J. M. Alunda

Wildlife as a sentinel for pathogen introduction in nonendemic areas: first detection of Leishmania tropica in wildlife in Spain

The paper detects Leishmania tropica in European wildcats in Spain, marking the first report of autochthonous infection with this species in the Iberian Peninsula.

First description of Lotmaria passim and Crithidia mellificae haptomonad stage in the honeybee hindgut

This paper describes for the first time the haptomonad stage of Lotmaria passim and Crithidia mellificae in the honeybee hindgut, revealing their attachment mechanisms and potential pathogenicity.