2022
Cryptic population structure and transmission dynamics uncovered for Schistosoma mansoni populations by genetic analyses
Long J, Taylor S, Barbosa L, Silva L, Reis M, Blanton R. Cryptic population structure and transmission dynamics uncovered for Schistosoma mansoni populations by genetic analyses. Scientific Reports 2022, 12: 1059. PMID: 35058485, PMCID: PMC8776789, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-04776-0.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Coinfection modifies carriage of enzootic and zoonotic parasites in Norway rats from an urban slum
Carvalho‐Pereira T, Souza F, do Nascimento Santos L, Pedra G, Minter A, Bahiense T, Reis M, Ko A, Childs J, da Silva E, Costa F, Begon M. Coinfection modifies carriage of enzootic and zoonotic parasites in Norway rats from an urban slum. Ecosphere 2019, 10 DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.2887.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUrban slumsLoad of parasitesZoonotic parasitesUrban ratsStrongyloides spBrazilian urban slumsIntensity of infectionReduced prevalenceNippostrongylus brasiliensisCoinfectionSignificant associationInfection riskRatsNematode Angiostrongylus cantonensisAngiostrongylus cantonensisInfectionNorway ratsEggs/larvaeCantonensisZoonotic pathogensCorrelation testInterrogansParasitesPopulation