The collection, handling, identification, and reporting of ectoparasitic arthropods in clinical
and reference diagnostic laboratories are discussed in this review. Included are data on …

Innate immunity is not only the first line of host defense against pathogenic infection, but also
the cornerstone of adaptive immune response. Upon pathogenic infection, pattern …

Freshwater snails have received much attention for their role as intermediate hosts for
trematodes causing disease in people and animals such as schistosomiasis and various …

Background Hookworms (Necator americanus and Ancylostoma duodenale) remain a major
public health problem worldwide. Infections with hookworms (eg, A. caninum, A. ceylanicum …

Human babesiosis caused by Babesia duncani is an emerging infectious disease in
Canada. This malaria-like illness is brought about by a protozoan parasite infecting red …

Ivermectin-based mass drug administration (MDA) programs have achieved remarkable
success towards the elimination of onchocerciasis and lymphatic filariasis. However, their …

Gold nanoparticle-core spherical nucleic acids (AuNP core-SNAs), by virtue of the
programmable nature of oligonucleotides, have yielded access to the innovative strategies …

Background Due to the recent increased use of the McMaster (MM) fecal egg counting
method for assessing benzimidazole drug efficacy for treating soil-transmitted helminth …

Background Digenetic trematodes, including blood flukes, intestinal flukes, liver flukes, lung
flukes, and pancreatic flukes, are highly diverse and distributed widely. They affect at least …

Background. Clonorchis sinensis/Opisthorchis viverrini and minute intestinal flukes (MIF)
such as Haplorchis pumilio and H. taichui are fish‐borne trematodes (FBT) that may coexist …