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Sarcocystis spp. in domestic sheep in Kunming City, China: prevalence, morphology, and molecular characteristics by Hu, Jun-Jie, Huang, Si, Wen, Tao, Esch, Gerald W, Liang, Yu, Li, Hong-Liang

“…Sheep (Ovis aries) are intermediate hosts for at least six named species of Sarcocystis: S. tenella, S. arieticanis, S. gigantea, S. medusiformis, S…”
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Presidential Address: Parasitism and the Discovery of Veiled Secrets by Esch, Gerald W

“…Having read the literature regarding their research and success, I can honestly say that Grassi and Bignami were justifiably hostile toward Ross and the Nobel…”
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Our Nobel Laureate, Dr. William C. Campbell by Esch, Gerald W

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Microhabitat Differences in the Benthic Substrata Affect Parasitism in a Pulmonate Snail Host, Helisoma anceps by Zimmermann, Michael R, Luth, Kyle E, Esch, Gerald W

“…The microhabitats in which hosts live can potentially influence the ability and success of parasites in finding and infecting these hosts. The infection…”
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Sarcocystis dehongensis n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Sarcocystidae) from water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) in China by Chen, Xinwen, Wen, Tao, Hu, Junjie, Liu, Tingting, Esch, Gerald W., Liang, Yu, Li, Hongliang, Huang, Si

“…Water buffalo ( Bubalus bubalis ) is the intermediate host for at least four species of Sarcocystis : S. fusiformis , S . buffalonis , S . levinei , and S …”
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Snail species diversity impacts the infection patterns of Echinostoma spp.: Examples from field collected data by Zimmermann, Michael R., Luth, Kyle E., Esch, Gerald W.

“…Rapid losses of biodiversity due to the changing landscape have spurred increased interest in the role of species diversity and disease risk. A leading…”
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Tranmission pattern differences of miracidia and cercariae larval stages of digenetic trematode parasites by Zimmermann, Michael R., Luth, Kyle E., Esch, Gerald W.

“…Digenetic trematodes have complex life cycles involving multiple hosts and free-living larval stages. Some species have 2 larval stages that infect snails,…”
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HOST SPECIFICITY AND THE DISTRIBUTION–ABUNDANCE RELATIONSHIP IN A COMMUNITY OF PARASITES INFECTING FISHES IN STREAMS OF NORTH CAROLINA by Barger, Michael A, Esch, Gerald W

“…A positive relationship between distribution and local abundance is often observed among species in a community. The resource-breadth hypothesis suggests that…”
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Prevalence and genetic characterization of eimeriid coccidia from feces of black-necked cranes, Grus nigricollis by Liang, Yu, Zhao, ZiJiao, Hu, JunJie, Esch, Gerald W., Peng, MingChun, Liu, Qiong, Chen, JinQing

“…Disseminated visceral coccidiosis (DVC) is a widely distributed intestinal and extraintestinal disease of cranes caused by eimeriid coccidia and has lethal…”
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Hemophagocytic syndrome as uncommon presentation of disseminated toxoplasmosis in an immunocompetent adult from Chinese Kunming by Yang, YanFen, Zuo, WeiWei, Hu, JunJie, Esch, Gerald W, Zuo, YangXian

“…Hemophagocytic syndrome is a rare disease that is often fatal, despite treatment. An immunocompetent patient was presented with fever, hepatosplenomegaly,…”
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Albert O. Bush: 28 September 1948–24 January 2010 by Esch, Gerald W

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Complex Interactions Among a Nematode Parasite (Daubaylia potomaca), a Commensalistic Annelid (Chaetogaster limnaei limnaei), and Trematode Parasites in a Snail Host (Helisoma anceps) by Zimmermann, Michael R, Luth, Kyle E, Esch, Gerald W

“…Many biotic interactions can affect the prevalence and intensity of parasite infections in aquatic snails. Historically, these studies have centered on…”
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Shedding Patterns of Daubaylia potomaca (Nematoda: Rhabditida) by Zimmermann, Michael R, Luth, Kyle E, Esch, Gerald W

“…Daubaylia potomaca is a nematode parasite that exhibits an unusual direct life cycle in planorbid snails in which adult females are the infective stage, after…”
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Short Report: Hemophagocytic Syndrome as Uncommon Presentation of Disseminated Toxoplasmosis in an Immunocompetent Adult from Chinese Kunming by Yang, YanFen, Zuo, WeiWei, Hu, JunJie, Esch, Gerald W, Zuo, YangXian

“…Hemophagocytic syndrome is a rare disease that is often fatal, despite treatment. An immunocompetent patient was presented with fever, hepatosplenomegaly,…”
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Auto-infection by Echinostoma spp. cercariae in Helisoma anceps by Zimmermann, Michael R., Luth, Kyle E., Esch, Gerald W.

“…Auto-infection is a life history strategy used by many parasitic organisms, including digenetic trematodes. The process of autoinfection most frequently…”
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Sarcocystis menglaensis n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Sarcocystidae) from Williamson’s mouse deer Tuagulus williamsoni (Kloss) (Artiodactyla: Tragulidae) by Hu, Jun-Jie, Li, Hong-Liang, Huang, Si, Chen, Ming-Yong, Esch, Gerald W., Yang, Zhao-Qing, Song, Jing-Ling

“…Williamson’s mouse deer, Tuagulus williamsoni (Kloss), is one of the smallest ungulates among tragulid species found in northern Thailand, and Yunnan Province,…”
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The Unusual Life Cycle of Daubaylia potomaca, a Nematode Parasite of Helisoma anceps by Zimmermann, Michael R, Luth, Kyle E, Esch, Gerald W

“…Daubaylia potomaca is a parasitic nematode that exhibits a direct life cycle using planorbid snails as their only host. Within the snail host Helisoma anceps,…”
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Differences in snail ecology lead to infection pattern variation of Echinostoma spp. larval stages by Zimmermann, Michael R., Luth, Kyle E., Esch, Gerald W.

“…The infection patterns of parasites are often tied to host behavior. Although most studies have investigated definitive hosts and their parasites, intermediate…”
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Introduction of President Steven A. Nadler by Esch, Gerald W

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Sarcocystis eothenomysi n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Sarcocystidae) from the large oriental vole Eothenomys miletus (Thomas) (Cricetidae: Microtinae) from Anning, China by Hu, Jun-Jie, Liu, Qiong, Yang, Yan-Fen, Esch, Gerald W., Guo, Yan-Mei, Zou, Feng-Cai

“…Fifty-six oriental voles, Eothenomys miletus (Thomas), were collected in Anning prefecture of Yunnan Province (China) between March 2012 and December 2013 and…”
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