A Cross-Disciplinary Alliance to Identify, PREdict and prePARe for Emerging Vector-Borne Diseases

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Summer school training module in WP3 developed diagnostics and detection tools

Report describing the Summer school training module in WP3 developed diagnostics and detection tools

Collected bird ticks/samples from three sites made available for holo-genomic analysis

Report describing the colloection of bird tickssamples from three sites made available for hologenomic analysis

Plan for Dissemination, Exploitation and Communication

Plan for Dissemination Exploitation and Communication

Provide training for summer school module on modelling
Report on communication, exploitation and dissemination activities (2)

Report on communication, exploitation and dissemination activities

Hologenomic datasets from tick vectors in Africa generated, curated and published in a sequence repository with open access

Report describing the process of generating, curating and publishing Hologenomic datasets from tick vectors in Africa

Maps of future risk scenarios for fasciolosis available on web-site
Summer School training material on tools for Molecular Diagnostics and Bioinformatics

Report describing Summer School training material on tools for Molecular Diagnostics and Bioinformatics

Report on communication, exploitation and dissemination activities (1)

Report on communication, exploitation and dissemination activities

30 cattle genomes sequenced, annotated and placed in open data repository

Report describing the process of sequencing and annotating 30 cattle genomes, and placing these in an open data repository

Three regional stakeholder engagement workshops
Coordinate 1st Summer school (Models4VBDs - Geospatial Modelling) to be held in South Africa

Coordinate 1st Summer school Models4VBDs Geospatial Modelling to be held in South Africa

Visual identity and project website for PREPARE4VBD established
Coordinate 2nd Summer school (Tools4VBDs - Molecular Detection tool) to be held in Kenya

Coordinate 2nd Summer school (Tools4VBDs – Molecular Detection tool) to be held in Kenya

Pen-side automated mini-FLOTAC system to diagnose snail-borne infections in cattle

Penside automated miniFLOTAC system to diagnose snailborne infections in cattle

Publications

Climate change could fuel urinary schistosomiasis transmission in Africa and Europe

Auteurs: Tiem van der Deure, Tim Maes, Tine Huyse, Anna‐Sofie Stensgaard
Publié dans: Global Change Biology, Numéro 30, 2024, ISSN 1354-1013
Éditeur: Blackwell Publishing Inc.
DOI: 10.1111/gcb.17434

Tissue-specific localization of tick-borne pathogens in ticks collected from camels in Kenya: insights into vector competence

Auteurs: Rua Khogali, Armanda Bastos, Joel L. Bargul, Dennis Getange, James Kabii, Daniel Masiga, Jandouwe Villinger
Publié dans: Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, Numéro 14, 2024, ISSN 2235-2988
Éditeur: Frontiers Media S. A.
DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2024.1382228

Coxiella burnetii serostatus in dromedary camels (Camelus dromedarius) is associated with the presence of C. burnetii DNA in attached ticks in Laikipia County, Kenya

Auteurs: Tess Rooney, Eric M. Fèvre, Jandouwe Villinger, Maris Brenn‐White, Charles O. Cummings, Daniel Chai, Joseph Kamau, Alice Kiyong'a, Dennis Getange, Dickens O. Ochieng, Velma Kivali, Dawn Zimmerman, Marieke Rosenbaum, Felicia B. Nutter, Sharon L. Deem
Publié dans: Zoonoses and Public Health, Numéro 71, 2024, Page(s) 503-514, ISSN 1863-1959
Éditeur: Blackwell-Wiss.-Verl
DOI: 10.1111/zph.13127

Susceptibility of lymnaeid snails to Fasciola hepatica and Fasciola gigantica (Digenea: Fasciolidae): a systematic review and meta-analysis

Auteurs: Philile Ignecious Ngcamphalala, Ignore Nyagura, Mokgadi Pulane Malatji, Samson Mukaratirwa
Publié dans: PeerJ, Numéro 13, 2025, Page(s) e18976, ISSN 2167-8359
Éditeur: PeerJ
DOI: 10.7717/peerj.18976

Prevalence, Distribution and Risk Factors for Trematode Infections in Domesticated Ruminants in the Lake Victoria and Southern Highland Ecological Zones of Tanzania: A Cross-Sectional Study

Auteurs: Godlisten Shedrack Materu, Jahashi Nzalawahe, Mita Eva Sengupta, Anna-Sofie Stensgaard, Abdul Katakweba, Birgitte J. Vennervald, Safari Kinung’hi
Publié dans: Veterinary Sciences, Numéro 11, 2025, Page(s) 595, ISSN 2306-7381
Éditeur: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/vetsci11120595

Potential Hybridization of Fasciola hepatica and F. gigantica in Africa — A Scoping Review

Auteurs: Nukeri , S , Malatji , M P , Sengupta , M E , Vennervald , B J , Stensgaard , A-S , Chaisi , M & Mukaratirwa , S
Publié dans: Pathogens, Numéro Vol 11, 2022, ISSN 2076-0817
Éditeur: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/pathogens11111303

Resistance of zebu cattle (Bos indicus) to colonization by major ruminant hoof pathogens

Auteurs: Peter Kuhnert, Nadia Loosli, Isabelle Brodard, Dorothea Lindtke, Joerg Jores
Publié dans: Veterinary Microbiology, Numéro 296, 2024, Page(s) 110184, ISSN 0378-1135
Éditeur: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2024.110184

Occurrence of Fasciola (Digenea: Fasciolidae) Species in Livestock, Wildlife and Humans, and the Geographical Distribution of Their Intermediate Hosts in South Africa—A Scoping Review

Auteurs: Ignore Nyagura, Mokgadi Pulane Malatji, and Samson Mukaratirwa
Publié dans: Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022, ISSN 2297-1769
Éditeur: Frontiers
DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2022.935428

A dedicated deep learning workflow for automatic Fasciola hepatica and Calicophoron daubneyi egg detection using the Kubic FLOTAC microscope

Auteurs: Salvatore Capuozzo, Maria Paola Maurelli, Stefano Marrone, Biase Celano, Giuseppe Martone, Paola Vitiello, Ines Hammami, Antonio Bosco, Lavinia Ciuca, Giuseppe Cringoli, Carlo Sansone, Laura Rinaldi
Publié dans: International Journal for Parasitology, 2025, ISSN 0020-7519
Éditeur: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2025.08.007

Effects of temperature on the life history traits of intermediate host snails of fascioliasis: A systematic review

Auteurs: Agrippa Dube, Chester Kalinda, Tawanda Manyangadze, Tafadzwa Mindu, Moses John Chimbari
Publié dans: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Numéro 17, 2023, Page(s) e0011812, ISSN 1935-2735
Éditeur: Public Library of Science
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0011812

Environmental DNA in human and veterinary parasitology - Current applications and future prospects for monitoring and control

Auteurs: M.E. Sengupta, C. Lynggaard, S. Mukaratirwa, B.J. Vennervald, A.S. Stensgaard
Publié dans: Food and Waterborne Parasitology, 2022, ISSN 2405-6766
Éditeur: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/j.fawpar.2022.e00183

Temperature impacts the bovine ex vivo immune response towards Mycoplasmopsis bovis

Auteurs: Thomas Démoulins, Thatcha Yimthin, Dorothea Lindtke, Lukas Eggerschwiler, Raphael Siegenthaler, Fabien Labroussaa, Joerg Jores
Publié dans: Veterinary Research, Numéro 55, 2024, ISSN 1297-9716
Éditeur: BioMed Central Ltd
DOI: 10.1186/s13567-024-01272-3

Infection Rates of Fasciola Intermediate Host Snail Species and Their Distribution in Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Auteurs: Mpumelelo Ian Hadebe, Tawanda Manyangadze, Chester Kalinda, Tafadzwa Mindu, Moses John Chimbari
Publié dans: Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, Numéro 8, 2023, Page(s) 467, ISSN 2414-6366
Éditeur: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/tropicalmed8100467

Exploring the microbiomes of camel ticks to infer vector competence: insights from tissue-level symbiont-pathogen relationships

Auteurs: Rua Khogali, Armanda Bastos, Dennis Getange, Joel L. Bargul, Shewit Kalayou, Nehemiah Ongeso, Joost Theo Petra Verhoeven, James Kabii, John Ngiela, Daniel Masiga, Jandouwe Villinger
Publié dans: Scientific Reports, Numéro 15, 2025, ISSN 2045-2322
Éditeur: Nature Publishing Group
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-81313-1

Quantitative modelling for dengue and Aedes mosquitoes in Africa: A systematic review of current approaches and future directions for Early Warning System development

Auteurs: Lembris Laanyuni Njotto, Wilfred Senyoni, Ottmar Cronie, Michael Alifrangis, Anna-Sofie Stensgaard
Publié dans: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Numéro 18, 2024, Page(s) e0012679, ISSN 1935-2735
Éditeur: Public Library of Science (PLoS)
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0012679

Factors contributing to the abundance and spatial distribution of the invasive intermediate host snail (Pseudosuccinea columella) in uMgungundlovu district, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Auteurs: Mpumelelo Ian Hadebe, Tawanda Manyangadze, Chester Kalinda, Moses John Chimbari
Publié dans: BMC Veterinary Research, Numéro 21, 2025, ISSN 1746-6148
Éditeur: BioMed Central
DOI: 10.1186/s12917-025-04703-1

Comparison of Mini-FLOTAC, Flukefinder® and sedimentation techniques for detection and quantification of Fasciola hepatica and Calicophoron daubneyi eggs using spiked and naturally infected bovine faecal samples

Auteurs: Antonio Bosco, Lavinia Ciuca, Maria Paola Maurelli, Paola Vitiello, Giuseppe Cringoli, Joaquin M. Prada, Laura Rinaldi
Publié dans: Parasites & Vectors, Numéro 16, 2023, ISSN 1756-3305
Éditeur: BioMed Central
DOI: 10.1186/s13071-023-05890-2

Meta-analysis and systematic review of the prevalence and risk factors of animal fascioliasis in Eastern and Southern Africa between 2000 and 2023

Auteurs: Stellah Nambuya, Chester Kalinda, Patrick Vudriko, Moses Adriko, Million Phiri, Tafadzwa Mindu, David Wagaba, Lawrence Mugisha
Publié dans: Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Numéro 239, 2025, Page(s) 106490, ISSN 0167-5877
Éditeur: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2025.106490

Comparison of test performance of a conventional PCR and two field-friendly tests to detect Coxiella burnetii DNA in ticks using Bayesian latent class analysis

Auteurs: Maureen W. Kamau, Carmel Witte, Wynand Goosen, Mathew Mutinda, Jandouwe Villinger, Dennis Getange, Rua Khogali, Michael E. von Fricken, Eric Maurice Fèvre, Dawn Zimmerman, Yvonne-Marie Linton, Michele Miller
Publié dans: Frontiers in Veterinary Science, Numéro 11, 2024, ISSN 2297-1769
Éditeur: Frontiers Media SA
DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2024.1396714

Infection rates of Fasciola spp. in cattle slaughtered at 13 abattoirs in six of nine provinces of South Africa

Auteurs: Sophy Nukeri, Mokgadi Pulane Malatji, Msawenkosi I. Sithole, Philile I. Ngcamphalala, Ignore Nyagura, Danisile Tembe, Innocent Siyanda Ndlovu, Mamohale Chaisi, Samson Mukaratirwa
Publié dans: Food and Waterborne Parasitology, Numéro 39, 2025, Page(s) e00260, ISSN 2405-6766
Éditeur: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.fawpar.2025.e00260

Dynamics of Fasciola hepatica and vector snail populations after an extreme summer drought event in Denmark.

Auteurs: Mita Eva Sengupta, Leah Lourenço, Nao Takeuchi-Storm, Stig Milan Thamsborg and Anna-Sofie Stensgaard
Publié dans: Annals of Parasitology 70(1), Numéro EMOP 2024 Abstract Book, 2024, Page(s) 78, ISSN 2300-6706
Éditeur: The Polish Parasitological Society

Application of environmental DNA-based monitoring of vector snails and liver fluke transmission across different field settings along a latitudinal gradient from Denmark to South Africa.

Auteurs: Sengupta, ME., Malatji, MP., Ngcamphalala, PI., Mukaratirwa, S, Ciuca, L., Maurelli, MP., Bosco, A., Rinaldi, L., Materu, G, Kinunghi, S., Adriko, M., Mugisha, L., and Stensgaard, A-S.
Publié dans: Annals of Parasitology 70(1), Numéro EMOP 2024 Abstract Book, 2024, Page(s) 78, ISSN 2300-6706
Éditeur: The Polish Parasitological Society

Insights into diagnosis of liver and rumen flukes in cattle within the PREPARE4VBD EU project

Auteurs: Maurelli MP, Bosco A, Ciuca L, Vitiello P, Cringoli G, Rinaldi L
Publié dans: 76th Sisvet Congress (21-23 June 2023), 2023
Éditeur: n/a

Investigating the impact of heat stress on Fasciola intermediate host snail immune defenses and life history traits across a latitudinal gradient (Denmark, Italy, Uganda, Tanzania and South Africa).

Auteurs: J. Upfold , ME. Sengupta , G. Materu, S. Kinunghi, C. Kalinda, A. Dube, T. Manyangadze, M. Chimbari, S. Mukaratirwa, M. Adriko, L. Mugisha, L. Ciuca, L. Rinaldi, and A-S. Stensgaard.
Publié dans: Annals of Parasitology 70(1), Numéro EMOP 2024 Abstract Book, 2024, Page(s) 78, ISSN 2300-6706
Éditeur: The Polish Parasitological Society

8th European Veterinary Immunology Workshop: Bos taurus and Bos indicus cattle exhibit compelling different immune responses towards vector-borne viruses

Auteurs: Démoulins T, Yimthin T, Lindtke D, Eggerschwiler L, Siegenthaler R, Wagner T, Kuhnert P, Gross JJ, Jores J
Publié dans: 2024
Éditeur: n/a

A citizen-science-based approach to mosquito monitoring - experiences from a car-netting project in Denmark.

Auteurs: Sengupta, ME, Svenningesen, CS, Toettrup, A., Thorhauge-Thejl, E., and Stensgaard, A-S.
Publié dans: Annals of Parasitology 70(1), Numéro EMOP 2024 Abstract Book, 2024, Page(s) 78, ISSN 2300-6706
Éditeur: Polish Parasitological Society

PREPARE4VBD: Snail borne infections in cattle in southern Italy -new insights into the biology and diagnosis of liver flukes.

Auteurs: Ciuca L, Hammami I, Maurelli MP, Bosco A, Vitiello P, Rinaldi L.
Publié dans: 25th International Congress of the Mediterranean Federation for Health and Production of Ruminants, Numéro Proceedings, 2023, Page(s) 31-32, ISSN 2421-4558
Éditeur: Ruminantia

Fasciola hepatica and Lymnaeidae host snails in southern Italy.

Auteurs: Maurelli MP, Ciuca L, Hammami I, Vitiello P, Bosco A, Rinaldi L.
Publié dans: Annals of Parasitology 70(1), Numéro EMOP 2024 Abstract Book, 2024, Page(s) 78, ISSN 2300-6706
Éditeur: The Polish Parasitological Society

Babesia infections in dogs and wild canids: where do we stand today?

Auteurs: Ciuca L, Oliva G, Gizzarelli M, Foglia Manzillo V, Rinaldi L, Maurelli MP
Publié dans: Proceedings of the XXXIII Congress of the Italian Society of Parasitology (SoIPa), Numéro 33rd National congress of Italian Society of Parasitology, 2024, Page(s) 86, ISBN 978-88-943575-1-6
Éditeur: Italian Society of Parasitology (SoIPa)

Investigation of Ixodes ricinus tick infections and associated microbiome composition across a variety of human-impacted landscapes in two macro-climatic zones.

Auteurs: Sengupta ME, Verhoeven, J.T.P., Maurelli, M.P., Ciuca, L., Bosco, A., Rinaldi, L., Hansen, A.J. and Stensgaard, A-S
Publié dans: Annals of Parasitology 70(1), Numéro EMOP 2024 Abstract Book, 2024, Page(s) 78, ISSN 2300-6706
Éditeur: The Polish Parasitological Society

21st International Congress for Tropical Medicine and Malaria: “Biogeography of freshwater snails (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in various agro-ecological zones across six provinces of South Africa” (Poster)

Auteurs: University of Kwazu-Natal
Publié dans: 2024
Éditeur: n/a

University of Kwazulu-Natal Post Graduate Seminar Series (virtual, online): Characterisation of tick-borne infections in cattle: use of environmental DNA, ticks and mosquito vectors for surveillance of tick-borne pathogens in Kenya (Oral presentation)

Auteurs: University of Kwazulu-Natal
Publié dans: 2024
Éditeur: n/a

Snail hosts and fluke infections in cattle: new parasitological findings from Southern Italy, WAAVP Congress

Auteurs: Lavinia Ciuca, Maria Paola Maurelli, Ines Hammami, Antonio Bosco, Paola Vitiello, Mita Eva Sengupta, Anna-Sofie Stensgaard, Laura Rinaldi
Publié dans: 2025
Éditeur: n/a

Measurements and Applications in Veterinary and Animal Sciences (MeAVeAS): Innovative technologies for diagnosis of intestinal parasites in animals and humans. (Oral Presentation)

Auteurs: UNINA
Publié dans: 2025
Éditeur: N/A

14th International Veterinary Immunology Symposium (IVIS2025): Bos taurus and Bos indicus cattle exhibit compelling different immune responses towards vector-borne viruses

Auteurs: Démoulins T, Yimthin Y, Zhang J, Lindtke D, Eggerschwiler L, Siegenthaler R, Kuhnert P, Gross JD , Jores J,
Publié dans: 2025
Éditeur: n/a

11th Ticks and Tick-Borne Pathogen Conference: “Characterisation of tick-borne infections in cattle: Use of direct PCR for surveillance of tickborne pathogens” (Poster)

Auteurs: icipe
Publié dans: 2024
Éditeur: n/a

11th Ticks and Tick-Borne Pathogen Conference: “Tick-borne pathogen distribution in tick tissues collected from dromedary camels in Kenya: Predicting vector competence”. (Oral presentation)

Auteurs: icipe
Publié dans: 2024
Éditeur: n/a

Biogeography of freshwater snails (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in variousagro-ecological zones across six provinces of South Africa

Auteurs: Mokgadi P. Malatji, Philile I. Ngcamphalala, Ignore Nyagura, Sophy Nukeri,
Publié dans: 2024
Éditeur: International Federation for Tropical Medicine

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