Publications

the occurrence of centrorhynchus (acanthocephala) in shrews (sorex araneus and sorex minutus) in the united kingdom.	encysted acanthocephalans belonging to the genus centrorhynchus were found in the body cavities of sorex araneus (common shrew) and sorex minutus (pygmy shrew) from boxworth, cambridgeshire, u.k. fifty percent of the male s. araneus and 67% of the male s. minutus examined were found to be infected, with the mean intensity (+/-sd) being 54.3 +/- 91.3 and 14.7 +/- 18.4, respectively. the species of centrorhynchus in the shrews may be centrorhynchus aluconis, which is distributed widely in tawny ow ...	1991	2040960
the morphology of hymenolepidid and dilepidid cestodes from common and pygmy shrews (soricidae) in southeast england.	one hundred and six of 109 common shrews (sorex araneus) and 62 of 72 pygmy shrews (s. minutus), obtained by longworth trapping in southeast england, were infected with cestodes. ten species were recovered: choanotaenia hepatica and hymenolepis prolifer (found in s. araneus); choanotaenia crassiscolex, hymenolepis furcata, h. jacutensis, h. schaldybini, h. scutigera, h. singularis, h. diaphana and h. infirma (in both hosts). the morphology, taxonomy and ecology of these species are discussed and ...	1994	7829846
centrorhynchus aluconis (acanthocephala) and other helminth species in tawny owls (strix aluco) in great britain.	observations on the distribution of centrorhynchus aluconis (acanthocephala) and 6 other species of helminths in the definitive host strix aluco, in tawny owl, are presented. infected owls were collected from 16 sites ranging from tarbet, strathclyde, scotland, to ewhurst, surrey, in the south of england. in addition, unidentified cyclophyllidean cestodes were found in the alimentary tract of the tawny owls. centrorhynchus aluconis was the most prevalent helminth found and had the highest intens ...	1993	8277390
haemoparasites of common shrews (sorex araneus) in northwest england.	the presence of haemoparasites belonging to the taxa anaplasma, bartonella and trypanosoma was determined among 76 common shrews (sorex araneus) from northwest england. anaplasma phagocytophilum dna was recovered from the blood of 1 shrew (1.3%), with the amplified 16s rrna sequence identical to one previously reported from a bank vole (clethrionomys glareolus). trypanosoma spp. dna was detected in 9 shrews (11.8%), the amplified 18s rdna fragments being indistinguishable from one another, and d ...	2007	17288633
the influence of climatic conditions on long-term changes in the helminth fauna of terrestrial molluscs and the implications for parasite transmission in southern england.	the influence of climatic conditions on the prevalence and transmission of helminth parasites in a terrestrial mollusc population was studied in a grassland site in southern england between 1974 and 1983. molluscs were sampled in each september of 5 years over this period (1974, 1976, 1979, 1981, 1983). climatic conditions had a variable effect on parasite prevalence. trematode sporocyst infections increased after wet summer and warm winter conditions and declined in hot, dry periods. cestode in ...	2008	18598579
the common shrew (sorex araneus): a neglected host of tick-borne infections?	although the importance of rodents as reservoirs for a number of tick-borne infections is well established, comparatively little is known about the potential role of shrews, despite them occupying similar habitats. to address this, blood and tick samples were collected from common shrews (sorex araneus) and field voles (microtus agrestis), a known reservoir of various tick-borne infections, from sites located within a plantation forest in northern england over a 2-year period. of 647 blood sampl ...	2011	21453011