Parasite

An international open-access, peer-reviewed, online journal publishing high quality papers on all aspects of human and animal parasitology

A journal owned by the French Society of Parasitology, serving the scientific community. The journal was published as Annales de Parasitologie Humaine et Comparée (1922-1993) then as Parasite (1994-present).

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Repositioning of moxidectin: a promising approach in cutaneous leishmaniasis therapy

Lynn Al Samra, Mohamad El Nahas, Ilham Mneimneh, Sima Tokajian, Georges Nemer, Aia Sinno, Kelven Rahy, Sergio Thoumi, Zahraa Zibara, Ahmad El Khatib et al. (6 more)

Parasite, 32 (2025) 42

Published online: 04 July 2025
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Usefulness of microsatellite loci for differentiating between Dibothriocephalus dendriticus and Dibothriocephalus ditremus (Cestoda: Diphyllobothriidea)

Ivica Králová-Hromadová, Lucia Dinisová, Alžbeta Radačovská, Egil Karlsbakk, Karl Skírnisson and Eva Čisovská Bazsalovicsová

Parasite, 32 (2025) 41

Published online: 04 July 2025
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Bioassay tests reveal for the first time pyrethroid resistance in Aedes mosquitoes from Franceville, southeast Gabon, Central Africa

Judicaël Obame-Nkoghe, Faël Moudoumi Kondji, El Hadji Diouf, Omar Thiaw, Brad Ghaven Niangui, Arnauld Ondo-Oyono, Yasmine Okomo-Nguema, Neil Michel Longo-Pendy, Franck Mounioko, Boris Makanga et al. (5 more)

Parasite, 32 (2025) 40

Published online: 01 July 2025
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Efficacy of oral afoxolaner against Amblyomma maculatum infestations in dogs

Eric Tielemans, Pascal Dumont, Carin Rautenbach, Alta Viljoen and Joseph Prullage

Parasite, 32 (2025) 39

Published online: 24 June 2025
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Research Article

Genetic diversity and structure of Oncomelania hupensis snails in an area where Schistosoma japonicum transmission has been interrupted for nearly 30 years

Ze-Ting Liu, Han-Qi Peng, Yu-Xin Qi, Xiao-Yan Wu, Qing Xu, Han-Xiang Zhang and Da-Bing Lu

Parasite, 32 (2025) 38

Published online: 24 June 2025
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A one-step multiplex qPCR assay for simultaneous identification and quantification of Leishmania martiniquensis and Leishmania orientalis/Leishmania chancei and detection and quantification of trypanosomatids in clinical samples

Chonlada Mano, Piyapha Hirunpatrawong, Patiya Prasertsilp, Saowalak Kaewmee, Parinda Limprasert, Padet Siriyasatien, Adisak Tantiworawit, Derek Gatherer, Michael D. Urbaniak, Paul A. Bates and Narissara Jariyapan

Parasite, 32 (2025) 37

Published online: 24 June 2025
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First epidemiological survey of Toxoplasma gondii in Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki)

Juan D. Mosquera, Eduardo Diaz, Rosa de los Ángeles Bayas, Diego Páez-Rosas, Colón Jaime Grijalva-Rosero, Sonia Zapata, Sandie Escotte-Binet, Quentin Di Brasi, Isabelle Villena and Marie-Lazarine Poulle

Parasite, 32 (2025) 36

Published online: 11 June 2025
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Prevalence and characterization of Cryptosporidium in sika deer from Northern China

Yan Tang, Nian-Yu Xue, Yang Gao, Zhen-Qiu Gao, Hong-Di Zhuang, Guang-Rong Bao, Hong-Wei Cao, Jing Liu, Jian-Ming Li and Shuo Liu

Parasite, 32 (2025) 35

Published online: 11 June 2025
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Research Article

Pathology of fatal Baylisascaris schroederi infection in a wild giant panda

Lingling Chang, Danhui Zhang, Yashi Wang, Zun Ren, Yaping Wu, Qiang Zhang, Guanghui Zhao, Guanglin Pan, Xinglong Wang, Xiaomin Zhao and Dewen Tong

Parasite, 32 (2025) 34

Published online: 11 June 2025
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Prevalence and genetic diversity of Pentatrichomonas hominis in pig populations in Guangdong and Anhui Provinces, China

Pengyun Lu, Yibin Zhu, Haiming Cai, Hanqin Shen, Siyun Fang, Dingai Wang, Zhuanqiang Yan, Shenquan Liao, Nanshan Qi, Minna Lv et al. (6 more)

Parasite, 32 (2025) 33

Published online: 11 June 2025

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391	Open Access Research Article Genetic diversity and structure of Oncomelania hupensis snails in an area where Schistosoma japonicum transmission has been interrupted for nearly 30 years Ze-Ting Liu, Han-Qi Peng, Yu-Xin Qi, Xiao-Yan Wu, Qing Xu, Han-Xiang Zhang and Da-Bing Lu Parasite, 32 (2025) 38 Published online: 24 June 2025
389	Open Access Research Article A one-step multiplex qPCR assay for simultaneous identification and quantification of Leishmania martiniquensis and Leishmania orientalis/Leishmania chancei and detection and quantification of trypanosomatids in clinical samples Chonlada Mano, Piyapha Hirunpatrawong, Patiya Prasertsilp, Saowalak Kaewmee, Parinda Limprasert, Padet Siriyasatien, Adisak Tantiworawit, Derek Gatherer, Michael D. Urbaniak, Paul A. Bates and Narissara Jariyapan Parasite, 32 (2025) 37 Published online: 24 June 2025
336	Open Access Research Article Efficacy of oral afoxolaner against Amblyomma maculatum infestations in dogs Eric Tielemans, Pascal Dumont, Carin Rautenbach, Alta Viljoen and Joseph Prullage Parasite, 32 (2025) 39 Published online: 24 June 2025
336	Special Issue – NexGard^® Combo (esafoxolaner, eprinomectin, praziquantel): A new endectocide spot-on formulation for cats. Invited Editor: Frédéric Beugnet Open Access Research Article Efficacy of a novel topical combination of esafoxolaner, eprinomectin and praziquantel for the prevention of heartworm disease in cats Christine Baker, John McCall, Abdelmoneim Mansour, Scott McCall, Tayna Shaffer, Kenneth Wakeland, Elizabeth Mitchell, Justin Frost, Eric Tielemans and Dwight Bowman Parasite, 28 (2021) 30 Published online: 02 April 2021
307	Special Issue – NexGard^® Combo (esafoxolaner, eprinomectin, praziquantel): A new endectocide spot-on formulation for cats. Invited Editor: Frédéric Beugnet Open Access Research Article Safety evaluation of a novel topical combination of esafoxolaner, eprinomectin and praziquantel, in reproducing female cats Eric Tielemans, Heidi Erasmus, Mandie Momberg, Anthony Pfefferkorn, Norba Targa, Jaya Chilakapati and Aradhana Gupta Parasite, 28 (2021) 20 Published online: 02 April 2021

1659	Open Access Research Article Chewing lice of genus Ricinus (Phthiraptera, Ricinidae) deposited at the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Saint Petersburg, Russia, with description of a new species Miroslav Valan, Oldrich Sychra and Ivan Literak Parasite, 23 (2016) 7 Published online: 22 February 2016
999	Open Access Research Article Spermiogenesis and spermatozoon ultrastructure in basal polyopisthocotylean monogeneans, Hexabothriidae and Chimaericolidae, and their significance for the phylogeny of the Monogenea Jean-Lou Justine and Larisa G. Poddubnaya Parasite, 25 (2018) 7 Published online: 13 February 2018
975	Open Access Research Article Pseudorhabdosynochus species (Monogenoidea, Diplectanidae) parasitizing groupers (Serranidae, Epinephelinae, Epinephelini) in the western Atlantic Ocean and adjacent waters, with descriptions of 13 new species Delane C. Kritsky, Micah D. Bakenhaster and Douglas H. Adams Parasite, 22 (2015) 24 Published online: 12 August 2015
914	Open Access Review An update on Acanthamoeba keratitis: diagnosis, pathogenesis and treatment Jacob Lorenzo-Morales, Naveed A. Khan and Julia Walochnik Parasite, 22 (2015) 10 Published online: 18 February 2015
908	Special Issue – Combatting Anthelmintic resistance in ruminants. Invited Editors: Johannes Charlier, Hervé Hoste, and Smaragda Sotiraki Open Access Research Article Increasing importance of anthelmintic resistance in European livestock: creation and meta-analysis of an open database Hannah Rose Vineer, Eric R. Morgan, Hubertus Hertzberg, David J. Bartley, Antonio Bosco, Johannes Charlier, Christophe Chartier, Edwin Claerebout, Theo de Waal, Guy Hendrickx et al. (23 more) Parasite, 27 (2020) 69 Published online: 04 December 2020

4675	Special Issue – Combatting Anthelmintic resistance in ruminants. Invited Editors: Johannes Charlier, Hervé Hoste, and Smaragda Sotiraki Open Access Research Article The effect of pumpkin seed cake and ground cloves (Syzygium aromaticum) supplementation on gastrointestinal nematode egg shedding in sheep Jožica Ježek, Karmen Mirtič, Nina Rešetič, Jaka Jakob Hodnik and Aleksandra Vergles Rataj Parasite, 28 (2021) 78 Published online: 06 December 2021
2265	Open Access Review An update on Acanthamoeba keratitis: diagnosis, pathogenesis and treatment Jacob Lorenzo-Morales, Naveed A. Khan and Julia Walochnik Parasite, 22 (2015) 10 Published online: 18 February 2015
2261	Open Access Research Article Chewing lice of genus Ricinus (Phthiraptera, Ricinidae) deposited at the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Saint Petersburg, Russia, with description of a new species Miroslav Valan, Oldrich Sychra and Ivan Literak Parasite, 23 (2016) 7 Published online: 22 February 2016
1747	Special Issue – Combatting Anthelmintic resistance in ruminants. Invited Editors: Johannes Charlier, Hervé Hoste, and Smaragda Sotiraki Open Access Research Article Increasing importance of anthelmintic resistance in European livestock: creation and meta-analysis of an open database Hannah Rose Vineer, Eric R. Morgan, Hubertus Hertzberg, David J. Bartley, Antonio Bosco, Johannes Charlier, Christophe Chartier, Edwin Claerebout, Theo de Waal, Guy Hendrickx et al. (23 more) Parasite, 27 (2020) 69 Published online: 04 December 2020
1693	Open Access Research Article Seasonal changes in infection with trematode species utilizing jellyfish as hosts: evidence of transmission to definitive host fish via medusivory Yusuke Kondo, Susumu Ohtsuka, Takeshi Hirabayashi, Shoma Okada, Nanako O. Ogawa, Naohiko Ohkouchi, Takeshi Shimazu and Jun Nishikawa Parasite, 23 (2016) 16 Published online: 07 April 2016

42927	Open Access Research Article Efficacy of oral afoxolaner for the treatment of canine generalised demodicosis Frédéric Beugnet, Lénaïg Halos, Diane Larsen and Christa de Vos Parasite, 23 (2016) 14 Published online: 24 March 2016
17121	Open Access Mémoire Oxyurose des voies génitales chez la femme. Discussion du cycle endogène de l'oxyure - (À propos de trois cas de lésions vermineuses de l'ovaire et de ses annexes) J.-M. Doby, M.-L. Chevrel, B. Rault and L. Dauleux Ann. Parasitol. Hum. Comp., 36 1-2 (1961) 92-106 Published online: 13 October 2017
15119	Open Access Review An update on Acanthamoeba keratitis: diagnosis, pathogenesis and treatment Jacob Lorenzo-Morales, Naveed A. Khan and Julia Walochnik Parasite, 22 (2015) 10 Published online: 18 February 2015
13122	Open Access Review Methods for parasitic protozoans detection in the environmental samples B. Skotarczak Parasite, 16 3 (2009) 183-190 Published online: 15 September 2009
12122	Open Access Mise au point Entamoeba histolytica and Giardia lamblia infections: current diagnostic strategies G.C. Cook Parasite, 2 2 (1995) 107-112 Published online: 26 September 2014
11183	Innovation for the Management of Echinococcosis. Invited editors: Dominique A. Vuitton, Laurence Millon, Bruno Gottstein and Patrick Giraudoux Open Access Abstracts of Oral and Poster Communications Proceedings of the International Symposium - Innovation for the Management of Echinococcosis Besançon, March 27–29, 2014 Dominique A. Vuitton, Laurence Millon, Bruno Gottstein and Patrick Giraudoux Parasite, 21 (2014) 28 Published online: 25 June 2014
9351	Open Access Mise au point The subspecific taxonomy of Trypanosoma brucei J.R. Baker Parasite, 2 1 (1995) 3-12 Published online: 29 September 2014
9338	Open Access Mémoire Les méthodes diphasiques de concentration parasitaire en Coprologie : Explication de leurs divergences par l’énoncé de leur principe J. Bailenger Ann. Parasitol. Hum. Comp., 41 6 (1966) 607-622 Published online: 12 October 2017
8819	Open Access Research Article A review of Hyalomma scupense (Acari, Ixodidae) in the Maghreb region: from biology to control Mohamed Gharbi and Mohamed Aziz Darghouth Parasite, 21 (2014) 2 Published online: 10 February 2014
8438	Open Access Mémoire Sur une Nucleophaga parasite d’Endolimax nana E. Brumpt and G. Lavier Ann. Parasitol. Hum. Comp., 13 5 (1935) 439-444 Published online: 16 October 2017

Parasite

Repositioning of moxidectin: a promising approach in cutaneous leishmaniasis therapy

Usefulness of microsatellite loci for differentiating between Dibothriocephalus dendriticus and Dibothriocephalus ditremus (Cestoda: Diphyllobothriidea)

Bioassay tests reveal for the first time pyrethroid resistance in Aedes mosquitoes from Franceville, southeast Gabon, Central Africa

Efficacy of oral afoxolaner against Amblyomma maculatum infestations in dogs

Genetic diversity and structure of Oncomelania hupensis snails in an area where Schistosoma japonicum transmission has been interrupted for nearly 30 years

A one-step multiplex qPCR assay for simultaneous identification and quantification of Leishmania martiniquensis and Leishmania orientalis/Leishmania chancei and detection and quantification of trypanosomatids in clinical samples

First epidemiological survey of Toxoplasma gondii in Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki)

Prevalence and characterization of Cryptosporidium in sika deer from Northern China

Pathology of fatal Baylisascaris schroederi infection in a wild giant panda

Prevalence and genetic diversity of Pentatrichomonas hominis in pig populations in Guangdong and Anhui Provinces, China

Genetic diversity and structure of Oncomelania hupensis snails in an area where Schistosoma japonicum transmission has been interrupted for nearly 30 years

A one-step multiplex qPCR assay for simultaneous identification and quantification of Leishmania martiniquensis and Leishmania orientalis/Leishmania chancei and detection and quantification of trypanosomatids in clinical samples

Efficacy of oral afoxolaner against Amblyomma maculatum infestations in dogs

Efficacy of a novel topical combination of esafoxolaner, eprinomectin and praziquantel for the prevention of heartworm disease in cats

Safety evaluation of a novel topical combination of esafoxolaner, eprinomectin and praziquantel, in reproducing female cats

Chewing lice of genus Ricinus (Phthiraptera, Ricinidae) deposited at the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Saint Petersburg, Russia, with description of a new species

Spermiogenesis and spermatozoon ultrastructure in basal polyopisthocotylean monogeneans, Hexabothriidae and Chimaericolidae, and their significance for the phylogeny of the Monogenea

Pseudorhabdosynochus species (Monogenoidea, Diplectanidae) parasitizing groupers (Serranidae, Epinephelinae, Epinephelini) in the western Atlantic Ocean and adjacent waters, with descriptions of 13 new species

An update on Acanthamoeba keratitis: diagnosis, pathogenesis and treatment

Increasing importance of anthelmintic resistance in European livestock: creation and meta-analysis of an open database

The effect of pumpkin seed cake and ground cloves (Syzygium aromaticum) supplementation on gastrointestinal nematode egg shedding in sheep

An update on Acanthamoeba keratitis: diagnosis, pathogenesis and treatment

Chewing lice of genus Ricinus (Phthiraptera, Ricinidae) deposited at the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Saint Petersburg, Russia, with description of a new species

Increasing importance of anthelmintic resistance in European livestock: creation and meta-analysis of an open database

Seasonal changes in infection with trematode species utilizing jellyfish as hosts: evidence of transmission to definitive host fish via medusivory

Efficacy of oral afoxolaner for the treatment of canine generalised demodicosis

Oxyurose des voies génitales chez la femme. Discussion du cycle endogène de l'oxyure - (À propos de trois cas de lésions vermineuses de l'ovaire et de ses annexes)

An update on Acanthamoeba keratitis: diagnosis, pathogenesis and treatment

Methods for parasitic protozoans detection in the environmental samples

Entamoeba histolytica and Giardia lamblia infections: current diagnostic strategies

Proceedings of the International Symposium - Innovation for the Management of Echinococcosis Besançon, March 27–29, 2014

The subspecific taxonomy of Trypanosoma brucei

Les méthodes diphasiques de concentration parasitaire en Coprologie : Explication de leurs divergences par l’énoncé de leur principe

A review of Hyalomma scupense (Acari, Ixodidae) in the Maghreb region: from biology to control

Sur une Nucleophaga parasite d’Endolimax nana

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