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

Screening and characterization of RAPD markers in viscerotropic Leishmania parasites.

Autor: Imen Mkada-Driss, Ramzi Lahmadi, Ahmed S Chakroun, Chiraz Talbi, Souheila Guerbouj, Mehdi Driss, Elwaleed M Elamine, Elisa Cupolillo, Moawia M Mukhtar, Ikram Guizani

Publikováno v: PLoS ONE, Vol 9, Iss 10, p e109773 (2014)

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is mainly due to the Leishmania donovani complex. VL is endemic in many countries worldwide including East Africa and the Mediterranean region where the epidemiology is complex. Taxonomy of these pathogens is under controv

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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

Presence of Sergentomyia (Parrotomyia) lewisi (Diptera: Psychodidae) in Tunisia

Autor: Afif Ben Salah, Aicha Boukthir, Wissem Ghawar, Jomaa Chemkhi, Souheila Guerbouj, Sara Faris, Ikram Guizani, Walid Saadawi, Taher Shaibi, Badreddin Bashir Annajar

Publikováno v: Journal of Medical Entomology
Journal of Medical Entomology, Entomological Society of America, 2019, 56 (2), pp.560-564. ⟨10.1093/jme/tjy192⟩

International audience; In Tunisia, 17 phlebotomine sand fly species are reported, belonging to genera Phlebotomus and Sergentomyia. However, subsequent to faunal studies and outbreaks of leishmaniasis in different regions of the country, unrecognize

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https://hal-riip.archives-ouvertes.fr/pasteur-01946542