Frontiers in Parasitology

Review

Published on 10 Mar 2025

Global impact of parasitic infections and the importance of parasite control

in Epidemiology and Ecology

Ronald Kaminsky
Pascal Mäser

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2025.1546195

19,781 views
22 citations

Original Research

Published on 05 Mar 2025

TvLEGU-1 and TvLEGU-2 biomarkers for trichomoniasis are legumain-like cysteine peptidases secreted in vitro in a time-dependent manner

in Parasite Diagnostics

Esly Alejandra Euceda-Padilla
Miriam Guadalupe Mateo-Cruz
Jaime Ortega-López
Rossana Arroyo

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2025.1546468

1,917 views

Original Research

Published on 17 Feb 2025

Non-human primates as indicators of Kinetoplastida diversity in an urban environment in Midwest Brazil

in Epidemiology and Ecology

Oscar Fernandes Júnior
Ana Maria Jansen
Gabriel Carvalho de Macedo
Wesley Arruda Gimenes Nantes
Filipe Martins Santos
Nayara Yoshie Sano
Wanessa Teixeira Gomes Barreto
William Oliveira de Assis
Sany Caroline Liberal
Samanta Cristina das Chagas Xavier

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2025.1547701

3,725 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 05 Feb 2025

Application of a new highly multiplexed amplicon sequencing tool to evaluate Plasmodium falciparum antimalarial resistance and relatedness in individual and pooled samples from Dschang, Cameroon

in Epidemiology and Ecology

Jacob M. Sadler
Alfred Simkin
Valery P. K. Tchuenkam
Isabela Gerdes Gyuricza
Abebe A. Fola
Kevin Wamae
Ashenafi Assefa
Karamoko Niaré
Kyaw Thwai
Samuel J. White

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2024.1509261

3,271 views
4 citations

Original Research

Published on 04 Feb 2025

Malaria prevalence and patients’ knowledge, attitude, and preventive practices toward the disease in the Jawi District, Awi Zone, Northwest Ethiopia

in Epidemiology and Ecology

Mekete Damen
Damtew Bekele
Fikru Gashaw

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2025.1535306

2,224 views

Case Report

Published on 10 Jan 2025

Unusual cholesterol crystal formation in a rare clinical case report of splenic echinococcal cyst in a patient from Sardinia, Italy

in Parasite Diagnostics

Cinzia Santucciu
Ashkan Hajjafari
Soheil Sadr
Scilla Mastrandrea
Carlo Rettaroli
Luca Simbula
Mariano Scaglione
Salvatore Masala
Angela Peruzzu
Giovanna Masala

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2024.1498099

2,091 views

Mini Review

Published on 10 Dec 2024

Emodepside: the anthelmintic’s mode of action and toxicity

in Antiparasitic Drugs and Drug Resistance

Charity N. Njeshi
Alan P. Robertson
Richard J. Martin

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2024.1508167

5,350 views
4 citations

Original Research

Published on 04 Oct 2024

Detecting two Schistosoma circulating antigens – CCA and CAA – in urine and serum to improve diagnosis of human schistosomiasis

in Parasite Diagnostics

Pytsje T. Hoekstra
Claudia J. de Dood
Theresia Abdoel
Stan Hilt
Angela van Diepen
Katja Polman
Peter Kremsner
Lisette van Lieshout
Andrea Kreidenweiss
Ayola Akim Adegnika

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2024.1460331

5,289 views
3 citations

Mini Review

Published on 02 Oct 2024

Praziquantel resistance in schistosomes: a brief report

in Antiparasitic Drugs and Drug Resistance

Gabriela Eastham
Dane Fausnacht
Matthew H. Becker
Alan Gillen
William Moore

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2024.1471451

8,249 views
14 citations

Original Research

Published on 04 Sep 2024

Metabolic changes that allow Plasmodium falciparum artemisinin-resistant parasites to tolerate oxidative stress

in Antiparasitic Drugs and Drug Resistance

Alejandro David Bonive-Boscan
Héctor Acosta
Ascanio Rojas

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2024.1461641

2,682 views
2 citations

Systematic Review

Published on 02 Sep 2024

Schistosomiasis endemicity and its role in sexually transmitted infections – a systematic review and meta-analysis

in Immunity and Immune Evasion

Kwame Kumi Asare
Philip Afful
Godwin Kwami Abotsi
Czarina Owusua Adu-Gyamfi
George Benyem
Gnatoulma Katawa
Kathrin Arndts
Manuel Ritter

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2024.1451149

4,084 views
2 citations

Review

Published on 27 Aug 2024

Evolution of dirofilariasis diagnostic techniques from traditional morphological analysis to molecular-based techniques: a comprehensive review

in Parasite Diagnostics

A.M.M.T.B. Aththanayaka
B.S.W.M.T.B. Dayananda
H.A.K. Ranasinghe
L.D. Amarasinghe

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2024.1427449

6,196 views
6 citations

Review

Published on 06 Aug 2024

Understanding the Cryptosporidium species and their challenges to animal health and livestock species for informed development of new, specific treatment strategies

in Antiparasitic Drugs and Drug Resistance

Hannah Rideout
Alasdair J. C. Cook
Anthony D. Whetton

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2024.1448076

10,795 views
5 citations

Original Research

Published on 01 Aug 2024

Malaria and associated factors among under-five children in Borena pastoral communities, southern Ethiopia

in Epidemiology and Ecology

Alqeer Aliyo
Wako Golicha
Anteneh Fikrie

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2024.1438218

4,482 views
2 citations

Mini Review

Published on 01 Jul 2024

From laboratory to clinical practice: an update of the immunological and molecular tools for neurocysticercosis diagnosis

in Parasite Diagnostics

Luz M. Toribio
Javier A. Bustos
Hector H. Garcia

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2024.1394089

4,749 views
5 citations

Systematic Review

Published on 27 Jun 2024

Nuttalliella namaqua Bedford, 1931, a sole extant species of the genus Nuttalliella – a scoping review

in Parasite Diagnostics

Maphuti Betty Ledwaba
Dikeledi Petunia Malatji

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2024.1401351

3,380 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 24 May 2024

Transcriptome analysis reveals molecular targets of erythrocyte invasion phenotype diversity in natural Plasmodium falciparum isolates from Cameroon

in Molecular Cellular Parasitology

Ines A. Ngoh
Karim Mane
Jarra Manneh
Fatoumata Bojang
Aminata S. Jawara
Theresia N. Akenji
Damian N. Anong
Umberto D’Alessandro
Alfred Amambua-Ngwa

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2024.1370615

3,571 views

Original Research

Published on 13 May 2024

Next step towards point-of-care molecular diagnosis of female genital schistosomiasis (FGS): evaluation of an instrument-free LAMP procedure

in Parasite Diagnostics

Kim J. M. van Bergen
Eric A.T. Brienen
Bodo S. Randrianasolo
Charles E. Ramarokoto
Peter Leutscher
Eyrun F. Kjetland
Angela van Diepen
Floris Dekker
Vittorio Saggiomo
Aldrik H. Velders

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2024.1297310

4,049 views
4 citations

Original Research

Published on 26 Apr 2024

Identification of potent schistosomicidal compounds predicted as type II-kinase inhibitors against Schistosoma mansoni c-Jun N-terminal kinase SMJNK

in Antiparasitic Drugs and Drug Resistance

Bernardo P. Moreira
Sandra G. Gava
Simone Haeberlein
Sophie Gueye
Ester S. S. Santos
Michael H. W. Weber
Tigran M. Abramyan
Christoph G. Grevelding
Marina M. Mourão
Franco H. Falcone

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2024.1394407

3,476 views
5 citations

Original Research

Published on 09 Apr 2024

In vitro and in vivo antimalarial activities of the ethanol extract of Erythrina sigmoidea stem bark used for the treatment of malaria in the Western Region of Cameroon

in Antiparasitic Drugs and Drug Resistance

Tientcheu Noutong Jemimah Sandra
Noumedem Anangmo Christelle Nadia
Yamssi Cedric
Gamago Nkadeu Guy-Armand
Mounvera Abdel Azizi
Ngouyamsa Nsapkain Aboubakar Sidiki
Tako Djimefo Alex Kevin
Vincent Khan Payne
Haibo Hu

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2024.1359442

3,551 views
4 citations

Original Research

Published on 08 Apr 2024

Genetic variation of the Plasmodium falciparum circumsporozoite protein in parasite isolates from Homabay County in Kenya

in Parasite Genetics

Michael Maina
Sebastian Musundi
Josiah Kuja
Harrison Waweru
Daniel Kiboi
Bernard N. Kanoi
Jesse Gitaka

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2024.1346017

4,470 views
5 citations

Original Research

Published on 08 Apr 2024

Immunomodulatory properties of Leishmania tarentolae extracellular vesicles containing the Spike protein of SARS-CoV-2

in Molecular Cellular Parasitology

Ana Catalina Medina
Hamlet Acevedo Ospina
Albert Descoteaux

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2024.1306478

2,803 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 26 Mar 2024

EhVps35, a retromer component, is involved in the recycling of the EhADH and Gal/GalNac virulent proteins of Entamoeba histolytica

in Molecular Cellular Parasitology

Joselin Díaz-Valdez
Rosario Javier-Reyna
Sarita Montaño
Daniel Talamás-Lara
Esther Orozco

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2024.1356601

2,730 views
2 citations

Brief Research Report

Published on 26 Mar 2024

Toward the elimination of NTDs: application of cost-effective and sensitive molecular environmental surveillance tools—a pilot study

in Parasite Diagnostics

Juliet Hodgson
Gideon Twieku
Gerard Quarcoo
Emmanuel Armah
Mike Yaw Osei-Atweneboana
Samuel Armoo

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2024.1340161

2,017 views

112 articles

articles

Global impact of parasitic infections and the importance of parasite control

TvLEGU-1 and TvLEGU-2 biomarkers for trichomoniasis are legumain-like cysteine peptidases secreted in vitro in a time-dependent manner

Non-human primates as indicators of Kinetoplastida diversity in an urban environment in Midwest Brazil

Application of a new highly multiplexed amplicon sequencing tool to evaluate Plasmodium falciparum antimalarial resistance and relatedness in individual and pooled samples from Dschang, Cameroon

Malaria prevalence and patients’ knowledge, attitude, and preventive practices toward the disease in the Jawi District, Awi Zone, Northwest Ethiopia

Unusual cholesterol crystal formation in a rare clinical case report of splenic echinococcal cyst in a patient from Sardinia, Italy

Emodepside: the anthelmintic’s mode of action and toxicity

Detecting two Schistosoma circulating antigens – CCA and CAA – in urine and serum to improve diagnosis of human schistosomiasis

Praziquantel resistance in schistosomes: a brief report

Metabolic changes that allow Plasmodium falciparum artemisinin-resistant parasites to tolerate oxidative stress

Schistosomiasis endemicity and its role in sexually transmitted infections – a systematic review and meta-analysis

Evolution of dirofilariasis diagnostic techniques from traditional morphological analysis to molecular-based techniques: a comprehensive review

Understanding the Cryptosporidium species and their challenges to animal health and livestock species for informed development of new, specific treatment strategies

Malaria and associated factors among under-five children in Borena pastoral communities, southern Ethiopia

From laboratory to clinical practice: an update of the immunological and molecular tools for neurocysticercosis diagnosis

Nuttalliella namaqua Bedford, 1931, a sole extant species of the genus Nuttalliella – a scoping review

Transcriptome analysis reveals molecular targets of erythrocyte invasion phenotype diversity in natural Plasmodium falciparum isolates from Cameroon

Next step towards point-of-care molecular diagnosis of female genital schistosomiasis (FGS): evaluation of an instrument-free LAMP procedure

Identification of potent schistosomicidal compounds predicted as type II-kinase inhibitors against Schistosoma mansoni c-Jun N-terminal kinase SMJNK

In vitro and in vivo antimalarial activities of the ethanol extract of Erythrina sigmoidea stem bark used for the treatment of malaria in the Western Region of Cameroon

Genetic variation of the Plasmodium falciparum circumsporozoite protein in parasite isolates from Homabay County in Kenya

Immunomodulatory properties of Leishmania tarentolae extracellular vesicles containing the Spike protein of SARS-CoV-2

EhVps35, a retromer component, is involved in the recycling of the EhADH and Gal/GalNac virulent proteins of Entamoeba histolytica

Toward the elimination of NTDs: application of cost-effective and sensitive molecular environmental surveillance tools—a pilot study