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One year update on the COVID-19 pandemic: Where are we now? by Mishra, Sanjay Kumar, Tripathi, Timir

“…•COVID-19 pandemic has sparked a research revolution to understand the disease and find a cure.•The past year has seen rapid advances in understanding the…”
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Trypanosoma cruzi genetic diversity: Something new for something known about Chagas disease manifestations, serodiagnosis and drug sensitivity by Zingales, Bianca

“…Prevalence of human T. cruzi DTUs and Chagas disease manifestations in countries of North, Central and South America. CCC, Chronic Chagas Cardiomyopathy; DIG,…”
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The emergence of arthropod-borne viral diseases: A global prospective on dengue, chikungunya and zika fevers by Mayer, Sandra V., Tesh, Robert B., Vasilakis, Nikos

“…•Arboviruses are still expanding their geographic distribution and causing significant public health impact around the world.•DENV, CHIKV and ZIKV are…”
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Food-borne and water-borne diseases under climate change in low- and middle-income countries: Further efforts needed for reducing environmental health exposure risks by Cissé, Guéladio

“…Food- and water-borne diseases (FWBD) are among climate and environmental sensitive infectious diseases. Climate change can highly exacerbate FWBD through…”
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Current vector control challenges in the fight against malaria by Benelli, Giovanni, Beier, John C.

“…[Display omitted] •The effective control of Anopheles vectors plays a key role in any malaria management program.•Most National Malaria Control Programs in…”
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Plant extracts for developing mosquito larvicides: From laboratory to the field, with insights on the modes of action by Pavela, Roman, Maggi, Filippo, Iannarelli, Romilde, Benelli, Giovanni

“…[Display omitted] •This review covers current knowledge about plant extracts effective as mosquito larvicides.•More than 400 plant species, belonging to 101…”
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Climate change and zoonoses: A review of the current status, knowledge gaps, and future trends by Rupasinghe, Ruwini, Chomel, Bruno B., Martínez-López, Beatriz

“…•Climatic change drives zoonotic epidemics by altering host-pathogen interactions.•We reviewed predictions of various zoonotic risks based on future climate…”
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Water and health: From environmental pressures to integrated responses by Boelee, Eline, Geerling, Gertjan, van der Zaan, Bas, Blauw, Anouk, Vethaak, A. Dick

“…[Display omitted] •Water disperses plastics, chemical pollutants, pathogens, antimicrobial resistance.•Use of polluted water creates exposure routes to these…”
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Repellence of essential oils and selected compounds against ticks—A systematic review by Benelli, Giovanni, Pavela, Roman

“…[Display omitted] •The prevention of tick-borne diseases is linked to the successful management of tick populations.•We carried out a systematic review on the…”
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Time to set the agenda for schistosomiasis elimination by Rollinson, David, Knopp, Stefanie, Levitz, Sarah, Stothard, J. Russell, Tchuem Tchuenté, Louis-Albert, Garba, Amadou, Mohammed, Khalfan A., Schur, Nadine, Person, Bobbie, Colley, Daniel G., Utzinger, Jürg

“…We present an agenda for schistosomiasis elimination that defines tools, strategies and guidelines and highlights current knowledge gaps. Our agenda is…”
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Brucellosis in Sub-Saharan Africa: Current challenges for management, diagnosis and control by Ducrotoy, M., Bertu, W.J., Matope, G., Cadmus, S., Conde-Álvarez, R., Gusi, A.M., Welburn, S., Ocholi, R., Blasco, J.M., Moriyón, I.

“…The tools available for the diagnosis and control of brucellosis and their applicability in the context of SSA are presented and gaps identified. [Display…”
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Current drug therapy and pharmaceutical challenges for Chagas disease by Bermudez, José, Davies, Carolina, Simonazzi, Analía, Pablo Real, Juan, Palma, Santiago

“…•Chagas disease is one of the greatest therapeutic challenges in tropical medicine.•Different strategies are being sought to overcome Benznidazole’s…”
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First detection of Anopheles stephensi Liston, 1901 (Diptera: culicidae) in Ethiopia using molecular and morphological approaches by Carter, Tamar E., Yared, Solomon, Gebresilassie, Araya, Bonnell, Victoria, Damodaran, Lambodhar, Lopez, Karen, Ibrahim, Mohammed, Mohammed, Seid, Janies, Daniel

“…Malaria is a major public health concern in Ethiopia. With the increase in malaria cases in the Somali Region of Ethiopia, understanding the distribution and…”
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Harnessing mosquito–Wolbachia symbiosis for vector and disease control by Bourtzis, Kostas, Dobson, Stephen L., Xi, Zhiyong, Rasgon, Jason L., Calvitti, Maurizio, Moreira, Luciano A., Bossin, Hervé C., Moretti, Riccardo, Baton, Luke Anthony, Hughes, Grant L., Mavingui, Patrick, Gilles, Jeremie R.L.

“…Symbiotic interactions between Wolbachia and insect species could be harnessed for control of mosquito-borne pathogens, by manipulating insect reproduction and…”
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Genomics and molecular epidemiology of Cryptosporidium species by Khan, Asis, Shaik, Jahangheer S., Grigg, Michael E.

“…Cryptosporidium is one of the most widespread protozoan parasites that infects domestic and wild animals and is considered the second major cause of diarrhea…”
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Upregulated-gene expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines (TNF-α, IL-1β and IL-6) via TLRs following NF-κB and MAPKs in bovine mastitis by Akhtar, Muhammad, Guo, Shuai, Guo, Ying-fang, Zahoor, Arshad, Shaukat, Aftab, Chen, Yu, Umar, Talha, Deng, Professor Ganzhen, Guo, Mengyao

“…•Mastitis is the inflammation of mammary glands and Staphylococcus aureus is a notorious in cow mastitis.•Influx of neutrophils/macrophages and…”
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Variable geographic distribution of Blastocystis subtypes and its potential implications by Alfellani, Mohammed A., Stensvold, C. Rune, Vidal-Lapiedra, Amparo, Onuoha, Emeh Sunday Uche, Fagbenro-Beyioku, Adetayo F., Clark, C. Graham

“…Significant variation in the relative distribution (%) of Blastocystis sp. subtypes is observed across various geographic regions. [Display omitted] ►…”
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Clonorchis sinensis and clonorchiasis by Na, Byoung-Kuk, Pak, Jhang Ho, Hong, Sung-Jong

“…Clonorchis sinensis is a fish-borne trematode that inhabits the bile duct of mammals including humans. Clonorchiasis is prevalent in China, Korea, and Vietnam,…”
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Current status of human liver fluke infections in the Greater Mekong Subregion by Sripa, Banchob, Suwannatrai, Apiporn T., Sayasone, Somphou, Do, Dung Trung, Khieu, Virak, Yang, Yichao

“…•Opisthorchiasis and clonorchiasis are major public health problems affected over 15 million in the GMS.•Opisthorchis viverrini is endemic in Lower Mekong…”
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A scoping review of Chikungunya virus infection: epidemiology, clinical characteristics, viral co-circulation complications, and control by Silva, José V.J., Ludwig-Begall, Louisa F., Oliveira-Filho, Edmilson F. de, Oliveira, Renato A.S., Durães-Carvalho, Ricardo, Lopes, Thaísa R.R., Silva, Daisy E.A., Gil, Laura H.V.G.

“…[Display omitted] •Chikungunya disease has been reported in all continents, except Antarctica.•The co-circulation of CHIKV with other arboviruses requires a…”
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