Section edited by Diana Williams and Johannes Charlier
The parasitology section publishes research findings which focus on clinical, macro pathological, cell and molecular biological aspects of parasitological infections. This includes studies on livestock, companion animals, equines, wild animals, fish, laboratory animals and animal models of human infections. Studies on related zoonotic and emerging infections are also accepted.
Research article
The parasites Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) and Neospora caninum (N. caninum) are globally distributed; they infect warm-blooded animals, including many avian species. The aim of this study was to evaluate the pr...
BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:301
Published on: 11 October 2017
Research article
Spirocerca lupi is a nematode that parasitizes vertebrates in particular canids, by forming nodules in the thoracic cavity specifically in the oesophagus. In 25% of Spirocerca infectio...
BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:262
Published on: 22 August 2017
Case Report
Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is the most important viral tick borne zoonosis in Europe. In Germany, about 250 human cases are registered annually, with the highest incidence reported in the last years coming ...
BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:267
Published on: 22 August 2017
Research article
Canine visceral leishmaniasis (CVL) is endemic in São Luís Maranhão/Brazil and it leads a varied clinical picture, including neurological signs.
BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:255
Published on: 18 August 2017
Case Report
Typing of Toxoplasma gondii strains is important in epidemiological surveys, to understand the distribution and virulence of different clones of the parasite among human and animal populations. Stray dogs can be ...
BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:249
Published on: 17 August 2017
Research article
The pathology of spirocercosis, a disease caused by the infestation of carnivores with the nematode Spirocerca lupi, has been extensively described in domestic dogs and coyotes. However, it has not been described...
BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:245
Published on: 16 August 2017
Research article
Vector-borne diseases of dogs in Australian Aboriginal communities are relatively unexplored. These dogs represent a unique group with variable ecto- and endo-parasitic burdens, nutritional stresses and a gene...
BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:238
Published on: 15 August 2017
Research article
There are no available studies describing the possible resistance of strongyles to ivermectin in horses in Poland. One hundred seventy three horses from nine stud farms from South-Western Poland were studied. ...
BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:210
Published on: 3 July 2017
Research article
Towards the improvement of stakeholders’ awareness of animal tungiasis, we report 10 unusual severe clinical cases of pig tungiasis which were associated with very high infection intensities of T. penetrans in an...
BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:206
Published on: 29 June 2017
Case Report
In Italy, Angiostrongylus vasorum, an emergent parasite, is being diagnosed in dogs from areas considered free of infection so far. As clinical signs are multiple and common to other diseases, its diagnosis can b...
BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:165
Published on: 7 June 2017
Research article
Enterocytozoon bieneusi is the dominant specie of microsporidia which can infect both anthroponotic and zoonotic species. The golden snub-nosed monkey is an endangered primate which ca...
BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:158
Published on: 5 June 2017
Research article
Diseases associated to external parasitosis are scarcely reported in sea turtles. During the last decades several organism have been documented as a part of normal epibiont community connected to sea turtles. ...
BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:154
Published on: 2 June 2017
Research article
Toxoplasma gondii, a widely prevalent protozoan parasite, causes serious toxoplasmosis infections in humans and other animals. Among livestock, pigs are susceptible to T. gondii infect...
BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:152
Published on: 31 May 2017
Research article
The anthelmintic efficacy of the 0.5% w/v topical formulation of eprinomectin (EPN), EPRINEX® Pour-on (Merial) when administered at 1 mg/kg body weight was evaluated in sheep in two dose confirmation laboratory s...
BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:148
Published on: 30 May 2017
Research article
Equine besnoitiosis, caused by Besnoitia bennetti, and equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM), caused by Sarcocystis neurona and Neospora hughesi are relevant equine diseases in the Americas that have been scar...
BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:128
Published on: 10 May 2017
Case Report
Tritrichomonas foetus is an emergent and important enteric pathogen of cats, which causes prolonged diarrhoea in cats.
BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:109
Published on: 17 April 2017
Research article
The optimisation of trypanosomosis control programs warrants a good knowledge of the main vector of animal and human trypanosomes in sub-Saharan Africa, the tsetse fly. An important aspect of the tsetse fly po...
BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:100
Published on: 13 April 2017
Case Report
Feline cytauxzoonosis is an emerging infection caused by tick-transmitted apicomplexan parasites of the genus Cytauxzoon. The association of clinical disease with Cytauxzoon infection appears to be limited to C. ...
BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:81
Published on: 29 March 2017
Research article
Benzimidazole (BZ) resistance in gastrointestinal nematodes is associated with a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) at codons 167, 198 and 200 in the isotype 1 of beta-tubulin gene although in some species t...
BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:71
Published on: 20 March 2017
Research article
Cats are essential in the life cycle of Toxoplasma gondii as they can shed the environmentally resistant oocysts after acquiring infection. Human populations living in cities with high densities of feral cats are...
BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:26
Published on: 18 January 2017
