Transmission of haemotropic mycoplasma in the absence of arthropod vectors within a closed population of dogs on ectoparasiticides

LG Huggins, Z Baydoun, R Mab, Y Khouri… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Dog-infecting haemotropic mycoplasmas (haemoplasmas), such as Mycoplasma
haemocanis and Candidatus Mycoplasma haematoparvum are common blood-borne …

Metabarcoding using nanopore long‐read sequencing for the unbiased characterization of apicomplexan haemoparasites

LG Huggins, V Colella, ND Young… - Molecular Ecology …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Apicomplexan haemoparasites generate significant morbidity and mortality in humans and
other animals, particularly in many low‐to‐middle income countries. Malaria caused by …

Development and validation of a long-read metabarcoding platform for the detection of filarial worm pathogens of animals and humans

LG Huggins, U Atapattu, ND Young, RJ Traub… - BMC microbiology, 2024 - Springer
Background Filarial worms are important vector-borne pathogens of a large range of animal
hosts, including humans, and are responsible for numerous debilitating neglected tropical …

[HTML][HTML] Dogs are reservoir hosts of the zoonotic Dirofilaria sp.'hongkongensis' and potentially of Brugia sp. Sri Lanka genotype in Sri Lanka

U Atapattu, AV Koehler, LG Huggins, A Wiethoelter… - One Health, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract In 2016, the World Health Organization declared Sri Lanka as having successfully
eliminated lymphatic filariasis as a public health concern. However, in recent decades …

Seropositivity for toxoplasmosis and other protozoan infections in patients with ocular diseases in Kirkuk Province, Iraq

AA Hasan, SS Hamad, YJ Salman - Journal of Population Therapeutics …, 2023 - jptcp.com
Background: Toxoplasmosis, a zoonotic disease, has serious consequences for human
health, including the development of ocular issues such conjunctivitis and chorioretinitis …

Development and validation of a long-read metabarcoding platform for the detection of filarial worm pathogens infecting animals and humans

LG Huggins, U Atapattu, ND Young, RJ Traub… - 2023 - researchsquare.com
Background: Filarial worms are important vector-borne pathogens of a large range of
mammalian hosts, including humans and are responsible for some of the most pervasive …