All Outputs (10)

Investigation of risk factors for Echinococcus coproantigen positivity in dogs in the Alay valley, Kyrgyzstan (2015)
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Mastin, A., van Kesteren, F., Torgerson, P., Zaidanov, I., Rogan, M., & Craig, P. (2015). Investigation of risk factors for Echinococcus coproantigen positivity in dogs in the Alay valley, Kyrgyzstan. Journal of Helminthology, 89, 655-663. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022149X15000590

Echinococcosis caused by the zoonotic cestodes Echinococcus granulosus (sensu lato) and Echinococcus multilocularis is highly endemic in the Central Asian Republic of Kyrgyzstan, and is increasingly being identified as public health problem especiall... Read More about Investigation of risk factors for Echinococcus coproantigen positivity in dogs in the Alay valley, Kyrgyzstan.

Rodentolepis straminea in an urban population of Apodemus sylvaticus in the UK (2015)
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Apodemus sylvaticus in the UK. Journal of Helminthology, 90(4), 476-482. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022149X15000632

The presence of the cyclophyllidean cestode Rodentolepis straminea (Cestoda, Hymenolepididae), was confirmed by molecular DNA analysis from a wood mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) population inhabiting urban woodland in Salford, Greater Manchester (UK)... Read More about Rodentolepis straminea in an urban population of Apodemus sylvaticus in the UK.

Echinococcus granulosus : epidemiology and state-of-the-art of diagnostics in animals (2015)
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Craig, P., Mastin, A., van Kesteren, F., & Boufana, B. (2015). Echinococcus granulosus : epidemiology and state-of-the-art of diagnostics in animals. Veterinary Parasitology, 213(3-4), 132-148. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2015.07.028

Diagnosis and detection of Echinococcus granulosus (sensu lato) infection in animals is a prerequisite for epidemiological studies and surveillance of echinococcosis in endemic, re-emergent or emergent transmission zones. Advances in diagnostic appro... Read More about Echinococcus granulosus : epidemiology and state-of-the-art of diagnostics in animals.

Helminth parasites in the endangered Ethiopian wolf, Canis simensis (2015)
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van Kesteren, F., Piggott, K., Bengui, T., Kubri, S., Mastin, A., Sillero-Zubiri, C., …Craig, P. (2015). Helminth parasites in the endangered Ethiopian wolf, Canis simensis. Journal of Helminthology, 89(4), 487-495. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022149X14000534

Ethiopian wolves, Canis simensis, are an endangered carnivore endemic to the Ethiopian highlands. Although previous studies have focused on aspects of Ethiopian wolf biology, including diet, territoriality, reproduction and infectious diseases such a... Read More about Helminth parasites in the endangered Ethiopian wolf, Canis simensis.

Independent evaluation of a canine Echinococcosis control programme in Hobukesar County, Xinjiang, China (2015)
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van Kesteren, F., Qi, X., Tao, J., Feng, X., Mastin, A., Craig, P., …Wen, H. (2015). Independent evaluation of a canine Echinococcosis control programme in Hobukesar County, Xinjiang, China. Acta tropica, 145, 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2015.01.009

The Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in northwest China is one of the world's most important foci for cystic echinococcosis. Domestic dogs are the main source for human infection, and previous studies in Xinjiang have found a canine Echinococcus spp... Read More about Independent evaluation of a canine Echinococcosis control programme in Hobukesar County, Xinjiang, China.

A newly discovered epidemic area of echinococcus multilocularis in West Gansu Province in China (2015)
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Sim, R., Han, J., Bao, G., Zhang, D., Gao, P., Wu, T., …Jing, T. (2015). A newly discovered epidemic area of echinococcus multilocularis in West Gansu Province in China. PLoS ONE, 10(7), e0132731. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0132731

Alveolar echinococcosis (AE) is a lethal parasitic disease. In Gansu Province of China, all AE cases reported in literature were from Zhang and Min Counties, the southern part of the province. Here, we report the discovery of nine AE cases and one cy... Read More about A newly discovered epidemic area of echinococcus multilocularis in West Gansu Province in China.

Echinococcus multilocularis in Kyrgyzstan: similarity in the Asian EmsB genotypic profiles from village populations of Eastern mole voles (Ellobius tancrei) and dogs in the Alay valley (2015)
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Afonso, E., Knapp, J., Tête, N., Umhang, G., Rieffel, D., van Kesteren, F., …Giraudoux, P. (2015). Echinococcus multilocularis in Kyrgyzstan: similarity in the Asian EmsB genotypic profiles from village populations of Eastern mole voles (Ellobius tancrei) and dogs in the Alay valley. Journal of Helminthology, 89(06), 664-670. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022149X15000474

Echinococcus multilocularis is a cestode that causes human alveolar echinococcosis, a lethal zoonosis of public health concern in central Asia and western China. In the present study, one of 42 Eastern mole voles (Ellobius tancrei) caught in Sary Mog... Read More about Echinococcus multilocularis in Kyrgyzstan: similarity in the Asian EmsB genotypic profiles from village populations of Eastern mole voles (Ellobius tancrei) and dogs in the Alay valley.

Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto (s.s.) from the critically endangered antelope Addax nasomaculatus in Tunisia (2015)
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Boufana, B., Saïd, Y., Dhibi, M., Craig, P., & Lahmar, S. (2015). Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto (s.s.) from the critically endangered antelope Addax nasomaculatus in Tunisia. Acta tropica, 152, 112-115. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2015.08.015

Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato (s.l.) is a zoonotic disease highly endemic in Tunisia. Canids including stray and semi-stray dogs, jackals and foxes are known as definitive hosts and a wide range of ungulates have been shown to harbour the metace... Read More about Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto (s.s.) from the critically endangered antelope Addax nasomaculatus in Tunisia.

A preliminary investigation into the genetic variation and population structure of Taenia hydatigena from Sardinia, Italy (2015)
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Boufana, B., Scala, A., Lahmar, S., Pointing, S., Craig, P., Dessì, G., …Varcasia, A. (2015). A preliminary investigation into the genetic variation and population structure of Taenia hydatigena from Sardinia, Italy. Veterinary Parasitology, 214(1-2), 67-74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2015.08.003

Cysticercosis caused by the metacestode stage of Taenia hydatigena is endemic in Sardinia. Information on the genetic variation of this parasite is important for epidemiological studies and implementation of control programs. Using two mitochondrial... Read More about A preliminary investigation into the genetic variation and population structure of Taenia hydatigena from Sardinia, Italy.

Post-encystment/established immunity in cystic echinococcosis : is it really that simple? (2015)
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Rogan, M., Bodell, A., & Craig, P. (2015). Post-encystment/established immunity in cystic echinococcosis : is it really that simple?. Parasite Immunology, 37(1), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1111/pim.12149

In 1982, Rickard & Williams stated that immunity to larval taeniid cestodes could be divided into two different phases: the establishment phase, operating against oncospheres, and the established phase, operating against established metacestodes in t... Read More about Post-encystment/established immunity in cystic echinococcosis : is it really that simple?.