Insecticide resistance and its molecular basis in urban insect pests

MN Naqqash, A Gökçe, A Bakhsh, M Salim - Parasitology research, 2016 - Springer
Insecticide resistance is one of the most important evolutionary phenomena for researchers.
Overuse of chemicals has induced resistance in insect pests that ultimately has led to the …

Dipylidium caninum in the twenty-first century: epidemiological studies and reported cases in companion animals and humans

J Rousseau, A Castro, T Novo, C Maia - Parasites & vectors, 2022 - Springer
Background Dipilidiosis is a parasitic disease caused by the tapeworm Dipylidium caninum.
Fleas and, less frequently, lice act as an intermediate host, and their ingestion is required for …

Abundant and diverse RNA viruses in insects revealed by RNA-Seq analysis: ecological and evolutionary implications

H Wu, R Pang, T Cheng, L Xue, H Zeng, T Lei… - Msystems, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
Increasing data indicate that insects serve as major reservoirs and vectors of viruses, which
account for the continuously increasing ecological burden and infectious disease outbreaks …

[HTML][HTML] Particularities of allergy in the Tropics

L Caraballo, J Zakzuk, BW Lee, N Acevedo… - World Allergy …, 2016 - Elsevier
Allergic diseases are distributed worldwide and their risk factors and triggers vary according
to geographical and socioeconomic conditions. Allergies are frequent in the Tropics but …

The biology and ecology of cat fleas and advancements in their pest management: a review

MK Rust - Insects, 2017 - mdpi.com
The cat flea Ctenocephalides felis felis (Bouché) is the most important ectoparasite of
domestic cats and dogs worldwide. It has been two decades since the last comprehensive …

Declines in large wildlife increase landscape-level prevalence of rodent-borne disease in Africa

HS Young, R Dirzo, KM Helgen… - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - National Acad Sciences
Populations of large wildlife are declining on local and global scales. The impacts of this
pulse of size-selective defaunation include cascading changes to smaller animals …

[HTML][HTML] Rickettsia felis: from a rare disease in the USA to a common cause of fever in sub-Saharan Africa

P Parola - Clinical microbiology and infection, 2011 - Elsevier
Rickettsia felis is a spotted fever group rickettsia that has been definitely described in 2002.
Within the last 20 years, there have been a growing number of reports implicating R. felis as …

Detection of Bartonella tamiae, Coxiella burnetii and rickettsiae in arthropods and tissues from wild and domestic animals in northeastern Algeria

H Leulmi, A Aouadi, I Bitam, A Bessas, A Benakhla… - Parasites & vectors, 2016 - Springer
Background In recent years, the scope and importance of emergent vector-borne diseases
has increased dramatically. In Algeria, only limited information is currently available …

Non-target effects of chemical malaria vector control on other biological and mechanical infectious disease vectors

NB Jobe, S Huijben, KP Paaijmans - The Lancet Planetary Health, 2023 - thelancet.com
Public health insecticides play a crucial role in malaria control and elimination programmes.
Many other arthropods, including mechanical and biological vectors of infectious diseases …

The coevolution effect as a driver of spillover

S Zohdy, TS Schwartz, JR Oaks - Trends in Parasitology, 2019 - cell.com
Global habitat fragmentation is associated with the emergence of infectious diseases of
wildlife origins in human populations. Despite this well-accepted narrative, the underlying …