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Entomology
Marco Malfacini, Arianna Puggioli, Fabrizio Balestrino, Marco Carrieri, Maria Luisa Dindo, Romeo Bellini
Summary: The study investigated the effects of different strains, larval diets, and sexing tools on the application of the sterile insect technique (SIT) against Aedes albopictus. The adoption of the Fay-Morlan separator increased productivity and limited female presence. The IAEA-BY diet showed the lowest female contamination. Strains with a high number of breeding generations had decreased productivity and increased female presence. Increased female presence was found only in extensively reared strains and when sorting was conducted with sieves. We hypothesize that extensive colonization may reduce size and limit the efficiency of the sexing tool.
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Entomology
Eunice Nayeli Martinez-Garcia, Esteban E. Diaz-Gonzalez, Carlos F. Marina, J. Guillermo Bond, Jorge J. Rodriguez-Rojas, Gustavo Ponce-Garcia, Rosa M. Sanchez-Casas, Ildefonso Fernandez-Salas
Summary: Diseases transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes are a growing global concern. The Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) is a strategy for controlling mosquito populations, and egg storage is essential in SIT programs. This study found that two moisturizing substances, hydrolyzed collagen and Hyalurosmooth(R), can prolong the viability of Aedes mosquito eggs, showing promise in mass rearing insect production for vector control.
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Chao Chen, Robert L. Aldridge, Seth Gibson, Jedidiah Kline, Vindhya Aryaprema, Whitney Qualls, Rui-de Xue, Leigh Boardman, Kenneth J. Linthicum, Daniel A. Hahn
Summary: This study investigated the effects of ionizing radiation on the survival, longevity, mating behavior, and sterility of Ae. aegypti mosquitoes. The results showed that a radiation dose of 50 Gy rendered males 99% sterile while maintaining mating competitiveness against unirradiated males. Females were completely sterilized at 30 Gy.
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Norbert Becker, Sophie Min Langentepe-Kong, Artin Tokatlian Rodriguez, Thin Thin Oo, Dirk Reichle, Renke Luehken, Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit, Peter Luethy, Arianna Puggioli, Romeo Bellini
Summary: This study shows that an integrated control program consisting of community participation, door-to-door intervention, and the sterile insect technique can effectively control the population of Aedes albopictus. The use of Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis-based fizzy tablets and water-dispersible granular formulation is the most effective intervention in reducing the population, while the mass release of sterile male mosquitoes also yields good results.
PARASITES & VECTORS
(2022)
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Entomology
Mihaela Kavran, Arianna Puggioli, Sara Siljegovic, Dusan Canadzic, Nikola Lacarac, Mina Rakita, Aleksandra Ignjatovic Cupina, Fabrizio Balestrino, Dusan Petric, Romeo Bellini
Summary: This study compared the effectiveness of three larval diet recipes for the rearing of male Asian tiger mosquitoes, and evaluated economical feeding alternatives. The results showed that the MIX-14 diet had the best performance and lowest cost, making it a potential replacement for the expensive IAEA-BY diet.
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Entomology
Katherine G. G. Evans, Zoey R. R. Neale, Brendan Holly, Cecilia C. C. Canizela, Steven A. A. Juliano
Summary: Through field studies, this research found that there is a negative relationship between the number of Aedes mosquito larvae and their survival rate to adulthood. In some cases, increasing larval mortality rate may actually result in higher production of adult mosquitoes. Therefore, killing mosquito larvae cannot always be assumed to reduce the number of adult mosquitoes.
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Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Nanwintoum Severin Bimbile Somda, Hanano Yamada, Carina Kraupa, Wadaka Mamai, Hamidou Maiga, Simran Singh Kotla, Thomas Wallner, Claudia Martina, Jeremy Bouyer
Summary: This study investigated the use of nitrogen in the irradiation of adult Aedes albopictus and Ae. aegypti. The results showed that nitrogen treatment improved the longevity of irradiated males but slightly reduced their flight ability. Nitrogen treatment was found to be a reliable method for adult mosquito immobilization.
FRONTIERS IN BIOENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Editorial Material
Entomology
Kostas Bourtzis, Marc J. B. Vreysen
Summary: Insects are the most speciose and abundant group of animals on Earth, with most species being beneficial but a small number acting as plant pests or disease vectors. The sterile insect technique (SIT) has been used as an environmentally friendly and sustainable method of pest control, with successful applications in suppressing, controlling, eradicating, or preventing insect pest populations and disease vectors globally.
Review
Entomology
Luca Chersoni, Alice Checcucci, Marco Malfacini, Arianna Puggioli, Fabrizio Balestrino, Marco Carrieri, Irene Piunti, Maria Luisa Dindo, Paola Mattarelli, Romeo Bellini
Summary: The sterile insect technique is a promising control method against Aedes albopictus, involving mass rearing, separation, and exposure to sterilizing radiation to enhance the quality of sterile males, with the integration of probiotic microorganisms to improve effectiveness.
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Parasitology
Danilo O. Carvalho, Rachel Morreale, Steven Stenhouse, Daniel A. Hahn, Maylen Gomez, Aaron Lloyd, David Hoel
Summary: This study demonstrates the effectiveness of the sterile insect technique in suppressing the population of Aedes aegypti and identifies the biological parameters for the technique. The findings provide a foundation for the operational phase of mosquito population suppression.
PARASITES & VECTORS
(2022)
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Isik Unlu, Ary Faraji, Yi Wang, Ilia Rochlin, Randy Gaugler
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(2021)
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Entomology
Berna Demirci, Hilal Bedir, M. Mustafa Akiner
Summary: This study conducted a comparative morphological analysis on Ae. albopictus populations from different regions in Turkey, revealing shape and size differences among populations. The procrustes distances phenogram derived from wing data illustrated these variations.
JOURNAL OF VECTOR ECOLOGY
(2021)
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Parasitology
Felix G. Sauer, Wolf Peter Pfitzner, Hanna Joest, Leif Rauhoeft, Konstantin Kliemke, Unchana Lange, Anna Heitmann, Stephanie Jansen, Renke Luehken
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PARASITES & VECTORS
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Virology
Pamela S. Andrade, Ian N. Valenca, Marta R. S. Heinisch, Esmenia C. Rocha, Licia N. Fernandes, Nuno R. Faria, Ester C. Sabino, Tamara N. Lima-Camara
Summary: A recent study detected the presence of ISV WSLV4 in Aedes albopictus females in Sao Paulo, Brazil, marking the first detection of this virus in Latin America. The use of next-generation sequencing metagenomics allowed for the discovery and characterization of new insect-specific viruses. Further research is needed to understand the role of Aedes albopictus in the transmission of arboviruses in the Americas.
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Entomology
Edwin Ramirez-Santos, Pedro Rendon, Georgia Gouvi, Antigone Zacharopoulou, Kostas Bourtzis, Carlos Caceres, Kenneth Bloem
Summary: The study documents the development and characterization of a new genetic sexing strain (GSS) for A. ludens to enhance the efficacy of the sterile insect technique (SIT) against this pest species.
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Gizem Oguz, Ozge Erisoz Kasap, Bulent Alten
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Entomology
C. Munoz, J. Risueno, A. Yilmaz, P. Perez-Cutillas, E. Goyena, M. Ortuno, L. J. Bernal, J. Ortiz, B. Alten, E. Berriatua
MEDICAL AND VETERINARY ENTOMOLOGY
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Ceren Oncu, Annika Brinkmann, Filiz Gunay, Sirri Kar, Kerem Oter, Yasemen Sarikaya, Andreas Nitsche, Yvonne-Marie Linton, Bulent Alten, Koray Ergunay
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Mine Altinli, Filiz Gunay, Bulent Alten, Mylene Weill, Mathieu Sicard
PARASITES & VECTORS
(2018)
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Parasitology
Nikolaos Tsirigotakis, Christoforos Pavlou, Vasiliki Christodoulou, Emmanouil Dokianakis, Christos Kourouniotis, Bulent Alten, Maria Antoniou
PARASITES & VECTORS
(2018)
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Parasitology
Dubravka Pudar, Dusan Petric, Xavier Allene, Bulent Alten, Nazli Ayhan, Aleksandar Cvetkovikj, Claire Garros, Teufik Goletic, Filiz Gunay, Kristyna Hlavackova, Aleksandra Ignjatovic Cupina, Mihaela Kavran, Tereza Lestinova, Bruno Mathieu, Ognyan Mikov, Igor Pajovic, Ignace Rakotoarivony, Jovana Stefanovska, Slavica Vaselek, Almedina Zuko, Thomas Balenghien
PARASITES & VECTORS
(2018)
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Parasitology
Frederic Jourdain, Marie Picard, Tatiana Sulesco, Nabil Haddad, Zoubir Harrat, Samer Saleh Sawalha, Filiz Gunay, Khalil Kanani, Taher Shaibi, Denys Akhramenko, M'hammed Sarih, Enkelejda Velo, Lusine Paronyan, Igor Pajovic, Chafika Faraj, Irakli Sikharulidze, David Putkaradze, Jelena Maric, Golubinka Bosevska, Elizabeta Janceska, Ali Bouattour, Afrim Hamidi, Kurtesh Sherifi, Bulent Alten, Dusan Petric, Vincent Robert
PARASITES & VECTORS
(2018)
Meeting Abstract
Infectious Diseases
M. Akaner, M. A. Ztark, A. B. Baayer, F. Gunay, N. Emanet, B. Alten, Y. -M. Linton, K. Erganay
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(2019)
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Entomology
Nesade Muja-Bajraktari, Ferdije Zhushi-Etemi, Enkelejda Dikolli-Velo, Perparim Kadriaj, Filiz Gunay
JOURNAL OF VECTOR ECOLOGY
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Infectious Diseases
Mustafa M. Akiner, Murat Ozturk, Aykut Bugra Baser, Filiz Gunay, Sabri Hacioglu, Annika Brinkmann, Nergis Emanet, Bulent Alten, Aykut Ozkul, Andreas Nitsche, Yvonne-Marie Linton, Koray Ergunay
PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES
(2019)
Review
Infectious Diseases
Frederic Jourdain, Abdallah M. Samy, Afrim Hamidi, Ali Bouattour, Buelent Alten, Chafika Faraj, David Roiz, Dusan Petric, Elisa Perez-Ramirez, Enkeledja Velo, Filiz Guenay, Golubinka Bosevska, Ibrahim Salem, Igor Pajovic, Jelena Maric, Khalil Kanani, Lusine Paronyan, Maria-Grazia Dente, Marie Picard, Marija Zgomba, M'hammed Sarih, Nabil Haddad, Oleksandr Gaidash, Roena Sukhiasvili, Silvia Declich, Taher Shaibi, Tatiana Sulesco, Zoubir Harrat, Vincent Robert
PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES
(2019)
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Parasitology
Jorian Prudhomme, Enkelejda Velo, Silvia Bino, Perparim Kadriaj, Kujtim Mersini, Filiz Gunay, Bulent Alten
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Virology
Koray Ergunay, Annika Brinkmann, Nadine Litzba, Filiz Gunay, Sirri Kar, Kerem Oter, Serra Orsten, Yasemen Sarikaya, Bulent Alten, Andreas Nitsche, Yvonne-Marie Linton
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Parasitology
Gabriela Martinez Moura Tavares, Hannar Angelica de Melo Alverga, Estela Moraes Felix, Giovana de Oliveira Dichman, Gabriel Monteiro Pinheiro, Yara Juliano, Priscila Paruci, Dennis Minoru Fujita, Lucas Melo Neves, Marina Tiemi Shio, Luiz Henrique da Silva Nali
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Parasitology
Qian Yao, Ying-Ying Fan, Shuang Huang, Gui-Rong Hu, Jun-Ke Song, Xin Yang, Guang-Hui Zhao
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Parasitology
Cho Naing, Maxine A. Whittaker, Wong Siew Tung, Htar Aung, Joon Wah Mak
Summary: This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of zoonotic brugian filariasis in animals and compare it with the prevalence in humans in the same area. The findings suggest that cats, dogs, and leaf-eating monkeys may serve as potential reservoirs for human brugian filariasis.
Review
Parasitology
Raissa Nogueira de Brito, Susan Tanner, Julie Velasquez Runk, Juliana Hoyos
Summary: This study conducted a scoping review to identify major research themes and knowledge gaps in the social science literature on leishmaniases or Chagas disease. The findings showed that research in this field mainly focuses on the sociocultural, economic, historical, and political dimensions of the diseases. Future research should pay more attention to how social institutions and economic factors shape disease education, control measures, healthcare access, and quality of life of affected individuals.
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Parasitology
Minghao Zheng, Mengyao Zhang, Hao Li, Shipo Wu, Yuee Zhao, Jinlong Zhang, Yunyue Zhou, Mohamed Boie Jalloh, Kun Zhang, Lina Chen, Zhiqiang Mi, Yong Cui, Lihua Hou
Summary: Rapid and convenient detection of Plasmodium falciparum, the deadliest malaria parasite in Africa, is crucial for malaria eradication efforts in medical resource-limited settings. A CRISPR-based diagnostic method that can detect P. falciparum without nucleic acid extraction was developed and showed high sensitivity and consistency with qPCR test. It can also detect artemisinin-resistant strains and other laboratory-cultured strains. This method has great potential for clinical testing and large-scale community screening in Africa and other regions.
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Parasitology
Fabian Correa-Morales, Cassandra Gonzalez-Acosta, David Ibarra-Ojeda, Miguel Moreno-Garcia
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Parasitology
Umberto Molini, Lauren M. Coetzee, Vernon Christians, Maria Y. Hemberger, Bernard Chiwome, Maria Amukwaya, Siegfried Khaiseb, Giovanni Cattoli, William G. Dundon, Giovanni Franzo
Summary: Porcine circovirus 3 (PCV-3) has been reported globally since its first identification in 2015. Limited data on PCV-3 in Africa led to a study in Namibia, which found a high prevalence of PCV-3 in backyard piggeries, but not in commercial farms with higher biosecurity measures. The source of viral introduction and factors such as semen importation, feeding backyard pigs with human food waste, pig exchanges, and wildlife movements may be involved in the dispersal of PCV-3 within Namibia. Further studies are needed to understand the epidemiology and impact of PCV-3 on pig productivity and wildlife health.
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Parasitology
Chutchai Piewbang, Panida Poonsin, Pattiya Lohavicharn, Panitnan Punyathi, Sawang Kesdangsakonwut, Tanit Kasantikul, Somporn Techangamsuwan
Summary: This study provides insights into the pathology of natural SARS-CoV-2 infection in dogs, revealing severe damage to the lungs and involvement of multiple organs. The findings suggest the potential utility of dogs as a model for studying SARS-CoV-2 infection in humans, highlighting the need for further investigation.
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Parasitology
Julian Avila-Jimenez, Juan David Gutierrez, Mariano Altamiranda-Saavedra
Summary: Leishmaniasis is a parasitic disease transmitted to humans by sandfly vectors and vertebrate hosts. This study used ecological niche modeling to investigate the potential distribution of host and vector species associated with cutaneous leishmaniasis transmission, revealing different distribution patterns under varying climatic conditions.
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Parasitology
Luis A. Gomez-Puerta, Juan Olazabal, Santiago Paredes, Juan Lopez, Miguel Anampa, Angelica Mondragon, Ana Vargas-Calla, Hugo Castillo
Summary: This study reports the first detection of Candidatus M. haemolamae infection in vicunas from the Pampa Galeras National Reserve in Peru, using molecular diagnosis. Tick-infested vicunas had a higher likelihood of being infected with Candidatus M. haemolamae compared to tick-free vicunas. Gender and age were not associated with infection.
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Parasitology
Berlin Londono-Renteria, Zakaria Seidu, Helena Lamptey, Michael F. Ofori, Lars Hviid, Mary Lopez-Perez
Summary: Heterozygous carriers of HbAS and HbAC have a reduced risk of severe malaria, but not immunity against Plasmodium falciparum infection. Antibody levels against gSG6-P1 peptide in Anopheles mosquito saliva can serve as a serological biomarker for exposure to Plasmodium infection. This study highlights the importance of studying the role of hemoglobinopathies in malaria transmission for improving control interventions.
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Parasitology
Imane Belbacha, Meryem El Azzouzi, Rajae Bensghir, Kamal Filali Marhoum, Khadija Hajjout, El Mir Elharti, Khalid Sadki, Hicham Oumzil
Summary: This study investigates the association of three SNPs in the APOBEC3G gene with disease outcomes in Moroccan HIV-1 infected patients. The rs2294367 CG genotype is strongly associated with protection against HIV-1 infection, particularly in older individuals.
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Parasitology
Tan Luong, Do Kien Tran, Anh Hung Pham, Thi Thu-Ha Hoang, Van Khang Pham, Quang Thai Pham, Thi Mai Hung Tran, Minh Hoa Luong, Thanh Long Pham, Jason K. Blackburn
Summary: This study examined the epidemiology of anthrax in Lai Chau province, Vietnam, using historical data. Spatial clusters of human and livestock anthrax were identified, and the characteristics of the disease were described. The study found that there were distinct differences between the high-risk areas for human and livestock anthrax, and most human cases occurred during specific seasons. Additionally, the decrease in livestock anthrax vaccine coverage was associated with an increase in disease incidence.
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Parasitology
Jin-tao Chen, Jian-bo Zhan, Ming-chao Zhu, Kai-ji Li, Man-qing Liu, Bin Hu, Kun Cai, Hai-rong Xiong, Shu-liang Chen, Wei-long Tan, Liang-jun Chen, Wei Hou
Summary: This study investigated the prevalence and variation of orthohantavirus in rodents and humans in Hubei province, China. It identified the diversity of orthohantaviruses circulating in the region, with the HV004-like subtype being the main genotype in rodents and patients. This highlights the importance of continued attention and research on orthohantaviruses, especially newly identified strains.