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Opposed elevational variation in prevalence and intensity of endoparasites and their vectors in a lizard

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Current Zoology 2018年第2期64卷 197-204页

作者： Lola ALVAREZ-RUIZ Rodrigo MEGIA-PALMA Senda REGUERA Santiago Rulz Francisco J. ZAMORA-CAMACHO Jordi FIGUEROLA Gregorio MORENO-RUEDA Centro de Investigaciones sobre desertificacion-CSIC Ctra. Naquera Kin. 4.5 Moncada Valencia E-46113 Spain departarnento de Ecologia Evolutiva Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales-CSIC c/Jose Gutierrez Abascal Madrid E-28006 Spain Unit of Ethology and Animal Welfare Faculty of Veterinary University CEU Cardenal Herrera Alfara del Patriarca (Valencia) E-46113 Spain Servicio de Control de Mosquitos DiputaciGn Provincial de Huelva Centro de InvestigaciGn Biornedica en Red Epidemiologia y Salud Publica (CIBERESP) Huelva Spain CIBER de epidemiologia y Salud Peblica (CIBERESP) Spain departamento de Biogeografia y Carnbio Global Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales-CSIC C/Jose Gutierrez Abascal 2 Madrid E-28006 Spain departarnento de Ecologia de Hurnedales Estacion Biologica de Dofiana-CSIC c/Americo Vespucio s/n Sevilla E-41092 Spain departamento de Zoologia Facultad de Ciencias Universidad de Granada Granada E-18071 Spain

Studying the causes of parasite geographic distribution is relevant to understand ecological and evolutionary processes that affect host populations as well as for species conservation. Temperature is one of the most important environmental variables affecting parasite distribution, as raising temperatures positively affect development, reproduction, and rate of transmission of both endo- and ectoparasites. In this context, it is generally accepted that, in mountains, parasite abundance decreases with elevation. However, empirical evidence on this topic is limited. In the present study, we analyzed the elevational variation of hemoparasites and ectoparasites of a lizard, Psammodromus algirus, along a 2,200-m elevational gradient in Sierra Nevada （SE Spain）. As pre- dicted, ectoparasite （mites, ticks, mosquitoes, and sandflies） abundance decreased with elevation. However, hemoparasite prevalence and intensity in the lizard augmented with altitude, showing a pattern contrary to their vectors （mites）. We suggest that tolerance to hemoparasites may increase with elevation as a consequence of lizards at high altitudes taking advantage of increased body condition and food availability, and reduced oxidative stress. Moreover, lizards could have been selected for higher resistance against hemoparasites at lowlands （where higher rates of replication are expected）, thus reducing hemoparasite prevalence and load. Our findings imply that, in a scen- ario of climate warming, populations of lizards at high elevation may face increased abundance of ectoparasites, accompanied with strong negative effects.

关键词： elevation immune system parasite distribution Psammodromus algirus reptile

An unsettling explanation for the failure of skatole-baited ovitraps to capture Culex mosquitoes

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Insect Science 2019年第5期26卷 873-880页

作者： Marcelo H.S.Paiva Rosangela M.R.Barbosa Suzane A.Santos Norma M.Silva Marcia B.Paula Constancia F.J.Ayres Walter S.Leal depariamento de Entomologia Instituto Aggeu MagalhaesFundagao Oswaldo CruzAv. Professor Moraes RegoRecifePEBrazil CentroAcademicodoAgreste Universidade Federalde Pernambuco CaruaruPEBrazil departamentode Biologia Celular Embriologia e GeneticaCentro de Ciencias Biologicas Universidade Federal de Santa CatarinaFlorianopolisSC.Brazil Faculdade de Saude PCiblica Departamento de Epidemiologia Universidade de Sao PauloSao PauloSPBrazil department of Molecular and Cellular Biology University of California-DavisDavisCaliforniaUSA

Culex mosquitoes are primarily found in temperate and tropical regions worldwide where they play a crucial role as main vectors of filarial worms and arboviruses. In Recife, a northeast city in Brazil, high densities of Culex quinquefasciatus are often found in association with human populated areas. In marked contrast to another part of the city, field tests conducted in the neighborhood of Sitio dos Pintos showed that trapping of mosquitoes in skatole-baited ovitraps did not differ significantly from captures in control (water) traps. Thus, classical and molecular taxonomic approaches were used to analyze the Culex species circulating in Sitio dos Pintos. Results obtained from both approaches agreed on the cocirculation of Culex quinquefasciatus and Culex nigripalpus in three different areas of this neighborhood. What was initially considered as an unexpected failure of this lure turned out to be a more unsettling problem, that is, the first report in Recife of Culex nigripalpus, a vector of Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus and West Nile virus. Unplanned urbanization processes close to remnants of the Atlantic forest, such as observed in Sitio dos Pintos, may have contributed to the introduction of Cx. nigripalpus in urban areas.

关键词： Culex quinquefasciatus Culex nigripalpus dengue oviposition attractant skatole West Nile virus Zika

Spatial and temporal distribution of American cutaneous leishmaniasis in Acre state,Brazil

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Infectious Diseases of Poverty 2017年第1期6卷 891-899页

作者： Leonardo Augusto Kohara Melchior Andreia Fernandes Brilhante Francisco Chiaravalloti-Neto Biological and Nature Science Center Federal University of AcreRio BrancoACBrazil School of Public Health University of Sao PauloSao PauloSPBrazil department of Epidemiology School of Public HealthUniversity of Sao PauloSao PauloSPBrazil departamento de epidemiologia Faculdade de Saude PublicaUniversidade de Sao PauloAv.Dr.Arnaldo715CEP 01246-904Sao PauloSPBrazil

Background:Acre has reported the highest incidence of American cutaneous leishmaniasis(ACL)in Brazil in recent *** present study seeks to identify high and low risk agglomerations of ACL in space and space-time during the period from 2007 to 2013 in Acre,and also to characterize the occurrence of the disease in time and according to sociodemographic ***:This is an ecological study,the study population of which consisted of autochthonous ACL cases notified in the municipalities of Acre by an epidemiological surveillance *** statistics of SaTScan^(TM)software were used to identify spatial and space-time *** addition,the cases were characterized by sex,age,home situation(in a rural or urban area),and temporal ***:Acre reported an incidence rate of 12.4 cases per 10000 inhabitant-years in the study period,with the rates varied greatly(standard deviation of 21.8)among their 22 *** agglomeration of high risk and three of low risk were detected in space and *** of the five micro-regions of Acre presented a stationary temporal *** profile of transmission varied according to the *** speaking,the disease occurred more often among young people,those of male gender,and those living in rural ***:Acre has stood out within the Brazilian national context due to its high rates of ACL incidence in the central region of the Acre *** high rates in the micro-region of Brasileia are related to the disease’s intra/peridomiciliary occurrence,and it would seem that the municipality of Sena Madureira is approaching a transmission pattern similar to that of *** other micro-regions,the profile of the disease’s transmission is mainly related to the forest/sylvatic cycle of ACL.

关键词： Cutaneous leishmaniasis Geographical information system Spatial analysis Scan statistics Acre Brazil

Association between Frailty Syndrome and Anemia in Community-Dwelling Elderly

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Advances in Aging Research 2019年第5期8卷 75-87页

作者： Elisa Priscila Sousa de Assis Barbara Gazolla de Macêdo Thais Almeida Marques da Silva Poliana de Paula Dias Rezende érica Leandro Marciano Vieira Antonio Lucio Teixeira Junior Carlos Maurício de Figueiredo Antunes Laboratório de epidemiologia Programa de Pós-gradua&#231 o Stricto Sensu em Medicina e Biomedicina Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa da Santa Casa de Belo Horizonte Belo Horizonte Brasil Fundaç o Hospitalar do Estado de Minas Gerais (FHEMIG) Hospital Regional de Barbacena Fisioterapia Respiratória Barbacena Brasil departamento de Fisioterapia Instituto da Previdência dos Servidores do Estado de Minas Gerais (IPSEMG) Belo Horizonte Brasil Laboratório Interdisciplinar de Investigaç o Médica Faculdade de Medicina Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) Belo Horizonte Brasil Centre of Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) Toronto Canada

Frailty is an important and complex phenomenon in the fields of geriatrics and gerontology and a highly relevant topic. Frailty syndrome (FS) is a multidimensional clinical condition characterized by loss of physiological and cognitive reserves across multiple organ systems. The Fried frailty phenotype is the main model used to categorize FS. Recent studies have shown an association between anemia, low hemoglobin concentration and frailty. This study aimed to assess the association between FS and anemia in community-dwelling elderly. An observational cross-sectional design was used, with 308 elderly subjects. Most participants were women (78.2%) between 60 and 69 years old (50.6%). The average schooling level was 9.7 years. Anemia was detected in 9.7% of participants. The frequency of frailty, pre-frailty and non-frailty was 8.2, 74.0 and 17.8%, respectively. The multivariate ordinal logistic regression model identified low levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) (OR = 0.9, 95% CI = 0.9;0.9) as risk factor associated with FS. No significant association was found between frailty and anemia. Moreover, FS may be influenced by low schooling levels, despite the non-significant result obtained in the statistical model. These findings contribute to elucidating other factors associated with FS, especially in community-dwelling elderly.

关键词： Anemia Frailty Elderly