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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)
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The anticancer drug imatinib induces autophagy in Schistosoma mansoni54
In vitro culture of the parasitic stage larvae of hematophagous parasitic nematode Haemonchus contortus52
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Plasmodium early transcribed membrane proteins appear tailored to the host range of malaria parasites46
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The transmission-blocking effects of antimalarial drugs revisited: fitness costs and sporontocidal effects of artesunate and sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine33
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Parasite exchange and hybridisation at a wild-feral-domestic interface30
Short-term culture adaptation of Toxoplasma gondii archetypal II and III field isolates affects cystogenic capabilities and modifies virulence in mice30
Malaria research in Australia: looking through the lens of the past towards the future28
The unusual kinetics of lactate dehydrogenase of Schistosoma mansoni and their role in the rapid metabolic switch after penetration of the mammalian host28
Comparative genomics analysis reveals sequence characteristics potentially related to host preference in Cryptosporidium xiaoi28
The biodiversity of marine trematodes: then, now and in the future27
Peripheral Taenia infection increases immunoglobulins in the central nervous system26
Rapid, automated quantification of Haemonchus contortus ova in sheep faecal samples26
Tracking gastrointestinal nematode risk on cattle farms through pasture contamination mapping26
Morphological variability in the mucosal attachment site of Trichuris muris revealed by X-ray microcomputed tomography25
Alkyne modified purines for assessment of activation of Plasmodium vivax hypnozoites and growth of pre-erythrocytic and erythrocytic stages in Plasmodium spp.24
Insights into the functional expansion of the astacin peptidase family in parasitic helminths24
Genome-wide scan reveals important additive and non-additive genetic effects associated with resistance to Haemonchus contortus in Florida Native sheep23
Linking avian malaria parasitemia estimates from quantitative PCR and microscopy reveals new infection patterns in Hawai'i23
Dark diversity of flea assemblages of small mammalian hosts: effects of environment, host traits and host phylogeny22
Intercontinental distributions, phylogenetic position and life cycles of species of Apharyngostrigea (Digenea, Diplostomoidea) illuminated with morphological, experimental, molecular and genomic data21
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Releasing latent Toxoplasma gondii cysts from host cells to the extracellular environment induces excystation19
Is vision deterioration responsible for changes in the host’s behavior caused by eye flukes?19
Vector species richness predicts local mortality rates from Chagas disease18
A Taq-Man-based multiplex quantitative PCR for the simultaneous detection and quantification of Angiostrongylus vasorum, Crenosoma vulpis, and species of respiratory capillarids in canids18
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Laboratory and field validation of the recombinase polymerase amplification assay targeting the Schistosoma mansoni mitochondrial minisatellite region (SmMIT-RPA) for snail xenomonitoring for schistos17
Praziquantel pharmacotherapy reduces systemic osteopontin levels and liver collagen content in murine schistosomiasis mansoni16
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Effective low-cost preservation of human stools in field-based studies for helminth and microbiota analysis16
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 life15
Assessment of a 10-year dog deworming programme on the transmission of Echinococcus multilocularis in Tibetan communities in Sichuan Province, China15
Assessing the role of individual foxes in environmental contamination with Echinococcus multilocularis through faecal samples15
How do trematode clones differ by fitness-related traits and interact within a host?15
Intricate balance of dually-localized catalase modulates infectivity of Leptomonas seymouri (Kinetoplastea: Trypanosomatidae)14
Taxonomy and molecular epidemiology of Cryptosporidium and Giardia – a 50 year perspective (1971–2021)14
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 rodents14
Expanding the known haemosporidian parasite diversity in Eurasian bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) subspecies through amplicon sequencing14
In vitro cultivation methods for coccidian parasite research14
The turkey ascarid, Ascaridia dissimilis, as a model genetic system13
Pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) derived from Leishmania and bacteria increase gene expression of antimicrobial peptides and gut surface proteins in sand flies13
Bacterial community dynamics following antibiotic exposure in a trematode parasite13
Climatic requirements of the eastern paralysis tick, Ixodes holocyclus, with a consideration of its possible geographic range up to 209012
Antibody kinetics and exposure to Toxoplasma gondii in cats: a seroepidemiological study12
Detection of Toxoplasma gondii-specific antibodies in pigs using an oral fluid-based commercial ELISA: Advantages and limitations12
Trich-tracker – a practical tool to trace Trichinella spiralis transmission based on rapid, cost-effective sampling of genome-wide genetic variation12
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 12
Two seasons of tick paralysis in Victoria yet one season in Queensland and New South Wales, Australia12
Shortened egg reappearance periods of equine cyathostomins following ivermectin or moxidectin treatment: morphological and molecular investigation of efficacy and species composition12
Multiple UDP glycosyltransferases modulate benzimidazole drug sensitivity in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans in an additive manner11
The key to egress? Babesia bovis perforin-like protein 1 (PLP1) with hemolytic capacity is required for blood stage replication and is involved in the exit of the parasite from the host cell11
In silico analyses of neuropeptide-like protein (NLP) profiles in parasitic nematodes11
PpSP32-like protein as a marker of human exposure to Phlebotomus argentipes in Leishmania donovani foci in Bangladesh11
Differential expression of microRNAs and tRNA fragments mediate the adaptation of the liver fluke Fasciola gigantica to its intermediate snail and definitive mammalian hosts11
Morphological constraint obscures richness: a mitochondrial exploration of cryptic richness in Transversotrema (Trematoda: Transversotrematidae)10
The invasive acanthocephalan parasite Pachysentis canicola is associated with a declining endemic island fox population on San Miguel Island10
Specialist by preference, generalist by need: availability of quality hosts drives parasite choice in a natural multihost–parasite system10
Revisiting the phylogeny of microsporidia10
High prevalence of Plasmodium malariae and Plasmodium ovale in co-infections with Plasmodium falciparum in asymptomatic malaria parasite carriers in southwestern Nigeria10
Molecular phylogeny of Diplostomum, Tylodelphys, Austrodiplostomum and Paralaria (Digenea: Diplostomidae) necessitates systematic changes and reveals a history of evolutionary host switching events10
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Use the force, fluke: Ligand-independent gating of Schistosoma mansoni ion channel TRPMPZQ9
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Bat microfilariae in the cityscape: a transmission tale between bats, mites, and bat flies9
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Gastropod invasions in anthropogenically impacted impoundments in South Africa: Tracing their origins and exploring field evidence of parasite spillback and amplification9
A repeatable and quantitative DNA metabarcoding assay to characterize mixed strongyle infections in horses8
Monepantel-based anthelmintic combinations to optimize parasite control in cattle8
Is parasite taxonomy really in trouble? A quantitative analysis8
Proteases and their inhibitors involved in Schistosoma mansoni egg-host interaction revealed by comparative transcriptomics with Fasciola hepatica eggs8
Helminth-induced CD9+ B-cell subset alleviates obesity-associated inflammation via IL-10 production8
Plasmodium DDI1 is a potential therapeutic target and important chromatin-associated protein8
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The cell invasion preference of Varroa destructor between the original and new honey bee hosts8
Low parasite infestations in high densities: The paradox of woodpigeons in urban areas8
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B cell clonal expansion and mutation in the immunoglobulin heavy chain variable domain in response to Pfs230 and Pfs25 malaria vaccines7
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A quantum leap in the evolution of platyhelminths: Host-switching from turtles to hippopotamuses illustrated from a phylogenetic meta-analysis of polystomes (Monogenea, Polystomatidae)7
Host exposure history and priority effects impact the development and reproduction of a dominant parasite7
Parasite airlines: mapping the distribution and transmission of avian blood parasites in migratory birds7
The effect of landscape and human settlement on the genetic differentiation and presence of Paragonimus species in Mesoamerica7
A new species of mammalian trypanosome, Trypanosoma (Megatrypanum) bubalisi sp. nov., found in the freshwater leech Hirudinaria manillensis7
Trichinella spiralis extracellular vesicles induce anti-inflammatory and regulatory immune responses in vitro7
Determinants of haemosporidian single- and co-infection risks in western palearctic birds7
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Investigating how clathrin adaptor complex AP-2 participates in Giardia lamblia encystation7
Proteomic identification of the contents of small extracellular vesicles from in vivo Plasmodium yoelii infection6
Phylogenetic signals in flea-host interaction networks from four biogeographic realms: differences between interactors and the effects of environmental factors6
Interrelationships and properties of parasite aggregation measures: a user’s guide6
Exo-erythrocytic development of two Haemoproteus species (Haemosporida, Haemoproteidae), with description of Haemoproteus dumbbellus, a new blood parasite of bunting birds (Emberizidae)6
Functional and phylogenetic uniqueness of helminth and flea assemblages of two South African rodents6
The oceanic pleuston community as a potentially crucial life-cycle pathway for pelagic fish-infecting parasitic worms6
Extended survival and reproductive potential of single-sex male and female Schistosoma japonicum within definitive hosts6
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The same genotype of Sarcocystis neurona responsible for mass mortality in marine mammals induced a clinical outbreak in raccoons (Procyon lotor) 10 years later6
Inhibition of sexual stage-specific proteins results in reduced numbers of sexual stages and oocysts of Cystoisospora suis (Apicomplexa: Coccidia) in vitro6
Differential proteomic analysis of laser-microdissected penetration glands of avian schistosome cercariae with a focus on proteins involved in host invasion6
More is less: mass-flowering fruit tree crops dilute parasite transmission between bees6
Unravelling the patterns of exo-erythrocytic development of Haemoproteus parasites (Haemoproteidae, Haemosporida), with a case of abortive tissue stages in a naturally infected bird6
Sympatry in a nightingale contact zone has no effect on host-specific blood parasite prevalence and lineage diversity6
Electrophysiological characterization of a schistosome transient receptor potential channel activated by praziquantel6
Enigmatic host-mite relationships: Unraveling the distribution of quill mites on Birds-of-Paradise6
First description of Lotmaria passim and Crithidia mellificae haptomonad stages in the honeybee hindgut5
Micro RNA profiles of host extracellular vesicles are modulated by Ascaris suum infection but parasite extracellular vesicle miRNAs are systemically undetectable using in-depth miRNA sequencing5
Generalist nematodes dominate the nemabiome of roe deer in sympatry with sheep at a regional level5
Life history matters: Differential effects of abomasal parasites on caribou fitness5
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The IJP has become a quinquagenarian5
Monogenean body size, but not reproduction, increases with infracommunity density5
Host specificity of coral-associated fauna and its relevance for coral reef biodiversity5
Detection of Toxoplasma gondii in wild bivalves from the Kerguelen and Galapagos archipelagos: influence of proximity to cat populations, exposure to marine currents and kelp density5
GRA47 is important for the morphology and permeability of the parasitophorous vacuole in Toxoplasma gondii5
Inertia of parasite infection versus host biomass fluctuation5
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Disrupting a Plasmodium berghei putative phospholipase impairs efficient egress of merosomes5
Exploring dietary differences among developmental stages of triatomines infected with Trypanosoma cruzi in different habitats5
The parasitic nematode Haemonchus contortus lacks molybdenum cofactor synthesis, leading to sulphite sensitivity and lethality in vitro5
DNA N-glycosylases Ogg1 and EndoIII as components of base excision repair in Plasmodium falciparum organelles5
Multinomial logistic regression based on neural networks reveals inherent differences among dairy farms depending on the differential exposure to Fasciola hepatica and Ostertagia ostertagi5
Tetracapsuloides bryosalmonae and proliferative kidney disease in Icelandic salmonids – Comparative data from two different time periods5
The pathogenic potential of the combined action of chronic Opisthorchis felineus infection and repeated social defeat stress in C57BL/6 mice5
Microhabitat distributions and species interactions of ectoparasites on the gills of cichlid fish in Lake Victoria, Tanzania5
Molecular detection of trypanosomatids among cave-dwelling bats from Colombia5
Dactylogyridae 2022: a meta-analysis of phylogenetic studies and generic diagnoses of parasitic flatworms using published genetic and morphological data5
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Disentangling the determinants of symbiotic species richness in native and invasive gammarids (Crustacea, Amphipoda) of the Baltic region4
The trypsin inhibitor-like domain is required for a serine protease inhibitor of Haemonchus contortus to inhibit host coagulation4
Phylogenomics and host-switching patterns of Philopteridae (Psocodea: Phthiraptera) feather lice4
Elucidation of iron homeostasis in Acanthamoeba castellanii4
Proliferative cells in racemose neurocysticercosis have an active MAPK signalling pathway and respond to metformin treatment4
Highly divergent neuropeptide – non-coding RNA regulatory networks underpin variant host-finding behaviours in Steinernema species infective juveniles4
Whip- and pinworm infections elicit contrasting effector and distinct regulatory responses in wild house mice4
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Immunization with extracellular vesicles excreted by Toxoplasma gondii confers protection in murine infection, activating cellular and humoral responses4
Compositional and phylogenetic nestedness of host assemblages exploited by generalist ectoparasites across their geographic ranges: drivers and associations with ectoparasite traits4
Dictyocaulus viviparus bulk tank milk seropositivity is correlated with meteorological variables4
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First elucidation of a didymozoid life cycle: Saccularina magnacetabula n. gen. n. sp. infecting an arcid bivalve4
Expression profiling and cellular localization of myxozoan minicollagens during nematocyst formation and sporogenesis4
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Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) are a novel potential reservoir for human visceral leishmaniasis in the Emilia-Romagna region of northeastern Italy4
Searching for the sweet spot of amoebic gill disease of farmed Atlantic salmon: the potential role of glycan-lectin interactions in the adhesion of Neoparamoeba perurans4
Advances in the treatment, diagnosis, control and scientific understanding of taeniid cestode parasite infections over the past 50 years4
Development of a CRISPR/Cas9 system in Entamoeba histolytica: proof of concept3
Advances in molecular epidemiology of cryptosporidiosis in dogs and cats3
Strongyloides genotyping: a review of methods and application in public health and population genetics3
The reciprocal influence of the liver and blood stages of the malaria parasite’s life cycle3
Multimodal regulation of encystation in Giardia duodenalis revealed by deep proteomics3
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Gastropod first intermediate hosts for two species of Monorchiidae Odhner, 1911 (Trematoda): I can’t believe it’s not bivalves!3
Ultrastructural characterization of the tegument in protoscoleces of Echinococcus ortleppi3
Optimized plasmid loading of human erythrocytes for Plasmodium falciparum DNA transfections3
Temperature-bounded development of Dirofilaria immitis larvae restricts the geographical distribution and seasonality of its transmission: case study and decision support system for canine heartworm m3
Comparative genomics of Leishmania isolates from Brazil confirms the presence of Leishmania major in the Americas3
Non-resident definitive host presence is sufficient to sustain avian schistosome populations3
Genome-based tools for onchocerciasis elimination: utility of the mitochondrial genome for delineating Onchocerca volvulus transmission zones3
Molecular characteristics of Cryptosporidium spp. in human cases in five Finnish hospital districts during 2021: first findings of Cryptosporidium mortiferum (Cryptosporidium chipmunk genotype I) in F3
A new diagnostic approach to fast-track and increase the accessibility of gastrointestinal nematode identification from faeces: FECPAKG2 egg nemabiome metabarcoding3
Vaccination of squirrel monkeys (Saimiri spp.) with nanoparticle-based Toxoplasma gondii antigens: new hope for captive susceptible species3
Giardia duodenalis cysteine proteases cleave proteinase-activated receptor-2 to regulate intestinal goblet cell mucin gene expression3
Novel CRISPR-Cas-powered pen-side test for East Coast fever3
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Comparative analysis of gene expression between Babesia bovis blood stages and kinetes allowed by improved genome annotation3
A journey through 50 years of research relevant to the control of gastrointestinal nematodes in ruminant livestock and thoughts on future directions3
Characterizations of Enterocytozoon bieneusi at new genetic loci reveal a lack of strict host specificity among common genotypes and the existence of a canine-adapted Enterocytozoon species3
Nanos gigantium humeris insidentes: old papers informing new research into Toxoplasma gondii3
Modularity in host-parasite mixed networks: interaction configuration shifts based on human perturbation and parasitism form3
Evidence of population structuring following population genetic analyses of Fasciola hepatica from Argentina3
Co-infecting Haemoproteus species (Haemosporida, Apicomplexa) show different host tissue tropism during exo-erythrocytic development in Fringilla coelebs (Fringillidae)3
Predictors of bovine Schistosoma japonicum infection in rural Sichuan, China3
Geographical spread and structural basis of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine drug-resistant malaria parasites3
New member of Plasmodium (Vinckeia) and Plasmodium cyclopsi discovered in bats in Sierra Leone – nuclear sequence and complete mitochondrial genome analyses3
Alternative transmission pathways for guinea worm in dogs: implications for outbreak risk and control3
Widespread occurrence of benzimidazole resistance single nucleotide polymorphisms in the canine hookworm, Ancylostoma caninum, in Australia2
The concentration McMaster method for diagnosis of patent Ascaris and Trichuris infections in humans2
Genetic diversity, phylogenetic position, and co-phylogenetic relationships of Karyolysus, a common blood parasite of lizards in the western Mediterranean2
Genetic diversity and intercontinental dispersal of temperate and subarctic populations of Dibothriocephalus dendriticus (Cestoda; Diphyllobothriidea), a causative agent of dibothriocephalosis2
Control of human toxoplasmosis2
Epidemiological investigation of Entamoeba in wild rhesus macaques in China: A novel ribosomal lineage and genetic differentiation of Entamoeba nuttalli2
Sex-biased parasitism, host mass and mutualistic bat flies: an antagonistic individual-based network of bat-bat fly interactions2
Parvatrema spp. (Digenea, Gymnophallidae) with parthenogenetic metacercariae: diversity, distribution and host specificity in the palaearctic2
Cryptosporidium equi n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Cryptosporidiidae): Biological and genetic characterisations2
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Macrocyclic lactone resistance in Dirofilaria immitis: risks for prevention of heartworm disease2
Mitogenomic analysis of the position of the Azygiidae and constituent genera, with a new species of Azygia2
Ghosts of parasites past influence current non-consumptive effects in Drosophila nigrospiracula2
Daily patterns in parasite processes: diel variation in fish louse transcriptomes2
Projecting the potential distribution of ticks in China under climate and land use change2
Genetic parameters for resistance to gastrointestinal nematodes in sheep: a meta-analysis2
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Variations in extracellular vesicle shedding of Cystoisospora suis stages (Apicomplexa: Coccidia)2
Sharing is caring? Barcoding suggests co-introduction of dactylogyrid monogeneans with Nile tilapia and transfer towards native tilapias in sub-Saharan Africa2
Parasite preferences for large host body size can drive overdispersion in a fly-mite association2
First insights into the autophagy machinery of adult Schistosoma mansoni2
Genetic diversity and population structure of Oncomelania hupensis in Sichuan Province, China: implications for schistosomiasis control2
Trans-splicing in the cestode Hymenolepis microstoma is constitutive across the life cycle and depends on gene structure and composition2
Opportunistic or selective? Stage-dependent feeding behavior in a wild vector of Chagas disease2
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Migratory birds have higher prevalence and richness of avian haemosporidian parasites than residents2
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