“…Likewise, the number of vectors per house, biting rates, sporozoites rates, and entomological inoculation rates (EIRs) were substantially greater in Dangassa. …”
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“…BACKGROUND: Spatial repellents have been widely used for the prevention of mosquito bites but their efficacy in reducing mosquito-borne diseases has never been evaluated in Africa. …”
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“…DISCUSSION: Episodes of clinical malaria, density of indoor biting malaria vectors, sporozoite infection rate, improved crop infestation rate, crop yield gain, livestock productivity and cost effectiveness analysis will be the end points of this study. …”
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“…BACKGROUND: Malaria is a potentially fatal disease spread by the bites of Plasmodium-infected Anopheles mosquitoes. …”
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“…Various transmission regimes (low, moderate, and high—corresponding to annual entomological inoculation rates of 10, 30, and 80 infectious bites per person) and other simultaneous interventions, including deployment of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) and passive healthcare-seeking, are also simulated. …”
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“…While pyrethroids are recommended only to reduce/limit transmission, they are widely implemented to reduce biting nuisance and to control agricultural pests, increasing the risk of insurgence of resistance mechanisms. …”
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“…In addition to causing direct damage to the host through biting and sucking blood, sheep ked is a potential vector of helminths, protozoa, bacteria, and viruses. …”
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“…However, routine protective measures such as long-lasting insecticidal nets do not prevent all infectious bites in these high-risk populations. Evidence for the effectiveness of a personal protection package tailored to forest-going MMPs which is acceptable, feasible, and cost-effective for reducing malaria transmission is required to inform the malaria elimination toolkit in the region. …”
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“…Here, we propose a simplified compartmental model of mosquito-borne disease dynamics that incorporates the use of personal protection against mosquito bites influenced by two key individual-level behavioral drivers—concern for being bitten by mosquitos as a nuisance and concern for mosquito-borne disease transmission. …”
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“…BACKGROUND: Bartonella are intracellular bacteria that are transmitted via animal scratches, bites and hematophagous arthropods. Rodents and their associated fleas play a key role in the maintenance of Bartonella worldwide, with > 22 species identified in rodent hosts. …”
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“…The Lee County Mosquito Control District initiated a study in a 47-ha portion of Captiva Island (Florida, USA), an island with a total area of 230 ha, to define biological SIT parameters for Aedes aegypti (L.), an invasive disease-vectoring mosquito known to be difficult to control due to a combination of daytime biting activity, use of cryptic breeding habitats that are difficult to target with conventional night-time ultra-low volume methods, and emerging resistance to commonly used insecticides. …”
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“…For group CF and group CQ, the impressions were poured, mounted with the silicone bites, scanned with a laboratory scanner, and articulated virtually with buccal scans with the laboratory scanner. …”
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“…BACKGROUND: Malaria transmission can be highly heterogeneous between and within localities, and is influenced by factors such as survival and biting frequencies of Anopheles mosquitoes. This study investigated the relationships between the biological age, distance from aquatic habitats and pyrethroid resistance status of Anopheles funestus mosquitoes, which currently dominate malaria transmission in south-east Tanzania. …”
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“…When these factors were taken into account, cats with biting lice had 2.8 (95% confidence interval (CI) 1.4–5.4) times higher odds of low BCS, and cats with gastro-intestinal findings (i.e., enlarged mesenteric lymph nodes, abdominal hernia, diarrhoea, obstructive foreign bodies, or diaphragmatic hernia) had 50 (95% CI 10–417) times higher odds of low BCS, than cats with no such findings. …”
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“…The triggers of anaphylaxis were analyzed: 50 cases (45.5%) were induced by food, 37 cases (33.6%) by drugs, 6 cases (5.5%) by insect bites, 4 cases (3.6%) by exercise, and 12 cases (11.8%) by unknown causes. …”
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“…Low but significant h(2) were estimated for nosing (0.09) and biting (0.11) the observer at T2. Positive high genetic correlations (r(g)) were observed between CRATE and IHAT responses (0.52 to 0.93), and within SL traits (0.79 to 0.91) while positive low to high correlations between the estimated breeding values (r(EBV)) were estimated within the WTP test (0.24 to 0.59) traits. …”
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“…Introduction: Leaves of the Australian tea tree plant Melaleuca alternifolia were used traditionally by First Nations Australians for treating wounds, burns, and insect bites. Tea tree oil, the essential oil steam-distilled from M. alternifolia, is well-known for its medicinal properties, the evidence for most applications however is limited. …”
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“…Disease transmission occurs through Ixodes ricinus tick bites, a species that is increasing in abundance and distribution across Europe in response to climate and land-use changes. …”
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“…Cepharanthine (CEP), a biscoclaurine alkaloid extracted from Stephania cepharantha Hayata, has been widely used for the treatment of various acute and chronic diseases, including leukopenia, and snake bites. Here, our objective was to investigate the anti-oxidative stress and anti-inflammatory response effects of CEP in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced macrophages as well as dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced colitis mice. …”
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“…RESULTS: A 41 year old man was admitted to the our hospital with complaints of decreased amount of sleep, increased amount of speech, skepticism,irritability and dysphoric mood.The patient who was followed up with a diagnosis of BPAD for about 10 months,attempted suicide by taking lithium 2 days before his hospitalization.Considering that it was a mixed episode and the prophylactic effect of lithium was insufficient,VPA 1000 mg/day and Risperidone 2 mg/day treatment were started.Risperidone was increased to 4 mg/day because psychotic symptoms persisted.Valproic acid dose was increased to 1000 to 1500mg/day after the Valproic acid blood level reached 55.28 in the follow-ups.After 5 days 2 bullous lesions developed on the lower extremity of the patient.Routine laboratory investigations were within normal limits.When we consult the patient with the dermatologist;the dermatologist recommended that the lesion be fixed drug eruption and that valproic acid should be discontinued if possible.It was thought that the lesions of the patient who did not have dermatological disorders and did not describe insect bites,might be due to valproic acid. In addition to all these,the patient’s mother had pemphigus vulgaris.The patient’s valproic acid drug was discontinued and lithium was started.Risperidone treatment was continued.In the follow-ups,the patient’s bullous lesions regressed and no new lesion formation was observed. …”
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