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Home / Archives for Bell-Sakyi L

Folate pathway modulation in Rhipicephalus ticks in response to infection

  • Autores: Dias F, Couto J, Ferrolho J, Seron GS, Bell-Sakyi L, Antunes S, Domingos A
  • Ano de Publicação: 2019
  • Journal: Transboundary and Emerging Diseases
  • Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31231926

Folate pathways components were demonstrated to be present in RNA-sequencing data obtained from uninfected and pathogen-infected Rhipicephalus ticks. Here, PCR and qPCR allowed the identification of folate-related genes in Rhipicephalus spp. ticks and in the tick cell line IDE8. Genes coding for GTP cyclohydrolase I (gch-I), thymidylate synthase (ts) and 6-pyrovoyltetrahydropterin (ptps) were identified. Differential […]
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Growth of Ehrlichia canis, the causative agent of canine monocytic ehrlichiosis, in vector and non-vector ixodid tick cell lines

  • Autores: Bell-Sakyi L, Ferrolho J, Hawes P, Simpson J, Zweygarth E
  • Ano de Publicação: 2016
  • Journal: Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases
  • Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877959X16300127?via%3Dihub

Canine monocytic ehrlichiosis is caused by Ehrlichia canis, a small gram-negative coccoid bacterium that infects circulating monocytes. The disease is transmitted by the brown dog tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus s.l. and is acknowledged as an important infectious disease of dogs and other members of the family Canidae worldwide. E. canis is routinely cultured in vitro in […]
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Guidelines for the Direct Detection of Anaplasma spp in Diagnosis and Epidemiological Studies

  • Autores: Bell-Sakyi L, Christova I, de la Fuente J, Domingos A, Dumler JS, Gomes J, Matei IA, Oteo JA, Santos AS, Silaghi C, Sprong H, von Loewenich FD, Walder G
  • Ano de Publicação: 2017
  • Journal: Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases
  • Link: https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/vbz.2016.1960

The genus Anaplasma (Rickettsiales: Anaplasmataceae) comprises obligate intracellular Gram-negative bacteria that are mainly transmitted by ticks, and currently includes six species: Anaplasma bovis, Anaplasma centrale, Anaplasma marginale, Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Anaplasma platys, and Anaplasma ovis. These have long been known as etiological agents of veterinary diseases that affect domestic and wild animals worldwide. A zoonotic role […]
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Tick capillary feeding for the study of proteins involved in tick-pathogen interactions as potential antigens for the control of tick infestation and pathogen infection

  • Autores: Alberdi P, Antunes S, Bell-Sakyi L, de la Fuente J, Domingos A, Fragkoudis R, Merino O, Moreno-Cid JA, Mosqueda J, Perez de la Lastra JM, Weisheit S
  • Ano de Publicação: 2014
  • Journal: Parasites & Vectors
  • Link: http://www.parasitesandvectors.com/content/7/1/42

Ticks represent a significant health risk to animals and humans due to the variety of pathogens they can transmit during feeding. The traditional use of chemicals to control ticks has serious drawbacks, including the selection of acaricide-resistant ticks and environmental contamination with chemical residues. Vaccination with the tick midgut antigen BM86 was shown to be a good alternative for cattle tick control. However, results vary considerably between tick species and geographic location.
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GHTM is a R&D Center that brings together researchers from IHMT with a track record in Tropical Medicine and International/Global Health. It aims at strengthening Portugal's role as a leading partner in the development and implementation of a global health research agenda. Our evidence-based interventions contribute to the promotion of equity in health and to improve the health of populations.

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