Tick-borne pathogens from ruminant ticks in a Mediterranean ecosystem from Eastern Spain.

Vector-borne diseases represent various sicknesses that are increasingly significant in human and veterinary health. Among the zoonotic agents transmitted by ticks, infections caused by the intracellular pathogens from the Anaplasmataceae family and piroplasmids (Babesia/Theileria spp.) are particularly notable due to the substantial economic losses they cause in the livestock sector.

Ovine dicrocoeliosis in Castellón province, eastern Spain: Prevalence, dynamics, and comparative study of different diagnostic techniques.

Dicrocoeliosis is a parasitic disease that mainly affects ruminants during grazing, caused by trematodes of the genus Dicrocoelium, with D. dendriticum being the most common species worldwide. This parasitosis is a chronic and generally subclinical process, with nonspecific signs, which makes its diagnosis challenging.

Immunological profile of two canine breeds in an endemic region of Leishmania infantum.

Visceral leishmaniosis is the one of the most important protozoal zoonoses in Europe, and it is caused by Leishmania infantum, an intracellular protozoan parasite. The disease is endemic in dogs in the Mediterranean area. The main goal of this work is to correlate the levels of several cytokines linked to immune response against L.

The Role of (Microsporidia: Nosematidae) in Honey Bee Colony Losses and Current Insights on Treatment.

Honeybee populations have locally and temporally declined in the last few years because of both biotic and abiotic factors. Among the latter, one of the most important reasons is infection by the microsporidia , which is the etiological agent of type C nosemosis. This species was first described in Asian honeybees ().

Feline Leishmaniosis: An Emerging Public Health Problem.

Leishmaniosis is the third most important vector-borne disease in humans, preceded by malaria and lymphatic filariasis, and it is considered endemic in tropical and subtropical areas, where higher temperatures favor development of its vector, sandflies. This zoonotic disease is caused by infection of protozoa spp. and the most serious mucocutaneous and visceral form is produced by , which predominates in the Mediterranean region.

Effectiveness of Gutting Blue Whiting (, Risso, 1827), in Spanish Supermarkets as an Anisakidosis Safety Measure.

Anisakidosis is a parasitic zoonotic disease which can cause gastroallergic reactions in humans. In 2010, the European Food Safety Agency estimated that approximately 20,000 cases of anisakiasis had been reported across the world, with Spain having the highest number of infections in Europe. The blue whiting (, Risso, 1827) is one of the most widely fished species worldwide and represents around 25% of the white fish eaten in Spain.

Morphological variability in Acanthocephaloides irregularis Amin, Oğuz, Heckmann, Tepe & Kvach, 2011 (Acanthocephala: Arhythmacanthidae) from the European sea bass, Dicentrarchus labrax (L.) (Moronidae) in Bizerte Lagoon, Tunisia.

Specimens of an arhythmacanthid acanthocephalan were recovered from the European sea bass Dicentrarchus labrax (L.) (Perciformes: Moronidae) in Bizerte Lagoon, northern Tunisia. The specimens collected showed high morphological similarities to Acanthocephaloides irregularis Amin, Oğuz, Heckmann, Tepe & Kvach, 2011, recovered from four species of marine fishes in the Gulf of Odessa and Sukhyi Lyman off the Ukrainian Black Sea coast.

Accacoelium contortum (Trematoda: Accacoeliidae) a trematode living as a monogenean: morphological and pathological implications.

Background: Accacoelium contortum (Rudolphi, 1819) Monticelli, 1893 is a frequent but poorly known trematode found on gills, pharynx and digestive tract of the ocean sunfish Mola mola (L.). Although the morphology of A.