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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Ectoparasites of wild rodents in forest sites invaded and uninvaded by Maesopsis eminii in Amani nature forest reserve, Tanzania	61
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	31
Comparative analyses of the fragmented mitochondrial genomes of wild pig louse Haematopinus apri from China and Japan	29
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	26
Exo-erythrocytic stages of Haemoproteus sp. in common buzzard (Buteo buteo): A histopathological and molecular study	22
Molecular-based laboratory testing confer accuracy over microscopical testing for tick identification	22
A new haemosporidian parasite from the Red-legged Seriema Cariama cristata (Cariamiformes, Cariamidae)	22
Morbidity in California giant salamander (Dicamptodon ensatus Eschscholtz, 1833) caused by Euryhelmis sp. Poche, 1926 (Trematoda: Heterophyiidae)	22
Patterns of intestinal parasite prevalence in brown bears (Ursus arctos) revealed by a 3-year survey on the Shiretoko peninsula, Hokkaido, Japan	21
Molecular evaluation of Eimeria spp. Infection in the Volga-Ural Saiga antelope population of the Republic of Kazakhstan	20
Demodex bialoviensis sp. nov. (Acariformes, Demodecidae) a new, specific parasite of the European bison Bison bonasus (Artiodactyla, Bovidae)	20
Molecular detection of Candidatus Rickettsia colombianensi in ticks (Acari, Ixodidae) collected from herpetofauna in San Juan de Carare, Colombia	19
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
Gastrointestinal parasites of harbour seal (Phoca vitulina L.) in Danish marine waters: Prevalence, abundance, intensity and reproductive potential	17
Characterization of the mitochondrial genome of Tetrameres grusi and insights into the phylogeny of Spirurina	16
Inactivated Toxoplasma gondii nanovaccine boosts T-cell memory response in a seropositive yellow-footed rock wallaby (Petrogale xanthopus) – A case report from Copenhagen Zoo	16
Molecular characterisation of the Monogenea parasites of blue mackerel Scomber australasicus (Perciformes: Scombridae) in Australian waters	15
Threat of cercarial dermatitis in Hungary: A first report of Trichobilharzia franki from the mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) and European ear snail (Radix auricularia) using molecular methods	15
Morphological and molecular characterisation of two closely related species: Myxobolus tihanyensis n. sp. and Myxobolus sandrae Reuss, 1906	14
Trematode infection affects shell shape and size in Bulinus tropicus	14
Pharmacokinetics and safety of topical fluralaner in koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus)	14
Prevalence and local transmission of haemosporidian (Haemosporida) parasites in nestlings of birds of prey (Aves, Accipitriformes) in the temperate forests in Lithuania	13
Trypanosoma cruzi in wild mammals from an endemic area of Chagas disease on the coast of Ecuador	13
Estimating the impact of sarcoptic mange epidemic on the population size of wild raccoon dogs (Nyctereutes procyonoides) from wildlife rescue data	13
Molecular identification of Trypanosoma theileri complex in Eurasian moose Alces alces (L.)	13

Efficiency of anthelmintic treatment and its effect on microparasite dynamics in wild Mastomys natalensis	12
Waterborne protozoan and microsporidian parasites in Eurasian beavers (Castor fiber)	12
A new species of louse fly, Ornithomya Latreille, 1802 (Diptera: Hippoboscidae), from the Russian far East	12
Cuckoo eyes are an important identification cue for the Oriental reed warbler host	11
An investigation of endoparasites and the determinants of parasite infection in European hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) from Denmark	11
Molecular characterization of Dipetalonema yatesi from the black-faced spider monkey (Ateles chamek) with phylogenetic inference of relationships among Dipetalonema of Neotropical primates	11
Response of Northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) and two parasitic nematode populations in western Oklahoma to anthelmintic supplemental feed	11
Exorchis sp. in the catfish Silurus asotus and Oncomelania hupensis in marshlands of Poyang Lake, China: A potential biological control tool for Schistosoma japonicum	10
Host selection and potential predation in the host-parasite interaction between the isopod Tachaea chinensis and freshwater host species	10
First record of Ogmogaster antarctica Johnston, 1931 (Trematoda: Notocotylidae) on the edge of the Arctic Ocean.	10
Macro-parasites and micro-parasites co-exist in rodent communities but are associated with different community-level parameters	9
A survey of piroplasms in white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in the southeastern United States to determine their possible role as Theileria orientalis hosts	9
A young parasite in an old fish host: A new genus for proteocephalid tapeworms (Cestoda) of bowfin (Amia calva) (Holostei: Amiiformes), and a revised list of its cestodes	9
Different drivers, same tick: Effect of host traits, habitat, and climate on the infestation of three rodent species by larval Dermacentor ticks	9
Helminth infection in wild boars in Primorye, Russia	9
Application of a universal parasite diagnostic test to biological specimens collected from animals	9
Molecular phylogeny of the Pseudaliidae (Nematoda) and the origin of associations between lungworms and marine mammals	8
Trichinella T9 in wild bears in Japan: Prevalence, species/genotype identification, and public health implications	8
Making the most of mortalities: Novel host-parasite records in a sandy inland mouse (Pseudomys hermannsburgensis)	8
First step towards understanding the specific identity of fish muscle parasites of the genus Sarcotaces (Copepoda: Philichthyidae)—New species and first molecular ID in the genus	8
Toxoplasma gondii in rodents and shrews in Armenia, Transcaucasia	8
Fatal babesiosis in a free-ranging iberian wolf co-infected with Hepatozoon canis and Leishmania infantum: Epidemiological implications for the cantabrian wolf population	8
Otodectes cynotis (Acari: Psoroptidae) infestations in Southern pudus (Pudu puda): In situ and ex situ data of an unexpected host-parasite record	8
Epidemiology of a major honey bee pathogen, deformed wing virus: potential worldwide replacement of genotype A by genotype B	8
Northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) population response to anthelminthic treatment in the Rolling Plains ecoregion of Texas, 2014–2016	8
Environmental modulators on the development of the raccoon roundworm (Baylisascaris procyonis): Effects of temperature on the embryogenesis	7
Lack of evidence of vertical transmission of Karyolysus blood parasites in Iberian green lizards (Lacerta schreiberi)	7
Challenges for assessment of cohabiting stocks of argentine shortfin squid Illex argentinus using parasites as biological tags	7
Rodentolepis microstoma isolated from different species of Sigmodontinae rodents (Rodentia: Cricetidae) in the Cuenca del Plata, Argentina: Morphological aspects and molecular characterization	7
Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in wild boars (Sus scrofa) hunted in Ukraine	7
Equal rights for parasites: Are we there yet?	7
Detection of Dirofilaria immitis via integrated serological and molecular analyses in coyotes from Texas, United States	7
Unexpected absence of exo-erythrocytic merogony during high gametocytaemia in two species of Haemoproteus (Haemosporida: Haemoproteidae), including description of Haemoproteus angustus n. sp. (lineage	7
Reproductive strategies of the parasitic flatworm Thaparocleidus vistulensis (Siwak, 1932) (Platyhelminthes, Monogenea) infecting the European catfish Silurus glanis Linnaeus, 1758	7
Filtration and respiration responses of mussels (Mytilus edulis) to trematode parasite infections (Renicola roscovita) and transient heat exposure	7
First detection and molecular identification of Babesia gibsoni and Hepatozoon canis in an Asiatic wild dog (Cuon alpinus) from Thailand	7
A combined treatment regimen for Trichuris rhinopiptheroxella infection in Rhinopithecus roxellana in southern China	7
Ectoparasites of the European wildcat (Felis silvestris) in Germany	7
Sarcoptic mange in a guanaco (Lama guanicoe) of northwestern Argentina: Clinical, histopathological and molecular studies	7
Presence of IgG antibodies is not a reliable marker of Toxoplasma gondii infection in feral mice	7
Nemabiome sequencing reveals seasonal and age associated patterns of strongyle infection and high prevalence of Strongylus vulgaris in Alberta feral horses	7
Acanthoatractis xinguensis n. gen., n. sp. (Nematoda: Cosmocercoidea: Atractidae) parasite of yellow-spotted Amazon river turtle, Podocnemis unifilis Troschel (Testudines: Podocnemididae) in Brazilian	7
Genotypic diversity and epidemiology of Trichomonas gallinae in Columbidae: Insights from a comprehensive analysis	7
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	6
Genetic structure of Trichinella britovi populations in wildlife of north and northeast Iran	6
Plasmodium relictum MSP-1 capture antigen-based ELISA for detection of avian malaria antibodies in African penguins (Spheniscus demersus)	6
Paraharmotrema karinganiense n. gen., n. sp. (Digenea: Liolopidae) infecting the intestine of serrated hinged terrapin (Pelusios sinuatus), east African black mud turtle (Pelusios subniger), and South	6
Drivers and consequences of nest ectoparasite pressure in tit nestlings	6
Frontiers in effective control of problem parasites in beekeeping	6
Estimating parasite-condition relationships and potential health effects for fallow deer (Dama dama) and red deer (Cervus elaphus) in Denmark	6

Experimental evaluation of pathogenicity and acquired immunity of Eimeria species, E. uekii and E. raichoi, infecting Japanese rock ptarmigans in a subspecies of the birds	6
A new species of Versteria (Cestoda: Taeniidae) parasitizing Galictis cuja (Carnivora: Mustelidae) from Patagonia, Argentina: Morphological and molecular characterization	6
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	6
Statewide surveillance of tick-borne pathogens in ticks collected in Delaware using novel multiplex PCR assays	6
Association of bat flies (Diptera: Streblidae) and bats: Richness and host specificity in Western Mexico	6
Eco-epidemiological screening of multi-host wild rodent communities in the UK reveals pathogen strains of zoonotic interest	6
Detection of Toxoplasma gondii (Types I, II, III and 12) and Sarcocystis spp. in the brains of river otter (Lontra canadensis) from Alberta, Canada	6
Analysis of COI gene, prevalence, and intensity of the bat fly Cyclopodia greeffi on roosting straw-coloured fruit bat Eidolon helvum in Southwest Nigeria	6
Endoparasite survey in Amazonian manatees (Trichechus inunguis) under rehabilitation in the Peruvian Amazon	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
Role of landscape context in Toxoplasma gondii infection of invasive definitive and intermediate hosts on a World Heritage Island	6
Identification and phylogenetic analysis of Taenia spp. parasites found in wildlife in the Emilia-Romagna region, northern Italy (2017–2022)	6
Exo-erythrocytic development of Leucocytozoon parasites (Haemosporida, Leucocytozoidae) in song thrushes Turdus philomelos	6
Prevalence, molecular characterisation and phylogenetic analyses of hydatid cysts and cysticercus tenuicollis isolates and first report of E. canadensis (G6/G7) in wild boars in Bingol province, Türki	6
“Migratory beekeeping and its influence on the prevalence and dispersal of pathogens to managed and wild bees”	6
Morphological and molecular analyses of Taenia and Mesocestoides species from red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in northwestern China	6
Molecular screening of ticks of the genus Amblyomma (Acari: Ixodidae) infesting South African reptiles with comments on their potential to act as vectors for Hepatozoon fitzsimonsi (Dias, 1953) (Adele	6
The first finding of Dictyocaulus cervi and Dictyocaulus skrjabini (Nematoda) in feral fallow deer (Dama dama) in Australia	6
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	6
Where there are moose (Alces alces) in Eurasia, there are moose nose botflies: First morphological and molecular identification of Cephenemyia ulrichii (Brauer, 1862) in Kazakhstan	5
An assessment of ectoparasites across highland and lowland populations of Leadbeater's possum (Gymnobelideus leadbeateri): Implications for genetic rescue translocations	5
Location and elimination of Anisakis simplex third stage larvae in Atlantic herring Clupea harengus L	5
Polychromophilus (Haemosporida: Plasmodiidae): A review of association with bats (Mammalia, Chiroptera) and the first record in the Neotropical bat, Myotis albescens (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) fro	5
Cathetocephalus badilloi n. sp. (Cestoda: Cathetocephalidea) from the spinner shark Carcharhinus brevipinna off the coast of Yucatan, Mexico	5
Life cycle stages of Hepatozoon ingwe (Apicomplexa: Adeleorina: Hepatozoidae) in an Ixodes sp. tick vector (Arthropoda: Ixodida: Ixodidae) and an African leopard Panthera pardus pardus	5
Ranavirus and helminth parasite co-infection in invasive American bullfrogs in the Atlantic forest, Brazil	5
First detection and low prevalence of Pearsonema spp. in wild raccoons (Procyon lotor) from Central Europe	5
Genetic characterisation of Echinocephalus spp. (Nematoda: Gnathostomatidae) from marine hosts in Australia	5
Invasive Fascioloides magna infections impact gut microbiota in a definitive host in Europe	5
Demographic, environmental and physiological predictors of gastrointestinal parasites in urban raccoons	5
Eyeworms of wild birds and new record of Thelazia (Thelaziella) aquilina (Nematoda: Spirurida)	5
Prairie dog responses to vector control and vaccination during an initial Yersinia pestis invasion	5
Sarcocystis sp. shed by the common boa snake (Boa constrictor) in Brazil	5
Molecular detection of Leishmania and other vector-borne agents in free-ranging and captive herpetofauna from Costa Rica	5
First report of flesh-fly (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) myiasis in little-devil poison frog (Anura: Dendrobatidae) from Ecuador	5
Enumerating genotypic diversity and host specificity of Giardia in wild rodents around a New York watershed	5
Wild carnivores and Thelazia callipaeda zoonotic eyeworms: A focus on wolves	5
Molecular detection of Bartonella rochalimae and Hepatozoon canis in red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) from China	5
A tale of two nematodes: Climate mediates mustelid infection by nematodes across the geographical range	5
Characterisation of Crassicauda fuelleborni nematode infection in Indo-Pacific finless porpoises (Neophocaena phocaenoides) using postmortem computed tomography	5
Study of the helminth fauna in eagle owl (Bubo bubo) in the south of Spain	5
The occurrence of known Myxobolus and Thelohanellus species (Myxozoa, Myxosporea) from Indian major carps with the description of Myxobolus bandyopadhyayi n. sp. in West Bengal	5
Epidemiological investigation of Trichomonas gallinae in beijing, China	5
The complete mitogenome of Argas vulgaris (Filippova, 1961) and its phylogenetic status in subgenus Argas (Acari: Argasidae)	5
Testing the parasite-mediated competition hypothesis between sympatric northern and southern flying squirrels	5
Platyhelminthes of common buzzard (Buteo buteo): Checklist of species in Europe and new parasite-host associations in Romania	5
New species of Gyrodactylus von Nordmann, 1832 (Monogenoidea: Gyrodactylidae) from Gymnodiptychus dybowskii (Kessler, 1874) (Schizothoracinae) in the Kunes River (Yili River basin), China	5
Hidden diversity of cestodes in wild African carnivores: I. Non-taeniid cyclophyllideans	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 analysis of feces reveals gastrointestinal nematodes in reintroduced wild asses of the Negev desert	5
Host-related genetic differentiation of a polyxenic avian ectoparasite, Ornithomya avicularia (Hippoboscidae)	5