Mapping Where Lyme-Infected Ticks Lurk Across the Western United States
CDC researchers have modeled which western US counties have habitat suitable for host-seeking ticks infected with the Lyme disease bacterium, ...
Tag: Parasites & Vectors
Single Pour-On Dose of Fluralaner Protects Calves Against Deadly Paralysis Ticks for Four Weeks
A single pour-on treatment of fluralaner eliminated existing Australian paralysis tick infestations in calves and provided up to 28 days ...
New 10-Minute Test Matches Lab Gold Standard for Detecting Heartworm in Dogs
A new evaluation in Parasites & Vectors shows the trūRapid™ FOUR heartworm antigen test detects Dirofilaria immitis infection in dogs ...
Droplet Digital PCR Outperforms Standard Tests in Detecting Eye-Dwelling Worm in Dogs and Cats
A newly validated droplet digital PCR assay detected Onchocerca lupi infections in dogs and cats that conventional and real-time PCR ...
New Tick Species Hidden in Ecuador’s Cloud Forests Named After the Reserve Where It Was Found
Researchers have described Ixodes mashpiensis, a new tick species from small mammals in Ecuador's Andean Chocó Biosphere Reserve, using morphology ...
Parasite Protein SporoAMA1 Emerges as Key Switch Linking Chronic Toxoplasma Infection to Transmission
New research shows that the stage-specific protein sporoAMA1 is dispensable for acute Toxoplasma gondii growth but essential for tissue cyst ...
Kenya’s Aedes Mosquitoes Mapped Across 124 Years in Landmark National Inventory
Researchers have assembled the most comprehensive geocoded inventory of Aedes mosquitoes ever compiled for Kenya, documenting 104 species across 855 ...
Heartworm’s Bacterial Partner Lingers After Doxycycline Therapy in Brazilian Dogs
A field study in Rio de Janeiro State found that Wolbachia DNA persisted in six of 31 heartworm-positive dogs 90 ...
Bleach and DNA-Zap emerge as best ways to clean ticks before microbiome sequencing
A controlled mock-community study shows that bleach and DNA/RNA Zap outperform ethanol at removing surface bacteria from Ixodes ricinus ticks ...
How Mosquito Mating Habits Could Make or Break Malaria Control Campaigns
A new simulation study suggests that combining sustained larvicide campaigns with the little-studied Allee effect could push malaria mosquito populations ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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