Abstract. With advances in imaging technologies and the growing availability of specialized lights and cameras, biofluorescence is increasingly recognized

Fernandes et al. show that maternal helminths, long-standing mammalian partners, confer antiviral immunity to offspring via the microbiota-derived metabolite indole-3-propionic acid (IPA). This work r...

Despite safety concerns regarding the toxicity of tattoo ink, no studies have reported the consequences of tattooing on the immune response. In thi...

Skin-penetrating nematodes infect hosts by burrowing through host skin. This study finds that in the human-parasitic, skin-penetrating nematode Strongyloides stercoralis, skin penetration behavior is ...

Mansonella perstans is the most prevalent human filarial parasite, infecting over 100 million people worldwide. Despite its wide distribution, it remains one of the most neglected parasitic infections...

Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease caused by human-infective schistosomes (Trematoda: Schistosoma). Intestinal schistosomiasis in sub-Saharan Africa and the Neotropics is caused primarily...

Nature Communications - In schistosomiasis-endemic regions, the cyclical nature of infection and treatment complicates understanding of host immune responses. Repeated controlled human Schistosoma...

A genome wide association study of an African vector of schistosomiasis revealed two genomic regions associated with resistance to Schistosoma mansoni. These findings will inform novel control strateg...

Když vylezete v přírodě z vody a na těle se vám do večera objeví drobné červené skvrnky, zpozorněte. Mohlo by se jednat o cerkáriovou dermatitidu. Stojí za ní larvy ptačích motolic. Do vody se dostáva...

Church et al. use population genomics and citizen-science photos to show that Physalia comprises at least four genetically distinct, morphologically recognizable species, each with substantial substru...

Cerkáriová dermatitida Cerkáriová dermatitida (jinak také svědivá vyrážka z koupání nebo v angličtině „swimmer’s itch“) je alergická kožní reakce způsobená larvami (cerkáriemi) ptačích motolic, které ...

Background Cercarial dermatitis (CD), or swimmer’s itch, is a water-borne allergic skin reaction caused by the penetration of the larval stages of bird schistosomes (cercariae) into the skin. Members ...

Poll of 5,000 researchers finds contrasting views on when it’s acceptable to involve AI and what needs to be disclosed.

The suggestion that pathogens play a part in driving dementia is not as niche as it once was, but the evidence remains inconclusive.

Staphylococcus aureus skin infection induces eosinophil innate immune memory to exacerbate allergen-induced airway inflammation.

Dear Helminthologists, We would like to invite you to participate in the 29th Helminthological Days,which will take place in the Kostelec nad Černými lesy from May 12 to May 16, 2025. The venue of t...