Showing papers in "Acta Tropica in 2021"

TL;DR: At the pandemic's 1-year mark, current information on SARS-CoV-2 origin and biology, and advances in the development of therapeutics are summarized.

TL;DR: The sub-region of West and Central Africa seems to be divided into countries which have accepted the challenge to eliminate rabies with governments committed to pushing forward rabies elimination, while other countries have achieved some progress, but elimination efforts remain stuck due to lacking government commitment and financial constraints.

TL;DR: In this paper, the COVID-19 zoonosis is bringing about a number of lessons to humanity, one of which is that of transforming our links with nature and particularly with wildlife given the likely origin from illegal wildlife trading, and the other is that governments worldwide must strive to prevent further devastation of natural environments that serve as buffer areas to humans against zoonotic agents.

TL;DR: This review summarises more than a century of research on onchocerciasis and contributes to a deeper comprehension of this disease by a tissue-dwelling filaria and it will be helpful in efforts to control and eliminate other filarial infections.

TL;DR: In this article, the Secretaria de Vigilância em Saude / Fundo Nacional de Saude/Ministerio da Saude (SVS/FNS/MS) funded by the TED/TED-FNS: 118/2017; SIAFI: 691919/25000.479741/2017-05.

TL;DR: A significant positive association with WNV detection during the previous year is found, which can be interpreted as an indication of the reliability of the surveillance system but also of WNV overwintering capacity.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors proposed a systematic disease mapping and integrated liver fluke control using One Health approaches in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS), which includes Cambodia, the People's Republic of China (specifically Yunnan Province and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region), Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam home to more than 340 million people or almost 4.5% of the global population.

TL;DR: The research progress in techniques for the diagnosis of S. japonicum infection is reviewed and more accurate and sensitive methods are much needed for further control of this disease.

TL;DR: The notion that SARS-CoV-2 and dengue co-infection affects an important percentage of COVID-19 patients and leads to worse clinical parameters, requiring greater attention from health authorities is supported.

TL;DR: This study provides a detailed inventory of the Culicidae from Mexico State and discusses the utility of DNA barcoding as a complementary tool for accurate mosquito species identification in Mexico.

TL;DR: In this paper, a review summarizes the latest advances in currently available treatments and improvements in the development of drug administration for leishmaniasis and an analysis of the in vivo assays was performed and the challenges facing promising strategies to treat CL are discussed.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors reported the presence of assemblage E and sub-assemblage AIII in human isolates from the South Island in New Zealand, and identified a > 99% nucleotide similarity with sequences of the gdh gene from individual human samples collected in Dunedin and Christchurch.

TL;DR: Morphological and molecular analysis confirmed the presence of Aedes (Fredwardsius) vittatus (Bigot, 1861) - the first record of the Old World dengue, chikungunya, Zika and yellow fever virus vector into the Americas - and provide evidence for its establishment in Cuba.

TL;DR: The most active thiophenyl aurone derivative 18, unlike PZQ, had efficacy in mice harboring juvenile S. mansoni, showing significant inhibition of oviposition by parasites, giving support for the antiparasitic potential of aurones as lead compounds for novel antischistosomal drugs.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe the implementation of this research project and evaluate its success on amount of information gained, achieved capacity building, impact on knowledge creation and influence on national and international policies.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the occurrence and genetic diversity of Bartonella spp. in cats sampled in Sao Paulo (SP) and Minas Gerais (MG) States, Southeastern Brazil.

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that Ts-EVs can affect the development of inflammation in DSS-induced colitis by inhibiting M1 macrophage polarization, due to their immunomodulatory ability.

TL;DR: The goal of this review is to analyze the works and/or articles that aimed at characterizing the susceptibility of sand fly and describing the methodological parameters, in order to improve future works to estimate more accurately the resistance of sand flies to insecticides.

TL;DR: The effect of mineral oil on the fungal interaction on A. aegypti larvae was observed as well as the effect of entomopathogenic fungi in the growth of larvae, supporting the search for strategies to control this arthropod.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors assessed vector behavior, patterns of human exposure to vector bites and residual malaria transmission in southwestern Ethiopia using human landing catches (HLCs), human-baited double net traps, CDC light traps and pyrethrum spray catches.

TL;DR: Based on previous epidemiological studies, this article reviewed the particular factors affecting the transmission of Echinococcus parasites in China, with a focus on biological (parasite genotype and the species, age, sex and density of hosts), environmental (landscape and climate) and social (age, gender, ethnicity, education, occupation, life style, cultural customs, living conditions and hygiene practices of humans in the endemic areas).

TL;DR: In this paper, the association of monthly series of dengue cases with indices of El Nino/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) at the tropical Pacific and local climatic variables in Colombia during the period 2007-2017 at different temporal and spatial scales was investigated.

TL;DR: In this article, DNA barcode efficacy and molecular identification of host blood sources were examined in biting midges from Thailand and a total of 203 barcoding sequences were obtained from 16 Culicoides taxa.

TL;DR: The potential role of Cx.

TL;DR: Temporal generalized linear mixed models were developed with negative binomial distributions of errors that model average number of eggs collected weekly as a function of vegetation and meteorological variables with time lags in Córdoba city (Argentina), emphasizing the important role that climatic variables such as temperature, precipitation, and vapor pressure play in Ae.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors evaluated the diagnostic utility of Rapid lateral flow immunoassay (LFI) and PCR in comparison with culture for early diagnosis of septicaemic melioidosis.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors performed a serological and molecular survey in human population of the Pelagie archipelagos and found that the seroprevalence of D. immitis and D. repens was, respectively, 7.9% and 3.96% in Linosa and Lampedusa, respectively.

TL;DR: In this paper, a cross-sectional nationwide survey in people of all age groups from the 12 Regional Health Offices in 76 provinces of Thailand was carried out to assess the prevalence of helminth infections and certain behavioural risk factors.

TL;DR: In this article, a review of the articles published on CL from January 2010 to January 2021, on the International databases Science Direct, Scopus and PubMed, was conducted to answer a question: what are the behaviors and perceptions associated with cutaneous leishmaniasis in endemic regions of the world?

TL;DR: Initial efforts were to establish animal rabies diagnostics, foster collaboration between all rabies control stakeholders, and develop a short-term action plan with estimated costs for rabies Control and elimination in Liberia, where an estimated 5.3 - 8 million USD invested over 13 years is needed to eliminate rabies in Liberia by 2030.