Dirofilariasis represents a zoonotic mosaic, which includes two main filarial species
(Dirofilaria immitis and D. repens) that have adapted to canine, feline, and human hosts with …

Pathogens have developed particular strategies to infect and invade their hosts. Amongst
these strategies' figures the modulation of several components of the innate immune system …

Background The pathomechanism of Angiostrongylus vasorum infection‐associated
bleeding diathesis in dogs is not fully understood. Objective To describe rotational …

Human fascioliasis is a worldwide, pathogenic food-borne trematodiasis. Impressive clinical
pictures comprising puzzling polymorphisms, manifestation multifocality, disease evolution …

Excretory/Secretory (ES) proteins play an important role in the host-parasite interactions.
Experimental identification of ES proteins is time-consuming and expensive. Alternative …

The fibrinolytic system is activated concurrently with coagulation; it regulates haemostasis
and prevents thrombosis by restricting clot formation to the area of vascular injury and …

Angiostrongylus vasorum is a cardiopulmonary nematode of canids and is, among others,
associated with bleeding disorders in dogs. The pathogenesis of such coagulopathies …

This narrative review aims to describe Angiostrongylus vasorum-induced hemostatic
dysfunction of dogs with emphasis on clinical and laboratory findings as well as potential …

The interaction of pathogenic bacteria with the host fibrinolytic system through the
plasminogen molecule has been well documented. It has been shown, using animal …

Background The trematode Fasciola hepatica is the most widespread causative agent of
fasciolosis, a parasitic disease that mainly affects humans and ruminants worldwide. During …