Charles Gauci

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..

Molecular detection of Strongyloides sp. in Australian Thoroughbred foals.

Ghazanfar Abbas, Abdul Ghafar, Anson V Koehler, Jenni Bauquier, Edwina JA Wilkes, Caroline Jacobson, Anne Beasley, John Hurley, Lucy Cudmore, Peter Carrigan, Brett Tennent-Brown, Charles El-Hage, Martin K Nielsen, Charles G Gauci, Kristopher J Hughes, Ian Beveridge, Abdul Jabbar

Journal article  |  2021  |  Parasit Vectors

BACKGROUND: Strongyloides westeri is found in the small intestine of young horses, mainly in foals up to about 16 weeks of age. Th..

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..

Comparative studies on faecal egg counting techniques used for the detection of gastrointestinal parasites of equines: A systematic review

Abdul Ghafar, Ghazanfar Abbas, Justine King, Caroline Jacobson, Kristopher J Hughes, Charles El-Hage, Anne Beasley, Jenni Bauquier, Edwina JA Wilkes, John Hurley, Lucy Cudmore, Peter Carrigan, Brett Tennent-Brown, Martin K Nielsen, Charles G Gauci, Ian Beveridge, Abdul Jabbar

Journal article  |  2021  |  Current Research in Parasitology & Vector-Borne Diseases

Faecal egg counting techniques (FECT) form the cornerstone for the detection of gastrointestinal parasites in equines. For this pu..

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% ..