Charles Gauci

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 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..

Targeted Next-Generation Sequencing and Informatics as an Effective Tool to Establish the Composition of Bovine Piroplasm Populations in Endemic Regions.

Abdul Ghafar, Anson V Koehler, Ross S Hall, Charles G Gauci, Robin B Gasser, Abdul Jabbar

Journal article  |  2021  |  Microorganisms

Protists of the genera Babesia and Theileria (piroplasms) cause some of the most prevalent and debilitating diseases for bovines w..

Parasitology Education Before and After the COVID-19 Pandemic

Abdul Jabbar, Charles G Gauci, Clare A Anstead

Journal article  |  2021  |  TRENDS IN PARASITOLOGY

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted parasitology curricula worldwide, which is expected to lead to the reshaping of parasitology e..

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..

An Assessment of the Molecular Diversity of Ticks and Tick-Borne Microorganisms of Small Ruminants in Pakistan

Abdul Ghafar, Adil Khan, Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz, Charles G Gauci, Sadaf Niaz, Sultan Ayaz, Lourdes Mateos-Hernandez, Clemence Galon, Nasreen Nasreen, Sara Moutailler, Robin B Gasser, Abdul Jabbar

Journal article  |  2020  |  Microorganisms

This study investigated ticks and tick-borne microorganisms of small ruminants from five districts of the Federally Administered T..

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% ..

Accurate diagnosis of lesions suspected of being caused by Taenia solium in body organs of pigs with naturally acquired porcine cysticercosis

Charles G Gauci, Chrisostom Ayebazibwe, Zachary Nsadha, Chris Rutebarika, Ishab Poudel, Keshav Sah, Dinesh Kumar Singh, Andrew Stent, Angela Colston, Meritxell Donadeu, Marshall W Lightowlers

Journal article  |  2019  |  PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

The definitive method for diagnosis of porcine cysticercosis is the detection of cysticerci at necropsy. Cysts are typically locat..

Long-read sequencing reveals a 4.4kb tandem repeat region in the mitogenome of Echinococcus granulosus (sensu stricto) genotype G1

Liina Kinkar, Pasi K Korhonen, Huimin Cai, Charles G Gauci, Marshall W Lightowlers, Urmas Saarma, David J Jenkins, Jiandong Li, Junhua Li, Neil D Young, Robin B Gasser

Journal article  |  2019  |  PARASITES & VECTORS

BACKGROUND: Echinococcus tapeworms cause a severe helminthic zoonosis called echinococcosis. The genus comprises various species a..

The first report of hydatid disease (Echinococcus granulosus) in an Australian water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis)

DJ Jenkins, T Williams, S Raidal, C Gauci, MW Lightowlers

Journal article  |  2019  |  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR PARASITOLOGY-PARASITES AND WILDLIFE

A three year old female water buffalo was slaughtered for human consumption on a dairy buffalo farm in eastern New South Wales, Au..