Charles Gauci

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

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

Pilot field trial of the EG95 vaccine against ovine cystic echinococcosis in Rio Negro, Argentina: 8 years of work

Edmundo Larrieu, Guillermo Mujica, Daniel Araya, Jose Luis Labanchi, Marcos Arezo, Eduardo Herrero, Graciela Santillan, Katherina Vizcaychipi, Leonardo Uchiumi, Juan Carlos Salvitti, Claudia Grizmado, Arnoldo Calabro, Gabriel Talmon, Luis Sepulveda, Jose Maria Galvan, Marta Cabrera, Marcos Seleiman, Pablo Crowley, Graciela Cespedes, Mariela Garcia Cachau, et al.

Journal article  |  2019  |  Acta Tropica

Implementation of a practical and effective pilot intervention against transmission of Taenia solium by pigs in the Banke district of Nepal

Ishab Poudel, Keshav Sah, Suyog Subedi, Dinesh Kumar Singh, Peetambar Kushwaha, Angela Colston, Charles G Gauci, Meritxell Donadeu, Marshall W Lightowlers

Journal article  |  2019  |  PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Taenia solium is a zoonotic cestode parasite which causes human neurocysticercosis. Pigs transmit the parasite by acting as the in..