Invertebrate-derived DNA (iDNA) from terrestrial haematophagous leeches has recently
been proposed as a powerful non-invasive tool with which to detect vertebrate species and …

Surveillance and monitoring of viral pathogens circulating in humans and wildlife, together
with the identification of emerging infectious diseases (EIDs), are critical for the prediction of …

Abstract In October of 2018, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) at Pearson
International Airport in Toronto notified the Wildlife Enforcement Branch of Environment and …

Although Madagascar has more than 350 frog species of which all but two are endemic to
the island, the known polystome (Monogenea: Polystomatidae) diversity parasitizing …

The skin has multiple functions, and capillaries can penetrate the epidermis to shorten the
diffusion path while allowing maintenance of overall epidermal thickness for nonrespiratory …

Deforestation, exploitation, and other drivers of biodiversity loss in Madagascar leave its
highly endangered and predominantly endemic wildlife at risk of extinction. Decreasing …

Leeches can parasitize many vertebrate taxa. In amphibians, leech parasitism often has
potential detrimental effects including population decline. Most of studies on the host …

Since the 1990s, increasing populations of a blood feeding land leech (Haemadipsa
japonica) have become a serious issue in several Japanese prefectures, and it may be …

Two frog species, Blommersia domerguei and Mantella expectata, are reported as hosts for
new species of Madapolystoma. Phylogenetic analyses and genetic divergences observed …

The prevalence of leech attachment on anuran taxa is largely uncharacterized. When
parasitic, such relationships may regulate amphibian populations and function as an …