OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of International Journal for Parasitology-Parasites and Wildlife is 5. 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 2021-03-01 to 2025-03-01.)

Article	Citations
Working towards a conservation plan for fish parasites: Cyprinid parasites from the south African cape fold freshwater ecoregion as a case study	50
An alien parasite affects local fauna—Confirmation of Sinergasilus major (Copepoda: Ergasilidae) switching hosts and infecting native Silurus glanis (Actinopterygii: Siluridae) in Hungary	31
Gyrodactylus molweni sp. n. (Monogenea: Gyrodactylidae) from Chelon richardsonii (Smith, 1846) (Mugilidae) from Table Bay, South Africa	22
A novel intermediate host for Taenia serialis (Gervais, 1847): The European roe deer (Capreolus capreolus L. 1758) from the Monti Sibillini National Park (MSNP), Italy	18
Surveillance and genotype characterization of zoonotic trypanosomatidae in Didelphis marsupialis in two endemic sites of rural Panama	18
Determinants of mortality of juvenile harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) infected with lungworm submitted to a Dutch seal rehabilitation centre	17
A new dracunculus species (Nematoda: Dracunculoidea) in neotropical otters (Lontra longicaudis) from Argentina: morphological and molecular characterization	17
Estimating parasite-condition relationships and potential health effects for fallow deer (Dama dama) and red deer (Cervus elaphus) in Denmark	16
Plague transforms positive effects of precipitation on prairie dogs to negative effects	16
Detection of Breinlia sp. (Nematoda) in the Leadbeater's possum (Gymnobelideus leadbeateri)	16
Studies on the embryonic development and larval infection potential of the stomach bot flies, Gasterophilus pecorum	16
Syngamus trachea in free-ranging white stork (Ciconia ciconia) nestlings in Switzerland	15
The natural interaction between Myotis nigricans (Schinz, 1821) and its trematodes: A histopathological analysis	15
Are feral goats intermediate hosts for Linguatula (Pentastomida) in Australia?	14
A new species of Versteria (Cestoda: Taeniidae) parasitizing Galictis cuja (Carnivora: Mustelidae) from Patagonia, Argentina: Morphological and molecular characterization	13
Helminth biocoenosis of Lepus europaeus meridiei (Hilzheimer, 1906) from Pianosa island, Italy	13
Size does not matter: molecular phylogeny reveals one of the largest trematodes from vertebrates, the enigmatic Ithyoclinostomum dimorphum, as a species of Clinostomum (Trematoda: Clinostomidae)	13
Classification of pleurodire polystomes (Platyhelminthes, Monogenea, Polystomatidae) revisited with the description of two new genera from the Australian and Neotropical Realms	12
The neglected diversity: Description and molecular characterisation of Trypanosoma haploblephari Yeld and Smit, 2006 from endemic catsharks (Scyliorhinidae) in South Africa, the first trypanosome sequ	12
Morphological and ontogenetic characteristics of Miridex putorii (Acariformes: Demodecidae), a new genus and species of skin mite specific to the European polecat Mustela putorius	12
First report of Sarcocystis spp. (Apicomplexa, Sarcocystidae) in Lagostomus maximus (Desmarest, 1917) (Rodentia, Chinchillidae) in Argentina	11
Genetic characterization of Strongyloides fuelleborni infecting free-roaming African vervets (Chlorocebus aethiops sabaeus) on the Caribbean island of St. Kitts	11
Parasitic fauna of bats from Costa Rica	11
Raccoons contraband – The metazoan parasite fauna of free-ranging raccoons in central Europe	11
Identification and phylogenetic analysis of Taenia spp. parasites found in wildlife in the Emilia-Romagna region, northern Italy (2017–2022)	11

A new haemosporidian parasite from the Red-legged Seriema Cariama cristata (Cariamiformes, Cariamidae)	10
Role of landscape context in Toxoplasma gondii infection of invasive definitive and intermediate hosts on a World Heritage Island	10
Associations between Toxoplasma gondii infection and steroid hormone levels in spotted hyenas	10
Camallanid nematodes from Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822) in the Crocodile River, Gauteng, South Africa: Exploring diversity and divergence in an acid-mine drainage impacted environment	10
Host and geographic differences in prevalence and diversity of gastrointestinal helminths of foxes (Vulpes vulpes), coyotes (Canis latrans) and wolves (Canis lupus) in Québec, Canada	10
Parasitological examination results of zoo animals in Germany between 2012 and 2022	10
From wildlife to humans: The global distribution of Trichinella species and genotypes in wildlife and wildlife-associated human trichinellosis	9
Prevalence and new genotypes of Enterocytozoon bieneusi in wild rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta) in China: A zoonotic concern	9
New insights on the diversity of Brazilian anuran blood parasites: With the description of three new species of Hepatozoon (Apicomplexa: Hepatozoidae) from Leptodactylidae anurans	9
A new species of Oxyascaris Travassos, 1920 (Nematoda: Cosmocercoidea) parasite of Leptodeira annulata (Serpentes: Colubridae) from Brazil, with a key to the species of the genus	9
The first finding of Dictyocaulus cervi and Dictyocaulus skrjabini (Nematoda) in feral fallow deer (Dama dama) in Australia	9
New molecular data help clarify the taxonomy of Central European avian Dicrocoeliidae Looss, 1899 (Trematoda: Plagiorchiida)	9
Ectoparasites of wild rodents in forest sites invaded and uninvaded by Maesopsis eminii in Amani nature forest reserve, Tanzania	9
Genetic characterisation of Tanqua (von Linstow, 1879) (Nematoda: Gnathostomatidae) larval forms including new host and locality records	9
Description of two new species of Diplectanum Diesing, 1858 (Monogenea: Diplectanidae) collected from Protonibea diacanthus (Lacepède, 1802) (Teleostei: Sciaenidae) from waters off northern Australia	9
Morphological description and molecular characterisation of a new species of Anilocra Leach, 1818 (Crustacea: Isopoda: Cymothoidae) from India	9
Morphological and molecular evidence reveals a new species of chewing louse Pancola ailurus n. sp. (Phthiraptera: Trichodectidae) from the endangered Chinese red panda Ailurus styani	8
New distribution record, morphological and molecular characterization of Dirofilaria (Nochtiella) tenuis (Nematoda: Onchocercidae) in raccoons (Procyon lotor) from the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico	8
Exploring animal enclosures and parasite interactions in Germany	8
Comparative analyses of the fragmented mitochondrial genomes of wild pig louse Haematopinus apri from China and Japan	8
Patterns of gastrointestinal parasite infections in bighorn sheep, Ovis canadensis, with respect to host sex and seasonality	8
Effects of individual characteristics and seasonality and their interaction on ectoparasite load of Daurian ground squirrels in Inner Mongolia, China	8
Zoonotic parasites in farmed exotic animals in China: Implications to public health	8
Trypanosoma cruzi infection in mammals in Florida: New insight into the transmission of T. cruzi in the southeastern United States	8
A putative new Besnoitia species in the southern black-eared opossum Didelphis aurita	8
Morbidity in California giant salamander (Dicamptodon ensatus Eschscholtz, 1833) caused by Euryhelmis sp. Poche, 1926 (Trematoda: Heterophyiidae)	8
Caryophyllidean tapeworms (Cestoda), Nearctic parasites of fish in Mexico, including description of a new species of Isoglaridacris and the first report of Khawia japonensis, an invasive parasite of c	8
Helminth community of Nectomys squamipes naturally infected by Schistosoma mansoni in an endemic area in Brazil: A comparison of 22 years apart	7
Trichinella surveillance program in wild birds, Emilia-Romagna (northern Italy), 2006–2021. First report of Trichinella pseudospiralis in western marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus) in Italy	7
Micropathogen community identification in ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) using third-generation sequencing	7
High species diversity of Echinococcus spp. in wild mammals of Namibia	7
Angiostrongylus vasorum in foxes (Vulpes vulpes) and wolves (Canis lupus italicus) from Abruzzo region, Italy	7
Dirofilaria immitis and Dirofilaria striata (Spirurida: Onchocercidae) detected in wild carnivores from Texas, United States	7
A new genus and a new species of microcotylids (Polyopisthocotyla, Platyhelminthes), gill parasite of the pink dentex Dentex gibbosus (Teleostei, Sparidae) off Tunisia and notes on Polyopisthocotyla a	7
Gastrointestinal parasites of a reintroduced semi-wild plains bison (Bison bison bison) herd: Examining effects of demographic variation, deworming treatments, and management strategy	7
Additional evidence of tigers (Panthera tigris altaica) as intermediate hosts for Toxoplasma gondii through the isolation of viable strains	7
Molecular evaluation of Eimeria spp. Infection in the Volga-Ural Saiga antelope population of the Republic of Kazakhstan	7
A critically co-endangered feather louse Forficuloecus pezopori n. sp. (Phthiraptera: Philopteridae) detected through conservation intervention for the western ground parrot Pezoporus flaviventris (Ps	7
Sarcocystis cruzi infection in free-living European bison (Bison bonasus bonasus L.) from the Białowieża Forest, Poland – A molecular analysis based on the cox1 gene	7
Tick-borne piroplasms and trypanosomes incidentally detected in eastern grey kangaroos (Macropus giganteus) during a mortality and morbidity event in southern New South Wales, Australia	7
Exo-erythrocytic stages of Haemoproteus sp. in common buzzard (Buteo buteo): A histopathological and molecular study	7
Description of Babesia coryicola sp. nov. from Florida pumas (Puma concolor coryi) from southern Florida, USA	7
A review and comparison of the nematode assemblages of the Australian golden bandicoot, Isoodon auratus, the quenda, I. fusciventer and southern brown bandicoot, I. obesulus (Peramelidae), from materi	7
Remarks on Eimeria spp. (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) from Kobus spp. (Bovidae: Reduncini), with supplementary morphological data of Eimeria congolensis Ricci-Bitti et al., 1973 from a new host subspecies	7
Endoparasite survey in Amazonian manatees (Trichechus inunguis) under rehabilitation in the Peruvian Amazon	7
Molecular detection of Candidatus Rickettsia colombianensi in ticks (Acari, Ixodidae) collected from herpetofauna in San Juan de Carare, Colombia	6
Fatal infection caused by Cytauxzoon felis in a captive-reared jaguar (Panthera onca)	6
Identification of Amblyomma javanense and detection of tick-borne Ehrlichia spp. in confiscated Malayan Pangolins	6
Wild carnivores and Thelazia callipaeda zoonotic eyeworms: A focus on wolves	6
Reptile vector-borne diseases of zoonotic concern	6

Inactivated Toxoplasma gondii nanovaccine boosts T-cell memory response in a seropositive yellow-footed rock wallaby (Petrogale xanthopus) – A case report from Copenhagen Zoo	6
Identification of the tapeworm Mosgovoyia pectinata (Anoplocephalidae) in Faroese mountain hares (Lepus timidus)	6
The threat of pesticide and disease co-exposure to managed and wild bee larvae	6
Mapping a brain parasite: occurrence and spatial distribution in fish encephalon	6
An investigation of endoparasites and the determinants of parasite infection in European hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) from Denmark	6
Molecular characterisation of the Monogenea parasites of blue mackerel Scomber australasicus (Perciformes: Scombridae) in Australian waters	6
Parasites of pufferfish, Lagocephalus spp. and Torquigener flavimaculosus of the Israeli Mediterranean: A new case of Lessepsian endoparasites	6
Demodex bialoviensis sp. nov. (Acariformes, Demodecidae) a new, specific parasite of the European bison Bison bonasus (Artiodactyla, Bovidae)	6
First report of the nematode Cruzia tentaculata using molluscs as natural intermediate hosts, based on morphology and genetic markers	6
Corrigendum to “Trypanosoma spp. Neobats: Insights about those poorly known trypanosomatids” [Int. J. Parasitol. Parasites Wildl. 16 (2021) 145–152]	6
Ectoparasites of hedgehogs: From flea mite phoresy to their role as vectors of pathogens	6
Characterization of the mitochondrial genome of Tetrameres grusi and insights into the phylogeny of Spirurina	6
Heartworm and seal louse: Trends in prevalence, characterisation of impact and transmission pathways in a unique parasite assembly on seals in the North and Baltic Sea	6
Fish blood flukes (Digenea: Aporocotylidae) from Indonesia: Two new genera and species infecting the banded eagle ray, Aetomylaeus nichofii (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) Capapé and Desoutter, 1979 (Myli	5
Morphological and molecular description of Pallisentis roparensis n. sp. (Acanthocephala: Quadrigyridae) infecting the freshwater cat fish Wallago attu from Ropar Wetland, Punjab, India	5
Role of three bird species in the life cycle of two Sarcocystis spp. (Apicomplexa, Sarcocystidae) in the Czech Republic	5
Integrated morphological and molecular characterization of the fish parasitic nematode Rhabdochona (Rhabdochona) gendrei Campana-Rouget, 1961 infecting Labeobarbus altianalis (Boulenger, 1900) in Keny	5
Apparent fatal winter tick (Dermacentor albipictus) infestation in captive reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)	5
Nasal vaccination of six squirrel monkeys (Saimiri sciureus): Improved immunization protocol against Toxoplasma gondii with a nanoparticle-born vaccine	5
Molecular phylogenetics and systematics of two enteric helminth parasites (Baylisascaris laevis and Diandrya vancouverensis) in the Vancouver Island marmot (Marmota vancouverensis)	5
A new pattern of parasitism in water mites (Hydrachnidia)? An insight into their relationships with pupae of caddisflies (Trichoptera)	5
The first new species of European Ascocotyle Looss, 1899 (Digenea: Heterophyidae) described in more than half a century	5
First report on Phyllobothrium delphini infection and Crassicauda sp. parasitism resulting in osseous metaplasia in a Cuvier's beaked whale (Ziphius cavirostris) from the Brazilian region	5
Morphological and molecular characterisation of two closely related species: Myxobolus tihanyensis n. sp. and Myxobolus sandrae Reuss, 1906	5
Trematode infection affects shell shape and size in Bulinus tropicus	5
Redefining infections with trypanosomatids in Neotropical primates: Case study of the white-footed tamarin (Oedipomidas leucopus)	5
Detection of Stephanurus dentatus in wild boar urine using different parasitological techniques	5
Sarcocystis calchasi and other Sarcocystidae detected in predatory birds in California, USA	5
Urban biodiversity: Cuterebriasis in free-ranging Robinson's mouse opossum (Marmosa robinsoni) in the suburbs of Barranquilla, Colombia	5
Gray wolves as sentinels for the presence of Echinococcus spp. and other gastrointestinal parasites in France	5
Molecular detection and characterization of a novel Theileria genotype in Dama Gazelle (Nanger dama)	5
Prevalence and genetic diversity of Enterocytozoon bieneusi in nonhuman primates in Northern and Central China	5
Composition and structure of the helminth community of rodents in matrix habitat areas of the Atlantic forest of southeastern Brazil	5
Prevalence and geographical distribution of amphistomes of African wild ruminants: A scoping review	5
The potential consequences of ‘bee washing’ on wild bee health and conservation	5
Effect of burrowing cymothoid parasitism on loricariids	5
Prevalence, spatial distribution and risk mapping of Dirofilaria immitis in wild canids in southern Québec, Canada	5
First record of Metapolystoma (Monogenea: Polystomatidae) from Boophis tree frogs in Madagascar, with the description of five new species	5
Endoparasite loads and the efficacy of conventional anthelmintics against gastrointestinal nematodes in captive European bison	5
Parasite diversity and community structure of translocated Clarias gariepinus (Burchell) in South Africa: Testing co-introduction, parasite spillback and enemy release hypotheses	5
Molecular identification and epidemiological data of Anisakis spp. (Nematoda: Anisakidae) larvae from Southeastern Pacific Ocean off Peru	5
A proposed ectochory of Galba truncatula snails between wallow sites enhances transmission of Fascioloides magna at gemenc, in Hungary	5
Efficacy of a federally approved flea bait, orally administered to white-footed mice (Peromyscus leucopus), against blood feeding Ixodes scapularis larvae under simulated field conditions	5
The gastrointestinal nematodes of plains and Grevy's zebras: Phylogenetic relationships and host specificity	5
Predicting the risk of Alaria alata infestation in wild boar on the basis of environmental factors	5
Molecular identification of Trypanosoma theileri complex in Eurasian moose Alces alces (L.)	5
Isolation and genetic characterization of Toxoplasma gondii from a captive black-and-gold howler monkey (Alouatta caraya Humboldt, 1812) in Brazil	5