Vector-borne diseases pose a significant threat to human and animal health worldwide. Their emergence is influenced by various factors such as environmental changes, host characteristics, and human behavior. The One Health ...
Tufts, Danielle M.; Adams, Ben; Diuk-Wasser, Maria A.(Royal Society Publishing, 2023-06)
Borrelia burgdorferi (Bb) and Babesia microti (Bm) are vector-borne zoonotic pathogens commonly found co-circulating in Ixodes scapularis and Peromyscus leucopus populations. The restricted distribution and lower prevalence ...
Tufts, Danielle M.; Goethert, Heidi K.; Diuk-Wasser, Maria A.(American Society for Microbiology, 2024)
Tick-borne pathogen emergence is dependent on the abundance and distribution of competent hosts in the environment. Ixodes scapularis ticks are generalist feeders, and their pathogen infection prevalence depends on their ...
Lyu, Qingkang; Veldhuizen, Edwin J.A.; Ludwig, Irene S.; Rutten, Victor P.M.G.; Van Eden, Willem; Sijts, Alice J.A.M.; Broere, Femke(Public Library of Science, 2023-11-08)
Macrophages can reversibly polarize into multiple functional subsets depending on their
micro-environment. Identification and understanding the functionality of these subsets is relevant
for the study of immune-related ...
The South African bont tick Amblyomma hebraeum is a hematophagous vector for the
heartwater disease pathogen Ehrlichia ruminantium in southern Africa. During feeding, the
tick’s enterocytes express proteins that perform ...
Ogundare, Samuel Tolulope; Fasina, Folorunso Oludayo; Makumbi, John-Paul; Van der Zel, Gerbrand A.; Geertsma, Peter F.; Kock, Marleen M.; Smith, Anthony M.; Ehlers, Marthie Magdaleen(Elsevier, 2024-11)
Pathogenic Escherichia coli (PEC) are important foodborne bacteria that can cause severe illness in humans. The PECs thrive within the intestines of humans as well as animals and may contaminate multiple ecosystems, including ...
This guideline is aimed at those who are involved in the assessment of anthelmintic efficacy in ruminant livestock species (bovine, ovine and caprine). The intent is to provide a framework that can be adopted worldwide for ...
Theileriosis caused by Theileria parva infections is responsible for high cattle mortalities in Zambia. Although infected buffalo are a risk to cattle, the characterization of T. parva parasites occurring in this host in ...
Babesia caballi is an intra-erythrocytic parasite causing equine piroplasmosis. Three B. caballi genotypes (A, B, and C) have been identified based on the 18 S rRNA and rhoptry-associated protein (rap-1) gene sequences. ...
Menegon, Michela; Mancuso, Elisa; Di Luca, Marco; Casale, Francesca; Das Neves, Luis Carlos Bernardo G.; Smit, Andeliza; Severini, Francesco; Castelli, Michele; Di Giulio, Andrea; d'Alessio, Silvio G.; Goffredo, Maria; Monaco, Federica; Toma, Luciano(Elsevier, 2024-11)
Migratory birds play an important role in transporting ixodid ticks and tick-borne pathogens between continents. During the Boreal spring, migratory birds reach Europe, mainly from sub-Saharan Africa or from northern African ...
Mthombeni, Rivalani Forget; Bastos, Armanda D.S.; Van Schalkwyk, Antoinette; Van Emmenes, Juanita; Heath, Livio(MDPI, 2023-09-04)
Since the initial report of African swine fever (ASF) in Kenya in 1921, the disease has
predominantly been confined to Africa. However, in 2007, an ASF genotype II virus of unknown
provenance was introduced to Georgia. ...
Domestic ruminant abortions due to infectious agents represent an important cause of
economic losses in the agricultural industry. This study aimed to optimise and apply qPCR assays for
detection of Chlamydiales in ...
Rabies is one of the most significant public and veterinary health problems, causing
approximately 59,000 human deaths annually in the developing countries of Asia and Africa. The
aetiologic agent, a viral species of the ...
Dogonyaro, Banenat Bajehson; Van Heerden, Henriette; Potts, Andrew D.; Fasina, Folorunso Oludayo; Casanovas-Massana, Arnau; Kolo, Francis Babaman; Lotter, Christine; Byaruhanga, Charles; Ko, Albert I.; Wunder, Jr.Elsio A.; Adesiyun, Abiodun Adewale(MDPI, 2023-04-30)
Leptospira was investigated in kidneys (n = 305) from slaughtered livestock in the Gauteng
Province abattoirs, South Africa, using a culture medium to isolate Leptospira, followed by the LipL32
qPCR to detect Leptospira ...
African swine fever (ASF) in domestic pigs has, since its discovery in Africa more than a
century ago, been associated with subsistence pig keeping with low levels of biosecurity. Likewise,
smallholder and backyard pig ...
Obara, Isaiah; Makori, Peris; Sibeko-Matjila, Kgomotso Penelope; Bishop, Richard P.; Nijhof, Ard M.; Mwamuye, Micky(Springer, 2023-06)
The range of the protozoan parasite Theileria parva, which causes East Coast fever in cattle, has been expanding to countries
where it has not previously been detected, as a result of cross-border domestic cattle movement. ...
This updated review provides an overview of the available information on Ornithodoros
ticks as reservoirs and biological vectors of the ASF virus in Africa and Indian Ocean islands in
order to update the current knowledge ...
Junker, Kerstin; Horak, Ivan Gerard; Boomker, Jacob Diederik Frederik; Krasnov, Boris R.(Cambridge University Press, 2023-09)
Few studies have investigated the ecological interactions between wild species of Suidae and
their parasites, leaving our knowledge concerning this host–parasite system fragmented. In
the present study, we applied network ...
This study assessed the efficiency of a new in vitro tick feeding system for the adult
Rhipicephalus appendiculatus tick and compared the impact of different blood anticoagulating factors
on their feeding process. A total ...