▶️ All our papers since 1⃣9⃣2⃣3⃣ (that's 9⃣7⃣years!) are #openaccess and free to download 😀 ▶️ That includes "Annales de Parasitologie Humaine et Comparée" (1923-1993) and "Parasite (1994-present) ▶️ List: parasite-journal.org/compone…

For #WorldDengueDay, a selection of papers on mosquitoes 🦟 [2025] Bioassay tests reveal for the first time pyrethroid resistance in Aedes mosquitoes from Franceville, southeast Gabon, Central Africa doi.org/10.1051/parasite/202…

📅 5 years ago: Could an Amazonian plant help fight mosquitoes, mites, and parasites? doi.org/10.1051/parasite/202… This review of Piper aduncum essential oil revealed bioactivity against pests and pathogens, highlighting its potential as a natural alternative to conventional pesticides. Now highly cited!

📅 Five years ago, we published this paper which explored the hidden diversity of echinostome parasites at high latitudes. doi.org/10.1051/parasite/202… From Iceland to Alaska, analyses of freshwater snails uncovered 14 species, including four newly recorded in Europe and numerous new country records.

[2021] A parasite life cycle solved—and several assumptions overturned. doi.org/10.1051/parasite/202… DNA data revealed that Donax variabilis is "just" a facultative host for 3 digeneans. The paper also clarified the life cycle of Lasiotocus trachinoti and confusion over hosts and larval stages.

📅 Two years ago today: We published a review on cystic echinococcosis in Tunisia 🇹🇳, including a One Health perspective for a future control programme. doi.org/10.1051/parasite/202…

📅 Three years ago: We published this major review on Acanthocephala "Hooking the scientific community on thorny-headed worms" Now widely cited! doi.org/10.1051/parasite/202…

📅 One year ago today: doi.org/10.1051/parasite/202… We published a striking case report describing the death of a wild giant panda from severe Baylisascaris schroederi infection. More than 1,600 nematodes were recovered at necropsy, highlighting the impact of parasitic disease on endangered wildlife. 🐼

What parasites are hiding in Europe's water frogs? 🐸 doi.org/10.1051/parasite/202… By examining 239 frogs from Slovakia, this new paper combined morphology with DNA data to reassess Dactylosoma cf. ranarum. Surprisingly, none of the sampled flying insects carried the parasite. #Amphibians #Apicomplexa

New paper today: An integrative assessment of Dactylosoma cf. ranarum (Apicomplexa: Dactylosomatidae) from Pelophylax water frogs doi.org/10.1051/parasite/202… Abstract: While various haemoparasites have been reported from anuran hosts, this study provides the first published record of dactylosomatid parasites (Dactylosomatidae Jakowska & Nigrelli, 1955 emend. Levine, 1971) in frogs from Slovakia. Of the 239 anurans screened for apicomplexans, 67 individuals belonging to three species of water frogs, Pelophylax esculentus (Linnaeus, 1758), P. ridibundus (Pallas, 1771), and P. lessonae (Camerano, 1882) were found to be infected with haemogregarines of the genus Dactylosoma Labbé, 1894. Our results demonstrate that the haemogregarine found in all three species of water frogs, collected from three different localities in western Slovakia, represents a single taxon that morphologically resembles the type species, Dactylosoma ranarum (Kruse, 1890). Based on comprehensive morphometric, morphological, and molecular data from newly collected isolates from Pelophylax frogs, including the type host, we provide an integrative assessment of Dactylosoma cf. ranarum. We also conducted molecular screening of dipterans collected from the study sites, which could serve as potential vectors of the parasite, but no representatives of Dactylosoma were detected in any of the examined specimens.

🦟 Which BG-Sentinel trap setup works best for mosquito surveillance in Cyprus? 🇨🇾 doi.org/10.1051/parasite/202… This new paper shows that attractant performance varies by species & sex, highlighting the need for locally validated surveillance strategies for invasive Aedes mosquitoes and SIT programs.

From Asia to Europe, Thelazia callipaeda is emerging as a major zoonotic threat. This new review examines its epidemiology, genetic diversity, transmission dynamics, and the need for integrated One Health surveillance and control strategies. 👁️ doi.org/10.1051/parasite/202…

Can we assess sand fly repellency without exposing dogs to bites? 🐶🦟 This new ex vivo feeding model matched in vivo results and confirmed long-lasting (>80%) protection of dinotefuran–permethrin–pyriproxyfen against Phlebotomus perniciosus. #3Rs doi.org/10.1051/parasite/202…

New insights into Trypanosoma lainsoni kDNA minicircles: reconstruction of guide RNA networks and mRNA editing cascades, discovery of distinct genotypes in Argentina, and development of a minicircle-based PCR diagnostic tool.🇦🇷 #Parasitology #Genomics doi.org/10.1051/parasite/202…