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Jo Widdicombe, Mahbod Entezami, María-Gloria Basáñez, Daniel Jackson + 4 more
Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a neglected zoonotic disease caused by the cestode Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato (s.l.). The parasite is distributed globally, with regions of high endemicity of human CE infection in the Mediterranean littoral, Asia, the Middle East including Afghanistan and Pakistan, and South…
Prince Chigozirim Ubiaru, Joyce Nyirongo, Antrea Pallikara, Lisa Ranford-Cartwright + 1 more
Malaria transmission depends on the survival and mosquito infectivity of mature Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes. Despite malaria febrile episodes reaching 39- 41.5°C in infected humans, the impact of febrile temperatures of varying durations on gametocyte viability and transmissibility remains undefined. Here we…
Yanjie Liu, Chih-Wei Fan, Zhu Wang, George Wendt + 10 more
Plant-parasitic nematodes cause extensive crop losses that threaten global food security and create substantial economic hardship, yet strategies for their control remain limited. Although plant-parasitic nematodes have life cycles that mirror those of their free-living and animal-parasitic relatives, comparatively…
Nancy Hom, Connor Weidle, Marie Pancera, Kelly K. Lee
The circumsporozoite protein (CSP) on the surface of the sporozoite stage of Plasmodium falciparum parasites is one of the major malaria antigens recognized by the adaptive immune system. Antibodies against CSP can provide protection from malaria infection following mosquito bite of the human host. Recent studies have…
Anmut Assemie, Satabdi Datta Choudhury
Malaria remains a major public health problem in Ethiopia, with heterogeneous transmission across ecological and demographic settings. This study assessed variation and demographic determinants of malaria infection in selected villages of Bibugn woreda, Amhara, Ethiopia. A community-based cross-sectional survey was…
Raquel Cuba Gaspar, Benedito Donizete Menozzi, Anna Luisa Pizzaia Henrique, Gismelli Cristiane Angeluci + 8 more
The emergence of zoonotic diseases highlights the need for continuous surveillance of wildlife, particularly bats, known as natural reservoirs of several pathogens. This study aimed to investigate the presence of coronaviruses (CoV) and Leptospira spp. in non-hematophagous bats from the northwestern region of São Paulo…