Publications

Šlapeta J, Krücken J, Rojas A, Chambers A, Melville LA, Martínez-Valladares M, Canton C, Francis EK, Zahid O, Albuquerque ACA, Bartley DJ, Bassetto CC, Byrne O, Colella V, Costa-Junior LM, Doyle SR, Evans M, Ghafar A, Godoy P, Hayashi N, Helal M A, Huggins LG, Jabbar A, Jones RA, Karani BE, Liron JP, Maté L, McEvoy A, Mohammedsalih KM, Mulcahy G, Nielsen MK, Pafčo B, Peachey LE, Robleto-Quesada J, von Samson-Himmelstjerna G, Sousa-Paula LC, Gilleard JS (2025). Ten simple rules for implementing deep amplicon sequencing in parasitology.. International Journal for Parasitology.

Lucas Sousa-Paula (2025). The Lutzomyia longipalpis complex: what's next?. Trends in Parasitology.

Kelly PH, Cummings DAT, Iniguez E, Donatelli T, Rogerio L, Kotál J, Martins LA, Berger M, Lucas Sousa-Paula, Lu S, Stark JH, Ng SP, Marques A, Valenzuela JG, Tirloni L (2025). IxsS7: A novel biomarker for Ixodes scapularis tick bite exposure in humans.. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases.

Dantas-Torres, F, Lucas Sousa-Paula, Otranto, D (2024). The Rhipicephalus sanguineus group: updated list of species, geographical distribution, and vector competence.. Parasites & Vectors.

Martins LA, Berger M, Kotál J, Lu S, Lucas Sousa-Paula, Smith BJ, Zhang Y, Andersen JF, Tirloni,L (2024). Ixochymostatin, a trypsin inhibitor-like (TIL) protein from Ixodes scapularis, inhibits chymase and impairs vascular permeability.. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules.

Lu S, Lucas Sousa-Paula, Ribeiro JMC, Tirloni L (2024). Exploring the longitudinal expression dynamics of midguts in adult female Amblyomma americanum ticks.. BMC Genomics.

Paiva BL, Lucas Sousa-Paula, Sales KGS, Costa KMV, Venuto AM, Oriente VN, Cavalcante FRA, Brito RLL, Santos JML, Dantas-Torres F (2024). Prevalence of Leishmania infection in 205 cats from a referral hospital population in Brazil (2021-2022).. Veterinary Parasitology: Regional Studies and Reports.

Lucas Sousa-Paula, Berger M, Talyuli OAC, Schwartz CL, Saturday GA, Ribeiro JMC, Tirloni L (2024). Exploring the transcriptome of immature stages of Ornithodoros hermsi, the soft-tick vector of tick-borne relapsing fever.. Scientific Reports.

Lucas Sousa-Paula, Schwan TG, Tirloni L (2024). Ornithodoros hermsi.. Trends in Parasitology.

Dantas-Torres F, Figueredo LA, Sales KGS, Luna RLN, Lucas Sousa-Paula, da Silva LG, Bonifácio LLN, Otranto D (2024). Prevention of heartworm infection in dogs using a combination of moxidectin, imidacloprid and praziquantel: evidence from a randomized clinical trial.. Parasitology Research.