Publication List in 2020

  1. Effects of ethanol and water extracts from Phyllanthus emblica fruits on the growth of bovine Babesia and equine piroplasma parasites in vitro and Babesia microti in mice. Bumduuren Tuvshintulga, Reiko Kawaguchi, Enkhbaatar Batmagnai, Hemal Ko-thalawala, Erandi Guanasekara, Orkhon Banzragchgarav, Arifin Budiman Nugraha, Davaajav Otgonsuren, Seekkuge Susil Priyantha Silva, Thillaiampalam Sivakumar, Naoaki Yokoyama. Japanese Journal of Veterinary Parasitology. 19: 21-29, 2020.
  2. Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in Farm Animals in West Kordofan, and Blue Nile states, Sudan. Abdelbaset Eweda Abdelbaset, Ehab Mossaad, Ahmed Ali Ismail, Abdalla Mohamed Ibrahim, Xuenan Xuan, Keisuke Suganuma, Tamador E.E. Angara, Makoto Igarashi. The Journal of protozoology research. 30. 21-26 (2020)
  3. A Japanese man with malaria tests negative for fever after spending 6 months in rural Kenya. Takashi Sugimoto, Kensuke Takahashi, Kosuke Matsui, Masahito Asada, Osamu Kaneko, Koya Ariyoshi, Tropical Medicine and Health. 2020 Jun 24;48:52.
  4. Construction of a recombinant vaccinia virus expressing Babesia gibsoni thrombospondin-related anonymous protein and evaluation of its immunogenicity in mice. C Nakamura, M M Liu, Y K Goo, G H Zhang, H L Jia, A Kumagai, H S Zhang, J L Zhou , Y Nishikawa, X N Xuan, Tropical Biomedicine. 2020 Dec 1;37(4):1029-1037.
  5. Field Evaluation of Recombinant Antigen ELISA in Detecting Zoonotic Schistosome Infection Among Water Buffaloes in Endemic Municipalities in the Philippines. Jose Ma M Angeles, Yasuyuki Goto, Masashi Kirinoki, Elena A Villacorte, Kharleezelle J Moendeg, Pilarita T Rivera, Yuichi Chigusa, Shin-Ichiro Kawazu, Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 2020 Oct 15;7:592783.
  6. Molecular Detection and Identification of Babesia spp., Theileria spp., and Anaplasma spp. in Sheep From Border Regions, Northwestern China. Yongchang Li, Eloiza May Galon, Qingyong Guo, Mohamed Abdo Rizk, Paul Franck Adjou Moumouni, Mingming Liu, Jixu Li, Shengwei Ji, Bayin Chahan, Xuenan Xuan, Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 2020 Sep 16;7:630.
  7. Temporal-Microclimatic Factors Affect the Phenology of Lipoptena fortisetosa in Central European Forests. Remigiusz Gałęcki, Jerzy Jaroszewski, Xuenan Xuan, Tadeusz Bakuła, Animals (Basel). 2020 Nov 1; 10(11): 2012.
  8. First Molecular Detection of Babesia ovis, Theileria spp., Anaplasma spp., and Ehrlichia ruminantium in Goats from Western Uganda. Maria Agnes Tumwebaze, Benedicto Byamukama, Dickson Stuart Tayebwa, Joseph Byaruhanga, Martin Kamilo Angwe, Eloiza May Galon, Mingming Liu, Seung-Hun Lee, Aaron Edmond Ringo, Paul Franck Adjou Moumouni, Jixu Li, Yongchang Li, Shengwei Ji, Patrick Vudriko, Xuenan Xuan, Pathogens. 2020 Oct 27; 9(11): 895.
  9. Nullscript inhibits Cryptosporidium and Toxoplasma growth. Fumi Murakoshi, Hironori Bando, Tatsuki Sugi, Oluyomi Stephen Adeyemi, Motohiro Nonaka, Takaaki Nakaya, Kentaro Kato, International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance. 2020  Dec; 14: 159-166.
  10. Development and evaluation of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay based on recombinant TgSRS2 for serodiagnosis of Toxoplasma gondii infection in cats. Yang Gao, Huanping Guo, Paul Franck Adjou Moumouni, Mingming Liu, Jixu Li, Artemis Efstratiou, Eloiza May Galon, Rochelle Haidee Ybanez, Tatsunori Masatani, Takehisa Soma, Xuenan Xuan. Journal of Veterinary Medical Science. 2020 Dec 5;82(11):1662-1665.
  11. Novel Babesia bovis exported proteins that modify properties of infected red blood cells. Hassan Hakimi, Thomas J Templeton, Miako Sakaguchi, Junya Yamagishi, Shinya Miyazaki, Kazuhide Yahata, Takayuki Uchihashi, Shin-Ichiro Kawazu, Osamu Kaneko, Masahito Asada, PLOS Pathogens. 2020 Oct 5; 16(10): e1008917.
  12. Subolesin vaccination inhibits blood feeding and reproduction of Haemaphysalis longicornis in rabbits. Seung-Hun Lee, Jixu Li, Paul Franck Adjou Moumouni, Kiyoshi Okado, Weiqing Zheng, Mingming Liu, Shengwei Ji, Soochong Kim, Rika Umemiya-Shirafuji, Xuenan Xuan, Parasites & Vectors. 2020 Sep 18; 13(1): 478.
  13. First Molecular Detection and Characterization of Hemotropic Mycoplasma Species in Cattle and Goats from Uganda. Benedicto Byamukama, Maria Agnes Tumwebaze, Dickson Stuart Tayebwa, Joseph Byaruhanga, Martin Kamilo Angwe, Jixu Li, Eloiza May Galon, Mingming Liu, Yongchang Li, Shengwei Ji, Paul Frank Adjou Moumouni, Aaron Ringo, Seung-Hun Lee, Patrick Vudriko, Xuenan Xuan, Animals (Basel). 2020 Sep 10; 10(9): E1624.
  14. Further epidemiological survey for atovaquone resistant related gene of Babesia gibsoni in Japan during 2015-2018. Aiko Iguchi, Takehisa Soma, Xuenan Xuan, Journal of Veterinary Medical Science. 2020 Sep 10.　　　　　
  15. In vitro and in vivo growth inhibitory activities of cryptolepine hydrate against several Babesia species and Theileria equi. Gaber El-Saber Batiha, Amany Magdy Beshbishy, Luay M Alkazmi, Eman H Nadwa, Eman K Rashwan, Naoaki Yokoyama, Ikuo Igarashi, PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 2020 Aug 27; 14(8): e0008489.
  16. Epidemiological and Histopathological Investigation of Sarcoptic Mange in Camels in Egypt. Marwa A Ahmed, Ehab Kotb Elmahallawy, Ahmed Gareh, Abdelbaset Eweda Abdelbaset, Fatma A El-Gohary, Nagwa M Elhawary, Ahmed K Dyab, Elzahara Elbaz, Mostafa F N Abushahba, Animals (Basel). 2020 Aug 24; 10(9): E1485.
  17. Analyses of the expression, immunohistochemical properties and serodiagnostic potential of Schistosoma japonicum peroxiredoxin-4. Minh-Anh Dang-Trinh, Jose Ma M Angeles, Kharleezelle J Moendeg, Adrian Miki C Macalanda, Thu-Thuy Nguyen, Luna Higuchi, Shotaro Nakagun, Masashi Kirinoki, Yuichi Chigusa, Yasuyuki Goto, Shin-Ichiro Kawazu, Parasites & Vectors. 2020 Sep 1; 13(1): 436.
  18. First molecular detection and identification of Trypanosoma evansi in goats from Cebu, Philippines using a PCR-based assay. Afraa Elata, Eloiza May Galon, Paul Franck Adjou Moumouni, Rochelle Haidee D Ybanez, Ehab Mossaad, Caro B Salces, Guindolino P Bajenting, Adrian P Ybanez, Xuenan Xuan, Noboru Inoue, Keisuke Suganuma, Veterinary Parasitology: Regional Studies and Reports. 2020 Jul; 21: 100414.
  19. Toxoplasma gondii Dense Granule Proteins 7, 14, and 15 Are Involved in Modification and Control of the Immune Response Mediated via NF-κB Pathway. Fumiaki Ihara, Ragab M Fereig, Yuu Himori, Kyohko Kameyama, Kosuke Umeda, Sachi Tanaka, Rina Ikeda, Masahiro Yamamoto, Yoshifumi Nishikawa, Frontiers in Immunology. 2020 Jul 31; 11: 1709.
  20. Effect of quercetin on the motility of cryopreserved canine spermatozoa.Yuta Kawasaki, Daichi Sakurai, Tatsuya Yoshihara, Mei Tsuchida, Shinji Harakawa, Hiroshi Suzuki, Cryobiology. 2020 Aug 22; S0011-2240 (20) 30190-5.
  21. Cryopreservation of canine spermatozoa using a skim milk-based extender and a short equilibration time. Yasuyuki Abe, Tomoyoshi Asano, Ichiko Wakasa, Aiko Kume, Sakimi Yokozawa, Rika Umemiya-Shirafuji, Hiroshi Suzuki, Reproduction in Domestic Animals. 2020 Aug 16.
  22. Immunohistochemical phenotyping of macrophages and T lymphocytes infiltrating in peripheral nerve lesions of dourine-affected horses. Yusuke Tanaka, Altanchimeg Adilbish, Kenji Koyama, Mungun-Ochir Bayasgalan, Noriyuki Horiuchi, Nyamdolgor Uranbileg, Kenichi Watanabe, Baatarjargal Purevdorj, Soyolmaa Gurdorj, Battur Banzragch, Battsetseg Badgar, Keisuke Suganuma, Naoaki Yokoyama, Noboru Inoue, Yoshiyasu Kobayashi, Journal of Veterinary Medical Science. 2020 Aug 12.
  23. Equine piroplasmosis: An insight into global exposure of equids from 1990 to 2019 by systematic review and meta-analysis. ThankGod E Onyiche, Moeti O Taioe, Nthatisi I Molefe, Abdullahi A Biu, Joshua Luka, Isaac J Omeh, Naoaki Yokoyama, Oriel Thekisoe, Parasitology. 2020 Aug 3; 1-45.
  24. Identification and validation of a commercial cryopreservation medium for the practical preservation of Dirofilaria immitis microfilaria. Takahiro Shirozu, Akira Soga, Shinya Fukumoto, Parasit Vectors. 2020 Jul 29; 13(1): 383.　
  25. Molecular characterization of tick-borne bacteria and protozoans in yaks (Bos grunniens), Tibetan sheep (Ovis aries) and Bactrian camels (Camelus bactrianus) in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau Area, China. Jixu Li, Yingna Jian, Lijun Jia, Eloiza May Galon, Byamukama Benedicto, Geping Wang, Qigang Cai, Mingming Liu, Yongchang Li, Shengwei Ji, Maria Agnes Tumwebaze, Liqing Ma, Xuenan Xuan, Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. 2020 Sep; 11(5): 101466.
  26. Molecular detection of tick-borne pathogens harbored by ticks collected from livestock in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. Yongchang Li, Xiuxiu Wen, Min Li, Paul Franck Adjou Moumouni, Eloiza May Galon, Qingyong Guo, Mohamed Abdo Rizk, Mingming Liu, Jixu Li, Shengwei Ji, Maria Agnes Tumwebaze, Benedicto Byamukama, Bayin Chahan, Xuenan Xuan, Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. 2020 Sep; 11(5): 101478.
  27. Assessing the Immunochromatographic Test Strip for Serological Detection of Bovine Babesiosis in Uganda. Dickson Stuart Tayebwa, Amany Magdy Beshbishy, Gaber El-Saber Batiha, Mariam Komugisha, Byaruhanga Joseph, Patrick Vudriko, Ramadan Yahia, Luay Alkazmi, Helal F Hetta, Naoaki Yokoyama, Ikuo Igarashi, Microorganisms.  2020 Jul 24; 8(8): E1110.
  28. Activities of artesunate-based combinations and tafenoquine against Babesia bovis in vitro and Babesia microti in vivo. Leonardo J M Carvalho, Bunduurem Tuvshintulga, Arifin B Nugraha, Thillaiampalam Sivakumar, Naoaki Yokoyama, Parasites & Vectors. 2020 Jul 20; 13(1): 362.
  29. Inhibitory effects of novel ciprofloxacin derivatives on the growth of four Babesia species and Theileria equi. Gaber El-Saber Batiha, Dickson Stuart Tayebwa, Amany Magdy Beshbishy, David D N’Da, Naoaki Yokoyama, Ikuo Igarashi, Parasitology Research. 2020 Sep; 119(9): 3061-3073.
  30. Nationwide serological surveillance of non-tsetse-transmitted horse trypanosomoses in Mongolia. Daiki Mizushima, Tovuu Amgalanbaatar, Batdorj Davaasuren, Mitsunori Kayano, Sandagdorj Naransatsral, Punsantsogvoo Myagmarsuren, Davaajav Otgonsuren, Batsaikhan Enkhtaivan, Batbold Davkharbayar, Bayasgalan Mungun-Ochir, Purevdorj Baatarjargal, Uranbileg Nyamdolgor, Gurdorj Soyolmaa, Adilbish Altanchimeg, Myagmar Zoljargal, Thu-Thuy Nguyen, Badgar Battsetseg, Banzragch Battur, Noboru Inoue, Naoaki Yokoyama, Keisuke Suganuma, Parasite Epidemiology and Control. 2020 Jun 25;10: e00158.
  31. First glimpse into the origin and spread of the Asian longhorned tick, Haemaphysalis longicornis, in the United States. Andrea Egizi, Leslie Bulaga-Seraphin, Erika Alt, Waheed I Bajwa, Joshua Bernick, Matthew Bickerton, Scott R Campbell, Neeta Connally, Kandai Doi, Richard C Falco, David N Gaines, Telleasha L Greay, Vanessa L Harper, Allen C G Heath, Ju Jiang, Terry A Klein, Lauren Maestas, Thomas N Mather, James L Occi, Charlotte L Oskam, Jennifer Pendleton, Marissa Teator, Alec T Thompson, Danielle M Tufts, Rika Umemiya-Shirafuji, Meredith C VanAcker, Michael J Yabsley, Dina M Fonseca, Zoonoses Public Health. 2020 Jul 7.
  32. Isolation and evaluation of trypanocidal activity of sesquiterpenoids, flavonoids, and lignans in Artemisia sieversiana collected in Mongolia. Stipan Nurbek, Toshihiro Murata, Keisuke Suganuma, Yoshinobu Ishikawa, Buyanmandakh Buyankhishig, Takashi Kikuchi, Tseesuren Byambajav, Bekh-Ochir Davaapurev, Kenroh Sasaki, Javzan Batkhuu, Journal of Natural Medicines. 2020 Sep; 74(4): 750-757.
  33. Molecular evidence of Babesia caballi and Theileria equi in equines and ticks in Nigeria: prevalence and risk factors analysis. ThankGod E Onyiche, Moeti O Taioe, Ndudim I Ogo, Thillaiampalam Sivakumar, Abdullahi A Biu, Albert W Mbaya, Xuenan Xuan, Naoaki Yokoyama, Oriel Thekisoe, Parasitology. 2020 Sep; 147(11): 1238-1248.
  34. Saxifraga spinulosa-Derived Components Rapidly Inactivate Multiple Viruses Including SARS-CoV-2. Yohei Takeda, Toshihiro Murata, Dulamjav Jamsransuren, Keisuke Suganuma, Yuta Kazami, Javzan Batkhuu, Duger Badral, Haruko Ogawa, Viruses. 2020 Jun 28; 12(7): 699.
  35. Urological detection of specific antibodies against Neospora caninum infection in mice: A prospect for novel diagnostic approach of Neospora. Ragab M Fereig, Yoshifumi Nishikawa, Experimental Parasitology. 2020 Sep; 216: 107942.
  36. Molecular detection and characterization of tick-borne haemoparasites among cattle on Zanzibar Island, Tanzania. Aaron Edmond Ringo, Mohamed Abdo Rizk, Paul Franck Adjou Moumouni, Mingming Liu, Eloiza May Galon, Yongchang Li, Shengwei Ji, Maria Tumwebaze, Benedicto Byamukama, Oriel Thekisoe, Xuenan Xuan, Acta Tropica. 2020 Jun 24; 211: 105598.
  37. Molecular detection of genotypes and subtypes of Cryptosporidium infection in diarrheic calves, lambs, and goat kids from Turkey. Mohammad Hazzaz Bin Kabir, Onur Ceylan, Ceylan Ceylan, Ayman Ahmed Shehata, Hironori Bando, Mohamed Ibrahim Essa, Xuenan Xuan, Ferda Sevinc, Kentaro Kato, Parasitology. 2020 Jun 24; 79: 102163.
  38. NMR resonance assignments of the programmed cell death protein 5 (PDCD5) from Toxoplasma gondii. Meng-Hsuan Lin, Tsun-Ai Yu, Chi-Fon Chang, Yoshifumi Nishikawa, Chun-Hua Hsu, Biomolecular NMR Assignments. 2020 Oct; 14(2): 277-280.
  39. Cryptosporidium species and cryptosporidiosis in Japan: a literature review and insights into the role played by animals in its transmission. El-Sayed El-Alfy, Yoshifumi Nishikawa, Journal of Veterinary Medical Science.2020 Aug 19; 82(8): 1051-1067.
  40. Porin Expression Profiles in Haemaphysalis longicornis Infected With Babesia microti. Weiqing Zheng, Rika Umemiya-Shirafuji, Qian Zhang, Kiyoshi Okado, Paul Franck Adjou Moumouni, Hiroshi Suzuki, Haiying Chen, Mingming Liu, Xuenan Xuan, Frontiers in Physiology. 2020 May 19; 11: 502.
  41. Distribution of Cryptosporidium species isolated from diarrhoeic calves in Japan. Mohammad Hazzaz Bin Kabir, Megumi Itoh, Ayman Ahmed Shehata, Hironori Bando, Yasuhiro Fukuda, Fumi Murakoshi, Atsushi Fujikura, Hiroaki Okawa, Takuto Endo, Akira Goto, Masayuki Kachi, Toshie Nakayama, Yuto Kano, Shoko Oishi, Konosuke Otomaru, Mohamed Ibrahim Essa, Kei Kazama, Xuenan Xuan, Kentaro Kato, Parasitology International. 2020 Jun 3; 78: 102153.
  42. First detection of Anaplasma ovis in sheep and Anaplasma platys-like variants from cattle in Menoufia governorate, Egypt. Maria Agnes Tumwebaze, Seung-Hun Lee, Paul Franck Adjou Moumouni, Khaled Mohammed-Geba, Sherin K Sheir, Asmaa Galal-Khallaf, Heba M Abd El Latif, Dalia S Morsi, Nora M Bishr, Eloiza May Galon, Benedicto Byamukama, Mingming Liu, Jixu Li, Yongchang Li, Shengwei Ji, Aaron Edmond Ringo, Mohamed Abdo Rizk, Hiroshi Suzuki, Hany M Ibrahim, Xuenan Xuan, Parasitology International. 2020 May 30; 78: 102150.
  43. Review on the Current Trends of Toxoplasmosis Serodiagnosis in Humans. Rochelle Haidee D Ybañez, Adrian P Ybañez, Yoshifumi Nishikawa, Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 2020 May 8; 10:204.
  44. From Signaling Pathways to Distinct Immune Responses: Key Factors for Establishing or Combating Neospora caninum Infection in Different Susceptible Hosts. Ragab M. Fereig, and Yoshifumi Nishikawa, Pathogens. 2020 May 16;9(5):384.
  45. Identification of Haemaphysalis longicornis Genes Differentially Expressed in Response to Babesia microti Infection. Weiqing Zheng, Rika Umemiya-Shirafuji, Shengen Chen, Kiyoshi Okado, Paul Franck Adjou Moumouni, Hiroshi Suzuki, Shu Yang, Mingming Liu, Xuenan Xuan, Pathogens. 2020 May 14;9(5):378.
  46. Molecular survey of tick-borne pathogens infecting backyard cattle and water buffaloes in Quezon province, Philippines. Eloiza May S Galon, Rochelle Haidee D YbaÑez, Paul Franck Adjou Moumouni, Maria Agnes Tumwebaze, Ralph Joselle A Fabon, Mary Ruth R Callanta, Kim Joseph E Labutong, Gloria B Salazar, Mingming Liu, Jixu Li, Benedicto Byamukama, Yongchang Li, Shengwei Ji, Seung-Hun Lee, Adrian P YbaÑez, Florencia G Claveria, Xuenan Xuan, Journal of Veterinary Medical Science. 2020 Jul 10; 82(7): 886-890.
  47. Highly sensitive nested PCR and rapid immunochromatographic detection of Babesia bovis and Babesia bigemina infection in a cattle herd with acute clinical and fatal cases in Argentina. Sabrina Ganzinelli, Daniel Benitez, Sambuu Gantuya, Azirwan Guswanto, Monica Florin-Christensen, Leonhard Schnittger, Ikuo Igarashi, Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. 2020 Jul; 67 Suppl 2: 159-164.
  48. Babesia microti Confers Macrophage-Based Cross-Protective Immunity Against Murine Malaria. Artemis Efstratiou, Eloiza May S. Galon, Guanbo Wang, Kousuke Umeda, Daisuke Kondoh, Mohamad Alaa Terkawi, Aiko Kume, Mingming Liu, Aaron Edmond Ringo, Huanping Guo, Yang Gao, Seung-Hun Lee, Jixu Li, Paul Franck Adjou Moumouni, Yoshifumi Nishikawa, Hiroshi Suzuki, Ikuo Igarashi, Xuenan Xuan. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 2020 Apr 29; 10: 193.
  49. Hyaluronidase inhibitory saponins and a trypanocidal isoflavonoid from the aerial parts of Oxytropis lanata. Buyanmandakh Buyankhishig, Toshihiro Murata, Keisuke Suganuma, Javzan Batkhuu, Kenroh Sasaki. Fitoterapia. 2020 Sep;145:104608.
  50. Molecular Detection and Assessment of Risk Factors for Tick-Borne Diseases in Sheep and Goats from Turkey. Byamukama Benedicto, Onur Ceylan, Paul Frank Adjou Moumouni, Seung-Hun Lee, Maria Agnes Tumwebaze, Jixu Li, Eloiza May Galon, Mingming Liu, Yongchang Li, Shengwei Ji, Aaron Ringo, Mohamed Rizk, Ferda Sevinc, Xuenan Xuan. Acta Parasitologica. 2020 Sep; 65(3): 723-732.
  51. Prevalence and molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium species in poultry in Bangladesh. Mohammad Hazzaz Bin Kabir, Yongmei Han, Seung-Hun Lee, Arifin Budiman Nugraha, Frances Recuenco, Fumi Murakoshi, Xuenan Xuan, Kentaro Kato. One Health. 2020 Jan 7; 9: 100122.
  52. Development and evaluation of a novel loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) method targeting Theileria parasites infecting Yezo sika deer. Takahiro Shirozu, Athanase Badolo, Akira Soga, Aya Yoshimura, Yu-ki Morishita, Mami Koketsu, Rika-Umemiya Shirafuji, Hisashi Inokuma, Naoaki Yokoyama, Shinya Fukumoto. Parasitology International. 2020 Apr 20; 77: 102130.
  53. Assay Methods for in Vitro and in Vivo anti-Babesia Drug Efficacy Testing: Current Progress, Outlook, and Challenges. Mohamed Abdo Rizk, Shimaa Abd El-Salam El-Sayed, Medhat Nassif, Juan Mosqueda, Xuenan Xuan, Ikuo Igarashi, Veterinary Parasitology. 2020 Mar;279: 109013.
  54. Clofazimine, a Promising Drug for the Treatment of Babesia Microti Infection in Severely Immunocompromised Hosts. Bumduuren Tuvshintulga, Edouard Vannier, Dickson S Tayebwa, Sambuu Gantuya, Thillaiampalam Sivakumar, Azirwan Guswanto, Peter J Krause, Naoaki Yokoyama, Ikuo Igarashi, The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2020 Aug 17; 222(6): 1027-1036.
  55. Imidazole Derivatives as Antiparasitic Agents and Use of Molecular Modeling to Investigate the Structure-Activity Relationship. Oluyomi Stephen Adeyemi, Abiodun Omokehinde Eseola, Winfried Plass, Olubunmi Atolani, Tatsuki Sugi, Yongmei Han, Gaber El-Saber Batiha, Kentaro Kato, Oluwakemi Josephine Awakan, Tomilola Debby Olaolu, Charles Obiora Nwonuma, Omokolade Alejolowo, Akinyomade Owolabi, Damilare Rotimi, Omowumi Titilola Kayode, Parasitology Research. 2020 Jun; 119(6): 1925-1941.
  56. Expression Analysis of Glutathione S-transferases and Ferritins During the Embryogenesis of the Tick Haemaphysalis longicornis. Emmanuel Pacia Hernandez, Kei Shimazaki, Hiroko Niihara, Rika Umemiya-Shirafuji, Kozo Fujisaki, Tetsuya Tanaka, Heliyon. 2020 Mar 30;6(3): e03644.
  57. Congenital Urethral Dilatation in Cattle Calves: Diagnosis and Surgical Intervention. Magda Mahmoud Ali, Kamal Hany Hussein, Ahmed Sadek, Abdelbaset Eweda Abdelbaset. Veterinary World. 2020 Feb; 13(2): 261-265.
  58. Screening of compound libraries for inhibitors of Toxoplasma growth and invasion.　Yongmei Han, Oluyomi Stephen Adeyemi, Mohammad Hazzaz Bin Kabir1 & Kentaro Kato, Parasitology Research. 2020 May; 119(5): 1675-1681.
  59. Human Spotted Fever Group Rickettsia Infecting Yaks (Bos grunniens) in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau Area. Yingna Jian, Jixu Li, Paul Franck Adjou Moumouni, Xueyong Zhang, Maria Agnes Tumwebaze, Geping Wang, Qigang Cai, Xiuping Li, Guanghua Wang, Mingming Liu, Yongchang Li, Liqing Ma, and Xuenan Xuan, Pathogens. 2020 Mar 28; 9(4). 249
  60. Molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium spp. from migratory ducks around Tokachi subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. Rehab Youssef Salama, Abdelbaset E. Abdelbaset, Yohei Takeda, Kunitoshi Imai, Haruko Ogawa, Makoto Igarashi, Journal of Veterinary Medical Science. 2020 May 15; 82(5): 571-575.
  61. The Pharmacological Activity, Biochemical Properties, and Pharmacokinetics of the Major Natural Polyphenolic Flavonoid: Quercetin. Gaber El-Saber Batiha, Amany Magdy Beshbishy, Muhammad Ikram, Zohair S. Mulla, Mohamed E. Abd El-Hack, Ayman E. Taha, Abdelazeem M. Algammal, and Yaser Hosny Ali Elewa, Foods. 2020 Mar 23;9(3). 374
  62. Molecular epidemiological survey of Babesia bovis, Babesia bigemina, and Babesia sp. Mymensingh infections in Mongolian cattle. Davaajav Otgonsuren, Thillaiampalam Sivakumar, Tovuu Amgalanbaatar, Batsaikhan Enkhtaivan, Sandagdorj Narantsatsral, Bumduuren Tuvshintulga, Myagmar Zoljargal, Dalantai Munkhgerel, Batbold Davkharbayar, Purevdorj Baatarjargal, Batdorj Davaasuren, Punsantsogvoo Myagmarsuren, Badgar Battsetsegb Banzragch Battur, Naoaki Yokoyama, Parasitology International. 2020 Mar 20; 77: 102107.
  63. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis, phytochemical screening and antiprotozoal effects of the methanolic Viola tricolor and acetonic Laurus nobilis extracts. Gaber El-Saber Batiha, Amany Magdy Beshbishy, Luay Alkazmi, Oluyomi Stephen Adeyemi, Eman Nadwa, Eman Rashwan, Amany El-Mleeh & Ikuo Igarashi, BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies. 2020 Mar 17; 20(1): 87.
  64. Treatment Efficiency of Combination Therapy With Diminazene Aceturate and Quinapyramine Sulfate in a Horse With Dourine. Batbold Davkharbayar, Batdorj Davaasuren, Sandagdorj Narantsatsral, Banzragch Battur, Myagmarsuren Punsantsogvoo, Badgar Battsetseg, Daiki Mizushima, Noboru Inoue, Keisuke Suganuma, Journal of Equine Veterinary Science. 2020 Apr; 87: 102905.
  65. Host range and geographical distribution of Babesia sp. Mymensingh. Thillaiampalam Sivakumar, Bumduuren Tuvshintulga, Hemal Kothalawala, Seekkuge Susil Priyantha Silva, Dinh Thi Bich Lan, Phung Thang Long, Adrian Patalinghug Ybañez, Rochelle Haidee Daclan Ybañez, Daniel Francisco Benitez, Dickson Stuart Tayebwa, Alan Caine Costa DE Macedo, Leonhard Schnittger, Naoaki Yokoyama, Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. 2020 Mar 13. doi: 10.1111/tbed. 13546.
  66. Vitamin E Scaffolds of pH-Responsive Lipid Nanoparticles as DNA Vaccines in Cancer and Protozoan Infection. Mio Maeta, Naoya Miura, Hiroki Tanaka, Takashi Nakamura, Ryo Kawanishi, Yoshifumi Nishikawa, Kenichi Asano, Masato Tanaka, Shinya Tamagawa, Yuta Nakai, Kota Tange, Hiroki Yoshioka, Hideyoshi Harashima, Hidetaka Akita, Molecular Pharmaceutics. 2020 Apr 6; 17(4): 1237-1247.
  67. Myrrh Oil in Vitro Inhibitory Growth on Bovine and Equine Piroplasm Parasites and Babesia microti of Mice. Mahmoud AbouLaila, Shimaa Abd El-Salam El-Sayed, Mosaab A. Omar, Mohammad Saleh Al-Aboody, Amer R. Abdel Aziz, Mohamed M. Abdel-Daim, Mohamed Abdo Rizk, and Ikuo Igarash, Pathogens. 2020 Feb 29; 9(3). 173;
  68. Phytochemical Characterization and Chemotherapeutic Potential of Cinnamomum verum Extracts on the Multiplication of Protozoan Parasites In Vitro and In Vivo. Gaber El-Saber Batiha, Amany Magdy Beshbishy, Azirwan Guswanto, Arifin Nugraha, Tserendorj Munkhjargal, Mohamed M. Abdel-Daim, Juan Mosqueda, and Ikuo Igarashi, Molecules. 2020 Feb 24; 25(4). 996;
  69. Serological detection of T. gondii infection in humans using an immunochromatographic assay based on dense granule protein 7. Rochelle Haidee D. Ybañez Yoshifumi Nishikawa, Parasitology International. 2020 Jun; 76: 102089
  70. Therapeutic Effects of Atranorin towards the Proliferation of Babesia and Theileria Parasites. Amany Magdy Beshbishy Gaber El-Saber Batiha Luay Alkazmi Eman Nadwa, Eman Rashwan, Ahmed Abdeen, Naoaki Yokoyama, and Ikuo Igarashi, Pathogens. 2020 Feb 17; 9(2). 127
  71. Caracterization of glutathione S-transferase of Dermacantor marginatus and effect of the recombinant antigen as a potential anti-tick vaccine. Huercha, Ruiqi Song, Min Li, Xinli Fan, Zhengxiang Hu, Lijiang Wu, Yongchang Li, Wei Zhang, Yang Zhang, Yuhui Ma, Chahan Bayin, Veterinary Parasitology. 2020 Mar; 279: 109043.
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