Originally established in 1923, Journal of Helminthology publishes research and review articles on all aspects of helminth biology, including their taxonomy, ecology, and medical or veterinary importance. https://t.co/dKdLVgxGKv

We're having a Frog Fluke Fest for this #WormWednesday! This paper reports on trematodes in frogs and tadpoles from Cerrado, Brazil. In this study, researchers collected >12000 flukes composed of 16 taxa, from 17 different frog species. https://t.co/ucWx5vKbHC

Brazil is home to >11000 species of frogs and toads, many of which are host a wide variety of flukes. But many of these flukes are not well-studied. This paper reports on a detailed study on Rauschiella proxima, a fluke which was described >80 years ago https://t.co/3CwzBNud1P

Worm in a worm: Anisakid nematodes use a variety of marine animals to complete their life cycles. This study reports on nemerteans as paratenic hosts for anisakids, with the discovery of a Phocanema bulbosum larva in a nemertean. #WormWednesday https://t.co/vOFALIXvpd

When different parasite species infect the same host, they may end up competing with each other, but such competition can be difficult to detect. This study examined statistical methods for inferring competition between parasites that infect creek chub https://t.co/OOY7WPholL

Parasite abundance in a region can be influenced by a variety of factors. This study looked at how parasite prevalence in dogs from two Argentinian cities are affected by variables such as rainfall and the number of free-roaming dogs. https://t.co/lG8n0Zhqkn

Rainfall runoffs and sewage discharge can release various microbiological pollutants, including parasite eggs, into the marine environment. This study looked at how environmental factors affect the abundance of helminth eggs on the beaches of Kribi https://t.co/JssiVBCQmO

Schistosoma blood flukes use freshwater snails as intermediate hosts for the asexual stage of their life cycles. This study looked at freshwater snails in the Kimpese region to identify the snail species involved in the transmission of schistosome flukes https://t.co/LufWKvyJ0Q

Brown bears are infected by all kinds of parasites ranging from parasitic worms to protozoans. These parasites can have different transmission dynamics and infection pathways. This study looked at the seasonal trends of those parasites among brown bears https://t.co/OGu6jzl0oR

This study reports on Pellioditis ciscaucasica, a newly described species of nematode associated with Krynickillus melanocephalus, an invasive species of slug which has spread across Europe and the Caucasus region #WormWednesday https://t.co/AMpi7Skcis

It's World Environmental Health Day! We have assembled a collection of articles on how environmental factors such as climate and pollutants can affect the transmission of parasites, and its implications for public health and animal husbandry https://t.co/FwfzV5Wy5C

Orthosplanchnus arcticus is a species of fluke which infects bivalves as its second intermediate hosts, and completes its life cycle in seals and walruses. This study looked at this parasite's host range and its implications for zoonotic transmission. https://t.co/Zt3EuZCFiJ

This study examined the anatomy and ultrastructure of the mother sporocyst of Bunocotyle progenetica, a unique species of fluke which is able to complete its life cycle within a snail host. https://t.co/3QUk3vMvZZ

Parasites often evolve alongside their hosts, but sometimes they might also switch hosts for a variety of reasons. This study looked at the phylogeny of Urocleidoides, a monogenean parasite that lives on the gills of fishes in the eastern Brazilian Amazon https://t.co/e8nZckZNZV

We're serving up worms for your wormy hosts on this #WormWednesday, with a study about Raillietiella gigliolii - a species of tongue worms (pentastomids) which lives in the lungs of worm lizards (Amphisbaena). https://t.co/oWfvvcJG5r

For this #WormWednesday, here are some tapeworms which were found in a dead, stranded bottlenose dolphin. Multiple tapeworms identified as Diphyllobothrium stemmacephalum were found occupying almost every section of the intestine. https://t.co/qbfBjXBO4j

On this #WormWednesday, here's a tapeworm that gives you more tapeworm for each tapeworm. Triplotaenia is a genus of tapeworms found in kangaroos and wallabies. It has a unique body consisting of a pair of unsegmented strobilae attached to a single scolex. https://t.co/st20N4pyOe

For #WormWednesday here's Neodiplostomum vaucheri - a fluke found in the intestine of fringe-lipped bats. Originally described from the woolly false vampire bat in 1983 based on a single specimen, this study provides an extensive redescription. https://t.co/Men9L5y3nw

Hydatid tapeworms produce cysts that lodge in the organs of their intermediate hosts. This study looked at cysticercosis in horses and donkeys caused by Echinococcus equinus - a species of hydatid that use equids and canids to maintain its life cycle https://t.co/6uIhOWgQuT

The Editor of Journal of Helminthology - Prof Robert Poulin - will be giving a webinar for the ICPOW 2025 webinar series on 6th August, at 1200 (UTC+2) You can register for the webinar here: https://t.co/PychqQzeNk

On this #WormWednesday we're delivering loads of flukes from loads of snails. In this study, researchers collected snails from intertidal habitats all over Japan, and found 14 species of flukes from 6 different snail species https://t.co/QP48v6hzjD