論文リスト（2026）

  1. Evaluation of Antiplasmodial Activity of Quinoline Derivatives Incorporating Arylnitro and Aminochalcone Moieties.
    Nanang R Ariefta, Richard M Beteck, Lesetja J Legoabe, Yoshifumi Nishikawa, Pharmaceuticals. 2026 May 8;19(5):740. doi: 10.3390/ph19050740.
  2. Immunity beyond borders: non-lethal Plasmodium confers cross-protection against lethal Babesia via macrophage activation.
    Iqra Zafar, Yongchang Li, Daisuke Kondoh, Shimaa Abd El-Salam El-Sayed, Tanjila Hasan, Tomoyo Taniguchi, Hang Li, Noboru Inoue, Kentaro Kato, Xuenan Xuan, Frontiers in immunology. 2026 May 5:17:1805513. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2026.1805513. eCollection 2026.
  3. Development of a Luciferase-Based In Vitro Assay to Evaluate the Efficacy of Anti-Cryptosporidial Drugs Against Cryptosporidium parvum.
    Rie Kubota, Coh-Ichi Nihei, Yoshifumi Nishikawa, Pharmaceuticals. 2026 Apr 3;19(4):576. doi: 10.3390/ph19040576.
  4. Molecular Prevalence and Genetic Characterization of Bovine Tick-Borne Protozoa in Thai and Imported Beef Cattle in Thai-Myanmar Border and Infesting Ticks from Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand.
    Prottoy Bhadury, Thom Do, Narisorn Pilean, Wissanuwat Chimnoi, Ketsarin Kamyingkird, Xuenan Xuan, Tawin Inpankaew, Pathogens. 2026 Mar 30;15(4):365. doi: 10.3390/pathogens15040365.
  5. In vitro cultivation of Babesia caballi genotype B2 and its genetic, growth, and morphological characterization.
    Daniel Mutwiri Mwaki, Ngigi Noel Muthoni Mumbi, Believe Ahedor, Akihiro Ochi, Hemal Kothalawala, Herath Mudiyanselage Hasitha Madhushan Rupathunga, Gajanayaka Mudalige Vidura, Canude Babythurai Vincent, Nizanantha Kalaichelvan, Thillaiampalam Sivakumar, Naoaki Yokoyama, Veterinary Parasitology. 2026 Jul:345:110786. doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2026.110786. Epub 2026 Apr 24.
  6. Unveiling the tick-borne pathogens from domestic ruminant ticks in Malawi and the emergence of the brown ear tick in the southern region: implications for East Coast fever control.
    Boniface Chikufenji, Uday Kumar Mohanta, Elisha Chatanga, Dallion Stopher, Onur Ceylan, Rika Umemiya-Shirafuji, Oriel Thekisoe, Madalitso Nkhata, Tatsuki Sugi, Junya Yamagishi, Xuenan Xuan, Kyoko Hayashida, Parasite. 2026:33:22. doi: 10.1051/parasite/2026022. Epub 2026 Apr 17.
  7. Gut microbiota bidirectionally influences protection and severity in cerebral malaria in mice.
    Tomoyo Taniguchi, Eiji Miyauchi, Reika Kawabata-Iwakawa, Masahiko Nishiyama, Rika Umemiya-Shirafuji, Hiromu Toma, Nobuo Sasaki, Hajime Hisaeda, Haruyoshi Tomita, Hiroshi Ohno, Hidehiro Kishimoto, Hiroshi Suzuki, Tropical Medicine and Health. 2026 Apr 16;54(1):78. doi: 10.1186/s41182-026-00947-1.
  8. Synthetic quinolone-tethered aminoguanidine derivatives exhibit potent antiplasmodial activity.
    Nanang R Ariefta, Richard M Beteck, Lesetja J Legoabe, Yoshifumi Nishikawa, International journal of antimicrobial agents. 2026 Mar 30;67(7):107797. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2026.107797. Online ahead of print.
  9. Molecular Detection and Identification of Bacterial Pathogens in Qinghai Province, China.
    Didi Zhang, Yihong Ma, Xinyuan Zhao, Huaixing Yang, Xiuping Li, Guanghua Wang, Yong Hu, Shenghua Tang, Rong Li, Shizhen Li, Yingna Jian, Liqing Ma, Pathogens. 2026 Mar 11;15(3):305. doi: 10.3390/pathogens15030305.
  10. A Survey of Spotted Fever Group Rickettsia and Anaplasmataceae Bacteria in Questing Ticks in Hokkaido, Japan.
    Masakatsu Taira, Thillaiampalam Sivakumar, Yihong Ma, Rika Umemiya-Shirafuji, Naoaki Yokoyama, Ken Maeda, Vector borne and zoonotic diseases. 2026 Jun;26(6):323-330. doi: 10.1177/15303667261424704.
  11. Evaluation of recombinant Toxoplasma gondii matrix antigen MAG1 for toxoplasmosis screening in HIV/AIDS patients.
    Ruenruetai Udonsom, Charoonluk Jirapattharasate, Supaluk Popruk, Sumonmal Uttayamakul, Intira Tantawiwattananon, Manas Kotepui, Sukhontha Siri, Hirotake Mori, Yoshifumi Nishikawa, Aongart Mahittikorn, Acta Tropica. 2026 Feb:274:107983. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2026.107983. 
  12. Transcriptome of Coxiella-likeendosymbionts in Haemaphysalis longicornis during blood feeding.
    Kodai Kusakisako, Abdelbaset E Abdelbaset, Rika Umemiya-Shirafuji, Junya Yamagishi, Nariaki Nonaka, Hiromi Ikadai, Ryo Nakao, Journal of Veterinary Medical Science. 2026 Mar 1;88(3):449-457. doi: 10.1292/jvms.25-0475.
  13. An epidemiological survey of zoonotic Babesia species in questing ticks in Hokkaido, Japan, using a newly developed PCR-sequencing approach.
    Yihong Ma, Thillaiampalam Sivakumar, Ngigi Noel Muthoni Mumbi, Rika Umemiya-Shirafuji, Naoaki Yokoyama, Parasitology International. 2026 Feb:110:103136. doi: 10.1016/j.parint.2025.103136.