A review was conducted to identify the most common causative agents of anisakidosis, the
methods used for identification of the causative agents, and to summarize the sources of …

Blood parasites of the genus Leucocytozoon (Leucocytozoidae) only inhabit birds and
represent a readily distinct evolutionary branch of the haemosporidians (Haemosporida …

Leucocytozoon parasites remain poorly investigated in comparison to other
haemosporidians. The host cell inhabited by their blood stages (gametocytes) remains …

Introduction Malaria is one of the most prevalent infectious diseases in sub-Saharan Africa,
with 247 million cases reported worldwide in 2021 according to the World Health …

Human infections with the protozoan Lophomonas have been increasingly reported in the
medical literature over the past three decades. Initial reports were based on microscopic …

Abstract ParSCo (Parasitology Summer Course) is an intense, 1-week-long summer course
organized by the Parasitology Unit of the Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of …

Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a zoonotic disease affecting humans and animals. Despite a
lack of clarity about many details of parasite–intermediate host interactions, the nature of the …

Spirometra mansoni is a diphyllobothroid cestode and one of the causing agents of
sparganosis, a zoonotic foodborne and waterborne infection in humans. This parasite has …

Microscopic examination of clinical material is a widely used, all-round method, which is
globally considered to be the reference test for the laboratory diagnosis of parasitic …

The clinical parasitology laboratory plays an essential role in the evaluation of patients with
suspected delusional infestation (DI). This chapter provides guidance for how the clinical …