PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases


Publications
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“Candidatus Campylobacter infans” detection is not associated with diarrhea in children under the age of 2 in Peru

Citation
Garcia Bardales et al. (2022). PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 16 (10)
Names
Ca. Campylobacter infans
Abstract
A working hypothesis is that less common species of Campylobacter (other than C. jejuni and C. coli) play a role in enteric disease among children in low resource settings and explain the gap between the detection of Campylobacter using culture and culture independent methods. “Candidatus Campylobacter infans” (C. infans), was recently detected in stool samples from children and hypothesized to play a role in Campylobacter epidemiology in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). This study deter

Transmission of ‘Candidatus Anaplasma camelii’ to mice and rabbits by camel-specific keds, Hippobosca camelina

Citation
Bargul et al. (2021). PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 15 (8)
Names
Ca. Anaplasma camelii
Abstract
Anaplasmosis, caused by infection with bacteria of the genus Anaplasma, is an important veterinary and zoonotic disease. Transmission by ticks has been characterized but little is known about non-tick vectors of livestock anaplasmosis. This study investigated the presence of Anaplasma spp. in camels in northern Kenya and whether the hematophagous camel ked, Hippobosca camelina, acts as a vector. Camels (n = 976) and > 10,000 keds were sampled over a three-year study period and the presence of