International Journal for Parasitology

Papers
(The median citation count of International Journal for Parasitology is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)
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Effective low-cost preservation of human stools in field-based studies for helminth and microbiota analysis66
Searching for common patterns in parasite ecology: species and host contributions to beta-diversity in helminths of South African ungulates and fleas of South American rodents62
Bacterial community dynamics following antibiotic exposure in a trematode parasite49
How do trematode clones differ by fitness-related traits and interact within a host?44
Pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) derived from Leishmania and bacteria increase gene expression of antimicrobial peptides and gut surface proteins in sand flies43
Bat microfilariae in the cityscape: a transmission tale between bats, mites, and bat flies41
Detection of Toxoplasma gondii-specific antibodies in pigs using an oral fluid-based commercial ELISA: Advantages and limitations40
Parasite exchange and hybridisation at a wild-feral-domestic interface39
The anticancer drug imatinib induces autophagy in Schistosoma mansoni37
Tissue stages of Haemoproteus parasites (Haemosporida, Apicomplexa) in Ficedula flycatchers with evidence for phenotypic variation in Haemoproteus balmorali and implications for haemosporidian taxonom37
Tangled communities: links between predation and parasitism through trophically transmitted digeneans in aquatic communities37
In vitro cultivation methods for coccidian parasite research37
Revisiting the phylogeny of microsporidia34
Vol 52 Keyword Index33
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Inertia of parasite infection versus host biomass fluctuation30
Differential proteomic analysis of laser-microdissected penetration glands of avian schistosome cercariae with a focus on proteins involved in host invasion30
Development of a ptp2-LAMP assay for the specific and sensitive detection of Nosema apis and its comparison with ptp3-LAMP for the detection of Nosema ceranae, in a region endemic for both microsporid27
Is parasite taxonomy really in trouble? A quantitative analysis26
Plasmodium DDI1 is a potential therapeutic target and important chromatin-associated protein25
A new species of mammalian trypanosome, Trypanosoma (Megatrypanum) bubalisi sp. nov., found in the freshwater leech Hirudinaria manillensis25
GRA47 is important for the morphology and permeability of the parasitophorous vacuole in Toxoplasma gondii25
DNA N-glycosylases Ogg1 and EndoIII as components of base excision repair in Plasmodium falciparum organelles25
The oceanic pleuston community as a potentially crucial life-cycle pathway for pelagic fish-infecting parasitic worms24
Non-resident definitive host presence is sufficient to sustain avian schistosome populations22
Compositional and phylogenetic nestedness of host assemblages exploited by generalist ectoparasites across their geographic ranges: drivers and associations with ectoparasite traits21
Gyrodactylidae from Fundulus heteroclitus (Fundulidae, Cyprinodontiformes) in South Carolina, USA, and insights on the historical ecology of the gyrodactylids of Fundulidae21
Vaccination of squirrel monkeys (Saimiri spp.) with nanoparticle-based Toxoplasma gondii antigens: new hope for captive susceptible species20
Dirofilaria spp. infection in cats from the Mediterranean basin: diagnosis and epidemiology20
Positive correlation of prevalence of Angiostongylis cantonensis in Parmarion martensi (semi-slug) with higher human neuroangiostrongyliasis (rat lungworm disease) caseloads in east Hawai‘i Island20
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Sharing is caring? Barcoding suggests co-introduction of dactylogyrid monogeneans with Nile tilapia and transfer towards native tilapias in sub-Saharan Africa18
Portable near-infrared spectroscopy: A rapid and accurate blood test for diagnosis of Haemonchus contortus infection and for targeted selective treatment of sheep17
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Complete mitochondrial exploration of Echinococcus multilocularis from French alveolar echinococcosis patients16
Comparative genomic analysis of necrophagous and parasitic subspecies of Lucilia cuprina (Diptera: Calliphoridae) provides important insight into their divergent biologies16
Innovating stomach fluke identification: an integrative approach combining Micro-CT imaging and molecular tools16
Evidence for a constitutive cost of host resistance on body fat growth in ewe lambs from lines selected for resistance or susceptibility to experimental infections with Haemonchus contortus16
Gender dimorphism in the virulence of a dioecious mistletoe16
Molecular phylogeny and speciation patterns in host-specific monogeneans (Cichlidogyrus, Dactylogyridae) parasitizing cichlid fishes (Cichliformes, Cichlidae) in Lake Tanganyika16
RNA interference as a tool for functional genomics in parasitic helminths15
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Insight into Hyalomma anatolicum biology by comparative genomics analyses14
Functional validation of the truncated UNC-63 acetylcholine receptor subunit in levamisole resistance14
Parasite β-diversity along a stream: effect of distance and environment13
Genomic signatures of selection associated with benzimidazole drug treatments in Haemonchus contortus field populations13
The reduced ARF regulatory system in Giardia intestinalis pre-dates the transition to parasitism in the lineage Fornicata13
Rich but morphologically problematic: an integrative approach to taxonomic resolution of the genus Neospirorchis (Trematoda: Schistosomatoidea)13
Evolutionary history as the main driver of cohesive groups’ hierarchical organization in flea-mammal interaction networks12
Do specialist and generalist parasites differ in their prevalence and intensity of infection? A test of the niche breadth and trade-off hypotheses12
GI-NemaTracker – A farm system-level mathematical model to predict the consequences of gastrointestinal parasite control strategies in sheep12
How might Gyrodactylus parasitism modify trade-offs between female preference and susceptibility of males to predation in Trinidadian guppies?11
Extensive transcriptional differentiation and specialization of a single-host parasite aligns with niche turnover generated by its host’s metamorphosis11
Effects of Nosema ceranae and Lotmaria passim infections on honey bee foraging behaviour and physiology11
Intrinsic multiplication rate variation of Plasmodium falciparum in clinical isolates prior to elimination in Malaysia11
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A review of combination adjuvants for malaria vaccines: a promising approach for vaccine development11
Bayesian estimation of the sensitivity and specificity of coprological and serological diagnostic tests for the detection of Ascaris suum infection on pig farms11
Is vision deterioration responsible for changes in the host’s behavior caused by eye flukes?10
Alkyne modified purines for assessment of activation of Plasmodium vivax hypnozoites and growth of pre-erythrocytic and erythrocytic stages in Plasmodium spp.10
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Host specificity of monogenean ectoparasites on fish skin and gills assessed by a metabarcoding approach10
Expanding the known haemosporidian parasite diversity in Eurasian bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) subspecies through amplicon sequencing10
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Tracking life cycles of parasites across a broad taxonomic scale in a marine ecosystem10
Morphological variability in the mucosal attachment site of Trichuris muris revealed by X-ray microcomputed tomography10
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A paradigm for the recognition of cryptic trematode species in tropical Indo-west Pacific fishes: the problematic genus Preptetos (Trematoda: Lepocreadiidae)10
Variability among taxonomists in helminth species discrimination decisions: a noise audit9
Short-term culture adaptation of Toxoplasma gondii archetypal II and III field isolates affects cystogenic capabilities and modifies virulence in mice9
The biodiversity of marine trematodes: then, now and in the future9
“Old hosts die hard”: the return of the grey wolf (Canis lupus) and the re-emerging threat of cardiopulmonary dirofilariosis in northern Italy9
Morphological and autofluorescence assessment of oocysts differentiate live from dead coccidian parasites9
Multiple UDP glycosyltransferases modulate benzimidazole drug sensitivity in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans in an additive manner9
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Enigmatic host-mite relationships: Unraveling the distribution of quill mites on Birds-of-Paradise8
Monepantel-based anthelmintic combinations to optimize parasite control in cattle8
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Low parasite infestations in high densities: The paradox of woodpigeons in urban areas8
Generalist nematodes dominate the nemabiome of roe deer in sympatry with sheep at a regional level8
Intricate balance of dually-localized catalase modulates infectivity of Leptomonas seymouri (Kinetoplastea: Trypanosomatidae)8
The invasive acanthocephalan parasite Pachysentis canicola is associated with a declining endemic island fox population on San Miguel Island8
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Inhibition of sexual stage-specific proteins results in reduced numbers of sexual stages and oocysts of Cystoisospora suis (Apicomplexa: Coccidia) in vitro8
Life history matters: Differential effects of abomasal parasites on caribou fitness8
Molecular phylogeny of Diplostomum, Tylodelphys, Austrodiplostomum and Paralaria (Digenea: Diplostomidae) necessitates systematic changes and reveals a history of evolutionary host switching events8
Exploring dietary differences among developmental stages of triatomines infected with Trypanosoma cruzi in different habitats7
Population genetic structure of Dactylogyrus vistulae, a gill parasite of cyprinoid fish in the Western Palearctic7
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Co-infecting Haemoproteus species (Haemosporida, Apicomplexa) show different host tissue tropism during exo-erythrocytic development in Fringilla coelebs (Fringillidae)7
Proliferative cells in racemose neurocysticercosis have an active MAPK signalling pathway and respond to metformin treatment7
Predictors of bovine Schistosoma japonicum infection in rural Sichuan, China7
Effect of parasite infections on fish body condition: a systematic review and meta-analysis7
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Macrocyclic lactone resistance in Dirofilaria immitis: risks for prevention of heartworm disease7
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First description of Lotmaria passim and Crithidia mellificae haptomonad stages in the honeybee hindgut7
Host specificity of coral-associated fauna and its relevance for coral reef biodiversity7
Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) are a novel potential reservoir for human visceral leishmaniasis in the Emilia-Romagna region of northeastern Italy7
Multimodal regulation of encystation in Giardia duodenalis revealed by deep proteomics7
Come with me if you want to live: sympatric parasites follow different transmission routes through aquatic host communities7
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Projecting the potential distribution of ticks in China under climate and land use change6
Novel statistical approaches to identify risk factors for soil-transmitted helminth infection in Timor-Leste6
The geographic limits and life history of the tropical brown dog tick, Rhipicephalus linnaei (Audouin, 1826), in Australia with notes on the spread of Ehrlichia canis6
Development of adult Dirofilaria immitis worms in the Rag2/Il-2rγ mouse model6
Sex-biased parasitism, host mass and mutualistic bat flies: an antagonistic individual-based network of bat-bat fly interactions6
The microRNAome of Strongylus vulgaris larvae and their excretory/secretory products with identification of parasite-derived microRNAs in horse arterial tissue6
ApicoWplexa 2022: 6th international meeting on apicomplexan parasites in farm animals6
Mortality associated with Angiostrongylus cantonensis in non-human primates in Europe6
mt-LAF3 is a pseudouridine synthase ortholog required for mitochondrial rRNA and mRNA gene expression in Trypanosoma brucei6
Vermetid gastropods as key intermediate hosts for a lineage of marine turtle blood flukes (Digenea: Spirorchiidae), with evidence of transmission at a turtle rookery6
Macroevolutionary analyses of ciliates associated with hosts support high diversification rates6
Transcriptional changes associated with apoptosis and type I IFN underlie the early interaction between Besnoitia besnoiti tachyzoites and monocyte-derived macrophages5
Blood-seeking horseflies prefer vessel-imitating temperature gradients on host-mimicking targets: Experimental corroboration of a new explanation of the visual unattractiveness of zebras to tabanids5
Dermacentor reticulatus – a tick on its way from glacial refugia to a panmictic Eurasian population5
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Comparative proteomic profiles of Schistosoma japonicum male worms derived from single-sex and bisexual infections5
In silico analyses of neuropeptide-like protein (NLP) profiles in parasitic nematodes5
Releasing latent Toxoplasma gondii cysts from host cells to the extracellular environment induces excystation5
Specialist versus generalist parasites: the interactions between host diversity, environment and geographic barriers in avian malaria5
Characterisation of PfCZIF1 and PfCZIF2 in Plasmodium falciparum asexual stages5
Loss of forest cover and host functional diversity increases prevalence of avian malaria parasites in the Atlantic Forest5
Ubiquitination pathway model for the barber’s pole worm – Haemonchus contortus5
Novelty and phylogenetic affinities of a new family of tapeworms (Cestoda: Rhinebothriidea) from endangered sawfish and guitarfish5
Geographic expansion of Fasciola hepatica (Linnaeus, 1758) due to changes in land use and cover in Brazil5
The unusual kinetics of lactate dehydrogenase of Schistosoma mansoni and their role in the rapid metabolic switch after penetration of the mammalian host5
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Switch, disperse, repeat: host specificity is highly flexible in rodent-associated Eimeria5
Theileria equi RAP-1a and RAP-1b proteins contain immunoreactive epitopes and are suitable candidates for vaccine and diagnostics development5
Monocyte epigenetics and innate immunity to malaria: yet another level of complexity?5
Genome structure and population genomics of the canine heartworm Dirofilaria immitis5
Impacts of selective logging on haemosporidian infection and physiological correlates in tropical birds5
Different life strategies of closely related louse species in sympatry: specialist and “generalist“ lineages of Polyplax serrata5
Genomic and metagenomic analyses of the domestic mite Tyrophagus putrescentiae identify it as a widespread environmental contaminant and a host of a basal, mite-specific Wolbachia lineage (supergroup 5
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Trich-tracker – a practical tool to trace Trichinella spiralis transmission based on rapid, cost-effective sampling of genome-wide genetic variation5
Dictyocaulus viviparus bulk tank milk seropositivity is correlated with meteorological variables4
Genetic diversity and population structure of Oncomelania hupensis in Sichuan Province, China: implications for schistosomiasis control4
Extended survival and reproductive potential of single-sex male and female Schistosoma japonicum within definitive hosts4
Age-specific patterns of DBLα var diversity can explain why residents of high malaria transmission areas remain susceptible to Plasmodium falciparum blood stage infection throughout life4
A quantum leap in the evolution of platyhelminths: Host-switching from turtles to hippopotamuses illustrated from a phylogenetic meta-analysis of polystomes (Monogenea, Polystomatidae)4
Trichinella spiralis extracellular vesicles induce anti-inflammatory and regulatory immune responses in vitro4
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Modelling the small spatial scale questing abundance of Hyalomma lusitanicum Koch, 1844 (Acari: Ixodidae), vector of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus4
The reciprocal influence of the liver and blood stages of the malaria parasite’s life cycle4
Comparative genomics analysis reveals sequence characteristics potentially related to host preference in Cryptosporidium xiaoi4
Assessing the role of individual foxes in environmental contamination with Echinococcus multilocularis through faecal samples4
More is less: mass-flowering fruit tree crops dilute parasite transmission between bees4
Exo-erythrocytic development of two Haemoproteus species (Haemosporida, Haemoproteidae), with description of Haemoproteus dumbbellus, a new blood parasite of bunting birds (Emberizidae)4
Variations in extracellular vesicle shedding of Cystoisospora suis stages (Apicomplexa: Coccidia)4
Microinvertebrate consumption rates of Fasciola hepatica miracidia are not affected by alternate food4
The turkey ascarid, Ascaridia dissimilis, as a model genetic system4
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Tetracapsuloides bryosalmonae and proliferative kidney disease in Icelandic salmonids – Comparative data from two different time periods4
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Migratory birds have higher prevalence and richness of avian haemosporidian parasites than residents3
Host brood traits, independent of adult behaviours, reduce Varroa destructor mite reproduction in resistant honeybee populations3
Dense aquatic vegetation can reduce parasite transmission to amphibians3
Zoonotic hookworms of dogs and cats – lessons from the past to inform current knowledge and future directions of research3
Northward migration past the nearctic biogeographical divide; neotropical Gyrodactylus spp. infecting Astyanax have crossed the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt3
Abomasal RNA-seq reveals a strong local cellular response in suckling lambs with resistance against Haemonchus contortus3
Cryptosporidium equi n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Cryptosporidiidae): Biological and genetic characterisations3
Genetic diversity, phylogenetic position, and co-phylogenetic relationships of Karyolysus, a common blood parasite of lizards in the western Mediterranean3
Phylogenomics and host-switching patterns of Philopteridae (Psocodea: Phthiraptera) feather lice3
Are there 16 species of brown dog ticks? Phylogenies from 60 entire mitochondrial genomes and 162 cox1 sequences reveal 16 species-level clades in the Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) sanguineus group☆☆3
The rise of ecological parasitology: twelve landmark advances that changed its history3
microRNA silencing in a whole worm cestode model provides insight into miR-71 function3
Identification and characterization of a new 34 kDa MORN motif-containing sporozoite surface-exposed protein, Cp-P34, unique to Cryptosporidium3
Parvatrema spp. (Digenea, Gymnophallidae) with parthenogenetic metacercariae: diversity, distribution and host specificity in the palaearctic3
An efficient method for viable cryopreservation and recovery of hookworms and other gastrointestinal nematodes in the laboratory3
Biased availability of genetic data for parasites: it’s all about the host3
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Production and characterization of monoclonal antibodies for specific detection of Nosema ceranae and Nosema apis in beehive samples3
Genetic parameters for resistance to gastrointestinal nematodes in sheep: a meta-analysis3
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German Ixodes inopinatus samples may not actually represent this tick species3
A Schistosoma mansoni tri- and tetramer microsatellite catalog for genetic population diversity and differentiation3
Bird species with wider geographical ranges have higher blood parasite diversity but not prevalence across the African-Eurasian flyway3
Isolation of Toxoplasma gondii in cell culture: an alternative to bioassay3
Evidence of high-efficiency cross fertilization in Eimeria acervulina revealed using two lines of transgenic parasites3
Copper chloride and copper sulphate in combination with nitroxynil against gastrointestinal nematodes of ruminants: A possible hitchhiking synergic effect at low concentrations3
Protection against anuran lungworm infection may be mediated by innate defenses rather than their microbiome3
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Rediscovery of a name-bearing type of Echinococcus multilocularis (Leuckart, 1863) by museum forensics: a cold case revisited3
Mitogenomic analysis of the position of the Azygiidae and constituent genera, with a new species of Azygia3
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Giardia duodenalis cysteine proteases cleave proteinase-activated receptor-2 to regulate intestinal goblet cell mucin gene expression3
Molecular characterization of Blastocystis and Entamoeba of muskoxen and sheep in Greenland3
Morphological constraint obscures richness: a mitochondrial exploration of cryptic richness in Transversotrema (Trematoda: Transversotrematidae)2
PpSP32-like protein as a marker of human exposure to Phlebotomus argentipes in Leishmania donovani foci in Bangladesh2
Malaria research in Australia: looking through the lens of the past towards the future2
Unraveling new players in helminth pathology: extracellular vesicles from Fasciola hepatica and Dicrocoelium dendriticum exert different effects on hepatic stellate cells and hepatocytes2
Exploring the second intermediate hosts and morphology of human- and cat-specific Opisthorchis viverrini-like populations2
Profiling the glycome of Cardicola forsteri, a blood fluke parasitic to bluefin tuna2
Genome assembly variation and its implications for gene discovery in nematodes2
New technologies to study helminth development and host-parasite interactions2
Tracking gastrointestinal nematode risk on cattle farms through pasture contamination mapping2
Rapid, automated quantification of Haemonchus contortus ova in sheep faecal samples2
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Mining various genomic resources to resolve old alpha-taxonomy questions: A test of the species hypothesis of the Proteocephalus longicollis species complex (Cestoda: Platyhelminthes) from salmonid fi2
Comparative genomics reveals unique features of two Babesia motasi subspecies: Babesia motasi lintanensis and Babesia motasi hebeiensis2
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Acanthamoeba castellanii trophozoites need oxygen for normal functioning and lipids are their preferred substrate, offering new possibilities for treatment2
A newly characterized dense granule protein (GRA76) is important for the growth and virulence of Toxoplasma gondii2
Shortened egg reappearance periods of equine cyathostomins following ivermectin or moxidectin treatment: morphological and molecular investigation of efficacy and species composition2
GLOWORM-META: modelling gastrointestinal nematode metapopulation dynamics to inform cattle biosecurity research2
In the face of fear: the success of encounters between digenean cercariae and an intermediate target host under predation pressure2
Bovine sarcocystosis: Sarcocystis species, diagnosis, prevalence, economic and public health considerations, and association of Sarcocystis species with eosinophilic myositis in cattle2
Early-phase migration dynamics of Echinococcus multilocularis in two mouse strains showing different infection susceptibilities2
DNA metabarcoding reveals spatial and temporal variation of fish eye fluke communities in lake ecosystems2
Helminth infections: Enabling the World Health Organization Road Map2
Taxonomy and molecular epidemiology of Cryptosporidium and Giardia – a 50 year perspective (1971–2021)2
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