Publications

  • 2024 m.

    Gutiérrez-López, R., Ferraguti, M., Bodawatta, K.H., Chagas, C.R.F., Chakarov, N., Duc, M., Emmenegger, T., García-Longoria, L., Lopes, R.J., Martinez-de la Puente,J., Renner, S.C., Santiago-Alarcon, D., Sehgal, R.N.M., Stankovic, D., Marzal, A., Dunn, J.C. 2024. The Wildlife Malaria Research network (WIMANET): Meeting report on the 1st WIMANET workshop. International Journal for Parasitology-Parasites and Wildlife, 25: art. no. 100989. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2024.100989

  • 2024 m.

    Bensch, S., Duc, M., Valkiūnas, G. 2024. Brain parasites and misorientation of migratory birds. Trends in Parasitology, 40 (5): 369–371. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pt.2024.02.008

  • 2024 m.

    Valkiūnas, G., Ilgūnas, M., Hernández-Lara, C., Duc, M., Iezhova, T. 2024. First experimental observation on biology of the avian malaria parasite Plasmodium (Novyella) homonucleophilum (lineage pSW2), with remarks on virulence and distribution. Acta Tropica, 253: art. no. 107174. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2024.107174

  • 2024 m.

    Chagas, C.R.F., Duc, M., Kazak, M., Valavičiūtė-Pocienė, K., Bukauskaitė, D., Hernandez-Lara, C., Bernotienė, R. 2024. High abundance of Haemoproteus parasites in Culicoides (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae), with a confirmation of Culicoides reconditus as a new vector of these avian blood parasites. Insects, 15 (3): art. no. 157. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects15030157

  • 2024 m.

    Valkiūnas, G., Iezhova, T., Ilgūnas, M., Tchoumbou, M., Duc, M., Bukauskaitė, D., Himmel, T., Harl, J., Weissenböck, H. 2024. Unexpected absence of exo-erythrocytic merogony during high gametocytaemia in two species of Haemoproteus (Haemosporida: Haemoproteidae), including description of Haemoproteus angustus n. sp. (lineage hCWT7) and a report of previously unknown residual bodies during in vitro gametogenesis. International Journal for Parasitology-Parasites and Wildlife, 23: art. no. 100905. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2024.100905

  • 2023 m.

    Chagas, C.R.F., Duc, M., Himmel, T., Eigirdas, V., Weissenbock, H., Valkiūnas, G. 2023. Exo-erythrocytic development of Leucocytozoon parasites (Haemosporida, Leucocytozoidae) in song thrushes Turdus philomelos. International Journal for Parasitology-Parasites and Wildlife, 22: 60–68. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2023.08.008

  • 2023 m.

    Duc, M., Himmel, T., Ilgūnas, M., Eigirdas, V., Weissenbock, H., Valkiūnas, G. 2023. Exo-erythrocytic development of two Haemoproteus species (Haemosporida, Haemoproteidae), with description of Haemoproteus dumbbellus, a new blood parasite of bunting birds (Emberizidae). International Journal for Parasitology, 53 (10): 531–543. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpara.2023.02.009

  • 2023 m.

    Duc, M., Himmel, T., Harl, J., Iezhova, T., Nedorost, N., Matt, J., Ilgūnas, M., Weissenbock, H., Valkiūnas, G. 2023. Comparative analysis of the exo-erythrocytic development of five lineages of Haemoproteus majoris, a common haemosporidian parasite of European passeriform birds. Pathogens, 12 (7): art. no. 898. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12070898

  • 2023 m.

    Chagas, C.R.F., Duc, M., Gutierrez-Liberato, G.A., Valkiūnas, G. 2023. Host cells of Leucocytozoon (Haemosporida, Leucocytozoidae) gametocytes, with remarks on the phylogenetic importance of this character. Pathogens, 12 (5): art. no. 712. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12050712

  • 2022 m.

    Chagas, C.R.F., Hernandez-Lara, C., Duc, M., Valavičiūtė-Pocienė, K., Bernotienė, R. 2022. What Can Haemosporidian lineages found in Culicoides biting midges tell us about their feeding preferences? Diversity, 14 (11): art. no. 957. https://doi.org/10.3390/d14110957

  • 2022 m.

    Ellis, V.A., Kalbskopf, V., Ciloglu, A., Duc, M ., Huang, X., Inci, A., Bensch, S., Hellgren, O., Palinauskas, V. 2022. Genomic sequence capture of Plasmodium relictum in experimentally infected birds. Parasites & Vectors, 15 (1): art. no. 267. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-022-05373-w

  • 2022 m.

    Valkiūnas, G., Duc, M., Iezhova, T.A. (2022) Increase of avian Plasmodium circumflexum prevalence, but not of other malaria parasites and related haemosporidians in northern Europe during the past 40 years. Malaria Journal, 21 (1): art. no. 105. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-022-04116-7

  • 2021 m.

    Valkiūnas, G., Ilgūnas, M., Bukauskaitė, D., Duc, M., Iezhova, T.A. (2021) Description of Haemoproteus asymmetricus n. sp. (Haemoproteidae), with remarks on predictability of the DNA haplotype networks in haemosporidian parasite taxonomy research. Acta Tropica, 218: art. no. 105905. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2021.105905

  • 2021 m.

    Hellgren, O., Kelbskopf, V., Ellis, V.A., Ciloglu, A., Duc, M., Huang, X., Lopes, R.J., Mata, V.A., Aghayan, S.A., Inci, A., Drovetski, S.V. (2021) Low MSP-1 haplotype diversity in the West Palearctic population of the avian malaria parasite Plasmodium relictum. Malaria Journal, 20 (1): art. no. 265. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-021-03799-8

  • 2021 m.

    Duc, M., Ilgūnas, M., Kubiliūnaitė, M., Valkiūnas, G. (2021) First report of Haemoproteus (Haemosporida, Haemoproteidae) megalomeronts in the brain of an avian host, with description of megalomerogony of Haemoproteus pastoris, the blood parasite of the Common starling. Animals, 11 (10): art. no. 2824. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11102824

  • 2021 m.

    Hernandez-Lara, C., Duc, M., Ilgūnas, M., Valkiūnas, G. (2021) Massive infection of lungs with exo-erythrocytic meronts in European robin Erithacus rubecula during natural Haemoproteus attenuatus haemoproteosis. Animals, 11 (11): art. no. 3273. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11113273

  • 2020 m.

    Ciloglu, A., Ellis, V.A., Duc, M., Downing, P.A., Inci, A., Bensch, S. (2020) Evolution of vector transmitted parasites by host switching revealed through sequencing of Haemoproteus parasite mitochondrial genomes. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 153: art. no. 106947. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2020.106947

  • 2020 m.

    Duc, M., Ilgūnas, M., Valkiūnas, G. (2020) Patterns of Haemoproteus majoris (Haemosporida, Haemoproteidae) megalomeront development. Acta Tropica, 212: art. no. 105706. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2020.105706

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