Parasitology

Papers
(The TQCC of Parasitology is 4. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)
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PAR volume 151 issue 2 Cover105
Pinus sylvestris bark extract reduces the impact of Heligmosomoides bakeri infection on C57BL/6 but not on BALB/c mice (Mus musculus)50
Zoonotic parasitic diseases in South America: why early-career researchers matter33
Do natural catastrophic events and exceptional climatic conditions also affect parasites?31
Complete mitochondrial genome of Scathophaga stercoraria (Diptera: Scathophagidae) in wild plateau pika: Genome descriptions and Phylogenetic evolution –31
Population genetic structure and morphological diversity ofCruzia tentaculata(Nematoda: Ascaridida), a parasite of marsupials (Didelphinae), along the Atlantic Forest on the eastern coast of So30
Mapping medieval malaria in the Netherlands: A bioarchaeological approach using cribra orbitalia as a proxy29
Genetic diversity of Trypanosoma cruzi infecting raccoons (Procyon lotor) in 2 metropolitan areas of southern Louisiana: implications for parasite transmission networks27
Effects of host sex, age and behaviour on co-infection patterns in a wild ungulate22
Leishmania (L.) amazonensis LaLRR17 increases parasite entry in macrophage by a mechanism dependent on GRP7821
New molecular evidence on the members of the genus Ortholinea (Cnidaria, Myxozoa) and the description of Ortholinea hamsiensis n. sp. infecting the urinary bladder of European anchovy 21
New species ofDermoergasilusHo & Do, 1982 (Copepoda: Cyclopoida: Ergasilidae) parasitizing endemic cichlidParetroplus polyactis(Bleeker) in Madagascar21
A review on innovative optical devices for the diagnosis of human soil-transmitted helminthiasis and schistosomiasis: from research and development to commercialization20
In vitro and in silico analysis of imatinib analogues as anti-Trypanosoma cruzi drug candidates20
PAR volume 149 issue 11 Cover and Front matter19
Analysis of the mitochondrial genome to determine the origins and pathways of entry of Angiostrongylus cantonensis in continental Europe (Valencia, Spain)19
PAR volume 150 issue 3 Cover19
PAR volume 149 issue 8 Cover and Front matter19
A ‘One Health’ perspective of Africa-wide distribution and prevalence of Giardia species in humans, animals and waterbodies: a systematic review and meta-analysis19
Echinococcus multilocularis infection affects risk-taking behaviour in Microtus arvalis: adaptive manipulation?18
Paleoparasitological analysis on animal-origin coprolites from the Moche archaeological site Licapa II, Chicama Valley, Peru (450–900 AD)17
The 3D revolution: organoids and spheroids reshape parasitology research17
A rare case of human taeniasis caused by Taenia saginata with species undetermined cysticercosis17
Predicting climate-driven distribution shifts in Hyalomma marginatum (Ixodidae)17
Helminths of zoonotic importance in Tayassuidae and Suidae in Brazilian Midwest: risks for human and domestic animal health17
Heligmosomid infections in bank voles are associated with higher prevalence and greater abundance of other helminth species16
Multivariate study of lice (Insecta: Psocodea: Phthiraptera) assemblages hosted by hummingbirds (Aves: Trochilidae)16
Retrospective screening reveals the rare occurrence of zoonotic Strongyloides stercoralis in dogs from temperate Australia, 2014–202416
Horse and donkey parasitology: differences and analogies for a correct diagnostic and management of major helminth infections15
Restless nights when sick: ectoparasite infections alter rest–activity cycles of diurnal fish hosts15
Phylogenetic assessment of Plasmodium (Saurocytozoon) tupinambi comb. nov. (Haemosporida, Plasmodiidae) in golden tegu lizards: shedding light on a long-standing Haemosporida taxo15
A dominance of Mu class glutathione transferases within the equine tapeworm Anoplocephala perfoliata15
Intermediate host patterns of acanthocephalans in the Weser river system: co-invasion vs host capture15
Interactions between the autochthonous deer ked Lipoptena cervi and the alien L. fortisetosa (Diptera: Hip15
Evidence for strain-specific virulence ofTrichomonas gallinaein African columbiformes14
Hybridization and introgression of the mitochondrial genome between the two species Anisakis pegreffii and A. simplex 14
Ectoparasite-borne Bartonella and Rickettsia in Chilean populations of Rattus rattu14
Characterization of Leishmania (L.) amazonensis oligopeptidase B and its role in macrophage infection14
Documenting the microbiome diversity and distribution in selected fleas from South Africa with an emphasis on the cat flea, Ctenocephalides f. felis.14
Using precision mapping of schistosomiasis to guide female genital schistosomiasis (FGS) screening in Cameroon, sub-Saharan Africa14
Long-term temporal trends in gastrointestinal parasite infection in wild Soay sheep14
Parasites and the neuroendocrine control of fish intestinal function: an ancient struggle between pathogens and host14
An African perspective on the genetic diversity of Toxoplasma gondii: A systematic review14
Exploring the diversity of Brazilian camallanids: a checklist of the family Camallanidae (Nematoda) from Brazil with a new key to identification of the genera in the family13
PAR volume 151 issue 1 Cover13
Genetic diversity and population structure of Haemonchus contortus isolates from sheep across Xinjiang, China12
Gastrointestinal nematode infection during pregnancy and lactation enhances spatial reference memory and reduces indicators of anxiety-like behaviour in uninfected adult female mouse offspring12
The first phylogenetic reconstruction of Nippostrongylinae (Nematoda: Heligmonellidae) reveals 3 new genera, the polyphyletic nature of Carolinensis and 12
Verminotic pneumonia in South American fur seal (Arctocephalus australis) in Southern Brazil12
Avian haemosporidian infections in rufous-collared sparrows in an Andean dry forest: diversity and factors related to prevalence and parasitaemia – CORRIGENDUM12
Avian haemosporidians of breeding birds in the Davis Mountains sky-islands of west Texas, USA12
Trematode genetic patterns at host individual and population scales provide insights about infection mechanisms11
Exploration of Giardia small nucleolar RNAs (snoRNAs) and their possible microRNA derivatives11
Large-bodied gastric spirurids (Nematoda, Spirurida) predict structure in the downstream gastrointestinal helminth community of wild spiny mice (Acomys dimidiatus)11
Molecular confirmation of pearl formation in arctic mussels (Mytilus edulis) caused by Gymnophallus bursicola (Odhner 1900) metacercariae11
Morphology, genetic characterization and phylogeny of Moniliformis tupaia n. sp. (Acanthocephala: Moniliformidae) from the northern tree shrew Tupaia belangeri chinensis Anderson (Mammal11
Manipulating vector transmission reveals local processes in Bartonella communities of bats11
A longitudinal study of men with male genital schistosomiasis in southern Malawi associated with human, zoonotic and hybrid schistosomes11
Changes in resident microbiota associated with mice susceptibility or resistance to the intestinal trematode Echinostoma caproni11
Genetic diversity of Dioctophyme renale in Southern South America11
Ticks and tick-borne diseases from Mallorca Island, Spain10
A new species of Rhipidocotyle Diesing, 1858 (Trematoda: Bucephalidae) infecting leerfish, Lichia amia (L.10
The discovery of Paratestophis gelicolus gen. nov., sp. nov. from the rainbow water snake, Enhydris enhydris 10
The myxozoan parasite Myxobolus bejeranoi (Cnidaria: Myxozoa) infection dynamics and host specificity in hybrid tilapia aquaculture10
Regional flea and host assemblages form biogeographic, but not ecological, clusters: evidence for a dispersal-based mechanism as a driver of species composition10
Response of the tegument of Fasciola hepatica to infection and immunization sera in vitro10
Special issue: avian malaria9
The burden and distribution of cystic echinococcosis in Bhutan: a retrospective study9
Tick ecology and host-finding efficiency interact to determine disease risk: a model of heartwater dynamics9
Toxoplasma gondii seroprevalence, seroconversion rates and genetic variability in humans from Uruguay9
Visual diagnostics for female genital schistosomiasis and the opportunity for improvement using computer vision9
Revisiting fecal metatranscriptomics analyses of macaques with idiopathic chronic diarrhoea with a focus on trichomonad parasites9
Neglected Tropical Diseases in Italy: introducing IN-NTD, the Italian network for NTDs9
Exploring microbiome diversity between behavioural strategies in a facultatively parasitic mite9
Angiopoietins as biomarkers of schistosomiasis severity: a cross-sectional study – CORRIGENDUM9
Sinistroporomonorchis bolini n. sp. (Trematoda: Monorchiidae) from the Ocellated killifish, Floridichthys polyommus (Cyprinodontidae) in the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico based on an integra8
Rat lungworm (Angiostrongylus cantonensis) active larval emergence from deceased bubble pond snails (Bullastra lessoni) into water8
Characterization and microRNA quantification of plasma-derived extracellular vesicles in patients with Plasmodium knowlesi infection8
Ecology and molecular validation of species of vector snails of fascioliosis and schistosomiosis in Bangladesh8
Uncinaria stenocephala (northern hookworm) is the major endoparasite in dogs from private dog shelters in the Balkans: presence of benzimidazole susceptible isotype-1 β-tubu8
Repeated exposure affects susceptibility and responses of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) towards the ectoparasitic salmon lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis)8
Aurora kinase as a putative target to tick control8
Comparison of two techniques for measuring Demodex folliculorum and Demodex brevis in rosacea patients: st8
Morphology and ASAP analysis of the important zoonotic nematode parasiteBaylisascaris procyonis(Stefahski and Zarnowski, 1951), with molecular phylogenetic relationships ofBaylisascariss8
Mitochondrial genome and nuclear ribosomal RNA analysis place Alveonasus lahorensis within the Argasinae and suggest that the genus Alveonasus is paraphyletic – ERRATUM8
Camel tick species distribution in Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates using MaxEnt modelling8
PAR volume 150 issue 11 Cover8
Transmission electron microscopy on a case of Cyclospora cayetanensis infection from an immune-competent case confirms and extends prior detailed descriptions of its notably small endogenous st8
From 19th-century mysteries to modern insights: untangling Aplectana membranosa from Brazilian anurans8
Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome of Longicollum pagrosomi yamaguti, 1935 (Palaeacanthocephala: Echinorhynchida) in cultured large ye8
Phylogenetic evidence of a possible Trichuris globulosa species complex in Arabian camels from Kuwait8
Henneguya patriciai n. sp. (Cnidaria: Myxosporea) parasitizing Leporinus friderici (Bloch 1794) from Tartarugalzinho river, eastern Amazon7
Low-temperature exposure has immediate and lasting effects on the stress tolerance, chemotaxis and proteome of entomopathogenic nematodes7
Mixed strongyle parasite infections vary across host age and space in a population of feral horses7
Genome-wide association study analysis of single nucleotide variants in L. infantum associated with IL-6 inflammatory response in visceral leishmaniasis7
Priming for protection: inducible attachment-resistance to ectoparasitic mites in Drosophila7
Celebrating 150 volumes of Parasitology with an outlook towards 2030 production7
The history of entamoebiasis7
Unveiling the evolutionary pathways of Ochoterenella: a new species discovery and its phylogenetic implications7
Fish tapeworm and human–parasite interactions from the Aragón-1 site, Atacama desert, Chile (3300 BCE–530 CE)7
Elucidation of the life cycle of the trematode Curtuteria arguinae (Digenea: Himasthlidae), using environmental DNA detection methods7
Variation of functional diversity structure measured as combined species dominance, functional diversity, and functional redundancy in two taxa of ectoparasitic arthropods at two spatial scales: host-7
In cold blood: screening wild Alaskan moose ( Alces alces gigas ) for filarial nematode (Filarioidea: Onchocercidae) infections using a deep-amplicon seq7
Editorial: Tips for early career researchers (ECRs) in searching the literature and in academic publishing7
Heartworms in Halichoerus grypus: first records of Acanthocheilonema spirocauda (Onchocercidae; Filarioidea) in 2 grey seals from the North Sea7
Parasite species co-occurrence patterns on North American red squirrels (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus)7
Successful control of Echinococcosis in Argentina and Chile through a One Health approach, including vaccination of the sheep intermediate host7
The egg ribonuclease SjCP1412 accelerates liver fibrosis caused by Schistosoma japonicum infection involving damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs)7
Epidemiology of protozoan and helminthic parasites in wild passerine birds of Britain and Ireland7
Molecular characterization of Spirometra isolates across the USA7
Morphological and molecular characterization of Cyclopodia bat flies (Diptera: Nycteribiidae) from Australian Pteropus 6
Unraveling the host range of Plasmodium huffi: morphological, histopathological and molecular characterization in red-legged seriemas from Brazil6
Spatial metabolomics to profile metabolic reprogramming of liver in Schistosoma japonicum -infected mice6
Distribution and evidence of co-infection of the two microsporidian parasites Astathelohania contejeani and Nosema austropotamobii in Austropotamobius pallipes complex in Northern6
Control of parasitic diseases in aquaculture6
Parasitological transitions: selected outcomes from the XXXII Congress of the Italian Society for Parasitology6
Anti-Toxoplasma gondii screening of MMV pandemic response box and evaluation of RWJ-67657 efficacy in chronically infected mice6
Epidemiological survey of Dirofilaria immitis and its Wolbachia endosymbiont in wild raccoon dogs in Seoul6
Confirmation by necropsy of a high prevalence of porcine cysticercosis in a rural district of Madagascar6
The long and intimate association between humans and parasites through time6
Molecular survey of taeniid cestodes with special emphasis on Echinococcus species in free-roaming dogs and wild carnivores in Armenia6
Cell repertoire and proliferation of germinative cells of the model cestode Mesocestoides corti6
Microsporidian diversity in the aquatic isopodAsellus aquaticus6
Effect of the alveolate parasite Perkinsus olseni infection on sexual maturation and spawning efficiency of the clam Ruditapes decussatus6
A new nematode species, Tanqua siamensis sp. nov. (Nematoda: Gnathostomatidae) in the rainbow water snake, Enhydris enhydris, from Thailand6
Expression and serodiagnostic efficacy of a novel echinococcosis-specific recombinant fusion antigen rAgB8/1-Em18-Eg956
Taxonomy and systematics of 2 new species of myxozoans (Cnidaria: Myxobolidae) parasitizing the gills of Iheringichthys labrosus (Teleostei: Pimelodidae)6
Effects of parasitic freshwater mussels on their host fishes: a review6
Dissimilar local risk factors among patients diagnosed with cystic echinococcosis upon voluntary screening in highly endemic regions of Kyrgyz Republic6
Uncovering the monogenean species diversity of cyprinoid fish in Iraq using an integrative approach6
Identification of glycine betaine as a host-derived molecule required for the vegetative proliferation of the protozoan parasite Perkinsus olseni6
Foodborne trematodes: old foes, new kids on the block and research perspectives for control and understanding host–parasite interactions5
Specialization of bat-fly interactions at different elevations in a montane forest of northern Peru5
PAR volume 151 issue 7 Cover5
Experimental infection with Schistosoma mansoni isolated from the wild rodent Holochilus sciureus shows a low parasite burden but induces high schistosomiasis severity in BALB/c mice5
Haemoproteus jenniae (Haemoproteidae, Haemosporida) infects gulls (Larus spp.) in South Africa, with redescription of Haemoproteus skuae5
PAR volume 150 issue 13 Cover5
Redescription and new record of Paracapillaria (Ophidiocapillaria) najae (Nematoda: Trichuroidea) in the monocled cobra Naja kaouthia from central Thailand: morphological a5
Morphological data and molecular characterization of Lagostonema ecasiense (Nematoda, Molineidae) parasite of Lagostomus maximus5
Preface to parasites of the genital tract: short- and long-term consequences5
Application of molecular detection, phylogenetic analysis, and risk factor evaluation for combating Anaplasma infection in small-scale livestock farms in5
Genome skimming of dog faecal samples reveals mitogenomes indistinguishable from those of red fox-derived Uncinaria stenocephala5
Overlap in parasite communities among vervet monkeys, humans, livestock and dogs at Lake Nabugabo, Uganda5
Morphological and molecular characterization of the trematodes (Digenea: Acanthocolpidae and Cryptogonimidae) of the black-spotted croaker (Protonibea diacanthus) (Teleostei: Sciaenidae) in nor5
Gastrointestinal helminths of opossums (Mammalia: Didelphidae) from Bolivia5
The most virulent parasite determines virulence in coinfection: a meta-analysis5
Description of a new Ornithodoros (Pavlovskyella) (Ixodida: Argasidae) tick species from Pakistan5
Molecular detection of filarioid nematodes (Nematoda: Onchocercidae) in wild mammals from different Brazilian biomes5
A call for phylogenetic context to understand geographic variation and host specificity in the parasitic copepod genus Salmincola - ERRATUM5
Taxonomy of Strongyloides in humans, dogs and cats: a comprehensive review from morphology to molecular and population genetics5
Prevalence of cystic echinococcosis among livestock in pastoral and agro-pastoral areas in Uganda5
PAR volume 150 issue 1 Cover and Front matter5
What’s so special about special issues: Highlighting a central role of parasitology to support specific innovations and advance progress within our discipline5
Lissonema sicki, an emerging air sac nematode of European owls: introduction, host switching and rapid establishment on a Mediterranean island5
Sarcocystis sp. infection (Apicomplexa: Sarcocystidae) in invasive California kingsnake Lampropeltis californiae (Serpentes: Colubridae) in Gran Canaria5
Novel insights into the genetics, morphology, distribution and hosts of the global fish parasitic digenean Proctoeces maculatus (Looss, 1901) (Digenea: F5
Ontogenetic and spatial variability in parasite communities of white shrimp Penaeus setiferus (Decapoda: Penaeidae)4
Haemoproteus parasites and passerines: the effect of local generalists on inferences of host–parasite co-phylogeny in the British Isles4
A first report of the detection of Avipoxvirus genomic sequences in louse flies (Diptera: Hippoboscidae)4
Environmental risk factors for Fasciola hepatica infections in Dutch dairy cattle herds4
Passage of Angiostrongylus cantonensis through the trophic web: an experimental study on reptiles4
Mainstreaming female genital schistosomiasis to ensure it is not neglected among the neglected tropical diseases4
Molecular characterization and analysis of the drug resistance-associated protein phosphoglycerate kinase of Eimeria tenella4
The first mitogenome of the genus Amphalius (Siphonaptera: Ceratophyllidae) and its phylogenetic implications4
A novel schistosome species hosted by Planorbella (Helisoma) trivolvis is the most widespread swimmer's itch-causing parasite in Michigan inland lakes4
Fecal metabarcoding vs traditional invasive survey to access the diversity of anuran endoparasites and diet4
Livestock and avermectins in sub-Saharan Africa: a restricted systematic review of the impacts on productivity and documentation of resistance4
Description and circadian rhythms of Chandlerella sinensis Li, 1933 (Nematoda; Onchocercidae), with remarks of microfilariae effects on the host health4
Toxocara canisinfection worsens the course of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis in mice4
Insights on the morphological aspects of lipid accumulation and excretion in adult Caryophyllaeus brachycollis (Cestoda, Caryophyllidea)4
Phylogenetic patterns in regional flea assemblages from 6 biogeographic realms: strong links between flea and host phylogenetic turnovers and weak effects of phylogenetic originality on host specifici4
An accessible 3D HepG2/C3A liver spheroid model supporting the complete intrahepatocytic lifecycle of Plasmodium falciparum4
Understanding American tegumentary leishmaniasis in urban Montes Claros, Brazil: insights from clinical, immunological and therapeutic investigations4
PAR volume 150 issue 2 Cover4
Morphometric and molecular characterization of an unpigmented haemosporidian parasite in the Neotropical turnip-tailed gecko (Thecadactylus rapicauda)4
PAR volume 151 issue 8 Cover4
Underreported and taxonomically problematic: characterization of sanguinicolid larvae from freshwater limpets (Burnupiidae), with comments on the phylogeny and intermediate hosts of sanguinicolids4
Novel insights into the genetics, morphology, distribution and hosts of the global fish parasitic digenean Proctoeces maculatus (Looss, 1901) (Digenea: Fellodistomidae)4
Monotherapy and combination chemotherapy for Chagas disease treatment: a systematic review of clinical efficacy and safety based on randomized controlled trials4
A meta-analysis on Dirofilaria immitis and Dirofilaria repens in countries of North Africa and the Middle East4
Chemotactic behaviour of Giardia lamblia and Trichomonas vaginalis towards nutrient sources4
A blood digestion scoring method for poultry red mites, Dermanyssus gallinae4
Transgenerational plasticity alters parasite fitness in changing environments4
First integrative study of the diversity and specificity of metacercariae of Posthodiplostomum Dubois, 1936 from native and introduced fishes in the Caribbean4
Morphological and molecular characterization ofStomachicola muraenesocisYamaguti, 1934 (Digenea: Hemiuridae) from the daggertooth pike congerMuraenesox cinereus(Forsskål)4
Initial stage of crusted scabies and possible diagnostic characteristics: A case series4
A generalist vector-transmitted parasite exhibits population genetic structure among host genera4
An update and ecological perspective on certain sentinel helminth endoparasites within the Mediterranean Sea4
PAR volume 150 issue 14 Cover4
Genomic advances in the study of the mosquito vector during avian malaria infection4
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Two names, one species: redescription and phylogenetic position of Schrankiana formosula Freitas, 1959 provides new insights into the evolutionary history of the Cosmocercidae4
Prevalence and genotypic characterization of zoonotic intestinal protozoan parasites in transboundary migratory Mongolian Gazelles (Procapra gutturosa): the first survey4
A systematic review of the diversity and virulence correlates of metastrongyle lungworms in marine mammals4
Survey on helminths of bats in the Yucatan Peninsula: infection levels, molecular information and host–parasite networks4
Molecular species delimitation of marine trematodes over wide geographical ranges:Schikhobalotremaspp. (Digenea: Haplosplanchnidae) in needlefishes (Belonidae) from the Pacific Ocean and Gulf o4
Nanopore-based 18S rRNA metabarcoding reveals Hepatozoon lineages from ectoparasites4
Migratory birds have a distinct haemosporidian community and are temporally decoupled from vector abundance at a stopover site4
Feeder insects differ in passage of coccidian oocysts in captive reptiles4
Host and geographically related genetic variation in species of Cloacina (Nematoda: Strongyloidea) from western and eastern grey kangaroos, Macropus fuliginosus and M. giganteus (4
Description of an intramonocytic haemoparasite, Hepatozoon lainsoni sp. nov. (Apicomplexa: Adeleorina: Hepatozoidae), infecting Ameiva ameiva lizard (Reptilia: Squamata: Teiidae) in nort4
Revisiting epidemiology of leishmaniasis in central Asia: lessons learnt4
High overlap of zoonotic helminths between wild mammalian predators and rural dogs – an emerging One Health concern?4
Distinct evolutionary lineages of Schistocephalus parasites infecting co-occurring sculpin and stickleback fishes in Alaska4
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