High-resolution melting analysis identifies reservoir hosts of zoonotic Leishmania parasites in Tunisia

Autor: Moufida Derghal, Abir Tebai, Ghofrane Balti, Hajer Souguir-Omrani, Jomaa Chemkhi, Adel Rhim, Ali Bouattour, Ikram Guizani, Youmna M’Ghirbi, Souheila Guerbouj

Publikováno v: Parasites & Vectors, Vol 15, Iss 1, Pp 1-15 (2022)

Abstract Background Leishmaniasis is endemic in Tunisia and presents with different clinical forms, caused by the species Leishmania infantum, Leishmania major, and Leishmania tropica. The life cycle of Leishmania is complex and involves several phle

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High-resolution melting analysis identifies reservoir hosts of zoonotic Leishmania parasites in Tunisia

Autor: Moufida Derghal, Abir Tebai, Ghofrane Balti, Hajer Souguir-Omrani, Jomaa Chemkhi, Adel Rhim, Ali Bouattour, Ikram Guizani, Youmna M’Ghirbi, Souheila Guerbouj

Publikováno v: Parasites & Vectors
Parasites & Vectors, Vol 15, Iss 1, Pp 1-15 (2022)

Background Leishmaniasis is endemic in Tunisia and presents with different clinical forms, caused by the species Leishmania infantum, Leishmania major, and Leishmania tropica. The life cycle of Leishmania is complex and involves several phlebotomine

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34996507

Atelerix algirus, the North African Hedgehog: Suitable Wild Host for Infected Ticks and Fleas and Reservoir of Vector-Borne Pathogens in Tunisia

Autor: Sara Moutailler, Clemence Galon, Ghofrane Balti, Hejer Souguir, Ali Bouattour, Ikram Guizani, Youmna M’ghirbi, Moufida Derghal, Jomâa Chemkhi, Adel Rhim, Souheila Guerbouj

Publikováno v: Pathogens
Pathogens, MDPI, 2021, 10 (8), pp.953. ⟨10.3390/pathogens10080953⟩
Pathogens, Vol 10, Iss 953, p 953 (2021)
Volume 10
Issue 8
Pathogens, MDPI, 2021, 10 (8), ⟨10.3390/pathogens10080953⟩

Small wild mammals are an important element in the emergence and transmission of vector-borne pathogens (VBPs). Among these species, hedgehogs have been found to be a reservoir of VBPs and host of arthropod vectors. Surveillance of VBPs in wildlife a

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https://hal-anses.archives-ouvertes.fr/anses-03324393