Evaluation of Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assays, an Immunofluorescent-Antibody Test, and Two Rapid Tests (Immunochromatographic-Dipstick and Gel Tests) for Serological Diagnosis of Symptomatic and Asymptomatic <i>Leishmania</i> Infections in Dogs

Maik Mettler, Felix Grimm, Gioia Capelli, +2

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Morphometric analyses of canine blood microfilariae isolated by the Knott’s test enables Dirofilaria immitis and D. repens species-specific and Acanthocheilonema (syn. Dipetalonema) genus-specific diagnosis

Johannes Magnis, Susanne Lorentz, Lisa Guardone, +4

Parasites & Vectors

Estimating the true prevalence of Fasciola hepatica in cattle slaughtered in Switzerland in the absence of an absolute diagnostic test

C. Rapsch, G. Schweizer, Felix Grimm, +5

International Journal for Parasitology

HepatologyTrue PrevalenceAnimal ScienceAnimal HealthVeterinary Science +9

Geographic distribution and prevalence.

J. Eckert, Peter M. Schantz, Robin B. Gasser, +9

EpidemiologyHealth GeographyDisease MappingGeographic DistributionPrevalence +4

Coprological study on intestinal helminths in Swiss dogs: temporal aspects of anthelminthic treatment

Heinz Sager, Ch. Steiner Moret, Felix Grimm, +3

Parasitology Research

Parasitic DiseaseAllergyHelminthologyVeterinary ScienceSmall Animal Internal Medicine +7

F-18-Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) Positron-Emission Tomography of Echinococcus multilocularis Liver Lesions: Prospective Evaluation of its Value for Diagnosis and Follow-up during Benzimidazole Therapy

Katrin D. M. Stumpe, E. C. Renner-Schneiter, A. K. Kuenzle, +8

Infection

Liver LesionsHepatologyPositron-emission TomographyBenzimidazole TherapyPathology +3

Toward Diagnosing <i>Leishmania infantum</i> Infection in Asymptomatic Dogs in an Area Where Leishmaniasis Is Endemic

Domenico Otranto, Paola Paradies, Benedetta de Caprariis, +5

Clinical and Vaccine Immunology

Parasitic DiseaseAsymptomatic DogsLeishmania InfectionParasitic ProtozoaLongitudinal Survey +12

Sonographical and Serological Survey of Human Cystic Echinococcosis and Analysis of Risk Factors Associated with Seroconversion in Rural Communities of Kerman, Iran

Majid Fasihi Harandi, S. S. Moazezi, Mohammad Saba, +5

Zoonoses and Public Health

Outcome after Discontinuing Long-Term Benzimidazole Treatment in 11 Patients with Non-resectable Alveolar Echinococcosis with Negative FDG-PET/CT and Anti-EmII/3-10 Serology

R Ammann, Katrin D. M. Stumpe, Felix Grimm, +5

PLoS neglected tropical diseases

Prevalence of Taenia solium cysticercosis in swine from a community-based study in 21 villages of the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

R.C. Krecek, L.M. Michael, P M Schantz, +7

Veterinary Parasitology

Parasitic DiseaseZoonotic DiseaseSouth AfricaSchistosomiasisTaenia Solium Cysticercosis +3