Parasite transmission by insects: a female affair

@article{citeulike:2423414, abstract = {Understanding the relationship between the gender of insects and their ability to act as vectors of insect-borne diseases (IBDs) could provide clues as to the origin of the intimate interplay among insect, pathogen and vertebrate hosts. The vector activity of several species of blood-feeding insects is linked to adult females. Interestingly, the only known exception is the transmission of canine and human thelaziosis by a male dipteran fly. This biological difference raises the question as to whether the parasitic behaviour of male and female insects transmitting IBDs is an expression of a co-evolution of vectors and pathogens.}, author = {Otranto, Domenico and Stevens, Jamie R. and Cantacessi, Cinzia and Gasser, Robin B. }, citeulike-article-id = {2423414}, doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pt.2007.12.005}, journal = {Trends in Parasitology}, keywords = {entomology, medical, review}, posted-at = {2008-03-20 07:42:54}, priority = {2}, title = {Parasite transmission by insects: a female affair}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pt.2007.12.005}, volume = {In Press, Corrected Proof} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2423414 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2423414 TI - Parasite transmission by insects: a female affair JF - Trends in Parasitology VL - In Press, Corrected Proof N2 - Understanding the relationship between the gender of insects and their ability to act as vectors of insect-borne diseases (IBDs) could provide clues as to the origin of the intimate interplay among insect, pathogen and vertebrate hosts. The vector activity of several species of blood-feeding insects is linked to adult females. Interestingly, the only known exception is the transmission of canine and human thelaziosis by a male dipteran fly. This biological difference raises the question as to whether the parasitic behaviour of male and female insects transmitting IBDs is an expression of a co-evolution of vectors and pathogens. KW - entomology KW - medical KW - review AU - Otranto, Domenico AU - Stevens, Jamie AU - Cantacessi, Cinzia AU - Gasser, Robin UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pt.2007.12.005 ER -