Dr Lucas Huggins
Honorary Fellow
Melbourne Veterinary School
27 Scholarly works
1 Projects
HIGHLIGHTS
2026
Journal article
Spurious passage of Calodium hepaticum in human stools misidentified as Trichuris spp. infection in school-age children in Angola
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.01026-252026
Journal article
Emergence of a novel zoonotic brugian filarial infection during post-validation surveillance for lymphatic filariasis in Sri Lanka
DOI: 10.1016/j.lansea.2026.1007352025
Journal article
Genetic characterization of zoonotic Dirofilaria asiatica in Cambodian dogs through nanopore metabarcoding
DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.01990-252025
Journal article
Intestinal Nematode Infection Confers a Benefit to a Non-Declining Frog Species, While a Fungal Parasitic Infection Has Sublethal Impacts on Reproductive Investment
DOI: 10.1002/ece3.720532025
Journal article
Dirofilaria asiatica sp. nov. (Spirurida: Onchocercidae) – Defined using a combined morphological-molecular approach
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2025.04.0062025
Journal article
Global emergence of Rickettsia felis infections: the hidden threat in pets and their fleas
DOI: 10.1071/MA250082024
Research grants (other domestic)
Advanced Diagnostics for Detection of Parasites and Their Drug Resistance
RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS
2025
Journal article
Ten simple rules for implementing deep amplicon sequencing in parasitology
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2025.11.0032024
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Development and validation of a long-read metabarcoding platform for the detection of filarial worm pathogens of animals and humans
DOI: 10.1186/s12866-023-03159-32024
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Metabarcoding using nanopore sequencing enables identification of diverse and zoonotic vector-borne pathogens from neglected regions: A case study investigating dogs from Bhutan
DOI: 10.1016/j.onehlt.2024.1008392024
Journal article
Metabarcoding using nanopore long-read sequencing for the unbiased characterization of apicomplexan haemoparasites
DOI: 10.1111/1755-0998.13878