Malaria is caused by Plasmodium protozoa that are transmitted by anopheline mosquitoes.
Plasmodium sporozoites are released with saliva when an infected female mosquito takes a …

Serine protease inhibitors are ubiquitous regulators for a multitude of pathways in humans.
The serpins represent an ancient pathway now known to be present in all kingdoms and …

Background: Entomological surveillance for malaria is inherently resource-intensive and
produces crude population-level measures of vector exposure which are insensitive in low …

Introduction: Leishmania spp. are causative agents of leishmaniasis, a broad-spectrum
neglected vector-borne disease. Genomic and transcriptional studies are not capable of …

Triatomines are hematophagous arthropod vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative
agent of Chagas Disease. Panstrongylus lignarius, also known as Panstrongylus herreri, is …

Background It is hypothesised that being a blood-feeding ectoparasite, Argulus foliaceus
(Linnaeus, 1758), uses similar mechanisms for digestion and host immune evasion to those …

Proteomic investigations in Anopheles gained momentum following the sequencing of the
Anopheles gambiae genome, allowing peptide data from mass spectrometry to be searched …

Simple Summary Aedes aegypti is a significant vector for flavivirus diseases. Only the
female mosquito transmits pathogens, while the male plays a vital role in mating and …

Background Midgut invasion, a major bottleneck for malaria parasites transmission is
considered as a potential target for vector-parasite interaction studies. New intervention …

Background The genus Argulus, whose members are widely known as “sh lice”, comprises a
group of obligate ectoparasites that cause argulosis. This parasitic disease affects both wild …