Marshall Lightowlers

Immunodiagnostic usefulness of monoclonal antibodies specific to conformational epitopes of Taenia solium oncosphere protein TSOL18.

Emmanuel Assana, André Pagnah Zoli, Charles G Gauci, Marshall W Lightowlers, Pierre Dorny

Journal article  |  2021  |  J Immunol Methods

Taenia solium oncosphere protein TSOL18 is the host-protective antigen against porcine cysticercosis. Little attention has been gi..

Combined use of two separate but protective vaccine antigens provides protection against Taenia ovis infection in lambs in the presence of protective maternal antibody

GBL Harrison, DD Heath, CM Robinson, SB Lawrence, RP Dempster, CG Gauci, MW Lightowlers, MD Rickard

Journal article  |  2021  |  VACCINE

Three recombinant Taenia ovis antigens (To45, To16, To18) each induce protective immunity in lambs or ewes against infection with ..

Control trial of porcine cysticercosis in Uganda using a combination of the TSOL18 vaccination and oxfendazole

Zachary Nsadha, Chris Rutebarika, Chrisostom Ayebazibwe, Bukenya Aloys, M Mwanja, E Jane Poole, Elizabeth Chesang, Angela Colston, Meritxell Donadeu, Marshall W Lightowlers

Journal article  |  2021  |  INFECTIOUS DISEASES OF POVERTY

BACKGROUND: Neurocysticercosis caused by Taenia solium when the parasite lodges in the central nervous system, is an important cau..

Control of cystic echinococcosis in the Middle Atlas, Morocco: Field evaluation of the EG95 vaccine in sheep and cesticide treatment in dogs

Fatimaezzahra Amarir, Abdelkbir Rhalem, Abderrahim Sadak, Marianne Raes, Mohamed Oukessou, Aouatif Saadi, Mohammed Bouslikhane, Charles G Gauci, Marshall W Lightowlers, Nathalie Kirschvink, Tanguy Marcotty

Journal article  |  2021  |  PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES

BACKGROUND: Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is an important cause of human morbidity and mortality worldwide, particularly in Morocco a..

Performance of Ag-ELISA in the diagnosis of Taenia solium cysticercosis in naturally infected pigs in Tanzania

Mwemezi L Kabululu, Maria V Johansen, James ED Mlangwa, Ernatus M Mkupasi, Uffe C Braae, Chiara Trevisan, Angela Colston, Claudia Cordel, Marshall W Lightowlers, Helena A Ngowi

Journal article  |  2020  |  PARASITES & VECTORS

BACKGROUND: Taenia solium is a zoonotic parasite responsible for neurocysticercosis-a major cause of late-onset acquired epilepsy ..

Immunological responses and potency of the EG95NC(-) recombinant sheep vaccine against cystic echinococcosis

M Jazouli, MW Lightowlers, Z Bamouh, CG Gauci, K Tadlaoui, MM Ennaji, M Elharrak

Journal article  |  2020  |  PARASITOLOGY INTERNATIONAL

Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a zoonotic disease caused by the cestode parasite Echinococcus granulosus. The disease has an import..

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AJ Turner, I Beveridge, M Lightowlers, AD Donald, DJ Stewart

Journal article  |  2020  |  Aust Vet J

Diagnosis of Porcine Cysticercosis at Necropsy: When Is Enough, Enough?

Marshall W Lightowlers

Journal article  |  2020  |  TRENDS IN PARASITOLOGY

Changes in the incidence of porcine cysticercosis is used commonly in the assessment of efforts to control the transmission of Tae..

Kozen Yoshino's experimental infections with Taenia solium tapeworms: An experiment never to be repeated

Akira Ito, Mika Saito, Meritxell Donadeu, Marshall W Lightowlers

Journal article  |  2020  |  ACTA TROPICA

In the 1930's Kozen Yoshino published 6 papers on Taenia solium. One of these papers is particularly important because it describe..

A hyperendemic focus of porcine cystic echinococcosis in the Banke District of Nepal

Meritxell Donadeu, Charles G Gauci, Ishab Poudel, Keshav Sah, Dinesh Kumar Singh, Abdul Jabbar, Marshall W Lightowlers

Journal article  |  2020  |  ACTA TROPICA

Detailed post mortem analyses of 68 free-ranging, slaughter-age pigs from two sites in the Banke District of Nepal identified 36% ..