Frontiers in Parasitology

Original Research

Published on 14 Aug 2025

Effect of essential oils from Cymbopogon citratus, Citrus grandis, and Mentha arvensis on Trichomonas vaginalis and role of its symbionts Mycoplasma hominis and Ca. Mycoplasma girerdii

Valentina Margarita
Thi Ha Trinh Nguyen
Giacomo Luigi Petretto
Antonella Congiargiu
Antonietta Ligas
Nicia Diaz
Phuong Anh Ton Nu
Giorgio Pintore
Paola Rappelli

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2025.1610965

244 views

Original Research

Published on 13 Aug 2025

Molecular diagnosis of Chagas disease in patients with megaesophagus exhibiting negative or inconclusive serological results

Angelica Martins Batista
Tycha Bianca Sabaini Pavan
Eros Antonio de Almeida
Daniel Maximo Corrêa de Alcantara
Paula Durante Andrade
Luiz Cláudio Martins
Jamiro da Silva Wanderley
Sandra Cecília Botelho Costa
Gláucia Elisete Barbosa Marcon

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2025.1622149

237 views

Original Research

Published on 04 Aug 2025

Physiological, environmental, and life-history drivers of haemosporidian infections in non-passerine birds from a rehabilitation center

Lis Marques de Carvalho e Vieira
Victor Aguiar de Souza Penha
Kevin J. McGraw
Amanda Vitória Dornelas da Silva
Erika Martins Braga

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2025.1568852

583 views

Original Research

Published on 30 Jul 2025

Guanine derivatives as promising candidates for the development of purine-based antimalarial drugs

Worlanyo Tashie
Harry P. de Koning
Nancy O. Duah-Quashie
Neils B. Quashie

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2025.1634209

564 views

General Commentary

Published on 22 Jul 2025

Commentary: Evaluation of the AiDx Assist device for automated detection of Schistosoma eggs in stool and urine samples in Nigeria

Nathkapach Kaewpitoon Rattanapitoon
Schawanya Kaewpitoon Rattanapitoon

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2025.1633767

344 views

Original Research

Published on 14 Jul 2025

Molecular genetic characterization of Cryptosporidium and Cystoisospora protozoan infections in cats from large cities of Kazakhstan

Lyudmila Lider
Rabiga Uakhit
Nurassyl Manapov
Valentina Yerzhanova
Alexandr Andreyev
Ainura Smagulova
Carlos Hermosilla
Vladimir Kiyan

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2025.1608542

566 views

Original Research

Published on 24 Jun 2025

Down-regulation of colon mucin production induced by Eimeria pragensis infection in mice

Yulia Dwi Setia
Mio Kokubo-Tanaka
Ryusei Tanaka
Akemi Yoshida
Eiji Nagayasu
Parnian Ahmadi
Ayako Yoshida
Haruhiko Maruyama

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2025.1621486

755 views

Original Research

Published on 20 Jun 2025

Investigating the prevalence of three medically important pathogens in Ixodes pacificus from southern Oregon

Andrew T. Partin
Emilio E. DeBess
Phillip Q. Spinks
Michael J. Yabsley
Kayla B. Garrett
James R. Clover
Geoffrey R. Taylor

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2025.1599377

1,048 views

Original Research

Published on 29 May 2025

RDT performance through high-throughput bead-based antigen detection during malaria school survey in Senegal

Mamadou Alpha Diallo
Ibrahima M. Ndiaye
Djiby Sow
Mame Cheikh Seck
Khadim Diongue
Mariama Touré
Katerine E. Battle
Bassirou Ngom
Mouhamad Sy
Amy Gaye

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2025.1598280

997 views

Original Research

Published on 14 Apr 2025

In vitro co-culture model of Trichomonas vaginalis, Candida albicans, and Lactobacillus crispatus: a system for assessing antimicrobial activity and microorganism interactions in vaginitis

Fernanda Gomes Cardoso
Luisa Trindade dos Santos
Saulo Almeida Menezes
Graziela Vargas Rigo
Tiana Tasca

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2025.1523113

2,058 views

Case Report

Published on 21 Mar 2025

Case Report: High burdens of air sac worms (Diplotriaena sp.) in three northern flickers (Colaptes auratus) and a pileated woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)

Alyssa R. Freeman
Lyndon E. Sullivan-Brugger
Bethany Groves
Nicki Rosenhagen
Kayla B. Garrett
Michael J. Yabsley

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2025.1547153

969 views

Editorial

Published on 19 Mar 2025

Editorial: One Health approaches and modeling in parasitology in the climate change framework and possible supporting tools adopting GIS and remote sensing

Tommaso Orusa
Annalisa Viani
Silvio G. d’Alessio
Riccardo Orusa
Cyril Caminade

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2025.1560799

1,345 views

Original Research

Published on 18 Mar 2025

Trichocystatin-2 from Trichomonas vaginalis: role of N-terminal cysteines in aggregation, protease inhibition, and trichomonal cysteine protease-dependent cytotoxicity on HeLa cells

Verónica Aranda-Chan
Montserrat Gutiérrez-Soto
Claudia Ivonne Flores-Pucheta
Octavio Montes-Flores
Rossana Arroyo
Jaime Ortega-López

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2025.1512012

1,131 views

Original Research

Published on 17 Mar 2025

Evaluation of the AiDx Assist device for automated detection of Schistosoma eggs in stool and urine samples in Nigeria

Brice Meulah
Pytsje T. Hoekstra
Samuel Popoola
Satyajith Jujjavarapu
Moses Aderogba
Joseph O. Fadare
John A. Omotayo
David Bell
Cornelis H. Hokke
Lisette van Lieshout

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2025.1440299

1,595 views

Original Research

Published on 14 Mar 2025

Prevalence of Cryptosporidium in La Trinidad, Benguet, Philippines: a One Health approach

Jannette Depay Awisan
Pilarita Tongol Rivera
Jose Ma. Moncada Angeles

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2025.1557608

1,880 views

Original Research

Published on 11 Mar 2025

Identification and characterization of the elusive protein backbone of the immuno-dominant and species-specific Em2(G11) metacestode antigen of Echinococcus multilocularis

Philipp A. Kronenberg
Teivi Laurimäe
Michael Reinehr
Ansgar Deibel
Sina Hasler
Peter Gehrig
Achim Weber
Peter Deplazes
Ramon M. Eichenberger

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2025.1540215

1,291 views

104 Publications

Volume 4 - 2025

Effect of essential oils from Cymbopogon citratus, Citrus grandis, and Mentha arvensis on Trichomonas vaginalis and role of its symbionts Mycoplasma hominis and Ca. Mycoplasma girerdii

Molecular diagnosis of Chagas disease in patients with megaesophagus exhibiting negative or inconclusive serological results

Physiological, environmental, and life-history drivers of haemosporidian infections in non-passerine birds from a rehabilitation center

Guanine derivatives as promising candidates for the development of purine-based antimalarial drugs

Commentary: Evaluation of the AiDx Assist device for automated detection of Schistosoma eggs in stool and urine samples in Nigeria

Molecular genetic characterization of Cryptosporidium and Cystoisospora protozoan infections in cats from large cities of Kazakhstan

Down-regulation of colon mucin production induced by Eimeria pragensis infection in mice

Investigating the prevalence of three medically important pathogens in Ixodes pacificus from southern Oregon

RDT performance through high-throughput bead-based antigen detection during malaria school survey in Senegal

In vitro co-culture model of Trichomonas vaginalis, Candida albicans, and Lactobacillus crispatus: a system for assessing antimicrobial activity and microorganism interactions in vaginitis

Case Report: High burdens of air sac worms (Diplotriaena sp.) in three northern flickers (Colaptes auratus) and a pileated woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)

Editorial: One Health approaches and modeling in parasitology in the climate change framework and possible supporting tools adopting GIS and remote sensing

Trichocystatin-2 from Trichomonas vaginalis: role of N-terminal cysteines in aggregation, protease inhibition, and trichomonal cysteine protease-dependent cytotoxicity on HeLa cells

Evaluation of the AiDx Assist device for automated detection of Schistosoma eggs in stool and urine samples in Nigeria

Prevalence of Cryptosporidium in La Trinidad, Benguet, Philippines: a One Health approach

Identification and characterization of the elusive protein backbone of the immuno-dominant and species-specific Em2(G11) metacestode antigen of Echinococcus multilocularis