A Sand Fly Lutzomyia longipalpis (Lutz and Neiva) (Insecta: Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) by Maria C. Carrasquilla, Phillip E. Kaufman

“…Several phlebotomine species are vectors of the protozoan parasites in the genus Leishmania, that are the causal agents of leishmaniasis. …”
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Oriental Rat Flea Xenopsylla cheopsis (Rothschild, 1903) (Insecta: Siphonaptera: Pulicidae) by Chad L. Cross, Jason L. Williams, Andrea Lucky

“…In addition to its role as a vector of the plague bacterium, this species can vector other pathogens and at least two tapeworm parasites of humans (Marquardt, et al. 2000; Gage 2005). …”
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Florida Beekeeping Management Calendar by James D. Ellis, Mary C. Bammer, William H. Kern Jr.

“…It is specific to region (north, central, and south Florida) and month and includes recommendations for major management considerations like when to treat for parasites or pathogens and when to feed colonies or harvest honey. …”
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Computational Perspectives into Plasmepsins Structure—Function Relationship: Implications to Inhibitors Design by Alejandro Gil L., Pedro A. Valiente, Pedro G. Pascutti, Tirso Pons

“…The aspartic proteases plasmepsins, whose inhibition leads to parasite death, are classified as targets for the design of potent drugs. …”
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Uncovering barriers to bilharzia prevention communication in Ugu district, South Africa by Lauren Dyll-Myklebust, Duduzile Zwane

“…Caused by a waterborne parasite, it affects millions of people all over the world. …”
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Phytochemical Analysis and Antimalarial Activity Aqueous Extract of Lecaniodiscus cupanioides Root by Mikhail Olugbemiro Nafiu, Taoheed Adedeji Abdulsalam, Musbau Adewumi Akanji

“…There was 100 per cent parasite inhibition in the chloroquine group and 70 per cent in the 50 mg/kg body weight on day 12, respectively. …”
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Histopathological, Immunohistochemical and Biochemical Studies of Murine Hepatosplenic Tissues Affected by Chronic Toxoplasmosis by Samah Hassan Yahia, Samia Elsayed Etewa, Nesreen Saeed Saleh, Samira Metwally Mohammad, Nora Ibrahim Aboulfotouh, Ahmad Mansour Kandil, Mohamed Hassan Sarhan

“…Our findings revealed the persistent effect of latent toxoplasmosis on the host’s histological architecture, metabolic, and immunological profile, creating a continued challenging host-parasite relationship.…”
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L'epidemiologie des cestodes et nematodes chez les poules dans la region de konya by Bilal Dik, Feyzullah Güçlü, Suphi Gülbahçe, Rifat Cantoray

“…Dans 225 echantillons (30.36 %) d'excrements on a trouve des oeufs appartenant a differentes especes de parasite au contraire dans ceux des 516 echantillons restants (69.64 %) on n'a trouve aucun oeuf d'helmint. …”
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Use of Artemisinin- Combination Therapies in Port Harcourt by OA Shorinwa, OO Ebong

“…The emergence and spread of Plasmodium falciparum parasite resistance to commonly used antimalarials such as chloroquine and  sulphadoxine/pyrimethamine has posed challenges to malaria control. …”
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Genomic exploration of the journey of Plasmodium vivax in Latin America. by Margaux J M Lefebvre, Fanny Degrugillier, Céline Arnathau, Gustavo A Fontecha, Oscar Noya, Sandrine Houzé, Carlo Severini, Bruno Pradines, Antoine Berry, Jean-François Trape, Fabian E Sáenz, Franck Prugnolle, Michael C Fontaine, Virginie Rougeron

“…Plasmodium vivax is the predominant malaria parasite in Latin America. Its colonization history in the region is rich and complex, and is still highly debated, especially about its origin(s). …”
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Sleeping sites choice by a wild group of howler monkeys (Alouatta belzebul) in the Atlantic Forest of Brazil by Lucille Martin‑Klimoczko, Helene Meunier, Antonio Moura

“…Switch of sleeping trees is according with the avoiding parasite hypothesis and predator too. More, food resources seems to be an important criteria for choosing sleeping tree. …”
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SKIRIAMŲJŲ ŽENKLŲ VARTOSENA BAIGIAMUOSIUOSE DARBUOSE by Eglė Dumšienė

“…Svarbu išmanyti ne tik kur kokį ženklą vartoti (ypač akcentuotinas brūkšnio ir brūkšnelio rašymas), bet ir kaip vieną ar kitą ženklą parašyti. Taigi iš dalies skiriamųjų ženklų rašymas susijęs ir su formaliaisiais kompiuteriu renkamo teksto reikalavimais. …”
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Infectiousness to sand flies of a cat naturally infected with Leishmania infantum at the moment of diagnosis and after three different courses of treatment by Mariana Dantas da Silva, Andrea Cristina Higa Nakaghi, Fredy Galvis-Ovallos, João Augusto Franco Leonel, Geovanna Vioti, Eunice Aparecida Bianchi Galati, Nayara Cristina de Oliveira Fazolato, Julia Pinho Martins, Trícia Maria Ferreira de Sousa Oliveira

“…The cat was then treated with three different drugs and the clinical improvement and parasite transmissibility to the vector were evaluated. …”
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Impact of Biosynthesized Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles on the Kidneys Tissues of Male Mice Experimentally Infected with Entamoeba histolytica by Laith A. Yaaqoob, Mohannad Hamid Jasim, Lima Tariq Youash Lazar, Saade Abdalkareem Jasim, Thaer Abdulqader Salih

“…Mice treated with 30, 45, and 60 µg/mL ZnO NPs had kidney histological sections that resembled the negative control, demonstrating that the nanoparticles were effective against the parasite. The uninfected group treated with ZnO NPs showed no negative effects on the kidney tissue. …”
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Comparative Study of Modified Quantitative Buffy Coat and Two Rapid Tests in Comparison with Peripheral Blood Smear in Malaria Diagnosis in Mumbai, India by Manali M. Kocharekar, Sougat S. Sarkar, Debjani Dasgupta

“…In order to identify a quick and reliable technique for accurate diagnosis of malaria, study of the efficiency of the tests such as Parahit total (HRPII & aldolase Ag), Advantage mal card (parasite specific LDH), and modified QBC was done in comparison with conventional blood smear microscopy. …”
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Dynamics and triggers of misinformation on vaccines. by Emanuele Brugnoli, Marco Delmastro

“…Our study uncovers misinformation not as a parasite of the news ecosystem that merely opposes the perspectives offered by mainstream media, but as an autonomous force capable of even overwhelming the production of vaccine-related content from the latter. …”
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Inflammatory Nasal Swelling due to Leishmania tropica by Hajiba Fellah, Maryam Hakkour, Bouchra Delouane, Asmae Hmamouch, Abdelhakim Bouyahya, Faiza Sebti, Abderrahim Sadak

“…Since its discovery in the 19th century, cutaneous leishmaniasis has been a major public health problem, especially with the appearance of more and more unusual cases of cutaneous lesions due to this parasite. Indeed, the present study joins the previous studies and describes a typical case of a nasal lesion due to Leishmania infection. …”
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Pulmonary Toxoplasmosis Diagnosed on Transbronchial Lung Biopsy in a Mechanically Ventilated Patient by Delyse Garg, Nikhil Madan, Omar Qaqish, Sandhya Nagarakanti, Vipul Patel

“…Toxoplasma gondii is a protozoan parasite that infects up to a third of the world’s population. …”
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Molecular identification of pfcytb, pfdhfr, and pvmrp1 mutations in imported malaria cases in Chile by Alan Oyarce, Lizbeth Huaccha, Esteban M. Cordero, Bárbara Parra, Jorge Fernández, Mario E. Soto-Marchant, Natalia T. Santis-Alay, María Isabel Jercic

“…A total of ninety blood samples from 55 individuals who had been diagnosed with malaria in Chile between 2019 and 2021 were subjected to mutational analysis. The parasites target genes were amplified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) out of total DNA extracted from patient blood samples and the amplicons submitted to DNA sequencing. …”
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Evaluation of Theileria equi vertical transmission rate and routes in a cohort of asymptomatic mares and their foals by Lisa-Marie Hermans, Claire Bonsergent, Anne Josson, Gloria Rocafort-Ferrer, Marine Le Guyader, Sophie Angelloz-Pessey, Agnès Leblond, Laurence Malandrin

“…The objectives of this study were to analyse the frequency and routes of vertical transmission of these blood parasites from 179 asymptomatic mares to their foals. …”
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