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Genetic diversity and phylogenetic relationships between Leishmania infantum from dogs, humans and wildlife in south-east Spain

  • Authors: Ortuño M, Latrofa MS, Iborra MA, Pérez-Cutillas P, Bernal LJ, Risueño J, Muñoz C, Bernal A, Sánchez-Lopez PF, Segovia M, Annoscia G, Maia C, Cortes S, Campino L, Otranto D, Berriatua E
  • Publication Year: 2019
  • Journal: Zoonoses and Public Health
  • Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31512370

Leishmania infantum causes human and canine leishmaniosis. The parasite, transmitted by phlebotomine sand flies, infects species other than dogs and people, including wildlife, although their role as reservoirs of infection remains unknown for most species. Molecular typing of parasites to investigate genetic variability and evolutionary proximity can help understand transmission cycles and designing control strategies. […]
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Recent advances on Dirofilaria repens in dogs and humans in Europe

  • Authors: Baneth G, Bourdeau P, Brianti E, Capelli G, Cardoso L, Danesi P, Fuehrer HP, Genchi C, Giannelli A, Ionică AM, Krücken J, Maia C, Modrý D, Montarsi F, Otranto D, Papadopoulos E, Petrić D, Pfeffer M, Poppert S, Savić S, Silaghi C
  • Publication Year: 2018
  • Journal: Parasites & Vectors
  • Link: https://parasitesandvectors.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13071-018-3205-x

Dirofilaria repens is a nematode affecting domestic and wild canids, transmitted by several species of mosquitoes. It usually causes a non-pathogenic subcutaneous infection in dogs and is the principal agent of human dirofilariosis in the Old World. In the last decades, D. repens has increased in prevalence in areas where it has already been reported and its distribution […]
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A real-time PCR tool for the surveillance of zoonotic Onchocerca lupi in dogs, cats and potential vectors

  • Authors: Latrofa MS, Annoscia G, Colella V, Cavalera MA, Maia C, Martin C, Šlapeta J, Otranto D
  • Publication Year: 2018
  • Journal: Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases
  • Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29617361

The ocular onchocercosis is caused by the zoonotic parasite Onchocerca lupi (Spirurida: Onchocercidae). A major hindrance to scientific progress is the absence of a reliable diagnostic test in affected individuals. Microscopic examination of skin snip sediments and the identification of adults embedded in ocular nodules are seldom performed and labour-intensive. A quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) […]
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First evidence of resistance to pyrethroid insecticides in Italian Aedes albopictus populations 26 years after invasion

  • Authors: Pichler V, Bellini R, Veronesi R, Arnoldi D, Rizzoli A, Lia RP, Otranto D, Montarsi F, Carlin S, Ballardini M, Antognini E, Salvenini M, Brianti E, Gaglio G, Manica M, Cobre P, Serini P, Velo E, Vontas J, Kioulos I, Pinto J, Della Torre A, Caputo B
  • Publication Year: 2018
  • Journal: Pest Management Science
  • Link: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ps.4840%20

BACKGROUND: Aedes albopictus has spread during the last few decades all over the world. This has increased significantly the risk of exotic arbovirus transmission (e.g. chikungunya, dengue, and Zika) also in temperate areas, as demonstrated by the Chikungunya 2007 and 2017 outbreaks in northeastern and central Italy. Insecticides are an important tool for limiting the […]
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Evaluation of oxfendazole in the treatment of zoonotic Onchocerca lupi infection in dogs

  • Authors: Colella V, Maia C, Pereira A, Gonçalves N, Caruso M, Martin C, Cardoso L, Campino L, Scandale I, Otranto D
  • Publication Year: 2018
  • Journal: Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases
  • Link: http://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0006218

The genus Onchocerca encompasses parasitic nematodes including Onchocerca volvulus, causative agent of river blindness in humans, and the zoonotic Onchocerca lupi infecting dogs and cats. In dogs, O. lupi adult worms cause ocular lesions of various degrees while humans may bear the brunt of zoonotic onchocercosis with patients requiring neurosurgical intervention because of central nervous system localization of nematodes. Though the zoonotic potential […]
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