Parasitologia, Volume 5, Issue 2

Gastrointestinal parasites (GIPs) and tick infestations remain critical health challenges limiting cattle productivity in rural South Africa, particularly within communal farming systems. The Eastern Cape Province, characterized by high livestock den...

Bovine trypanosomiasis, caused by Trypanosoma vivax, affects livestock productivity and is increasingly being reported in South America. This study aimed to detect and characterize Trypanosoma spp. infections, with a focus on T. vivax, in cattle from...

This study aimed to explore and identify soil-dwelling nematophagous fungi (NF) from the “El Texcal” Ecological Reserve in Morelos, Mexico, and evaluate their potential as biological control agents against Haemonchus contortus infective l...

Giardia duodenalis is a flagellated protozoan pathogen causing parasitic enteric disease outbreaks worldwide. Among detection methods, loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) has high selectivity and sensitivity, and the detection time is lower...

Archived, frozen tongues of 56 bobcats (Lynx rufus) from Oklahoma, USA, were tested for parasites. Testing for Sarcocystis infections included microscopic examination of unstained muscle squashes, histological sections of paraffin-embedded tissues, a...

This research introduces a novel method that integrates both unsupervised and supervised learning, leveraging SimCLR (Simple Framework for Contrastive Learning of Visual Representations) for self-supervised learning along with different pre-trained m...

(1) Background: Coproparasitological techniques are fundamental in veterinary medicine for diagnosing intestinal parasitic infections and form a core part of clinical training. Due to their procedural nature, teaching these techniques can benefit fro...

Parasites of the genus Trichinella are widely distributed and infect a wide range of domestic and wild animals. Their presence spans across various continents, impacting agricultural and wildlife ecosystems alike. In Argentina, Trichinella spiralis,...

Metacyclogenesis is a critical process in the Trypanosoma cruzi life cycle. This transition naturally occurs in an insect vector’s gut. Although Triatomine Artificial Urine (TAU) medium is the widely adopted approach to metacyclogenesis in vitr...

Dogs harbour a wide range of endoparasites, many of which pose a significant risk to public health globally due to their zoonotic potential. Addressing the dynamics of zoonotic parasites comprehensively requires epidemiological studies under the One...

Strongyloidiasis represents a public health problem in tropical and subtropical regions. The medicinal plants demonstrate the potential of plants as a source of molecules with helminthic activity. In this research, we assessed the potential of five e...

The genus Polystoma includes parasites with direct life cycles that involve a short-lived free-living, aquatic oncomiracidia, post-larvae infecting the gill chambers of tadpoles, and adults parasitizing the urinary bladder of adult anurans. Despite t...

The Gran Acuario Mazatlán (GAM), Mexico’s largest aquarium, is located at the entrance of the Gulf of California. In April 2023, fish in the Ocean Tank (OT) began exhibiting disease symptoms, followed by significant mortality, primarily...

A significant portion of women encounter vaginal infections at some point in their lives. These infections have many effects such as infertility, pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), severe disseminated infections, and complications affecting fetal hea...

Introduction: Freshwater snails, particularly snails from the genus Biomphalaria, play a key role in the transmission of schistosomiasis, a parasitic disease prevalent in tropical regions. Schistosomiasis poses a significant public health challenge i...

Equine Piroplasmosis (EP) is a significant tick-borne disease affecting horses, and one of the causative protozoan parasites is Theileria equi, hence the need to understand the prevalence and associated factors influencing it. Considering the populat...