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Competitive displacement in Triatominae: the Triatoma infestans success by Pereira, Marcos H., Gontijo, Nelder F., Guarneri, Alessandra A., Sant’Anna, Maurício R.V., Diotaiuti, Liléia

“…Brazil has just been certificated by Pan American Health Organization as ‘free of Chagas disease transmission due to Triatoma infestans’. During the early…”
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Inhibition of the classical pathway of the complement system by saliva of Amblyomma cajennense (Acari: Ixodidae) by Franco, Paula F., Silva, Naylene C.S., Fazito do Vale, Vladimir, Abreu, Jéssica F., Santos, Vânia C., Gontijo, Nelder F., Valenzuela, Jesus G., Pereira, Marcos H., Sant’Anna, Mauricio R.V., Gomes, Alessandra P.S., Araujo, Ricardo N.

“…Inhibition of the complement system during and after haematophagy is of utmost importance for tick success in feeding and tick development. The role of such…”
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The sialotranscriptome of the blood-sucking bug Triatoma brasiliensis (Hemiptera, Triatominae) by Santos, Adriana, Ribeiro, José Marcos C., Lehane, Michael J., Gontijo, Nelder Figueiredo, Veloso, Artur Botelho, Sant’Anna, Mauricio R.V., Nascimento Araujo, Ricardo, Grisard, Edmundo C., Pereira, Marcos Horácio

“…Triatoma brasiliensis is the most important autochthon vector of Trypanosoma cruzi in Brazil, where it is widely distributed in the semiarid areas of the…”
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Caspar-like Gene Depletion Reduces Leishmania Infection in Sand Fly Host Lutzomyia longipalpis by Telleria, Erich L., Sant'Anna, Maurício R.V., Ortigão-Farias, João R., Pitaluga, André N., Dillon, Viv M., Bates, Paul A., Traub-Csekö, Yara M., Dillon, Rod J.

“…Female phlebotomine sand flies Lutzomyia longipalpis naturally harbor populations of the medically important Leishmania infantum (syn. Leishmania chagasi)…”
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An updated catalog of lipocalins of the chagas disease vector Rhodnius prolixus (Hemiptera, Reduviidae) by Santos, Daniela V., Gontijo, Nelder F., Pessoa, Grasielle C.D., Sant’Anna, Mauricio R.V., Araujo, Ricardo N., Pereira, Marcos H., Koerich, Leonardo B.

“…The haematophagy process by arthropods has been one of the main targets of studies in the parasite-host interaction, and the kissing-bug Rhodnius prolixus,…”
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Expression pattern of glycoside hydrolase genes in Lutzomyia longipalpis reveals key enzymes involved in larval digestion by Moraes, Caroline da Silva, Diaz-Albiter, Hector M, Faria, Maiara do Valle, Sant'Anna, Maurício R V, Dillon, Rod J, Genta, Fernando A

“…The sand fly Lutzomyia longipalpis is the most important vector of American Visceral Leishmaniasis. Adults are phytophagous (males and females) or blood…”
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Amblyomma sculptum Salivary Protease Inhibitors as Potential Anti-Tick Vaccines by Costa, Gabriel Cerqueira Alves, Ribeiro, Izabela Cosso Tavares, Melo-Junior, Otoni, Gontijo, Nelder F, Sant'Anna, Mauricio R V, Pereira, Marcos H, Pessoa, Grasielle C D, Koerich, Leonardo B, Oliveira, Fabiano, Valenzuela, Jesus G, Giunchetti, Rodolfo Cordeiro, Fujiwara, Ricardo Toshio, Bartholomeu, Daniella Castanheira, Araujo, Ricardo N

“…is the main tick associated with human bites in Brazil and the main vector of , the causative agent of the most severe form of Brazilian spotted fever…”
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Reactive Oxygen Species-mediated Immunity against Leishmania mexicana and Serratia marcescens in the Phlebotomine Sand Fly Lutzomyia longipalpis by Diaz-Albiter, Hector, Sant'Anna, Mauricio R.V., Genta, Fernando A., Dillon, Rod J.

“…Phlebotomine sand flies are the vectors of medically important Leishmania. The Leishmania protozoa reside in the sand fly gut, but the nature of the immune…”
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Locomotion activity and its effects on the survival of Amblyomma sculptum (Acari: Ixodidae) nymphs under laboratory conditions by Natividade, Ulisses A., Pimenta, Angelita P., Cezar, Rodolfo S.M., Pereira, Marcos H., Gontijo, Nelder F., Sant’Anna, Mauricio R.V., Pessoa, Grasielle D., Koerich, Leonardo B., Araujo, Ricardo N.

“…The active locomotion of ticks is directly associated with the epidemiology of tick-borne diseases, as it has important implications for the interaction of…”
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Gut membrane proteins as candidate antigens for immunization of mice against the tick Amblyomma sculptum by Costa, Gabriel C.A., Ribeiro, Izabela C.T., Giunchetti, Rodolfo C., Gontijo, Nelder F., Sant'Anna, Mauricio R.V., Pereira, Marcos H., Pessoa, Grasielle C.D., Koerich, Leonardo B., Oliveira, Fabiano, Valenzuela, Jesus G., Fujiwara, Ricardo T., Bartholomeu, Daniella C., Araujo, Ricardo N.

“…•Amblyomma sculptum is one the most important tick species in south America.•Few works have focused on the search for anti-A. sculptum vaccines.•Concealed gut…”
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Functional evaluation of Heat Shock Proteins 70 (HSP70/HSC70) on Rhodnius prolixus (Hemiptera, Reduviidae) physiological responses associated with feeding and starvation by Paim, Rafaela M.M., Araujo, Ricardo N., Leis, Miguel, Sant'anna, Mauricio R.V., Gontijo, Nelder F., Lazzari, Claudio R., Pereira, Marcos H.

“…Blood-sucking vectors must overcome thermal stress caused by intake of proportionally large amounts of warm blood from their hosts. In response to this, Heat…”
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Blood meal identification and parasite detection in laboratory-fed and field-captured Lutzomyia longipalpis by PCR using FTA databasing paper by Sant’Anna, Mauricio R.V., Jones, Nathaniel G., Hindley, Jonathan A., Mendes-Sousa, Antonio F., Dillon, Rod J., Cavalcante, Reginaldo R., Alexander, Bruce, Bates, Paul A.

“…The phlebotomine sand fly Lutzomyia longipalpis takes blood from a variety of wild and domestic animals and transmits Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum chagasi,…”
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Effect of Triatoma infestans saliva on mouse immune system cells: The role of the pore-forming salivary protein trialysin by Rocha, Fernanda F., Gazzinelli-Guimarães, Pedro H., Soares, Adriana C., Lourdes, Rodrigo A., Estevão, Lígia R.M., Rachid, Milene A., Bueno, Lilian L., Gontijo, Nelder F., Pereira, Marcos H., Sant’Anna, Mauricio.R.V., Natividade, Ulisses A., Fujiwara, Ricardo T., Araujo, Ricardo N.

“…Triatoma infestans is one of the most important vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi in the Americas. While feeding, they release large amounts of saliva that will…”
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Colonisation resistance in the sand fly gut: Leishmania protects Lutzomyia longipalpis from bacterial infection by Sant’Anna, Mauricio RV, Diaz-Albiter, Hector, Aguiar-Martins, Kelsilândia, Al Salem, Waleed S, Cavalcante, Reginaldo R, Dillon, Viv M, Bates, Paul A, Genta, Fernando A, Dillon, Rod J

“…BACKGROUND: Phlebotomine sand flies transmit the haemoflagellate Leishmania, the causative agent of human leishmaniasis. The Leishmania promastigotes are…”
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Gene silencing in phlebotomine sand flies: Xanthine dehydrogenase knock down by dsRNA microinjections by Sant’Anna, Mauricio R.V., Alexander, Bruce, Bates, Paul A., Dillon, Rod J.

“…Lutzomyia longipalpis are vectors of medically important visceral leishmaniasis in South America. Blood-fed adult females digest large amounts of protein, and…”
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Investigation of the bacterial communities associated with females of Lutzomyia sand fly species from South America by Sant'Anna, Mauricio R V, Darby, Alistair C, Brazil, Reginaldo P, Montoya-Lerma, James, Dillon, Viv M, Bates, Paul A, Dillon, Rod J

“…Phlebotomine sand flies are vectors of Leishmania that are acquired by the female sand fly during blood feeding on an infected mammal. Leishmania parasites…”
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Reactive oxygen species scavenging by catalase is important for female Lutzomyia longipalpis fecundity and mortality by Diaz-Albiter, Hector, Mitford, Roanna, Genta, Fernando A, Sant'Anna, Mauricio R V, Dillon, Rod J

“…The phlebotomine sand fly Lutzomyia longipalpis is the most important vector of American visceral leishmaniasis (AVL), the disseminated and most serious form…”
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Virus-like Particle Display of the α‑Gal Carbohydrate for Vaccination against Leishmania Infection by Moura, Anna Paula V, Santos, Luiza C. B, Brito, Carlos Ramon Nascimento, Valencia, Edward, Junqueira, Caroline, Filho, Adalberto A. P, Sant’Anna, Mauricio R. V, Gontijo, Nelder F, Bartholomeu, Daniella C, Fujiwara, Ricardo T, Gazzinelli, Ricardo T, McKay, Craig S, Sanhueza, Carlos A, Finn, M. G, Marques, Alexandre Ferreira

“…Secreted and surface-displayed carbohydrates are essential for virulence and viability of many parasites, including for immune system evasion. We have…”
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Functional aspects of salivary nitric oxide synthase of Rhodnius prolixus (Hemiptera, Reduviidae) and nitric oxide trafficking at the vector-host interface by Paim, Rafaela M. M., Nascimento, Bruno W. L., Nascimento, Ana Mércia D., Pacheco, Dimitri E., Soares, Adriana C., Araujo, Ricardo N., Sant’Anna, Mauricio R. V., Pessoa, Grasielle C. D., Gontijo, Nelder F., Pereira, Marcos H.

“…Rhodnius prolixus expresses nitric oxide synthase (NOS) in the cytosol of the salivary gland (SG) cells. The NO produced is stored in the SG lumen bound to…”
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Occurrence of the Parasitic Fly Philornis torquans on Fledglings of the Rufous-Fronted Thornbird (Phacellodomus rufifrons) in Southeast Brazil by Costa, Gabriel C. A, Koerich, Leonardo B, Pereira, Marcos H, Dias, Luciana R, Figueiredo, Ohanna, Sant'Anna, Maurício R. V, Gontijo, Nelder F, Couri, Márcia S, Araujo, Ricardo N

“…Philornis is a neotropical genus of muscid fly that interacts with birds and may affect the development and survival of the birds' offspring. Although…”
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