Andrew Hemphill, Britta Stadelmann, Reto Rufener, Markus Spiliotis, Ghalia Boubaker, Joachim Müller, Norbert Müller, Daniela Gorgas and Bruno Gottstein

Published online: 22 December 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2014073

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Research Article

A new data management system for the French National Registry of human alveolar echinococcosis cases 69

Amandine Charbonnier, Jenny Knapp, Florent Demonmerot, Solange Bresson-Hadni, Francis Raoul, Frédéric Grenouillet, Laurence Millon, Dominique Angèle Vuitton and Sylvie Damy

Published online: 22 December 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2014075

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Echinococcus granulosus genomics: a new dawn for improved diagnosis, treatment, and control of echinococcosis 66

Wenbao Zhang, Shengyue Wang and Donald P. McManus

Published online: 17 December 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2014066

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Laparoscopic approach for total cystectomy in treating hepatic cystic echinococcosis 65

Haitao Li, Yingmei Shao, Tuerganaili Aji, Jinhui Zhang, Kafayat Kashif, Qinglong Ma, Bo Ran and Hao Wen

Published online: 10 December 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2014065

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Boiling sheep liver or lung for 30 minutes is necessary and sufficient to kill Echinococcus granulosus protoscoleces in hydatid cysts 64

Jun Li, Chuanchuan Wu, Hui Wang, Huanyuan Liu, Dominique A. Vuitton, Hao Wen and Wenbao Zhang

Published online: 02 December 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2014064

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Review

Echinococcus metacestode: in search of viability markers 63

Bruno Gottstein, Junhua Wang, Oleg Blagosklonov, Frédéric Grenouillet, Laurence Millon, Dominique A. Vuitton and Norbert Müller

Published online: 28 November 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2014063

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Comparison of the serological tests ICT and ELISA for the diagnosis of alveolar echinococcosis in France 34

Jenny Knapp, Yasuhito Sako, Frédéric Grenouillet, Solange Bresson-Hadni, Carine Richou, Houssein Gbaguidi-Haore, Akira Ito and Laurence Millon

Published online: 25 July 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2014037

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Abstracts of Oral and Poster Communications

Proceedings of the International Symposium - Innovation for the Management of Echinococcosis Besançon, March 27–29, 2014 28

Dominique A. Vuitton, Laurence Millon, Bruno Gottstein and Patrick Giraudoux

Published online: 25 June 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2014024

Novel Approaches to the Control of Parasites in Goats and Sheep. Invited editors: Hervé Hoste, Smaragda Sotiraki and Michel Alvinerie

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Anthelmintic effect of carob pods and sainfoin hay when fed to lambs after experimental trickle infections with Haemonchus contortus and Trichostrongylus colubriformis 71

Celia Arroyo-Lopez, Foteini Manolaraki, Anastasios Saratsis, Katerina Saratsi, Alexandros Stefanakis, Vasileios Skampardonis, Nikolaos Voutzourakis, Hervé Hoste and Smaragda Sotiraki

Published online: 22 December 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2014074

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Review

Selection methods for resistance to and tolerance of helminths in livestock 56

Concepta McManus, Tiago do Prado Paim, Cristiano Barros de Melo, Bruno S. A. F. Brasil and Samuel R. Paiva

Published online: 29 October 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2014055

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Immune modulation by helminth parasites of ruminants: implications for vaccine development and host immune competence 51

Tom N. McNeilly and Alasdair J. Nisbet

Published online: 09 October 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2014051

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Occurrence and molecular characterization of Giardia duodenalis and Cryptosporidium spp. in sheep and goats reared under dairy husbandry systems in Greece 45

Nikolaos Tzanidakis, Smaragda Sotiraki, Edwin Claerebout, Amimul Ehsan, Nikolaos Voutzourakis, Despoina Kostopoulou, Casaert Stijn, Jozef Vercruysse and Thomas Geurden

Published online: 05 September 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2014048

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Gastrointestinal nematodes and anthelmintic resistance in Danish goat herds 37

Signe A. Holm, Camilla R. L. Sörensen, Stig M. Thamsborg and Heidi L. Enemark

Published online: 31 July 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2014038

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Review

Ruminant self-medication against gastrointestinal nematodes: evidence, mechanism, and origins 31

Juan J. Villalba, James Miller, Eugene D. Ungar, Serge Y. Landau and John Glendinning

Published online: 30 June 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2014032

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Capillaria plectropomi n. sp. (Nematoda: Capillariidae), a new intestinal parasite of the leopard coral grouper Plectropomus leopardus (Serranidae) off New Caledonia 76

František Moravec and Jean-Lou Justine

Published online: 23 December 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2014076

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Review

Notes on the genus Tunga (Siphonaptera: Tungidae) II – neosomes, morphology, classification, and other taxonomic notes 68

Pedro Marcos Linardi, Jean-Claude Beaucournu, Daniel Moreira de Avelar and Sorya Belaz

Published online: 17 December 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2014067

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Efficiency of colored modified box traps for sampling of tabanids 67

Stjepan Krčmar, Vanja Radolić, Petar Lajoš and Igor Lukačević

Published online: 17 December 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2014068

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Toxoplasmosis in a bar-shouldered dove (Geopelia humeralis) from the Zoo of Clères, France 62

Jacques Rigoulet, Alain Hennache, Pierre Lagourette, Catherine George, Loïc Longeart, Jean-Loïc Le Net and Jitender P. Dubey

Published online: 20 November 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2014062

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Challenges of drug-resistant malaria 61

Shweta Sinha, Bikash Medhi and Rakesh Sehgal

Published online: 18 November 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2014059

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Diversity of trypanorhynch metacestodes in teleost fishes from coral reefs off eastern Australia and New Caledonia 60

Ian Beveridge, Rodney A. Bray, Thomas H. Cribb and Jean-Lou Justine

Published online: 18 November 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2014060

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Collyricloides massanae (Digenea, Collyriclidae): spermatozoon ultrastructure and phylogenetic importance 59

Abdoulaye Jacque Bakhoum, Yann Quilichini, Jordi Miquel, Carlos Feliu, Cheikh Tidiane Bâ and Bernard Marchand

Published online: 14 November 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2014061

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Pterygodermatites (Paucipectines) baiomydis n. sp. (Nematoda: Rictulariidae), a parasite of Baiomys taylori (Cricetidae) 58

Christina Lynggaard, Luis García-Prieto, Carmen Guzmán-Cornejo and David Osorio-Sarabia

Published online: 07 November 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2014057

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Toxoplasmosis seroprevalence in wild small rodents, potentially preys of ocelots in north-eastern Mexico 57

Emilio Rendón-Franco, Lizbeth Xicoténcatl-García, Claudia Patricia Rico-Torres, Claudia Irais Muñoz-García, Arturo Caso-Aguilar, Gerardo Suzán, Dolores Correa and Heriberto Caballero-Ortega

Published online: 07 November 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2014058

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Immunological aspects of Giardia infections 55

Martin F. Heyworth

Published online: 28 October 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2014056

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Biological roles of cysteine proteinases in the pathogenesis of Trichomonas vaginalis 54

Hilda M. Hernández, Ricardo Marcet and Jorge Sarracent

Published online: 28 October 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2014054

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Acanthocephalans from fishes and amphibians in Vietnam, with descriptions of five new species 53

Omar Mohamed Amin, Richard Anderson Heckmann and Nguyen Van Ha

Published online: 22 October 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2014052

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Research Article

Molecular identification of Cryptosporidium spp. in seagulls, pigeons, dogs, and cats in Thailand 52

Khuanchai Koompapong, Hirotake Mori, Nipa Thammasonthijarern, Rapeepun Prasertbun, Ai-rada Pintong, Supaluk Popruk, Wichit Rojekittikhun, Kittipong Chaisiri, Yaowalark Sukthana and Aongart Mahittikorn

Published online: 10 October 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2014053

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Ruminal paramphistomosis in cattle from northeastern Algeria: prevalence, parasite burdens and species identification 50

Amal Titi, Abdeslam Mekroud, Mohamed el Hadi Chibat, Mehdi Boucheikhchoukh, Rima Zein-Eddine, Félicité F. Djuikwo-Teukeng, Philippe Vignoles, Daniel Rondelaud and Gilles Dreyfuss

Published online: 06 October 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2014041

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Ultrastructural characters of the spermatozoa in Digeneans of the genus Lecithochirium Lühe, 1901 (Digenea, Hemiuridae), parasites of fishes: comparative study of L. microstomum and L. musculus 49

Papa Ibnou Ndiaye, Yann Quilichini, Aminata Sène, Vasyl V. Tkach, Cheikh Tidiane Bâ and Bernard Marchand

Published online: 30 September 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2014050

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First genotyping of Giardia duodenalis and prevalence of enteroparasites in children from Tetouan (Morocco) 48

Chadia El Fatni, Francisco Olmo, Hoummad El Fatni, Desiré Romero and Maria José Rosales

Published online: 29 September 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2014049

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Microscopic and molecular characterization of Hepatozoon domerguei (Apicomplexa) and Foleyella furcata (Nematoda) in wild endemic reptiles from Madagascar 47

João P. Maia, Angelica Crottini and David James Harris

Published online: 17 September 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2014046

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Redescription of Protoopalina pingi Nie, 1935 inhabiting the recta of Hylarana guentheri and Pelophylax nigromaculatus in China 46

Weidong Li, Chong Wang, Feng Huang, Ming Li, Frank Nilsen, Huiyu Liu and Jianlong Xu

Published online: 12 September 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2014021

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Ultrastructure and development of Nosema podocotyloidis n. sp. (Microsporidia), a hyperparasite of Podocotyloides magnatestis (Trematoda), a parasite of Parapristipoma octolineatum (Teleostei) 44

Bhen Sikina Toguebaye, Yann Quilichini, Papa Mbagnick Diagne and Bernard Marchand

Published online: 02 September 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2014044

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Molecular cloning and characterization of a glycine-like receptor gene from the cattle tick Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus (Acari: Ixodidae) 43

José Miguel Flores-Fernández, Abel Gutiérrez-Ortega, Eduardo Padilla-Camberos, Rodrigo Rosario-Cruz, Rodolfo Hernández-Gutiérrez and Moisés Martínez-Velázquez

Published online: 02 September 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2014047

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Afoxolaner against fleas: immediate efficacy and resultant mortality after short exposure on dogs 42

Frédéric Beugnet, Christa deVos, Julian Liebenberg, Lénaïg Halos and Josephus Fourie

Published online: 25 August 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2014045

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Activity of benzimidazoles against Dientamoeba fragilis (Trichomonadida, Monocercomonadidae) in vitro and correlation of beta-tubulin sequences as an indicator of resistance 41

Damien Stark, Joel L.N. Barratt, Tamalee Roberts, Deborah Marriott, John T. Harkness and John Ellis

Published online: 25 August 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2014043

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Preventive efficacy of a topical combination of fipronil – (S)-methoprene – eprinomectin – praziquantel against ear mite (Otodectes cynotis) infestation of cats through a natural infestation model 40

Frédéric Beugnet, Émilie Bouhsira, Lénaïg Halos and Michel Franc

Published online: 25 August 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2014042

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Phenotypic characterization of Leishmania spp. causing cutaneous leishmaniasis in the lower Amazon region, western Pará state, Brazil, reveals a putative hybrid parasite, Leishmania (Viannia) guyanensis × Leishmania (Viannia) shawi shawi 39

Yara Lins Jennings, Adelson Alcimar Almeida de Souza, Edna Aoba Ishikawa, Jeffrey Shaw, Ralph Lainson and Fernando Silveira

Published online: 04 August 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2014039

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Mammalian cellular culture models of Trypanosoma cruzi infection: a review of the published literature 38

Gabriel Alberto Duran-Rehbein, Juan Camilo Vargas-Zambrano, Adriana Cuéllar, Concepción Judith Puerta and John Mario Gonzalez

Published online: 04 August 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2014040

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Cryptosporidiosis in broiler chickens in Zhejiang Province, China: molecular characterization of oocysts detected in fecal samples 36

Lengmei Wang, Xue Xue, Jianqiu Li, Qianjin Zhou, Yingchao Yu and Aifang Du

Published online: 31 July 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2014035

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Metazoan parasite infection in the swordfish, Xiphias gladius, from the Mediterranean Sea and comparison with Atlantic populations: implications for its stock characterization 35

Simonetta Mattiucci, Alexandra Garcia, Paolo Cipriani, Miguel Neves Santos, Giuseppe Nascetti and Roberta Cimmaruta

Published online: 25 July 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2014036

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Activity of Ocimum basilicum, Ocimum canum, and Cymbopogon citratus essential oils against Plasmodium falciparum and mature-stage larvae of Anopheles funestus s.s. 33

Patrick Akono Ntonga, Nicolas Baldovini, Elisabeth Mouray, Lengo Mambu, Philippe Belong and Philippe Grellier

Published online: 07 July 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2014033

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Redescription of Clinostomum phalacrocoracis metacercariae (Digenea: Clinostomidae) in cichlids from Lake Kinneret, Israel 32

Monica Caffara, Nadav Davidovich, Rama Falk, Margarita Smirnov, Tamir Ofek, David Cummings, Andrea Gustinelli and Maria L. Fioravanti

Published online: 03 July 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2014034

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Detection of the amoeba Entamoeba gingivalis in periodontal pockets 30

Mark Bonner, Véronique Amard, Charlotte Bar-Pinatel, Frédéric Charpentier, Jean-Michel Chatard, Yvan Desmuyck, Serge Ihler, Jean-Pierre Rochet, Véronique Roux de La Tribouille, Luc Saladin et al. (4 more)

Published online: 02 July 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2014029

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Prevalence and correlates of antibodies to Neospora caninum in dogs in Portugal 29

Carla Maia, Helder Cortes, Hugo Brancal, Ana Patrícia Lopes, Paulo Pimenta, Lenea Campino and Luís Cardoso

Published online: 30 June 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2014031

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A molecular survey of febrile cases in malaria-endemic areas along China-Myanmar border in Yunnan province, People’s Republic of China 27

Xia Zhou, Ji-Lei Huang, Metoh Theresia Njuabe, Sheng-Guo Li, Jun-Hu Chen and Xiao-Nong Zhou

Published online: 23 June 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2014030

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Molecular and ultrastructural characterization of Dictyocoela diporeiae n. sp. (Microsporidia), a parasite of Diporeia spp. (Amphipoda, Gammaridea) 26

Andrew David Winters and Mohamed Faisal

Published online: 17 June 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2014028

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Catalytic activity of a novel serine/threonine protein phosphatase PP5 from Leishmania major 25

Brianna Norris-Mullins, Paola Vacchina and Miguel A. Morales

Published online: 04 June 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2014027

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Radix natalensis: the effect of Fasciola hepatica infection on the reproductive activity of the snail 24

Yasser Dar, Philippe Vignoles, Daniel Rondelaud and Gilles Dreyfuss

Published online: 29 May 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2014026

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Prevalence of piroplasms in small ruminants in North-West Tunisia and the first genetic characterisation of Babesia ovis in Africa 23

Mohamed Ridha Rjeibi, Mohamed Gharbi, Moez Mhadhbi, Wiem Mabrouk, Boutheïna Ayari, Ines Nasfi, Mohamed Jedidi, Limam Sassi, Mourad Rekik and Mohamed Aziz Darghouth

Published online: 22 May 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2014025

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Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection in Liaoning cashmere goat from northeastern China 22

Peng Xu, Xia Li, Ling Guo, Bing Li, Jun Wang, Di Yu, Quan Zhao and Xiao-Gang Liu

Published online: 21 May 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2014023

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Philometrids (Nematoda: Philometridae) in carangid and serranid fishes off New Caledonia, including three new species 21

František Moravec and Jean-Lou Justine

Published online: 19 May 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2014022

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The morphology and attachment of Protopolystoma xenopodis (Monogenea: Polystomatidae) infecting the African clawed frog Xenopus laevis 20

Maxine Theunissen, Louwrens Tiedt and Louis H. Du Preez

Published online: 14 May 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2014020

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The var3 genes of Plasmodium falciparum 3D7 strain are differentially expressed in infected erythrocytes 19

Yana Zhang, Ning Jiang, Zhiguang Chang, Henan Wang, Huijun Lu, Mats Wahlgren and Qijun Chen

Published online: 24 April 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2014019

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Professor Alain Chabaud (13 March 1923–11 March 2013) 18

Jean-Antoine Rioux, Marie-Claude Durette-Desset, Jean-Louis Albaret, Christiane Bayssade-Dufour, Jimmy Cassone, Irène Landau, Annie Petter and Roselyne Tchéprakoff

Published online: 24 April 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2014013

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Haemoproteus ilanpapernai n. sp. (Apicomplexa, Haemoproteidae) in Strix seloputo from Singapore: morphological description and reassignment of molecular data 17

Grégory Karadjian, Ellen Martinsen, Linda Duval, Jean-Marc Chavatte and Irène Landau

Published online: 24 April 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2014018

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Co-infection restrains Litomosoides sigmodontis filarial load and plasmodial P. yoelii but not P. chabaudi parasitaemia in mice 16

Gregory Karadjian, Dominique Berrebi, Nathalie Dogna, Nathaly Vallarino-Lhermitte, Odile Bain, Irène Landau and Coralie Martin

Published online: 10 April 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2014017

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Antileishmanial activity of a mixture of Tridax procumbens and Allium sativum in mice 15

Rubi Gamboa-Leon, Marina Vera-Ku, Sergio R. Peraza-Sanchez, Carlos Ku-Chulim, Aurelio Horta-Baas and Miguel Rosado-Vallado

Published online: 10 April 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2014016

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Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in North Africa: a review 14

Karim Aoun and Aïda Bouratbine

Published online: 14 March 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2014014

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Questionnaire-based survey on the distribution and incidence of canine babesiosis in countries of Western Europe 13

Lénaïg Halos, Isabelle Lebert, David Abrial, Fabien Danlois, Karin Garzik, Daniel Rodes, Monika Schillmeier, Christian Ducrot and Jacques Guillot

Published online: 14 March 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2014015

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Leishmania (Leishmania) martiniquensis n. sp. (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae), description of the parasite responsible for cutaneous leishmaniasis in Martinique Island (French West Indies) 12

Nicole Desbois, Francine Pratlong, Danièle Quist and Jean-Pierre Dedet

Published online: 14 March 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2014011

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Chagas disease in the 21st Century: a public health success or an emerging threat? 11

Kevin M. Bonney

Published online: 10 March 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2014012

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Prevalence of Dirofilaria immitis among shelter dogs in Tokyo, Japan, after a decade: comparison of 1999–2001 and 2009–2011 10

Masaaki Oi, Souichi Yoshikawa, Yasuaki Ichikawa, Kazuhide Nakagaki, Jun Matsumoto and Sadao Nogami

Published online: 03 March 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2014008

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Probable hepatic capillariosis and hydatidosis in an adolescent from the late Roman period buried in Amiens (France) 9

Gholamreza Mowlavi, Sacha Kacki, Jean Dupouy-Camet, Iraj Mobedi, Mahsasadat Makki, Majid Fasihi Harandi and Saied Reza Naddaf

Published online: 28 February 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2014010

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Fasciola hepatica: effect of the natural light level on cercarial emergence from temperature-challenged Galba truncatula 8

Philippe Vignoles, Amal Titi, Daniel Rondelaud, Abdeslam Mekroud and Gilles Dreyfuss

Published online: 28 February 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2014009

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Expression of EhRAD54, EhRAD51, and EhBLM proteins during DNA repair by homologous recombination in Entamoeba histolytica 7

Ma. del Socorro Charcas-Lopez, Lorena Garcia-Morales, Marisol Pezet-Valdez, Cesar Lopez-Camarillo, Absalom Zamorano-Carrillo and Laurence A. Marchat

Published online: 19 February 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2014006

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Molecular characterization of Toxoplasma gondii Type II in sheep abortion in Sardinia, Italy 6

Giovanna Chessa, Valentina Chisu, Rosaura Porcu and Giovanna Masala

Published online: 19 February 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2014007

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Prevalence of canine heartworm (Dirofilaria immitis) disease in dogs of central Portugal 5

Ana Luísa Vieira, Maria João Vieira, João Manuel Oliveira, Ana Rita Simões, Pablo Diez-Baños and Juan Gestal

Published online: 19 February 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2014003

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Epizootic and zoonotic helminths of the bobcat (Lynx rufus) in Illinois and a comparison of its helminth component communities across the American Midwest 4

Shelby J. Hiestand, Clayton K. Nielsen and F. Agustín Jiménez

Published online: 14 February 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2014005

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Cercarial emergence pattern of Schistosoma haematobium from Libreville, Gabon 3

Rodrigue Mintsa-Nguéma, Hélène Moné, Moudachirou Ibikounlé, Krystina Mengué-Ngou-Milama, Maryvonne Kombila and Gabriel Mouahid

Published online: 10 February 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2014004

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A review of Hyalomma scupense (Acari, Ixodidae) in the Maghreb region: from biology to control 2

Mohamed Gharbi and Mohamed Aziz Darghouth

Published online: 10 February 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2014002

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Entamoeba histolytica-secreted cysteine proteases induce IL-8 production in human mast cells via a PAR2-independent mechanism 1

Young Ah Lee, Young Hee Nam, Arim Min, Kyeong Ah Kim, Tomoyoshi Nozaki, Yumiko Saito-Nakano, David Mirelman and Myeong Heon Shin

Published online: 07 February 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2014001