Frontiers in Parasitology

Original Research

Published on 25 Mar 2024

Field testing of recombinant subunit vaccines against Teladorsagia circumcincta in lambing ewes demonstrates a lack of efficacy in the face of a multi-species parasite challenge

in Parasite Vaccines

Alasdair J. Nisbet
Tom N. McNeilly
Daniel R. G. Price
Yvonne Bartley
Margaret Oliver
Dave McBean
Leigh Andrews
Gillian Mitchell
Rachael Duncan
Sarah Brocklehurst

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2024.1360029

994 views

Original Research

Published on 14 Mar 2024

Development of a rapid and highly sensitive nucleic acid-based diagnostic test for schistosomes, leveraging on identical multi-repeat sequences

in Parasite Diagnostics

Ombeni Ally
Bernard N. Kanoi
Shwetha Kamath
Clement Shiluli
Eric M. Ndombi
Maurice Odiere
Gerald Misinzo
Steven Ger Nyanjom
Chunduri Kiran Kumar
Lucy Ochola

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2024.1361493

2,434 views

Original Research

Published on 05 Mar 2024

Purification and transcriptomic characterization of proliferative cells of Mesocestoides corti selectively affected by irradiation

in Parasitology Omics

Alicia Costábile
María Fernanda Domínguez
Inés Guarnaschelli
Matías Preza
Uriel Koziol
Estela Castillo
José F. Tort

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2024.1362199

1,663 views
1 citation

Review

Published on 28 Feb 2024

Antiparasitic activity of the iron-containing milk protein lactoferrin and its potential derivatives against human intestinal and blood parasites

in Antiparasitic Drugs and Drug Resistance

Namrata Anand

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2023.1330398

2,707 views
5 citations

Mini Review

Published on 13 Feb 2024

TRP drop, TRP drop: a steady patter of anti-schistosomal target illumination

in Antiparasitic Drugs and Drug Resistance

Daniel J. Sprague
Claudia M. Rohr
Jonathan S. Marchant

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2024.1349623

1,175 views

Perspective

Published on 13 Feb 2024

Usefulness of polymerase chain reaction tests in Chagas disease studies

in Parasite Diagnostics

Norma Bautista-Lopez
Momar Ndao

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2024.1292143

2,361 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 11 Jan 2024

Manipulation of mitochondrial poly(A) polymerase family proteins in Trypanosoma brucei impacts mRNA termini processing

in Molecular Cellular Parasitology

Clara M. Smoniewski
Poorya Mirzavand Borujeni
Marshall Hampton
Austin Petersen
Sean P. Faacks
Reza Salavati
Sara L. Zimmer

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2023.1298561

1,785 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 11 Jan 2024

Pathogen presence, prevalence, and diversity in Ixodes scapularis and mammal hosts at their expanding northern range limits

in Epidemiology and Ecology

Kirsten E. Crandall
Jeremy T. Kerr
Virginie Millien

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2023.1272790

1,288 views

Original Research

Published on 22 Dec 2023

Reticulocyte Binding Protein Homologue 5 is a target of balancing selection in the Plasmodium falciparum population of Papua New Guinea

in Parasite Genetics

Myo T. Naung
Elijah Martin
Wilson Wong
Zahra Razook
Digjaya Utama
Andrew J. Guy
Shannon Takala Harrison
Alan F. Cowman
Enmoore Lin
Benson Kiniboro

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2023.1288867

2,334 views

Original Research

Published on 27 Nov 2023

Limited value of current and new in silico predicted oocyst-specific proteins of Toxoplasma gondii for source-attributing serology

in Parasite Diagnostics

Nadia-María López-Ureña
Rafael Calero-Bernal
Bretislav Koudela
Simona Cherchi
Alessia Possenti
Fabio Tosini
Sandra Klein
Carmen San Juan-Casero
Silvia Jara-Herrera
Pikka Jokelainen

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2023.1292322

1,590 views
3 citations

Perspective

Published on 21 Nov 2023

Clinical use of molecular methods for Trypanosoma cruzi infection in endemic and non-endemic countries: Benefits, limitations and challenges

in Parasite Diagnostics

Maria-Jesus Pinazo
Colin J. Forsyth
Constanza Lopez-Albizu
Margarita María Catalina Bisio
Adriana González-Martínez
Laura Bohorquez
Jimy Pinto
Israel Molina
Andrea Marchiol
Rafael Herazo

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2023.1241154

2,349 views
4 citations

Original Research

Published on 17 Nov 2023

Longitudinal study of cross-reactive antigenemia in individuals with high Loa loa microfilarial density reveals promising biomarkers for distinguishing lymphatic filariasis from loiasis

in Parasite Diagnostics

Linda Djune-Yemeli
Marla Hertz
Hugues C. Nana-Djeunga
Amy Rush
Petra Erdmann-Gilmore
Robert Sprung
Jean Gabin Bopda
Reid Townsend
Palmer Masumbe Netongo
Joseph Kamgno

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2023.1292837

1,326 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 16 Nov 2023

Praziquantel activates a native cation current in Schistosoma mansoni

in Molecular Cellular Parasitology

Evgeny G. Chulkov
Claudia M. Rohr
Jonathan S. Marchant

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2023.1285177

1,071 views
3 citations

Original Research

Published on 14 Nov 2023

An essential Trypanosoma brucei protein kinase: a functional analysis of regulation and the identification of inhibitors

in Molecular Cellular Parasitology

Marilyn Parsons
Ben Parsons
Marissa Dean
Amy E. DeRocher
Zeba Islam
Dustin J. Maly
Bryan C. Jensen

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2023.1272378

1,652 views

Original Research

Published on 27 Oct 2023

Real-time PCR for diagnosing and monitoring treatment effect of Strongyloides stercoralis infection in a non-endemic setting

in Parasite Diagnostics

Linda J. Wammes
Suzanne A. V. van Asten
Lisette van Lieshout
Els Wessels
Jaco J. Verweij

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2023.1277372

2,019 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 23 Oct 2023

Identification of biomarker candidates for filarial parasite infections by analysis of extracellular vesicles

in Parasite Diagnostics

Devyn Yates
Lucia S. Di Maggio
Bruce A. Rosa
Robert W. Sprung
Petra Erdmann-Gilmore
R. Reid Townsend
Philip J. Budge
Joseph Kamgno
Makedonka Mitreva
Gary J. Weil

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2023.1281092

1,495 views
4 citations