Publications

microscopic and molecular characterization of hepatozoon domerguei (apicomplexa) and foleyella furcata (nematoda) in wild endemic reptiles from madagascar.	madagascar is one of the world's top twelve "megadiversity" hot spots hosting unique and threatened flora and fauna. parasites are a major component of biodiversity but remain largely uncharacterized in wildlife. in this study we combine microscopic and molecular assessment of hemoparasites in endemic reptile species from madagascar. we detected three distinct parasites: the apicomplexans hepatozoon and sarcocystis, and filarial nematodes. the prevalence and intensity of these apicomplexans were ...	2014	25224723
ivermectin toxicosis in a chameleon (chamaeleo senegalensis) infected with foleyella furcata.	both male and female foleyella furcata were found in the subcutaneous tissue and abdominal cavity of an adult male wild-caught senegalese chameleon (chamaeleo senegalensis). this nematode species is endemic to madagascar but has never been recorded from the continent of africa. prior to the chameleon's death, a migrating worm was seen under the skin in the abdominal and thoracic region. huge numbers of small, sheathed microfilariae were detected in the blood smears. the chameleon was treated wit ...	2001	12790406
[morphological study of the larval development of foleyella furcata in anopheles stephensi].		2000	5372128
5 s ribosomal spacer sequences of some filarial parasites: comparative analysis and diagnostic applications.	we have amplified by pcr the sequences of the 5 s ribosomal spacer of setaria labiatopapillosa and foleyella furcata. after sequencing, these sequences have been compared with those of dirofilaria immitis and dirofilaria repens. two major goals have been achieved: (i) the establishment of a multiplex pcr-based diagnostic assay, applicable to identify the four species in vertebrate and invertebrate hosts; (ii) the identification, in s. labiatopapillosa and f. furcata, of a canonical spliced leade ...	2000	11040091