For a long time, wildlife carnivores have been disregarded for their potential in transmitting
zoonotic nematodes. However, human activities and politics (eg, fragmentation of the …

Phylogenetic relationships within many lineages of the phylum Nematoda remain
unresolved, despite numerous morphology-based and molecular analyses. We performed …

Based on material deposited in museum collections, twelve species within Mansonella
sensu lato were examined and their descriptions amended. Based on additional …

During the past twenty years, a number of molecular analyses have been performed to
determine the evolutionary relationships of Onchocercidae, a family of filarial nematodes …

Background Cutaneous dirofilariosis is a canine mosquito-borne zoonosis that can cause
larva migrans disease in humans. Dirofilaria repens is considered an emerging pathogen …

Larvae of an unidentified Echinocephalus species were obtained from two fish species: red
porgy or common seabream (Pagrus pagrus) and greater lizard fish (Saurida undosquamis) …

The genus Onchocerca includes 34 described species and represents one of the largest
genera of the filarial nematodes within the family Onchocercidae. Representative members …

Nematodes constitute one of the most speciose metazoan groups on earth, and a significant
proportion of them have parasitic life styles. Zooparasitic nematodes have zoonotic …

The ocular onchocercosis is caused by the zoonotic parasite Onchocerca lupi (Spirurida:
Onchocercidae). A major hindrance to scientific progress is the absence of a reliable …

The family Acuariidae is a speciose group of parasitic nematodes, infecting mostly birds as
definitive hosts. This study focused on the characterization of two species of acuariids …