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h-index: 8
Works: 52
Citations: 201

Most-cited papers

A canine leishmaniasis pilot survey in an emerging focus of visceral leishmaniasis: Posadas (Misiones, Argentina)
I. Cruz, L. Acosta, M. Gutierrez, J. Nieto +3 more
2010BMC Infectious Diseases58 citations Open access
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IDENTIFICATION OF Leishmania infantum IN PUERTO IGUAZÚ, MISIONES, ARGENTINA
L. Acosta, R. Diaz, P. Torres, Gustavo Silva +4 more
2015Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo18 citations Open access
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Comparison of four DNA extraction methods for the detection of Mycobacterium leprae from Ziehl-Neelsen-stained microscopic slides.
J. Ruiz-Fuentes, Alexis Díaz, Anayma Elena Entenza, Yahima Frión +4 more
2015International Journal of Mycobacteriology16 citations Open access
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Hookworm-like eggs in children's faecal samples from a rural area of Rwanda.
M. J. Irisarri-Gutiérrez, C. Muñoz-Antolí, L. Acosta, L. A. Parker +3 more
2016African Health Sciences12 citations Open access
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Anemia and undernutrition in intestinally parasitized schoolchildren from Gakenke district, Northern Province of Rwanda
M. J. Irisarri-Gutiérrez, L. Acosta, L. A. Parker, R. Toledo +3 more
2022PLoS ONE11 citations Open access
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Evaluation of a novel digital environment for learning medical parasitology
A. Peña-Fernández, L. Acosta, S. Fenoy, Á. Magnet +5 more
2020Higher Education Pedagogies10 citations Open access
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Helminth parasites in faecal samples from the endangered Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus).
L. Acosta, T. León-Quinto, F. Bornay-Llinares, M. Simón +1 more
2011Veterinary parasitology10 citations
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Creating a model module for the novel resource DMU e-Parasitology.
A. Peña-Fernández, M. Ollero, S. Fenoy, Á. Magnet +7 more
20179 citations
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Microsporidia as a Potential Threat to the Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus)
F. Izquierdo, D. Ollero, Á. Magnet, A. Galván-Díaz +11 more
2022Animals7 citations Open access
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Syphilis and HIV infection in indigenous Mbya Guarani communities of Puerto Iguazu (Argentina): diagnosis, contact tracking, and follow-up
Javier Marx, L. Acosta, E. Deschutter, F. Bornay-Llinares +2 more
2020Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo6 citations Open access
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Development of a virtual library of clinical samples for medical parasitology diagnosis
A. Peña-Fernández, S. Fenoy, R. Halliwell, F. Izquierdo +8 more
20186 citations
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DEVELOPMENT OF A VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING BIOMEDICAL TECHNIQUES AND EQUIPMENT FOR THE STUDY OF HUMAN PATHOGENS
A. Peña-Fernández, S. Fenoy, M. Evans, Tiziana Sgamma +6 more
2018EDULEARN18 Proceedings6 citations Open access
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Developing a digital environment for teaching and learning parasitology.
A. Peña-Fernández, Á. Magnet, L. Acosta, M. Evans +1 more
20185 citations
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Reinvestigation of the sperm ultrastructure of Hypoderaeum conoideum (Digenea: Echinostomatidae)
J. Miquel, Magalie René Martellet, L. Acosta, R. Toledo +1 more
2018Parasitology Research5 citations
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A case report of human gastrodiscoidiasis in Nepal.
R. Sah, L. Acosta, R. Toledo
2019Parasitology international4 citations Open access
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A Novel Sampling Model to Study the Epidemiology of Canine Leishmaniasis in an Urban Environment
L. A. Parker, L. Acosta, M. Gutierrez, I. Cruz +3 more
2021Frontiers in Veterinary Science3 citations Open access
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A case of Echinococcus granulosus hepatic hydatid cyst together with pyogenic liver abscess in a Nepali patient
R. Sah, Michele Calatri, Samikshya Neupane, Sagar Poudyal +2 more
2020Journal of Parasitic Diseases3 citations Open access
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Primera caracterización molecular de Leishmania infantum en pacientes con leishmaniosis visceral de la Provincia de Misiones, Argentina
R. G. Díaz, K. Salvatierra, Gustavo A. Silva, E. J. Deschutter +2 more
2019Biomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud3 citations Open access
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DEVELOPING A SMARTPHONE APP FOR LEARNING PARASITOLOGY
A. Peña-Fernández, S. Fenoy, Joshua Simons, C. del Águila +3 more
2020EDULEARN20 Proceedings2 citations
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Determination of human-pathogenic free living amoebas in drinking water supplies in Leicester, UK
U. Anjum, L. Acosta, A. Peña-Fernández
2022ISEE Conference Abstracts1 citations Open access
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Acanthamoeba spp. in public parks’ soils in Spain: presence, distribution and risks
A. Peña-Fernández, M. Higueras, M. Lobo-Bedmar, L. Acosta +1 more
2022ISEE Conference Abstracts1 citations Open access
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STRENGTHENING PARASITOLOGY CAPABILITIES IN A COVID-19 WORLD
A. Peña-Fernández, L. Acosta, S. Koroma, Raoul Emeric Guetiya Wadoum
2021EDULEARN21 Proceedings1 citations
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Are human pathogenic free-living amoebae present in Leicester city’s environment (UK)?
U. Anjum, Á. Magnet, L. Acosta, R. Toledo +1 more
20191 citations
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INTRODUCING MEDICAL PARASITOLOGY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MAKENI, SIERRA LEONE
A. Peña-Fernández, U. Anjum, S. Koroma, Raoul E. Guetiya Wadoum +5 more
2019ICERI proceedings1 citations
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Blended learning for teaching cell culture as part of DMU e-Parasitology.
A. Peña-Fernández, M. Evans, C. Hurtado, L. Acosta +7 more
20191 citations
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Non-related contact lens coinfection with Acanthamoeba and Fusarium
R. Sah, M. Chaudhary, S. Khadka, R. Toledo +1 more
2019Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine1 citations Open access
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Comparison of four DNA extraction methods for the detection of Mycobacterium leprae from Ziehlâ€“Neelsen-stained microscopic slides
J. Ruiz-Fuentes, Anayma Elena Entenza, Odelaisy Suárez, P. Torres +2 more
20151 citations
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Potential presence and distribution of human-related microsporidia in different soil types from Makeni, Sierra Leone
Sergio Llorens-Berzosa, Ethel Ukaegbu, F. Izquierdo, L. Acosta +1 more
2023ISEE Conference Abstracts0 citations Open access
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First detection of emerging human parasites microsporidia in grass from recreational and urban parks from, Leicester, UK
U. Anjum, L. Acosta, M. A. Peña, Guillermo Torrado +1 more
2023ISEE Conference Abstracts0 citations Open access
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E-WEB RESOURCES FOR TACKLING SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED HUMAN PARASITE AND ECTOPARASITE INFECTIONS
A. Peña-Fernández, L. Acosta, M. A. Peña
2023ICERI proceedings0 citations
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RESULTS OF AND EVALUATION OF A NOVEL SMARTPHONE APP FOR LEARNING MEDICAL PARASITOLOGY
A. Peña-Fernández, M. A. Peña, Guillermo Torrado, L. Acosta
2022EDULEARN Proceedings0 citations
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Presence and distribution of Encephalitozoon spp. spores across different soil types
A. Peña-Fernández, M. Higueras, M. Lobo-Bedmar, L. Acosta +1 more
2022ISEE Conference Abstracts0 citations Open access
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CAPACITY BUILDING USING AN OPEN-ACCESS E-PARASITOLOGY PHONE APP
A. Peña-Fernández, S. Koroma, L. Acosta, Guillermo Torrado +1 more
2021ICERI proceedings0 citations
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EDUCATIONAL E-PARASITOLOGY GAMES BUILT IN AN APP FOR SMARTPHONES: DEVELOPMENT AND FRAMEWORK
A. Peña-Fernández, L. Acosta, Tiziana Sgamma, M. Evans +1 more
2021EDULEARN21 Proceedings0 citations
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PRELIMINARY IMPACT OF A PILOT APP FOR TEACHING MEDICAL PARASITOLOGY AT AN AFRICAN UNIVERSITY
A. Peña-Fernández, L. Acosta, S. Fenoy, S. Koroma
20200 citations
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EVALUATING THE IMPACT OF NOVEL WEB-BASED RESOURCES IN LEARNING CLINICAL VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY
A. Peña-Fernández, A. Montoya, L. Acosta, S. Angulo +2 more
20200 citations
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NOVEL RESOURCES FOR TEACHING CLINICAL VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY: FRAMEWORK AND PILOT EXPERIENCE
A. Peña-Fernández, L. Acosta, D. Ollero, A. Montoya +2 more
20200 citations
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NOVEL RESOURCES FOR TEACHING MEDICAL PARASITOLOGY IN PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATE PROGRAMMES
A. Peña-Fernández, L. Acosta, Á. Magnet, N. Potiwat +2 more
20200 citations
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Use of DMU e-Parasitology in a West African university
A. Peña-Fernández, R. E. Guetiya Wadoum, F. Izquierdo, U. Anjum +5 more
20200 citations
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Intestinal parasites in cervid stools in public parks of Leicester (United Kingdom): pilot study
U. Anjum, Luis Navarro-i-Martinez, F. Bornay-Llinares, A. Peña-Fernández +1 more
20190 citations
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Web-based learning and teaching resources for microscopic detection of human parasites.
A. Peña-Fernández, L. Acosta, F. Izquierdo
20190 citations
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Presence of Cryptosporidium spp. in avian faecal samples from an English urban environment
U. Anjum, L. Acosta, J. Raim, F. Izquierdo +2 more
20190 citations
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VIRTUAL LIBRARIES OF TISSUE AND CLINICAL SAMPLES: POTENTIAL ROLE OF A 3-D MICROSCOPE
A. Peña-Fernández, F. Izquierdo, L. Acosta, M. Peña +4 more
2019INTED2019 Proceedings0 citations
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Studying the presence and circulation of opportunistic protozoan parasites in Leicester, UK.
U. Anjum, F. Izquierdo, L. Acosta, R. Toledo +1 more
20190 citations
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Intervention to enhance medical parasitology knowledge at the University of Makeni, Sierra Leone.
A. Peña-Fernández, F. Izquierdo, L. Acosta, C. Hurtado +3 more
20190 citations
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Applicability of the DMU e-Parasitology for teaching cell and parasite culture
A. Peña-Fernández, C. Hurtado, M. Evans, F. Izquierdo +2 more
20190 citations
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Deer in public parks in Leicesthershire (UK): is there any risk to human health?
A. Peña-Fernández, U. Anjum, Luis Navarro-i-Martinez, G. S. Jagdev +2 more
20190 citations
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NOVEL RESOURCES FOR LEARNING THE IDENTIFICATION OF HUMAN-RELATED PARASITES
A. Peña-Fernández, María del Carmen Lobo-Bedmar, L. Acosta, F. Izquierdo
2018ICERI proceedings0 citations Open access
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Applicability of DMU e-Parasitology for learning medical parasitology.
A. Peña-Fernández, H. Hoosen, Á. Magnet, L. Acosta +1 more
20180 citations
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Developing a novel resource for teaching and learning parasitology: DMU e-Parasitology.
A. Peña-Fernández, M. Ollero, Á. Magnet, S. Fenoy +7 more
20180 citations
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