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K. Skírnisson

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h-index: 30
Works: 134
Citations: 2,697

Most-cited papers

New cryptic species of the ‘revolutum’ group of Echinostoma (Digenea: Echinostomatidae) revealed by molecular and morphological data
Simona Georgieva, C. Selbach, A. Faltýnková, M. Soldánová +3 more
2013Parasites & Vectors96 citations Open access
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Fish pathogens near the Arctic Circle: molecular, morphological and ecological evidence for unexpected diversity of Diplostomum (Digenea: Diplostomidae) in Iceland.
I. Blasco-Costa, A. Faltýnková, Simona Georgieva, K. Skírnisson +2 more
2014International Journal of Parasitology93 citations
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Cercarial Dermatitis, a Neglected Allergic Disease
L. Kolářová, P. Horák, K. Skírnisson, H. Marečková +1 more
2013Clinical reviews in allergy and immunology92 citations
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Dirofilaria spp. and Angiostrongylus vasorum: Current Risk of Spreading in Central and Northern Europe
H. Fuehrer, Simone Morelli, M. Unterköfler, A. Bajer +15 more
2021Pathogens90 citations Open access
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FACTORS INFLUENCING THE DISTRIBUTION OF DIGENETIC TREMATODE INFECTIONS IN A MUDSNAIL (HYDROBIA VENTROSA) POPULATION INHABITING SALT MARSH PONDS IN ICELAND
K. Skírnisson, K. Galaktionov, E. V. Kozminsky
2004Journal of Parasitology68 citations
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Comparative hepatic microsomal biotransformation of selected PBDEs, including decabromodiphenyl ether, and decabromodiphenyl ethane flame retardants in Arctic marine‐feeding mammals
M. McKinney, R. Dietz, C. Sonne, S. De Guise +4 more
2011Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry66 citations
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Fellow travellers: a concordance of colonization patterns between mice and men in the North Atlantic region
Ep Jones, K. Skírnisson, T. Mcgovern, M. Gilbert +2 more
2012BMC Evolutionary Biology61 citations Open access
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Mitochondrial DNA and microsatellite variation in the eider duck (Somateria mollissima) indicate stepwise postglacial colonization of Europe and limited current long‐distance dispersal
R. Tiedemann, K. Paulus, M. Scheer, K. V. von Kistowski +3 more
2004Molecular Ecology56 citations Open access
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Molecular diversity of Trichobilharzia franki in two intermediate hosts (Radix auricularia and Radix peregra): a complex of species.
D. Jouet, K. Skírnisson, Libuše Kolářová, H. Ferté
2010Infection, Genetics and Evolution52 citations
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High genetic variability of vagrant polar bears illustrates importance of population connectivity in fragmented sea ice habitats
V. Kutschera, C. Frosch, Axel Janke, K. Skírnisson +9 more
201650 citations Open access
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Methodical approaches in the identification of areas with a potential risk of infection by bird schistosomes causing cercarial dermatitis
L. Kolářová, P. Horák, K. Skírnisson
2010Journal of Helminthology43 citations
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Allobilharzia visceralis gen. nov., sp. nov. (Schistosomatidae-Trematoda) from Cygnus cygnus (L.) (Anatidae).
L. Kolářová, J. Rudolfová, V. Hampl, K. Skírnisson
2006Parasitology international43 citations
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Bird schistosome diversity in Iceland: molecular evidence
J. Aldhoun, Libuše Kolářová, P. Horák, K. Skírnisson
2009Journal of Helminthology42 citations
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Echinococcus across the north: Current knowledge, future challenges
R. Davidson, A. Lavikainen, S. Konyaev, J. Schurer +4 more
201641 citations Open access
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A review on swimmer's itch and the occurrence of bird schistosomes in Iceland
K. Skírnisson, J. Aldhoun, Libuše Kolářová
2009Journal of Helminthology41 citations
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Diplostomum von Nordmann, 1832 (Digenea: Diplostomidae) in the sub-Arctic: descriptions of the larval stages of six species discovered recently in Iceland
A. Faltýnková, Simona Georgieva, A. Kostadinova, I. Blasco-Costa +2 more
2014Systematic Parasitology40 citations
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Diversity of bird schistosomes in anseriform birds in Iceland based on egg measurements and egg morphology
K. Skírnisson, Libuše Kolářová
2008Parasitology Research37 citations
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Final hosts and variability of Trichobilharzia regenti under natural conditions
D. Jouet, K. Skírnisson, L. Kolářová, H. Ferté
2010Parasitology Research32 citations
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Eimeria spp. (Coccidia, Protozoa) infections in a flock of sheep in Iceland: Species composition and seasonal abundance
K. Skírnisson
200731 citations
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Diversity of echinostomes (Digenea: Echinostomatidae) in their snail hosts at high latitudes
C. Pantoja, A. Faltýnková, K. O'Dwyer, D. Jouet +2 more
2021Parasite30 citations Open access
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Occurrence of Mesocestoides canislagopodis (Rudolphi, 1810) (Krabbe, 1865) in mammals and birds in Iceland and its molecular discrimination within the Mesocestoides species complex
K. Skírnisson, D. Jouet, H. Ferté, Ó. Nielsen
2016Parasitology Research30 citations Open access
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Morphological and molecular identification of three species of Sarcocystis in reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) in Iceland.
S. Dahlgren, B. Gjerde, K. Skírnisson, B. Gudmundsdottir
2007Veterinary parasitology30 citations
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Factors influencing the distribution of trematode larvae in blue mussels Mytilus edulis in the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans
K. Galaktionov, J. O. Bustnes, Bard-Jaørgen Bardsen, J. Wilson +6 more
2014Marine Biology28 citations
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Trichobilharzia mergi sp. nov. (Trematoda: Digenea: Schistosomatidae), a visceral schistosome of Mergus serrator (L.) (Aves: Anatidae).
L. Kolářová, K. Skírnisson, H. Ferté, D. Jouet
2013Parasitology international28 citations
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Reprint of ‘Association of helminth infections and food consumption in common eiders Somateria mollissima in Iceland’
K. Skírnisson
201525 citations
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The Parasite Fauna of Rock Ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) in Iceland: Prevalence, Intensity, and Distribution Within the Host Population
K. Skírnisson, S. Thorarinsdottir, Ó. Nielsen
201225 citations
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The life-cycle of Petasiger islandicus Kostadinova & Skirnisson, 2007 (Digenea: Echinostomatidae) elucidated with the aid of molecular data
Simona Georgieva, A. Kostadinova, K. Skírnisson
2012Systematic Parasitology24 citations
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Diversity of Plagiorchis (Trematoda: Digenea) in high latitudes: Species composition and snail host spectrum revealed by integrative taxonomy
O. Kudlai, C. Pantoja, K. O'Dwyer, D. Jouet +2 more
202123 citations Open access
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Host-Parasite Interactions and Population Dynamics of Rock Ptarmigan
U. Stenkewitz, Ó. Nielsen, K. Skírnisson, G. Stefansson
2016PLoS ONE22 citations Open access
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Trichobilharzia anseri n. sp. (Schistosomatidae: Digenea), a new visceral species of avian schistosomes isolated from greylag goose (Anser anser L.) in Iceland and France.
D. Jouet, Libuše Kolářová, Cécile Patrelle, H. Ferté +1 more
2015Infection, Genetics and Evolution22 citations
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[Pseudoterranova decipiens (Nematoda, Anisakidae) larvae reported from humans in Iceland after consumption of insufficiently cooked fish].
K. Skírnisson
2006Icelandic Medical Journal22 citations
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Unexpected diversity in northern Europe: trematodes from salmonid fishes in Iceland with two new species of Crepidostomum Braun, 1900
A. Faltýnková, C. Pantoja, K. Skírnisson, O. Kudlai
2020Parasitology Research21 citations
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Deiminated Proteins and Extracellular Vesicles as Novel Biomarkers in Pinnipeds: Grey seal (Halichoerus gryptus) and Harbour seal (Phoca vitulina).
B. Magnadóttir, Pinar Uysal-Onganer, I. Kraev, V. Svansson +2 more
2020Biochimie21 citations Open access
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Toxocara canis larvae reinfecting BALB/c mice exhibit accelerated speed of migration to the host CNS
P. Kolbeková, D. Větvička, J. Svoboda, K. Skírnisson +4 more
2011Parasitology Research20 citations
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Transatlantic discovery of Notocotylus atlanticus (Digenea: Notocotylidae) based on life cycle data
A. Gonchar, D. Jouet, K. Skírnisson, D. Krupenko +1 more
2019Parasitology Research19 citations
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Strongyloides stercoralis found in imported dogs, household dogs and kennel dogs in Iceland
M. Eydal, K. Skírnisson
201619 citations Open access
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Overview of renicolid digeneans (Digenea, Renicolidae) from marine gulls of northern Holarctic with remarks on their species statuses, phylogeny and phylogeography
K. Galaktionov, A. Solovyeva, A. Blakeslee, K. Skírnisson
2022Parasitology18 citations Open access
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Causes of diarrhoea in lambs during autumn and early winter in an Icelandic flock of sheep
K. Skírnisson, H. Hansson
200618 citations
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Quill mite infestation of rock ptarmigan Lagopus muta (Aves: Phasianidae) in relation to year and host age, sex, body condition, and density
K. Skírnisson, Ó. Nielsen
2019Parasitology Research17 citations
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Combined thin layer chromatography and gas chromatography with mass spectrometric analysis of lipid classes and fatty acids in malnourished polar bears (Ursus maritimus) which swam to Iceland.
Dorothee Eibler, Sabine Krüger, K. Skírnisson, W. Vetter
2017Journal of chromatography. B, Analytical technologies in the biomedical and life sciences17 citations
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Rumen ciliate fauna of Icelandic cattle, sheep, goats and reindeer
G. de la Fuente, K. Skírnisson, B. Dehority
2006Zootaxa17 citations
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[Swimmer's itch in Landmannalaugar, Iceland].
K. Skírnisson, L. Kolářová
2005Icelandic Medical Journal17 citations
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Polyhalogenated compounds (PCBs, chlordanes, HCB and BFRs) in four polar bears (Ursus maritimus) that swam malnourished from East Greenland to Iceland.
W. Vetter, V. Gall, K. Skírnisson
2015Science of the Total Environment16 citations
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The Parasite Fauna of the Gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus) in Iceland
N. D. Christensen, K. Skírnisson, Ó. Nielsen
2015Journal of Wildlife Diseases16 citations
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Feather mites (Astigmata: Psoroptidia) parasitising the rock ptarmigan Lagopus muta (Montin) (Aves: Galliformes) in Iceland
S. Mironov, K. Skírnisson, S. Thorarinsdottir, Ó. Nielsen
2010Systematic Parasitology16 citations
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Identifying sources of variation in parasite aggregation
A. Morrill, Ó. Nielsen, K. Skírnisson, M. Forbes
2022PeerJ15 citations Open access
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Tick species (Ixodida) identified in Iceland
S. Richter, M. Eydal, K. Skírnisson, E. Ólafsson
201313 citations
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Parasites of dogs and cats imported to Iceland during 1989 – 2017 with remarks on parasites occurring in the native populations
K. Skírnisson, G. R. Pálsdóttir, M. Eydal
201812 citations Open access
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New data on Microphallus breviatus Deblock & Maillard, 1975 (Microphallidae: Digenea) with emphasis on the evolution of dixenous life cycles of microphallids
K. Galaktionov, K. Skírnisson
2007Parasitology Research12 citations
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DESCRIPTION OF A NEW EIMERIA SPECIES AND REDESCRIPTION OF EIMERIA MAYERI (PROTOZOA: EIMERIIDAE) FROM WILD REINDEER RANGIFER TARANDUS IN ICELAND
B. Gudmundsdottir, K. Skírnisson
2005Journal of Parasitology12 citations
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