Background Leishmaniases are parasitic diseases present worldwide that are transmitted to
the vertebrate host by the bite of an infected sand fly during a blood feeding. Phlebotomine …

The saliva of haematophagous arthropods contains an array of anti-haemostatic, anti-
inflammatory and immunomodulatory molecules that contribute to the success of the blood …

Within the Diptera and outside the suborder Brachycera, the blood-feeding habit occurred at
least twice, producing the present day sand flies, and the Culicomorpha, including the …

To efficiently blood feed, insects have evolved a salivary concoction that disarms their host's
haemostasis, a redundant physiological mechanism that includes blood clotting, platelet …

Anti‐malarial antibody responses represent an individual's history of exposure to the
disease and, as age sero‐conversion rates, reflect cumulative malaria exposure in a …

Background Mosquito saliva is a complex cocktail whose pharmacological properties play
an essential role in blood feeding by counteracting host physiological response to tissue …

To optimize malaria control, WHO has prioritised the need for new indicators to evaluate the
efficacy of malaria vector control strategies. The gSG6-P1 peptide from gSG6 protein of …

Background. The modalities of malaria transmission along the Thailand-Myanmar border
are poorly understood. Here we address the relevance of using a specific Anopheles …

Malaria diagnostics are widely used in epidemiologic studies to investigate natural history of
disease and in drug and vaccine clinical trials to exclude participants or evaluate efficacy …

Background Blood feeding evolved independently in worms, arthropods and mammals.
Among the adaptations to this peculiar diet, these animals developed an armament of …