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Parasitologia, Volume 5, Issue 4

December 2025 - 10 articles

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Articles (10)

  • Article
  • Open Access

First Molecular Detection of the Poultry Pathogen Protozoan Histomonas meleagridis from Red Mite (Dermanyssus gallinae)

  • Patrícia Kóczán,
  • László Kovács,
  • Adrienn Örkényi,
  • Dorottya Kovács,
  • László Kőrösi and
  • Edit Eszterbauer

Our study reports the first molecular detection of the protozoan pathogen Histomonas meleagridis, the causative agent of histomonosis, in the poultry red mite Dermanyssus gallinae. Mite samples were collected from a commercial poultry farm and a back...

  • Article
  • Open Access
57 Views
12 Pages

Exploratory Toxicogenomic Analysis of Parasite-Related Th2 Immune Response

  • Marina Ziliotto,
  • José Artur Bogo Chies and
  • Joel Henrique Ellwanger

Helminth parasites infect mammalian hosts through complex life cycles, mostly triggering T helper type 2 (Th2) immune responses characterized by interleukin-4 (IL4), interleukin-5 (IL5), and interleukin-13 (IL13) production. Environmental chemical ex...

  • Article
  • Open Access
104 Views
12 Pages

Molecular Surveillance of Pyrethroid Resistance Kdr Alleles T917I and L920F in Head and Body Lice from Nigeria

  • Joshua Kamani,
  • Shimon Harrus,
  • Bukar Laminu,
  • Yaarit Nachum-Biala,
  • Mike Shand,
  • Gonzalo Roca-Acevedo and
  • Ariel Ceferino Toloza

Pediculosis produced by the presence of the human head louse (Pediculus humanus capitis DeGeer, 1767) and the body louse (Pediculus humanus humanus L., 1758) remains a neglected tropical disease in Nigeria, where permethrin-based pediculicides are wi...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
419 Views
36 Pages

Identifying Promising Novel Compounds Against Free-Living Amoebae: A Systematic Review of In Vitro and In Vivo Studies

  • Beni Jequicene Mussengue Chaúque,
  • Thaisla Cristiane Borella da Silva,
  • Luiza Bernardes Chagas,
  • Letícia F. G. Kinape,
  • Paula Eliete Rodrigues Bitencourt,
  • Custódio José Gaspar,
  • Alexandre Coelho Borges Cheinquer,
  • Marilise Brittes Rott,
  • Régis Adriel Zanette and
  • José Roberto Goldim

The increasing global incidence of infections caused by free-living amoebae (FLA) and the lack of effective, safe, and approved treatments highlight the urgent need for novel amoebicidal compounds with pharmacological potential. Despite a growing bod...

  • Article
  • Open Access
227 Views
11 Pages

Epidemiological Insights into Haemonchosis from Necropsy Records of Small Ruminants in Northeast Brazil

  • Artefio Martins Oliveira,
  • Erick Platiní Ferreira Souto,
  • Antônia Aniellen Raianne Moisés Aguiar,
  • Victor Hugo Alves Sousa Formiga,
  • Thais Ferreira Feitosa,
  • Antônio Flávio Medeiros Dantas and
  • Vinícius Longo Ribeiro Vilela

The main pathological, epidemiological, and clinical findings of haemonchosis in goats and sheep in a semi-arid region of Northeast Brazil are described. Necropsy records conducted between January 2012 and December 2021 at the Animal Pathology Labora...

  • Article
  • Open Access
255 Views
12 Pages

CsNOSIP Reverses NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation Induced by CsESPs via Inducing iNOS and NO Expression and Inhibiting NF-κB Signaling Pathway in Macrophages

  • Xuran Yang,
  • Huimin Dong,
  • Xiangzhan Kong,
  • Xuerong Li,
  • Xuejing Chi,
  • Qiannan Liu,
  • Xinbing Yu,
  • Wenfang Li and
  • Yan Huang

Excretory/secretory products from parasites (ESPs) can act as pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) to activate innate immunity. Parasites may achieve immune evasion by modulating the interaction between PAMPs and the nucleotide-binding olig...

  • Review
  • Open Access
875 Views
22 Pages

Prevalence of Human and Animal African Trypanosomiasis in Nigeria: A Scoping Review

  • Chinwe Chukwudi,
  • Elizabeth Odebunmi and
  • Chukwuemeka Ibeachu

African trypanosomiasis is a protozoan disease that affects both humans and animals. Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) is a Neglected Tropical Disease targeted for elimination in 2030. Although WHO has not reported HAT from Nigeria in the last deca...

  • Article
  • Open Access
472 Views
16 Pages

Stomoxys calcitrans (Linnaeus, 1758) is a hematophagous fly species of veterinary importance, known for its negative effects on animal health and productivity. The stress caused by their painful bites results in losses in milk and meat production. De...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
257 Views
7 Pages

Abdominal Subcutaneous Dirofilariasis Due to Dirofilaria repens in a 34-Year-Old Sicilian Woman: Diagnostic Challenges and Molecular Confirmation

  • Roberta Virruso,
  • Valeria Gargano,
  • Francesco Scarlata,
  • Stefano Rizzuto,
  • Antonio Vella,
  • Rita Immordino,
  • Teresa Fasciana,
  • Walter Razete,
  • Giovanni Maurizio Giammanco and
  • Cinzia Calà

Human subcutaneous dirofilariasis caused by Dirofilaria repens is an emerging zoonotic parasitic infection increasingly observed in southern Europe. We report a case of a woman from western Sicily, who likely acquired the infection locally through a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
566 Views
17 Pages

MLens: Advancing the Real-Time Detection, Identification, and Counting of Pathogenic Microparasites Through a Web Interface

  • Gustavo Souza Carneiro,
  • Karoliny Caldas Xavier,
  • José Ledamir Sindeaux-Neto,
  • Alanna do Socorro Lima da Silva and
  • Michele Velasco Oliveira da Silva

In this study, a diverse collection of images of myxozoans from the genera Henneguya and Myxobolus was created, providing a practical dataset for application in computer vision. Four versions of the YOLOv5 network were tested, achieving an average pr...

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