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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Guidelines for the Direct Detection of Anaplasma spp in Diagnosis and Epidemiological Studies

Authors: 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
Publication Year: 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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Guidelines for the Detection of Babesia and Theileria Parasites

Authors: Antunes S, Baneth G, Beck R, Domingos A, Duarte A, Fonseca I, Gomes J, Holman P, Lempereur L, Marques C, Santos M, Silaghi C, Walder G, Zintl A, Zúquete S
Publication Year: 2017
Journal: Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases
Link: https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/vbz.2016.1955%20

The genera Babesia and Theileria (phylum Apicomplexa, order Piroplasmida) are mainly transmitted by Ixodid ticks in which the sexual part of their life cycle followed by sporogony takes place. They include protozoan parasites that infect erythrocytes of a variety of vertebrate hosts, including domestic and wild animals, with some Babesia spp. also infecting humans. Babesia […]
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Recent advances on Dirofilaria repens in dogs and humans in Europe

Guidelines for the Direct Detection of Anaplasma spp in Diagnosis and Epidemiological Studies

Guidelines for the Detection of Babesia and Theileria Parasites

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