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Great minds map alike: Citizen and expert distribution models of schistosome snail hosts in rural west Uganda

open access: yesEcological Solutions and Evidence, Volume 6, Issue 4, October–December 2025.
Citizen scientists and an expert jointly monitor Biomphalaria snails (the intermediate host of Schistosoma mansoni) in rural areas of southwest Uganda, generating over 4500 georeferenced records. By comparing expert‐ and citizen‐based distribution models under perfect and imperfect detection, we demonstrate that site type and NDVI consistently ...
Noelia Valderrama‐Bhraunxs   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ascorbate peroxidase modulation confirms key role in Leishmania infantum oxidative defence

open access: yesParasites & Vectors
Background Ascorbate peroxidase (APX) has emerged as a promising target for chemotherapy because of its absence in humans and crucial role in the antioxidant defence of trypanosomatids.
Isabella Fernandes Martins Santos   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Protozoários e metazoários parasitos do cardinal Paracheirodon axelrodi Schultz, 1956 (Characidae), peixe ornamental proveniente de exportador de Manaus, Estado do Amazonas, Brasil - DOI: 10.4025/actascibiolsci.v31i1.872

open access: yesActa Scientiarum: Biological Sciences, 2009
Os estudos sobre a parasitofauna de peixes ornamentais cultivados são de grande relevância para o conhecimento das espécies de parasitos, permitindo interferência em sua proliferação para evitar epizootias e, consequentemente, perdas econômicas na ...
Marcos Tavares Dias   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Catalogue of the ectoparasitic insects of the bats of Argentina [PDF]

open access: yes, 2000
Taxonomy and distribution of the ectoparasitic insects of bats from Argentina, are reviewed. Seventeen species of Diptera (six of Nycteribiidae and eleven of Streblidae), six species of Siphonaptera (four ofIschnopsyllidae, one of Pulicidae, and one ...
Autino, Analia G., Claps, Guillermo L.
core   +1 more source

Frecuencia de parásitos gastrointestinales de perros en parques públicos de dos municipios vecinos del Estado de México

open access: yesNOVA, 2019
La contaminación de suelos por parásitos gastrointestinales representa un problema mundial y un riesgo a la salud. Objetivo. Determinar la presencia de parásitos en heces de perros en los parques públicos del área. Materiales y métodos.
Elizabeth Lara-Reyes   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Reduced Offspring Viability Is Associated With Long‐Term Stability of a Narrow Avian Hybrid Zone

open access: yesEcology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 9, September 2025.
We investigated hybrid viability in a tropical, avian hybrid zone governed by strong selection on male secondary sexual traits between the white‐collared manakin (Manacus candei) and golden‐collared manakin (M. vitellinus). We assessed putative hybrid fitness by investigating adult survival and hatching success along with a prospective selective ...
Kira M. Long   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Diversidade e potencial zoonótico de parasitos de Didelphis albiventris Lund, 1841 (Marsupialia: Didelphidae)

open access: yes, 2018
Didelphis albiventris , gamba-de-orelha-branca, e um marsupial de habitos crepusculares e noturnos que se alimenta de frutos, insetos, pequenos repteis e anfibios, filhotes de aves e pequenos mamiferos. Com a destruicao de seu “habitat” natural devido as
Gertrud Müller Antunes
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Parásitos intestinales en perros y gatos con dueño de la ciudad de Barranquilla, Colombia

open access: yesRevista de Investigaciones Veterinarias del Perú, 2018
El objetivo del estudio fue evaluar el parasitismo intestinal en perros y gatos con dueño de la ciudad de Barranquilla. Se realizó un estudio descriptivo retrospectivo donde se incluyeron los reportes de análisis coprológicos realizados en un laboratorio
L. A. Sarmiento-Rubiano   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A Short‐Read Amplicon Sequencing Protocol and Bioinformatic Pipeline for Ecological Surveillance of Dipteran Disease Vectors

open access: yesMolecular Ecology Resources, Volume 25, Issue 6, August 2025.
ABSTRACT Vector control remains an important strategy worldwide to prevent human infection with pathogens transmitted by arthropods. Vector control strategies rely on accurate identification of vector taxa along with vector‐specific biological indicators such as feeding ecology, infection prevalence and insecticide resistance.
Raquel Lima‐Cordón   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fauna parasitária de peixes oriundos de “pesque-pague” do município de Guariba, São Paulo, Brasil - DOI: 10.4025/actascibiolsci.v28i3.253

open access: yesActa Scientiarum: Biological Sciences, 2007
Este trabalho descreve a ocorrência e a sazonalidade de parasitos em peixes de “pesque-pague” do município de Guariba, Estado de São Paulo, Brasil (21º15`22``S, 48º18`58``W e 595 m de altitude), durante o período de agosto de 2001 a julho de 2002.
Sergio Henrique Canello Schalch   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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