Wild caught zoophilic Anopheles and suspected malaria vector species collected in northwest Thailand were experimentally infected with local human malaria parasites using a membrane feeding. One week post-feeding a number of mosquitos were dissected for oocyst examination. The remainder were kept for another one week or more, and then the salivary glands were examined for the presence of sporoz...

Circumsporozoite protein enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (CSP-ELISAs) are widely used for malaria vector identification throughout the world. However, several studies have reported false-positive results when using this method. The present study was conducted to estimate the frequency of false positives among anopheline species in malaria endemic areas of Bangladesh. In total, 4724 Anopheles...

Japanese Encephalitis Virus (JEV) is the most frequent cause of mosquito-borne encephalitis in Asian countries. Several culicine species are potential vectors those are not anthropophilic but are zoophilic. Primary JEV vectors feed mainly on cow (dead end host for JEV), pig (amplifying host), and occasionally on human (dead end host). To find out determinant factors of blood feeding pattern is ...

dematophytosis in domestic animals constitutes a constant source of infection for persons in contact with them. to have an epidemiological picture of zoophilic dermatophyte infections in iran, a study has been carried out during a period of three years (1986-1989) in an attempt to find the causative dermatophytes which infect cats and cattle and also infected human subjects in contact with them...

Dear Editor, Tinea barbae is a dermatophyte infection that affects primarily the bearded areas of the face.1 Sycosis is one type of clinical manifestation associated with deep folliculitis. The infection is usually caused by zoophilic fungi acquired after contact with animals.2 The presence of anthropophilic fungi, such as Trichophyton rubrum (T. rubrum), has recently been reported, and they of...

Thirty-nine Arthroderma vanbreuseghemii isolates identified by mating behavior were assayed to determine their ribosomal RNA gene internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region genotypes. Twenty-two isolates of mating type (+) and 4 of (-) showed the genotype of Trichophyton mentagrophytes var. interdigitale, 9 isolates of mating type (+) and 4 of (-) showed the genotype of A. vanbreuseghemii. Nine o...

A survey to determine the role of local Glossina species on the transmission of human sleeping sickness has been carried out in the Ikoma/Seronera/Kilimafedha triangle. Three different tsetse species were encountered; they were G. swyn¬ nertoni, G. pallidipes and G. brevipalpis. Out of 6,348 G. swynnertoni and 623 G. pallidipes examined not a single carried salivary gland infection. G. swynnert...

Considerable information is available on the changing incidence, etiology, clinical forms and management of tinea capitis in Spain. While the condition became epidemic during the 19th century, when it was predominantly caused by anthropophilic dermatophytes, the incidence fell with the advent of treatment with griseofulvin, after which zoophilic dermatophytes became the main etiologic agents. A...

Anophelism without malaria has long been recognized. In large irrigation projects, such as that around Niono, Mali, villages in irrigated areas sometimes have more anopheline vectors of malaria than adjacent nonirrigated villages, but overall malaria prevalence is substantially less. One hypothesized explanation for this is high anopheline densities lead to smaller adults, who do not live so lo...