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David Carmena

University of Aveiro · ES
Area of research
Parasitology · Infectious Diseases
Research interest
Research interests include Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics, Amoebic Infections and Treatments, Parasitic infections in humans and animals, and Parasites and Host Interactions.
h-index
42
citations
6,319
works
219
NIH funding
primary concept
Biology
email

Recent publications

Molecular Evidence of the Role of the Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) in the Epidemiology of Ungulate-Related Sarcocystis Species in Croatia, Lithuania, and Portugal
Animals 2026cited by 1position: contributordoi
Refractory giardiasis: Exploring the contribution of bacterial community shifts
Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease 2026cited by 0position: contributordoi
<i>Blastocystis</i> in a Liver Abscess: An Unusual Extraintestinal Location
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases 2026cited by 0position: contributordoi
Global prevalence of Giardia infection in nonhuman mammalian hosts: A systematic review and meta-analysis of five million animals
PLoS neglected tropical diseases 2025cited by 8position: middledoi
Blastocystis in free-ranging wild ruminant species across the Iberian Peninsula
Veterinary Research 2025cited by 8position: contributordoi
Global prevalence of Giardia infection in nonhuman mammalian hosts: A systematic review and meta-analysis of five million animals
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2025cited by 8position: contributordoi
Update on Blastocystis: highlights from the Fourth International Blastocystis Conference
Open Research Europe 2025cited by 6position: contributordoi
Rethinking Blastocystis: ubiquity and cyclical abundance in the human gut
Trends in Parasitology 2025cited by 6position: contributordoi
Intragenomic diversity of the small subunit rDNA gene shows limited impact on the pathogenicity of Blastocystis infection in clinical patients
Microbes and Infection 2025cited by 4position: contributordoi
High prevalence of <i>Enterocytozoon bieneusi</i> (microsporidia) in asymptomatic schoolchildren, Zambia
Medical Mycology 2025cited by 4position: contributordoi
Relationship between Blastocystis infection and clinical outcomes: A scoping review protocol
Open Research Europe 2025cited by 3position: contributordoi
A protocol for mapping Blastocystis epidemiology and diagnostics from One Health perspective
Open Research Europe 2025cited by 2position: contributordoi
Genetic diversity of Cryptosporidium isolates from young children and livestock in eastern Ethiopia
Current Research in Parasitology &amp; Vector-Borne Diseases 2025cited by 2position: contributordoi
Development and Assessment of a Multiple-Analysis System for Diagnosing Malaria and Other Blood Parasite Infections in Humans and Non-Human Primates
Diagnostics 2025cited by 2position: contributordoi
Intestinal parasite prevalences in dogs and cats: a decade of retrospective data from a reference veterinary laboratory in Madrid, Spain
Parasites &amp; Vectors 2025cited by 0position: contributordoi
Development and Evaluation of a Multiple Detection System for Diagnosing Malaria and Other Blood Parasitic Diseases in Blood and Stool Samples from Humans and Non-Human Primates
2025cited by 0position: contributordoi
The Blastocystis-colorectal cancer hypothesis: correlation is not causation
Open Research Europe 2025cited by 0position: contributordoi
Identification of a Differential Microbiological Signature of Extended‐Spectrum ß‐Lactamases Producing <i>Escherichia</i> Carriers in Spanish Community Children
MicrobiologyOpen 2025cited by 0position: contributordoi
A protocol for mapping Blastocystis epidemiology and diagnostics from One Health perspective
Open Research Europe 2025cited by 0position: contributordoi
Update on Blastocystis: highlights from the Fourth International Blastocystis Conference
Open Research Europe 2025cited by 0position: contributordoi
Microscopy detection and genotyping of intestinal parasites in schoolchildren of Corinto (Chinandega, Nicaragua): a cross-sectional study
Journal of Parasitic Diseases 2025cited by 0position: contributordoi
Molecular-based evidence for school transmission of enteroaggregative Escherichia coli among apparently healthy children attending nursery, infant, and primary schools in Madrid (Spain)
European Journal of Pediatrics 2025cited by 0position: contributordoi
Molecular diversity of <i>Enterocytozoon bieneusi</i> (microsporidia) among children, adolescents, and young women in poor-resource settings in southern Madagascar
Medical Mycology 2025cited by 0position: contributordoi
A protocol for mapping Blastocystis epidemiology and diagnostics from One Health perspective
Open Research Europe 2025cited by 0position: contributordoi
Marked increase in cryptosporidiosis cases, Spain, 2023
Eurosurveillance 2024cited by 12position: contributordoi
Free‐Ranging Wolves (<i>Canis lupus</i>) are Natural Reservoirs of Intestinal Microeukaryotes of Public Health Significance in Southwestern Europe
Zoonoses and Public Health 2024cited by 8position: contributordoi
The burden of intestinal parasitic infections in Antioquia, Colombia: Impact in childhood growth development and nutritional status
Acta Tropica 2024cited by 7position: contributordoi
Enhancing diagnostic accuracy: Direct immunofluorescence assay as the gold standard for detecting Giardia duodenalis and Cryptosporidium spp. in canine and feline fecal samples
BMC Veterinary Research 2024cited by 6position: contributordoi
Detection and Molecular Diversity of Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia duodenalis in the Endangered Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus), Spain
Animals 2024cited by 5position: lastdoi
Blastocystis occurrence and subtype diversity in European wild boar (Sus scrofa) from the Iberian Peninsula
Veterinary Research 2024cited by 5position: contributordoi

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Frequent collaborators

· 87 papers (2019–2026)Alejandro Dashti · University of Aveiro28 papers (2020–2025)David González‐Barrio · Instituto de Salud Carlos III21 papers (2021–2024)Pamela C. Köster · Women's University in Africa19 papers (2020–2025)R. Calero-Bernal · Universidad Complutense de Madrid16 papers (2020–2026)Monica Santin · Elsevier, Inc.12 papers (2019–2025)Begoña Bailo · Instituto de Salud Carlos III12 papers (2020–2026)Ana M. Figueiredo · University of Aveiro11 papers (2021–2026)Lihua Xiao · Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University9 papers (2019–2025)Anastasios D. Tsaousis · University of Kent9 papers (2022–2025)Sergio Sánchez-Prieto · Instituto de Salud Carlos III8 papers (2022–2026)ELENI GENTEKAKI · Elsevier, Inc.8 papers (2025–2025)Carolina Hernández‐Castro · Universidad de Antioquia7 papers (2021–2024)Ignacio García‐Bocanegra · Instituto de Salud Carlos III6 papers (2020–2024)Rita T. Torres · University of Aveiro6 papers (2021–2026)Aly S. Muadica · Universidad Complutense de Madrid5 papers (2021–2025)Javier Caballero-Gómez · Instituto de Salud Carlos III5 papers (2020–2024) · 5 papers (2021–2023)Funda Dogruman-Al · Elsevier, Inc.5 papers (2025–2025)Francisco Ponce-Gordo · Clarivate PLC4 papers (2021–2022)