Simple Summary Land-use changes are one of the most important drivers of zoonotic
disease risk in humans, including helminths of wildlife origin. In this paper, we investigated …

Using genetic markers defined previously in the internal transcribed spacers (ITS-1 and ITS-
2) of nuclear ribosomal DNA (rDNA), PCR-coupled restriction fragment length polymorphism …

Zoonotic infections may be defined as infections of animals that might be obviously
transmissible to people. The contamination may transfer from ingestion of infective level of …

Abstract The Shelter Quality protocol (SQP) is a concise and easily implemented tool for
assessing dog welfare and to identify critical aspects of the shelter environment. A first …

Background The presence of intestinal parasites influences the growth and well‐being of
canids. Additionally, infected dogs and their faeces with considerably higher eggs/oocysts …

Background: Carnivore carcasses on the roads can be regarded as study materials in
parasitology and eco-epidemiology. Stray carnivores such as dogs and cats are known to …

Simple Summary The consumption of fish represents a healthy and affordable alternative for
a large sector of the population; among the species with the highest consumption worldwide …

Toxocara canis (Ascaridida: Nematoda), which parasitizes (at the adult stage) the small
intestine of canids, can be transmitted to a range of other mammals, including humans, and …

Background Human parasitic infections caused by Adenophorean nematodes encompass a
range of diseases, including dioctophymiasis, trichuriasis, capillariasis, trichinellosis, and …

Direct contacts with the nature can help people to improve their overall health and fitness.
However, visits to forests and other open green spaces may also, occasionally, lead to …