Register your lab and join our first LIVE session here 👉 leven.vision#para-scout-l...
#Parasitology #Diagnostics
Photo of a Loch, grassy bank and Hills. The sun is shining on the water and there are big clouds above
Blairmore pier. A wooden pier reaching into the Loch. There are lots of clouds above and a Scottish flag waving at the end of the pier
Wonderful trip to Blairmore, home of Sir William Leishman, with fellow Leishmania researchers. Niche tourism! Huge thanks to Mike Barrett for organising #Parasitology @bspparasitology.bsky.social
Blastocystis research has grown rapidly with molecular tools, especially next-generation sequencing, increasing subtype discovery but raising methodological and taxonomic challenges. We assess subtype designation criteria, caution against lowering divergence thresholds without biological evidence, and propose minimum standards requiring near full-length small subunit ribosomal RNA data and replication to ensure nomenclatural stability and epidemiological comparability.
How should new #Blastocystis subtypes be named?
A new @cp-trendsparasitol.bsky.social forum paper argues for minimum standards, incl. near full-length SSU rRNA data & replication, to keep subtype naming stable across studies. With @paulinedscanlan.bsky.social
#Parasitology
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Thank you so much to everyone who made it to #BSP2026 in beautiful, sunny Glasgow!!! (We asked the weather to behave while everyone was around)! The @bspparasitology.bsky.social 2027 meeting will be in Cardiff! I hope everyone enjoyed themselves! Like Glasgow, People Make #Parasitology! 🥳🧬🧫🔬
Javier González and Sami Şimşek pose smiling in a laboratory at IRNASA-CSIC.
👨🔬Professor Sami Şimşek from Firat University in Elazığ (Turkey) has visited the ATENEA Lab at #IRNASA‑CSIC (pictured to the right of Javier González).
🔬🌍Together, we are launching an international collaboration in the field of zoonotic parasitic diseases.
#ZoonoticDiseases #Parasitology
Presented my PhD work at #BSP2026 (Glasgow) on LAP-MALDI based molecular biotyping of Fasciola hepatica for drug resistance profiling.
Also had the privilege to co-chair the Veterinary Parasitology session.
Great discussions & connections!
#Parasitology #Proteomics #LAP_MALDI
I am not worthy!
#parasitology
Nature singing trololol song to me once again. #parasitology #pathology This is my currently finished staining session. I will show you later ;]
Which intestinal worm can grow the longest inside the human body?
Roundworm
Pinworm
Tapeworm
Hookworm
#intestinalworms #helminths #worms #parasitology ... Continue to: www.facebook.com/113009240922...
Parasitology is as beautiful as it is complex! 🔬🧬
Share your striking scientific images with the global community. Submit your microscopy, field shots, structure or lab art to the ParasitesRule gallery:
📸 Submit: forms.gle/DDLJKfkcsMWm...
#Parasitology #SciArt #Microscopy
Old ad for tapeworms as a weight loss strategy.
Monday-Funday!
Here's a fun #parasitology fact:
Tapeworm #diet pills were a #fad during the Victorian Era for #weight loss.
They contained cattle tapeworms, which live (benignly) in the human gut and can grow 4-10 meters long!
...not recommended.
www.allaboutworms.com/the-tapeworm...
Scientific study supports efficacy of traditional medicine in Nepal used to repel #ticks and remove them from the ear canal:
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37285111/
The plant used is Clerodendrum viscosum, a beautiful flowering shrub.
#botany #parasitology #NaturalScience
(7/7) If you want to hear about the messy reality and the "Aha!" moments behind the work, read our Behind the Paper story communities.springernature.com/posts/a-molecu…
#Parasitology #RNAbiology
LOCALIZED CUTANEOUS LEISHMANIASIS or ORIENTAL SORE
✔️Exposed areas of skin
✔️ Erythema at the bite site that evolves into a papule and increases in size until it becomes a nodular lesion or plaque.
✔️May ulcerate painlessly
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#parasitology #Pediatrics #dermatology
Read the full study:
www.mdpi.com/2673-6772/6/...
#Toxoplasmosis #CongenitalToxoplasmosis #Diagnostics #WesternBlot #PublicHealth #Microbiology #Parasitology #LaboratoryMedicine #Surveillance #Science 6/6
#i3S researchers Ricardo Monteiro and Filipa Neves stood out at the “Parasitology in Portugal” 2026 Symposium, by winning the Best Poster and Best Oral Presentation, respectively.
The young researchers study parasites that cause malaria and leishmaniasis.
#peopleofi3S #i3Sawards #parasitology
Dive into the full study here: 🔗 doi.org/10.1073/pnas... #Parasitology #GeneRegulation #MolecularBiology #ScienceCommunication #Epigenetics
🎉 We are excited to welcome Dr. Mario Santoro as a new subject editor!
Learn more about his expertise here:
aiep.pensoft.net/news/1155
#parasitology #parasites #ecology
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"Ours is the only lab currently studying this family of kinases in Toxoplasma," Gaji said. Six of these proteins are predicted to be essential for parasite growth, and his team has....
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news.vt.edu/articles/202...
#Parasitology #Medicine #InfectiousDisease #OneHealth #Zoonosis #IDSky
I am grateful that on today's World #ParasiteAwareness day, I could devote my whole working day on #Parasitology. @cp-trendsparasitol.bsky.social @crpvbd.bsky.social @parasitejournal.bsky.social
🧫 From complex life cycles to ethical limits, new 3D models (organoids & spheroids) are transforming how we study infections & develop drugs. Explore this virtual collection on the future of #parasitology 👉 https://cup.org/4bk6Mvv
Read the Editorial here: https://cup.org/4sQ09XC
#ParasiteAwarenessDay approaching. As a company specialised in #veterinary #parasitology in #livestock, Kreavet has started working also to tackle the growing importance of #parasites in #companion #animals #OneHealth
Parasites can have major impacts on sexual and reproductive health.
A new special issue in #Parasitology explores parasites of the genital tract, from Trichomonas vaginalis to Schistosoma haematobium, and their short- and long-term consequences:
🔬 cup.org/4cSKguN
University of Calgary researchers use AI to hunt new treatments for cattle parasites - Team secured a NSERC grant for further development & validation. betakit.com/university-o... via @betakit.com #UCalgary #AbSci #AI #science #Parasitology #SciChat
Busting the myth of the mad #scientist at Bull Creek Library. Really enjoyed the interactive fun with curious little scientists supported by my Engagement Children In Science (ECIS) team!
#community #scicomm #medicalscience #workshop #rinafu #kidscience #DrRina #parasitology
Taenia hydatigena cycles between carnivores and wild ungulates 🐺🦌. A study led by Dr Slivinska shows ~10% of roe deer and moose in Poland carry its larva, Cysticercus tenuicollis 🐛 #parasitology #wildlife #ecology
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Genital schistosomiasis affects millions of women and girls, yet it’s still widely overlooked.
Following #Internationalwomensday, we’re spotlighting the quiet champions driving research and awareness forward.
Read the blog: https://cup.org/4lla44M
#IWD #IWD2026 #womenshealth #parasitology
This is (one of the many reasons) why #research finding ecologically-friendly alternatives and adjuvants for ectoparasite control are important.
Check out my latest research in this topic here on my lab log:
uniofnomi.wordpress.com/lab-log/
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#parasitology #fieldlab #NaturalScience