Resources with keywords: parasites



Locally Acquired (Autochthonous) Mosquito-Transmitted Plasmodium vivax Malaria — Saline County, Arkansas, September 2023
CDC / MMWR
24 October 2024

Courtney AP, Boyanton BL Jr., Strebeck PV, et al.
After 20 years without locally acquired mosquito-transmitted malaria in the United States, nine cases were reported to CDC during May–August 2023.

Chagas Disease Resources
CDC

This website includes print resources for healthcare provides and links to WHO and PAHO

Tick-Borne Encephalitis Vaccine: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, United States, 2023
Medscape

This report summarizes the epidemiology of and risks for infection with TBE virus, provides information on the immunogenicity and safety of TBE vaccine, and summarizes the recommendations of the ACIP for use of TBE vaccine among U.S. travelers and laboratory workers.

A giant virus infecting the amoeboflagellate Naegleria
Nature Communications
24 April 2024

Arthofer P, Panhölzl F, Delafont V, et al.
Naeglerivirus infection was lethal to all Naegleria species tested, including the human pathogen N. fowleri. This study expands our experimental framework for investigating giant viruses and may help to better understand the basic biology of the human pathogen N. fowleri.

The importance of estimating the burden of disease from foodborne transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
8 February 2024

Robertson LJ, Havelaar AH, Keddy KH, Devleesschauwer B, Sripa B, Torgerson PR
Here, we argue why this parasitic infection should be included in the new estimates of the health burden of foodborne diseases. Growing evidence indicates that foodborne transmission of T. cruzi occurs as commonly as vector-borne infection. Moreover, foodborne infection results in considerably more severe disease than vector-borne infection, with higher mortality and greater symptom severity, particular in the acute phase.

Leishmaniasis: Prevention & Control
CDC
Parasite Detection in Visceral Leishmaniasis Samples by Dye-Based qPCR Using New Gene Targets of Leishmania infantum and Crithidia
Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease

Takamiya NT, Rogerio LA, Torres C, Leonel JAF, Vioti G, de Sousa Oliveira TMF, Valeriano KC, Porcino GN, de Miranda Santos IKF, Costa CHN, et al.
The PCR assay developed here differentiates Leishmania infantum and Crithidia sp. LVH60A parasites with the ability to detect and estimate parasite load in samples from different hosts involved in infection (human, animal, and experimental) and can be used for epidemiological studies, parasite load monitoring, and therapeutic follow-up. Samples analysed in this study included human bone marrow and peripheral blood, as well as for the spleen and liver samples of dogs and hamsters

Pathogen Safety Data Sheets: Infectious Substances – Leishmania spp.
Public Health Agency of Canada
Leishmaniasis
WHO
Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous
CDC Yellow Book 2024
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