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Genetic and Morphological Approaches Distinguish the Three Sibling Species of the Anisakis simplex Species Complex, with a Species Designation as Anisakis berlandi n. sp. for A. simplex sp. C (Nematoda: Anisakidae) by Mattiucci, Simonetta, Cipriani, Paolo, Webb, Stephen C, Paoletti, Michela, Marcer, Federica, Bellisario, Bruno, Gibson, David I, Nascetti, Giuseppe

“…Numerous specimens of the 3 sibling species of the Anisakis simplex species complex (A. pegreffii, A. simplex (senso stricto)), and A. simplex sp. C) recovered…”
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DESCRIPTION, BIOLOGY, AND MEDICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF LEISHMANIA (MUNDINIA) CHANCEI N. SP. (KINETOPLASTEA: TRYPANOSOMATIDAE) FROM GHANA AND LEISHMANIA (MUNDINIA) PROCAVIENSIS N. SP. (KINETOPLASTEA: TRYPANOSOMATIDAE) FROM NAMIBIA by Kwakye-Nuako, Godwin, Mosore, Mba-Tihssommah, Boakye, Daniel, Bates, Paul A

“…Genetic and phylogenetic analysis was performed on 2 isolates of Leishmania using DNA sequence data from the RNA polymerase II large subunit gene and the…”
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TRICHINELLA AND AT LEAST THREE SPECIES OF SARCOCYSTIS PARASITIZE THE MUSCLES OF BOBCATS (LYNX RUFUS) FROM MISSISSIPPI by Dubey, J P, de Araujo, Larissa S, Gupta, Aditya, Kwok, Oliver C H, Rosenthal, B M

“…Muscles of 25 bobcats (Lynx rufus) from remote areas of Mississippi in 2017 were tested for parasites. Testing for Sarcocystis infections included microscopic…”
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THE 72-KDA PROTEIN OF NAEGLERIA FOWLERI PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE ADHESION OF TROPHOZOITES TO BALB/C MICE NASAL EPITHELIUM by Flores-Suárez, B, Bonilla-Lemus, P, Rojas-Hernández, S, Terrazas-Valdés, L L, Carrasco-Yépez, M M

“…Naegleria fowleri is a protozoan that causes primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM). The infection occurs when the trophozoites enter the nasal cavity,…”
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DEVELOPMENT OF A RAPID SNP PCR ASSAY TO DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN EUROPEAN AND NORTH AMERICAN HAPLOTYPES OF ECHINOCOCCUS MULTILOCULARIS by Conlon, Corinne L, Whipps, Christopher M

“…Herein we describe a single nucleotide polymorphism-specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay to rapidly detect and differentiate variants belonging to…”
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AVIAN HAEMOSPORIDIANS IN GREATER SCAUP (AYTHYA MARILA) AND LESSER SCAUP (AYTHYA AFFINIS) FROM WISCONSIN by Orlofske, Sarah A, Magro, Gina M, Bell, Jeffrey A, Tkach, Vasyl V, Urben, Bruce, Jadin, Robert C

“…Avian haemosporidians are a diverse group of protozoan parasites that infect a wide range of host species. Waterfowl are an ecologically and economically…”
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PENTASTOMES IN AUSTRALIAN REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS: A REVIEW OF THE HISTORY AND A CHECKLIST OF RECORDS by Barton, Diane P, Trembath, Dane

“…This paper provides a summary of new and revised records of pentastomes published since 1985 and also presents a checklist of all pentastome records from…”
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SEROPREVALENCE OF TOXOPLASMA GONDII IN GOATS FROM SOUTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI, USA by Acholonu, Alexander D W, Alexander, Jamela S

“…Parasitic infection with Toxoplasma gondii is prevalent in human and animal populations worldwide. Goat production for food and fiber has increased in…”
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LOUSY ASSOCIATIONS: SUCKING LICE (PHTHIRAPTERA: ANOPLURA) PARASITIZING RODENTS AND LAGOMORPHS IN THE DESERT NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, NEVADA by Weinstein, Sara B, Dumbacher, John P, Durden, Lance A

“…Seventy of 190 (37%) mammals, representing 14 rodent and 2 lagomorph species examined in the Desert National Wildlife Refuge in southern Nevada, were…”
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A NEW SPECIES OF ACANTHOBOTHRIUM (CESTODA: ONCHOPROTEOCEPHALIDEA), PARASITE OF THE GIANT ELECTRIC RAY NARCINE ENTEMEDOR JORDAN AND STARKS, 1895 (BATOIDEA: TORPEDINIFORMES) FROM MEXICO by Rodríguez-Ibarra, Erick, Adán-Torres, Berenice, Ruiz-Escobar, Fernando, Torres-Carrera, Gerardo

“…Spiral valves from specimens of the giant electric ray Narcine entemedor Jordan & Starks, 1895 were examined in search of tapeworms at 2 localities of the…”
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TAXES OF DICYEMIDS (PHYLUM DICYEMIDA) by Hisayama, Naoki, Takeuchi, Yuto, Furuya, Hidetaka

“…Dicyemids (Phylum Dicyemida) are endosymbionts present in the kidneys of benthic cephalopods. They usually consist of 10 to 40 cells and are characterized by 2…”
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EVALUATION OF THE CYSTICIDAL ACTIVITY OF CHLOROCRESOL AGAINST ACANTHAMOEBA POLYPHAGA by Phendinvay, Orlanath, Thongseesuksai, Thaksaporn, Boonmars, Thidarut, Laummaunwai, Porntip

“…Chlorocresol has antibacterial and antifungal properties, yet its effectiveness in eradicating Acanthamoeba spp. remains unexplored. Acanthamoeba species…”
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THIN AND ULTRATHIN STRUCTURE OF ENVELOPES OF STEPHANOSTOMUM BACCATUM (TREMATODA: ACANTHOCOLPIDAE) METACERCARIAE IN YELLOWFIN SOLE, LIMANDA ASPERA by Skorobrekhova, E M

“…The structure of the envelopes (capsule and cyst) surrounding metacercariae of Stephanostomum baccatum (Nicoll, 1907) in the second intermediate host, the…”
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SUPPLEMENTAL DESCRIPTION OF CABALLEROTREMA ANNULATUM (DIESING, 1850) OSTROWSKI DE NÚÑEZ AND SATTMANN, 2002 (DIGENEA: CABALLEROTREMATIDAE) FROM A NEW HOST (ELECTROPHORUS CF. VARII) AND LOCALITY (AMAZON RIVER, COLOMBIA) WITH PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS AND EMENDED GENERIC DIAGNOSIS by Cajiao-Mora, Kamila, Brule, John H, Dutton, Haley R, Bullard, Stephen A

“…Herein, we provide a supplemental description of Caballerotrema annulatum (Diesing, 1850) Ostrowski de Núñez and Sattmann, 2002 (Digenea: Caballerotrematidae…”
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Thermal Performance Curves and the Metabolic Theory of Ecology—A Practical Guide to Models and Experiments for Parasitologists by Molnár, Péter K, Sckrabulis, Jason P, Altman, Karie A, Raffel, Thomas R

“…Climate change will affect host–parasite dynamics in complex ways. The development of forecast models is necessary for proactive disease management, but past…”
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REDESCRIPTION OF HASSALSTRONGYLUS ADUNCUS CHANDLER, 1932 (NEMATODA: HELIGMONELLIDAE), WITH THE DESCRIPTION OF A NEW SPECIES OF THE GENUS AND THEIR PHYLOGENETIC POSITION WITH OTHER HELIGMOSOMOIDEA TRAVASSOS, 1914 by Falcón-Ordaz, Jorge, Iturbe-Morgado, José Carlos, Martínez-Salazar, Elizabeth A

“…Hassalstrongylus Durette-Desset, 1971 (Nematoda: Heligmonellidae), includes 19 species that are distributed from the southwestern United States to…”
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MORPHOLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF DICHELYNE (NEOCULLANELLUS) DAKARENSIS N. SP. (NEMATODA: CUCULLANIDAE) PARASITIZING AN ECONOMICALLY IMPORTANT MARINE FISH, THE SOMPAT GRUNT, POMADASYS JUBELINI (PERCIFORMES: HAEMULIDAE), FROM HANN BAY IN DAKAR, SENEGAL by Dione, Ephigénie Ndew, Boissier, Jérôme, Bâ, Aïssatou, Allienne, Jean François, Quilichini, Yann, Diouf, Malick

“…Nematodes collected from the intestine of sompat grunt Pomadasys jubelini Cuvier, 1830 from Hann Bay in Dakar, Senegal represent a new species described herein…”
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MOLECULAR AND MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF SARCOCYSTIS INFECTIONS IN THE MUSCLES OF GRAY WOLVES (CANIS LUPUS) FROM MINNESOTA SUGGEST THEY MAY SERVE AS RESERVOIRS FOR INFECTION IN DOMESTICATED DOGS by Gupta, Aditya, de Araujo, Larissa S, Calero-Bernal, R, Humpal, Carolin, Schrage, Mike, Carstensen, Michelle, Rosenthal, B M, Dubey, J P

“…Sarcocystis infections were found for the first time in the muscles of 3 of 3 gray wolves (Canis lupus) from Minnesota. Two kinds (thin-walled and…”
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TRICHINELLA MURRELLI POZIO AND LA ROSA, 2000 IN A GRAY FOX (UROCYON CINEREOARGENTEUS) FROM PENNSYLVANIA: A NEW HOST RECORD FOR THIS ZOONOTIC NEMATODE by Thompson, P C, Araujo, L S de, Gupta, A, Kay, S, Kwok, O C H, Battle, J, Van Why, K, Brown, J D, Rosenthal, B M, Dubey, J P

“…Trichinella murrelli Pozio and La Rosa, 2000, is the primary sylvatic trichinellid encountered in temperate North America. During a survey for Sarcocystis in…”
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NEW INSIGHTS BASED ON MORPHOLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR DATA REVEAL THE TAXONOMIC STATUS OF HALIOTREMA PTEROISI (MONOGENOIDEA: DACTYLOGYRIDAE) INFECTING DEVIL FIREFISH PTEROIS MILES (PERCIFORMES: SCORPAENOIDEI: SCORPAENIDAE) IN THE RED SEA OFF EGYPT by Mansour, Ali, Kritsky, Delane C

“…Paperna, 1972 (Monogenoidea: Dactylogyridae) was found parasitizing the gill lamellae of devil firefish, Pterois miles (Bennet) (Perciformes: Scorpaenidae), in…”
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