribution was edited by Chris Arme, Editor-in-Chief of Parasites & Vectors. read full comment
Comment on: Jiménez-Ruiz et al. Parasites & Vectors, 3:104
Author comment/correction. (Marianne Sinka, 22 November 2010)
In Figure 1 (The predicted distribution map of An. darlingi) and also in the An. darlingi map shown in the Additional file 2 (The predicted distribution maps of the nine dominant vector species of the Americas), points are shown on the border between Costa Rica and Nicaragua. These are confirmed absence points and therefore should not have been included. The maps are intended to indicate locations only where the species presence has been confirmed. Anopheles darlingi has never been found or reported from Costa Rica or Nicaragua (as indicated in the Expert opinion map) despite numerous and comprehensive surveys in the area trying to locate it.
Copies of the corrected figure and the updated Additional file 2 are available on the Malaria Atlas Project... read full comment
Comment on: Sinka et al. Parasites & Vectors, 3:72
Mosquito sprays and their possible effects on the results (Cherie Knight, 15 June 2010)
I lived in Kwangju a few years ago. Early in the mornings when the weather was good, at least the area I lived in was often sprayed with a chemical to kill mosquitos. It would be my guess that this spray was not used or used less extensively in the "more rural" areas. This spray would have an effect on the mosquito population and therefore reduce diseases spread by mosquitos in urban Kwangju. Maybe these sprays also reduce the tick population and therefore tick-related diseases as well. Has this been looked into? What do you think? read full comment
Comment on: Lim et al. Parasites & Vectors, 3:32
Avoiding conflict of interests (Chris Arme, 01 February 2010)
Frank Cox, the author of this article, is also editor of the Thematic Series 'Historical Aspects of Parasitology'. Because of any possible conflicts of interest, this contribution was edited by Chris Arme, Editor-in-Chief of Parasites & Vectors. read full comment
Comment on: Cox Parasites & Vectors, 3:5
Inclusion in Thematic Series (Chris Arme, 14 January 2010)
This article was published prior to the launch of the Thematic Series entitled 'Historical Aspects of Parasitology', edited by Frank Cox. With the agreement of the author, this thematic series editor, the editor of Parasites and Vectors and the publishers, it was considered appropriate to link this article into the series. read full comment
Comment on: Steverding Parasites & Vectors, 1:3
validation of scientific names proposed here (George Poinar, 16 December 2008)
In accordance with section 8.6 of the ICZN's International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, we have deposited copies of this article at the following five publicly accessible libraries: Natural History Museum, London, UK; American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA; Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France; Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia; Academia Sinica, Taipei. read full comment
Comment on: Poinar Parasites & Vectors, 1:22
Correction (Chris Arme, 06 October 2008)
Corrections to this article have been published in Parasites & Vectors 2008, 1:37 read full comment
Comment on: Coutinho-Abreu et al. Parasites & Vectors, 1:16
Fossilized digenetic kinetoplastids (Kevin Tyler, 16 July 2008)
A really impressive and interesting paper. I simply hadn't realized that the degree of resolution necessary to distiguish putative life-cycle stages of protozoan parasites was possible from 100 million year old fossilized vectors. read full comment
Comment on: Poinar Parasites & Vectors, 1:22