{"title":"ACCEPTANCE OF THE 2025 HENRY BALDWIN WARD MEDAL: FROM TADPOLES TO TREMATODES-CHILDHOOD WETLAND EXPERIENCES LEAD TO A PARASITE PASSION.","authors":"Sarah A Orlofske","doi":"10.1645/25-72","DOIUrl":"10.1645/25-72","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16659,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Parasitology","volume":"111 6","pages":"843-850"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145856880","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"INTRODUCTION OF THE 2025 ASHTON CUCKLER NEW INVESTIGATOR AWARDEE: DR. MICAH BRETT WARREN.","authors":"Stephen A Bullard","doi":"10.1645/25-74","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1645/25-74","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16659,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Parasitology","volume":"111 6","pages":"851-853"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147512983","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"INTRODUCTION OF DR. SARAH ORLOFSKE, THE 2025 HENRY BALDWIN WARD MEDALIST.","authors":"Vasyl V Tkach","doi":"10.1645/25-61","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1645/25-61","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16659,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Parasitology","volume":"111 6","pages":"841-842"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147513007","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"PRESENTATION OF THE 2025 DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD TO DR. RICHARD E. CLOPTON.","authors":"Vasyl V Tkach","doi":"10.1645/25-60","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1645/25-60","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16659,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Parasitology","volume":"111 6","pages":"854-855"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147513016","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"PRESENTATION OF THE 2025 DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD TO DR. RICHARD E. CLOPTON.","authors":"Vasyl V Tkach","doi":"10.1645/25-60","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1645/25-60","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16659,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Parasitology","volume":"111 6","pages":"854-855"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145856852","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"INTRODUCTION OF THE 2025 ASHTON CUCKLER NEW INVESTIGATOR AWARDEE: DR. MICAH BRETT WARREN.","authors":"Stephen A Bullard","doi":"10.1645/25-74","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1645/25-74","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16659,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Parasitology","volume":"111 6","pages":"851-853"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145856872","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS: EXPLORING A CENTURY OF PARASITOLOGICAL STEWARDSHIP.","authors":"Sara V Brant","doi":"10.1645/25-93","DOIUrl":"10.1645/25-93","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16659,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Parasitology","volume":"111 6","pages":"836-840"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145856950","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alessia L Gazzonis, Giuseppe D'Amico Ricci, Maria Teresa Manfredi, Giovanni Garippa
{"title":"FIRST MORPHOLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR DESCRIPTION OF ANATRICHOSOMA SP. (NEMATODA: TRICHOSOMOIDIDAE) IN THE NASAL CAVITIES OF A SHEEP (OVIS ARIES) FROM SARDINIA (ITALY).","authors":"Alessia L Gazzonis, Giuseppe D'Amico Ricci, Maria Teresa Manfredi, Giovanni Garippa","doi":"10.1645/23-96","DOIUrl":"10.1645/23-96","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cases of parasitic infection by Anatrichosoma spp. have occasionally been reported worldwide in a narrow range of host species, including humans. The species in which Anatrichosoma has been most commonly reported are nonhuman primates; among domestic animals, infections have only been reported in dogs and cats. Many aspects of the biological cycle and epidemiology of the parasite are still unknown. In the present study, we report the case of Anatrichosoma sp. infection in the nasal cavities of a sheep (Ovis aries) raised in Sardinia (Italy). After sagittal cutting of the sheep's head, 12 adult nematodes were recovered and collected: 10 specimens were subjected to morphological identification; 2 other specimens were processed for deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) extraction and polymerase chain reaction targeting the small subunit (18s) ribosomal ribonucleic acid and the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI mtDNA). Morphological identification classified all specimens as adult females belonging to the genus Anatrichosoma. Phylogenetic analysis placed the obtained sequences for both genes in the cluster of Anatrichosoma spp., with a higher interspecific variation observed at the COI mtDNA gene. The present unusual case of Anatrichosoma sp. infection in a sheep adds a new suitable host for this uncommon parasite, providing novel genetic data. This finding suggests that this rare parasite should be considered in human and animal mucosal parasitic infections and that molecular diagnosis should be performed in equivocal or doubtful cases.</p>","PeriodicalId":16659,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Parasitology","volume":"111 6","pages":"815-822"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-12-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145819768","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}