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Infectivity of Simulium damnosum s.l. and therapeutic coverage of ivermectin distribution 10 years post treatment around Owena Dam, Ondo state, Nigeria

Akinsanya, Bamidele; Adewale, Babatunde; Adenusi, Adedotun; Lawal, ADimeji; Rahman, Olalekan.
Braz. j. infect. dis; 23 (6), 2019
ABSTRACT Background: Studies related to infectivity status of insect vectors are seen as necessities in understanding the epidemiology of vector-borne diseases and planning effective control measures. This study assessed the infectivity ofSimulium damnosum s.l. around Owena River as well as evaluated th...
Antiparasitarios/uso terapéutico, Mordeduras y Picaduras de Insectos/tratamiento farmacológico, Mordeduras y Picaduras de Insectos/epidemiología, Mordeduras y Picaduras de Insectos/parasitología, Insectos Vectores/parasitología, Ivermectina/uso terapéutico, Nigeria/epidemiología, Oncocercosis/tratamiento farmacológico, Oncocercosis/parasitología, Oncocercosis/transmisión, Ríos, Simuliidae/parasitología
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Breakfast, lunch, and dinner sign: a hallmark of flea and bedbug bites

Peres, Gabriel; Yugar, Lara Buonalumi Tacito; Haddad Junior, Vidal.
An. bras. dermatol; 93 (5), 2018
Abstract: Human, dog, and cat fleas, as well as bedbugs, feed by biting their victims, causing acute prurigo, which is aggravated in sensitized victims (papular urticaria). The lesions appear in the classic "breakfast, lunch, and dinner" pattern. There are two main explanations: the parasites "map" the s...
Chinches, Gatos/parasitología, Perros/parasitología, Infestaciones por Pulgas/veterinaria, Mordeduras y Picaduras de Insectos/diagnóstico, Mordeduras y Picaduras de Insectos/parasitología, Mordeduras y Picaduras de Insectos/patología, Fotograbar, Prurito/etiología, Siphonaptera
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Domestic infestation by Sclerodermus sp. with associated skin manifestation

Almeida Júnior, Hiram Larangeira de; Andrade, Mariani Magnus de; Scotti, Tialisson; Krüger, Rodrigo Ferreira.
An. bras. dermatol; 93 (4), 2018
Abstract: Sclerodermus sp. is an aculeate insect (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae), measuring 2-4 mm in length. It is a parasitoid and needs termites as hosts to complete its life cycle. It is found in a wide variety of woods and may accidentally sting humans who come near affected wooden objects. A 50-year-old ...
Infestaciones Ectoparasitarias/complicaciones, Infestaciones Ectoparasitarias/parasitología, Himenópteros/ultraestructura, Mordeduras y Picaduras de Insectos/complicaciones, Mordeduras y Picaduras de Insectos/parasitología, Microscopía Electrónica de Rastreo, Prurito/etiología
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