International Journal for Parasitology

Papers
(The median citation count of International Journal for Parasitology is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)
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Searching for common patterns in parasite ecology: species and host contributions to beta-diversity in helminths of South African ungulates and fleas of South American rodents290
How do trematode clones differ by fitness-related traits and interact within a host?73
Bat microfilariae in the cityscape: a transmission tale between bats, mites, and bat flies64
In vitro cultivation methods for coccidian parasite research48
The anticancer drug imatinib induces autophagy in Schistosoma mansoni46
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Detection of Toxoplasma gondii-specific antibodies in pigs using an oral fluid-based commercial ELISA: Advantages and limitations42
Tangled communities: links between predation and parasitism through trophically transmitted digeneans in aquatic communities41
Parasite exchange and hybridisation at a wild-feral-domestic interface41
Pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) derived from Leishmania and bacteria increase gene expression of antimicrobial peptides and gut surface proteins in sand flies40
Bacterial community dynamics following antibiotic exposure in a trematode parasite39
Plasmodium DDI1 is a potential therapeutic target and important chromatin-associated protein36
Tissue stages of Haemoproteus parasites (Haemosporida, Apicomplexa) in Ficedula flycatchers with evidence for phenotypic variation in Haemoproteus balmorali and implications for haemosporidian taxonom36
Vol 52 Keyword Index32
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Is parasite taxonomy really in trouble? A quantitative analysis28
GRA47 is important for the morphology and permeability of the parasitophorous vacuole in Toxoplasma gondii28
Inertia of parasite infection versus host biomass fluctuation27
Development of a ptp2-LAMP assay for the specific and sensitive detection of Nosema apis and its comparison with ptp3-LAMP for the detection of Nosema ceranae, in a region endemic for both microsporid26
The key glycolytic enzyme phosphofructokinase is involved in Eimeria tenella resistance to maduramycin25
DNA N-glycosylases Ogg1 and EndoIII as components of base excision repair in Plasmodium falciparum organelles25
Differential proteomic analysis of laser-microdissected penetration glands of avian schistosome cercariae with a focus on proteins involved in host invasion24
The oceanic pleuston community as a potentially crucial life-cycle pathway for pelagic fish-infecting parasitic worms23
A new species of mammalian trypanosome, Trypanosoma (Megatrypanum) bubalisi sp. nov., found in the freshwater leech Hirudinaria manillensis23
Compositional and phylogenetic nestedness of host assemblages exploited by generalist ectoparasites across their geographic ranges: drivers and associations with ectoparasite traits23
Dirofilaria spp. infection in cats from the Mediterranean basin: diagnosis and epidemiology21
Non-resident definitive host presence is sufficient to sustain avian schistosome populations21
Sharing is caring? Barcoding suggests co-introduction of dactylogyrid monogeneans with Nile tilapia and transfer towards native tilapias in sub-Saharan Africa18
Positive correlation of prevalence of Angiostongylis cantonensis in Parmarion martensi (semi-slug) with higher human neuroangiostrongyliasis (rat lungworm disease) caseloads in east Hawai‘i Island18
Gyrodactylidae from Fundulus heteroclitus (Fundulidae, Cyprinodontiformes) in South Carolina, USA, and insights on the historical ecology of the gyrodactylids of Fundulidae18
Evidence for a constitutive cost of host resistance on body fat growth in ewe lambs from lines selected for resistance or susceptibility to experimental infections with Haemonchus contortus17
Vaccination of squirrel monkeys (Saimiri spp.) with nanoparticle-based Toxoplasma gondii antigens: new hope for captive susceptible species17
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Updates on subgenus Ixodes in the Mediterranean region: validity of Ixodes festai Rondelli, 1926, reinstatement of Ixodes tatei Arthur, 1959, and a new species closely related to Ixodes gibbosus Nutta17
HpBoRB, a helminth-derived CCP domain protein which binds RELMβ17
One of us survived: persistence of a syringophilid mite after Passenger Pigeon extinction17
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Portable near-infrared spectroscopy: A rapid and accurate blood test for diagnosis of Haemonchus contortus infection and for targeted selective treatment of sheep16
Molecular phylogeny and speciation patterns in host-specific monogeneans (Cichlidogyrus, Dactylogyridae) parasitizing cichlid fishes (Cichliformes, Cichlidae) in Lake Tanganyika15
A study of the epidemiology of Anoplocephala perfoliata infection in horses and the oribatid mite vector in southern England15
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Innovating stomach fluke identification: an integrative approach combining Micro-CT imaging and molecular tools15
RNA interference as a tool for functional genomics in parasitic helminths14
Defining the minimal enzymatic requirements for fatty acid scavenging from lysophosphatidylcholine by erythrocytic Plasmodium falciparum14
Comparative genomic analysis of necrophagous and parasitic subspecies of Lucilia cuprina (Diptera: Calliphoridae) provides important insight into their divergent biologies14
Complete mitochondrial exploration of Echinococcus multilocularis from French alveolar echinococcosis patients14
Diversity of domestic and imported assemblages of Giardia in Norway and multi-locus sequence typing of domestic assemblage A isolates13
Rich but morphologically problematic: an integrative approach to taxonomic resolution of the genus Neospirorchis (Trematoda: Schistosomatoidea)13
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Functional validation of the truncated UNC-63 acetylcholine receptor subunit in levamisole resistance12
GI-NemaTracker – A farm system-level mathematical model to predict the consequences of gastrointestinal parasite control strategies in sheep12
Genomic signatures of selection associated with benzimidazole drug treatments in Haemonchus contortus field populations12
Insight into Hyalomma anatolicum biology by comparative genomics analyses12
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Parasite β-diversity along a stream: effect of distance and environment11
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Evolutionary history as the main driver of cohesive groups’ hierarchical organization in flea-mammal interaction networks11
Disentangling transport and trophic effects of animal movement on environmental parasite abundance11
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Extensive transcriptional differentiation and specialization of a single-host parasite aligns with niche turnover generated by its host’s metamorphosis11
Do specialist and generalist parasites differ in their prevalence and intensity of infection? A test of the niche breadth and trade-off hypotheses11
Effects of Nosema ceranae and Lotmaria passim infections on honey bee foraging behaviour and physiology10
Intrinsic multiplication rate variation of Plasmodium falciparum in clinical isolates prior to elimination in Malaysia10
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Host specificity of monogenean ectoparasites on fish skin and gills assessed by a metabarcoding approach10
Tracking life cycles of parasites across a broad taxonomic scale in a marine ecosystem10
Intricate balance of dually-localized catalase modulates infectivity of Leptomonas seymouri (Kinetoplastea: Trypanosomatidae)10
How might Gyrodactylus parasitism modify trade-offs between female preference and susceptibility of males to predation in Trinidadian guppies?10
The effect of gregarine (Apicomplexa) colonisation on the functional response of the amphipod host10
A paradigm for the recognition of cryptic trematode species in tropical Indo-west Pacific fishes: the problematic genus Preptetos (Trematoda: Lepocreadiidae)10
Bayesian estimation of the sensitivity and specificity of coprological and serological diagnostic tests for the detection of Ascaris suum infection on pig farms10
Variability among taxonomists in helminth species discrimination decisions: a noise audit9
“Old hosts die hard”: the return of the grey wolf (Canis lupus) and the re-emerging threat of cardiopulmonary dirofilariosis in northern Italy9
Expanding the known haemosporidian parasite diversity in Eurasian bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) subspecies through amplicon sequencing9
The invasive acanthocephalan parasite Pachysentis canicola is associated with a declining endemic island fox population on San Miguel Island9
Morphological and autofluorescence assessment of oocysts differentiate live from dead coccidian parasites9
Multiple UDP glycosyltransferases modulate benzimidazole drug sensitivity in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans in an additive manner9
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Is vision deterioration responsible for changes in the host’s behavior caused by eye flukes?8
The biodiversity of marine trematodes: then, now and in the future8
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Low parasite infestations in high densities: The paradox of woodpigeons in urban areas8
Alkyne modified purines for assessment of activation of Plasmodium vivax hypnozoites and growth of pre-erythrocytic and erythrocytic stages in Plasmodium spp.8
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Molecular phylogeny of Diplostomum, Tylodelphys, Austrodiplostomum and Paralaria (Digenea: Diplostomidae) necessitates systematic changes and reveals a history of evolutionary host switching events8
Glycan remodelling of live adult Schistosoma mansoni worms by chemical inhibition of α-mannosidases☆8
Monepantel-based anthelmintic combinations to optimize parasite control in cattle8
Population genetic structure of Dactylogyrus vistulae, a gill parasite of cyprinoid fish in the Western Palearctic8
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Short-term culture adaptation of Toxoplasma gondii archetypal II and III field isolates affects cystogenic capabilities and modifies virulence in mice8
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Inhibition of sexual stage-specific proteins results in reduced numbers of sexual stages and oocysts of Cystoisospora suis (Apicomplexa: Coccidia) in vitro8
Generalist nematodes dominate the nemabiome of roe deer in sympatry with sheep at a regional level7
Enigmatic host-mite relationships: Unraveling the distribution of quill mites on Birds-of-Paradise7
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Co-infecting Haemoproteus species (Haemosporida, Apicomplexa) show different host tissue tropism during exo-erythrocytic development in Fringilla coelebs (Fringillidae)7
Life history matters: Differential effects of abomasal parasites on caribou fitness7
Exploring dietary differences among developmental stages of triatomines infected with Trypanosoma cruzi in different habitats7
Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) are a novel potential reservoir for human visceral leishmaniasis in the Emilia-Romagna region of northeastern Italy7
Predictors of bovine Schistosoma japonicum infection in rural Sichuan, China7
Effect of parasite infections on fish body condition: a systematic review and meta-analysis7
Macrocyclic lactone resistance in Dirofilaria immitis: risks for prevention of heartworm disease7
First description of Lotmaria passim and Crithidia mellificae haptomonad stages in the honeybee hindgut7
Proliferative cells in racemose neurocysticercosis have an active MAPK signalling pathway and respond to metformin treatment7
Host specificity of coral-associated fauna and its relevance for coral reef biodiversity7
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The geographic limits and life history of the tropical brown dog tick, Rhipicephalus linnaei (Audouin, 1826), in Australia with notes on the spread of Ehrlichia canis6
Vermetid gastropods as key intermediate hosts for a lineage of marine turtle blood flukes (Digenea: Spirorchiidae), with evidence of transmission at a turtle rookery6
Dermacentor reticulatus – a tick on its way from glacial refugia to a panmictic Eurasian population6
Come with me if you want to live: sympatric parasites follow different transmission routes through aquatic host communities6
mt-LAF3 is a pseudouridine synthase ortholog required for mitochondrial rRNA and mRNA gene expression in Trypanosoma brucei6
The microRNAome of Strongylus vulgaris larvae and their excretory/secretory products with identification of parasite-derived microRNAs in horse arterial tissue6
Mortality associated with Angiostrongylus cantonensis in non-human primates in Europe6
Genome structure and population genomics of the canine heartworm Dirofilaria immitis6
Sex-biased parasitism, host mass and mutualistic bat flies: an antagonistic individual-based network of bat-bat fly interactions6
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Development of adult Dirofilaria immitis worms in the Rag2/Il-2rγ mouse model6
ApicoWplexa 2022: 6th international meeting on apicomplexan parasites in farm animals6
Impacts of selective logging on haemosporidian infection and physiological correlates in tropical birds6
Monocyte epigenetics and innate immunity to malaria: yet another level of complexity?5
Characterisation of PfCZIF1 and PfCZIF2 in Plasmodium falciparum asexual stages5
Ubiquitination pathway model for the barber’s pole worm – Haemonchus contortus5
Genomic and metagenomic analyses of the domestic mite Tyrophagus putrescentiae identify it as a widespread environmental contaminant and a host of a basal, mite-specific Wolbachia lineage (supergroup 5
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Theileria equi RAP-1a and RAP-1b proteins contain immunoreactive epitopes and are suitable candidates for vaccine and diagnostics development5
Blood-seeking horseflies prefer vessel-imitating temperature gradients on host-mimicking targets: Experimental corroboration of a new explanation of the visual unattractiveness of zebras to tabanids5
Transcriptional changes associated with apoptosis and type I IFN underlie the early interaction between Besnoitia besnoiti tachyzoites and monocyte-derived macrophages5
Geographic expansion of Fasciola hepatica (Linnaeus, 1758) due to changes in land use and cover in Brazil5
The turkey ascarid, Ascaridia dissimilis, as a model genetic system5
Novelty and phylogenetic affinities of a new family of tapeworms (Cestoda: Rhinebothriidea) from endangered sawfish and guitarfish5
Wildlife fleas and ticks in Wisconsin, USA: unrecognized vectors of bacterial pathogens5
Comparative proteomic profiles of Schistosoma japonicum male worms derived from single-sex and bisexual infections5
Different life strategies of closely related louse species in sympatry: specialist and “generalist“ lineages of Polyplax serrata5
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The unusual kinetics of lactate dehydrogenase of Schistosoma mansoni and their role in the rapid metabolic switch after penetration of the mammalian host5
Giardia duodenalis cysteine proteases cleave proteinase-activated receptor-2 to regulate intestinal goblet cell mucin gene expression4
Age-specific patterns of DBLα var diversity can explain why residents of high malaria transmission areas remain susceptible to Plasmodium falciparum blood stage infection throughout life4
A dedicated deep learning workflow for automatic Fasciola hepatica and Calicophoron daubneyi egg detection using the Kubic FLOTAC microscope4
Trich-tracker – a practical tool to trace Trichinella spiralis transmission based on rapid, cost-effective sampling of genome-wide genetic variation4
Assessing the role of individual foxes in environmental contamination with Echinococcus multilocularis through faecal samples4
Exo-erythrocytic development of two Haemoproteus species (Haemosporida, Haemoproteidae), with description of Haemoproteus dumbbellus, a new blood parasite of bunting birds (Emberizidae)4
Genetic diversity, phylogenetic position, and co-phylogenetic relationships of Karyolysus, a common blood parasite of lizards in the western Mediterranean4
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Trichinella spiralis extracellular vesicles induce anti-inflammatory and regulatory immune responses in vitro4
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Tetracapsuloides bryosalmonae and proliferative kidney disease in Icelandic salmonids – Comparative data from two different time periods4
Genomic and transcriptomic analysis of the Whirling disease-resistant Gunnison River Rainbow Trout4
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Sporogonic development of Hepatozoon felis in naturally infected Rhipicephalus turanicus and Rhipicephalus rutilus ticks and induction of sporocyst excystation by duodenal fluid4
Comparative genomics analysis reveals sequence characteristics potentially related to host preference in Cryptosporidium xiaoi4
In silico analyses of neuropeptide-like protein (NLP) profiles in parasitic nematodes4
A quantum leap in the evolution of platyhelminths: Host-switching from turtles to hippopotamuses illustrated from a phylogenetic meta-analysis of polystomes (Monogenea, Polystomatidae)4
Microinvertebrate consumption rates of Fasciola hepatica miracidia are not affected by alternate food4
Dictyocaulus viviparus bulk tank milk seropositivity is correlated with meteorological variables4
Phylogenomics and host-switching patterns of Philopteridae (Psocodea: Phthiraptera) feather lice4
Host brood traits, independent of adult behaviours, reduce Varroa destructor mite reproduction in resistant honeybee populations3
Protection against anuran lungworm infection may be mediated by innate defenses rather than their microbiome3
Dense aquatic vegetation can reduce parasite transmission to amphibians3
Rediscovery of a name-bearing type of Echinococcus multilocularis (Leuckart, 1863) by museum forensics: a cold case revisited3
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Are there 16 species of brown dog ticks? Phylogenies from 60 entire mitochondrial genomes and 162 cox1 sequences reveal 16 species-level clades in the Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) sanguineus group☆☆3
Variations in extracellular vesicle shedding of Cystoisospora suis stages (Apicomplexa: Coccidia)3
Cryptosporidium equi n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Cryptosporidiidae): Biological and genetic characterisations3
Genetic diversity and population structure of Oncomelania hupensis in Sichuan Province, China: implications for schistosomiasis control3
German Ixodes inopinatus samples may not actually represent this tick species3
Reclaimed wetlands support rich trematode and host diversity: findings from a four-year survey3
Abomasal RNA-seq reveals a strong local cellular response in suckling lambs with resistance against Haemonchus contortus3
New technologies to study helminth development and host-parasite interactions3
Production and characterization of monoclonal antibodies for specific detection of Nosema ceranae and Nosema apis in beehive samples3
Molecular characterization of Blastocystis and Entamoeba of muskoxen and sheep in Greenland3
Modelling the small spatial scale questing abundance of Hyalomma lusitanicum Koch, 1844 (Acari: Ixodidae), vector of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus3
The reciprocal influence of the liver and blood stages of the malaria parasite’s life cycle3
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Comparative population genetics of the Antarctic grenadier fish (Macrourus whitsoni) and its parasitic copepod (Lophoura szidati)3
The rise of ecological parasitology: twelve landmark advances that changed its history3
Isolation of Toxoplasma gondii in cell culture: an alternative to bioassay3
Parvatrema spp. (Digenea, Gymnophallidae) with parthenogenetic metacercariae: diversity, distribution and host specificity in the palaearctic3
DNA metabarcoding reveals spatial and temporal variation of fish eye fluke communities in lake ecosystems3
Regulatory and coding changes underlying development and host detection in vertebrate-parasitizing blowflies3
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Evidence of high-efficiency cross fertilization in Eimeria acervulina revealed using two lines of transgenic parasites3
Genetic parameters for resistance to gastrointestinal nematodes in sheep: a meta-analysis3
Mitogenomic analysis of the position of the Azygiidae and constituent genera, with a new species of Azygia3
Biased availability of genetic data for parasites: it’s all about the host3
Zoonotic hookworms of dogs and cats – lessons from the past to inform current knowledge and future directions of research3
In the face of fear: the success of encounters between digenean cercariae and an intermediate target host under predation pressure2
Profiling the glycome of Cardicola forsteri, a blood fluke parasitic to bluefin tuna2
Copper chloride and copper sulphate in combination with nitroxynil against gastrointestinal nematodes of ruminants: A possible hitchhiking synergic effect at low concentrations2
Comparative genomics reveals unique features of two Babesia motasi subspecies: Babesia motasi lintanensis and Babesia motasi hebeiensis2
Mining various genomic resources to resolve old alpha-taxonomy questions: A test of the species hypothesis of the Proteocephalus longicollis species complex (Cestoda: Platyhelminthes) from salmonid fi2
Acanthamoeba castellanii trophozoites need oxygen for normal functioning and lipids are their preferred substrate, offering new possibilities for treatment2
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Phylogenetic characterization of the pork tapeworm Taenia solium in Japan: implications for the enigmatic evolutionary history2
Bovine sarcocystosis: Sarcocystis species, diagnosis, prevalence, economic and public health considerations, and association of Sarcocystis species with eosinophilic myositis in cattle2
Exploring the second intermediate hosts and morphology of human- and cat-specific Opisthorchis viverrini-like populations2
microRNA silencing in a whole worm cestode model provides insight into miR-71 function2
Bird species with wider geographical ranges have higher blood parasite diversity but not prevalence across the African-Eurasian flyway2
Northward migration past the nearctic biogeographical divide; neotropical Gyrodactylus spp. infecting Astyanax have crossed the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt2
Insights into the functional expansion of the astacin peptidase family in parasitic helminths2
Unraveling new players in helminth pathology: extracellular vesicles from Fasciola hepatica and Dicrocoelium dendriticum exert different effects on hepatic stellate cells and hepatocytes2
Malaria research in Australia: looking through the lens of the past towards the future2
A novel Toxoplasma gondii thioredoxin (TgTrx1) is important for parasite fitness and virulence2
Genome assembly variation and its implications for gene discovery in nematodes2
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An efficient method for viable cryopreservation and recovery of hookworms and other gastrointestinal nematodes in the laboratory2
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GLOWORM-META: modelling gastrointestinal nematode metapopulation dynamics to inform cattle biosecurity research2
A newly characterized dense granule protein (GRA76) is important for the growth and virulence of Toxoplasma gondii2
Helminth infections: Enabling the World Health Organization Road Map2
Rapid, automated quantification of Haemonchus contortus ova in sheep faecal samples2
Tracking gastrointestinal nematode risk on cattle farms through pasture contamination mapping2
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