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Animal Science and Veterinary
Japan
2023

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
75
Citations
18495
World Ranking
108
National Ranking
2

Microbiology

D-Index
74
Citations
17775
World Ranking
1590
National Ranking
40

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Japan Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Japan Leader Award

Overview

Akira Ito was affiliated with Asahikawa Medical University in Japan and contributed to the field of medicine, with a focus on pathology and forensic medicine, parasitology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, surgery, and ecology. Their scholarly work included 25 publications in medicine, with specific emphasis on parasitic infections in humans and animals, parasite biology and host interactions, parasitic infections and diagnostics, congenital anomalies and fetal surgery, electrolyte and hormonal disorders, and respiratory viral infections research.

The scientist's research demonstrated a concentration on parasitic diseases, particularly involving tapeworms and their life cycles. Their notable recent papers included:

  • Kozen Yoshino's experimental infections with Taenia solium tapeworms: An experiment never to be repeated (2020), published in Acta Tropica
  • Perspectives on intestinal tapeworm infections: An evaluation of direct and indirect life-cycles with a special emphasis on species of Hymenolepis (2021), published in Current Research in Parasitology and Vector-Borne Diseases
  • Origin of the pork tapeworm Taenia solium in Bali and Papua, Indonesia (2021), published in Parasitology International
  • Risk factors and prevalence of taeniasis among the Karen people of Tha Song Yang District, Tak Province, Thailand (2021), published in Parasite
  • Utility of the Global Respiratory Severity Score for predicting the need for respiratory support in infants with respiratory syncytial virus infection (2021), published in PLoS ONE

Frequent co-authors included Christine M. Budke, Daishi Hirano, Tetsuya Yanagida, Kadek Swastika, and Toni Wandra, with several collaborative works enhancing the scope of parasitology and related research areas.

Publications by Akira Ito often appeared in venues such as Acta Tropica, Parasitology International, Current Research in Parasitology and Vector-Borne Diseases, Parasite, and PLoS ONE, reflecting a diverse range of scientific journals focused on parasitology, infectious diseases, and medical research.

Best Publications

  • A molecular phylogeny of the genus Echinococcus inferred from complete mitochondrial genomes

    M. Nakao;D. P. McMANUS;P. M. Schantz;P. S. Craig

  • Genetic characterization and phylogenetic position of Echinococcus felidis (Cestoda: Taeniidae) from the African lion.

    Marion Hüttner;Marion Hüttner;Minoru Nakao;Torsten Wassermann;Ludwig Siefert

  • Phylogenetic systematics of the genus Echinococcus (Cestoda: Taeniidae)

    Minoru Nakao;Antti Lavikainen;Tetsuya Yanagida;Akira Ito

  • DNA differential diagnosis of taeniasis and cysticercosis by multiplex PCR

    Hiroshi Yamasaki;James C. Allan;Marcello Otake Sato;Minoru Nakao

  • An epidemiological and ecological study of human alveolar echinococcosis transmission in south Gansu, China

    P.S. Craig;P. Giraudoux;D. Shi;B. Bartholomot

  • Echinococcus shiquicus n. sp., a taeniid cestode from Tibetan fox and plateau pika in China.

    Ning Xiao;Jiamin Qiu;Minoru Nakao;Tiaoying Li

  • Echinococcosis in Tibetan populations, western Sichuan Province, China.

    Li Tiaoying;Qiu Jiamin;Yang Wen;Philip S. Craig

  • A phylogenetic hypothesis for the distribution of two genotypes of the pig tapeworm Taenia solium worldwide.

    M. Nakao;M. Okamoto;Y. Sako;H. Yamasaki

  • Human taeniasis and cysticercosis in Asia

    Akira Ito;Minoru Nakao;Toni Wandra

  • Geographic pattern of genetic variation in the fox tapeworm Echinococcus multilocularis.

    Minoru Nakao;Ning Xiao;Munehiro Okamoto;Tetsuya Yanagida

  • Novel antigens for neurocysticercosis: simple method for preparation and evaluation for serodiagnosis.

    Akira Ito;Agustin Plancarte;Liang Ma;Yoon Kong

  • Mitochondrial genetic code in cestodes

    Minoru Nakao;Yasuhito Sako;Noriko Yokoyama;Masahito Fukunaga

  • State-of-the-art Echinococcus and Taenia: phylogenetic taxonomy of human-pathogenic tapeworms and its application to molecular diagnosis.

    Minoru Nakao;Tetsuya Yanagida;Munehiro Okamoto;Jenny Knapp

  • Geographical genetic structure within the human lung fluke, Paragonimus westermani, detected from DNA sequences

    D. Blair;T. Agatsuma;T. Watanobe;M. Okamoto

  • Molecular phylogeny of the genus Taenia (Cestoda: Taeniidae): proposals for the resurrection of Hydatigera Lamarck, 1816 and the creation of a new genus Versteria.

    Minoru Nakao;Antti Lavikainen;Takashi Iwaki;Voitto Haukisalmi;Voitto Haukisalmi

  • Control of echinococcosis and cysticercosis: a public health challenge to international cooperation in China.

    Akira Ito;Carlo Urbani;Qiu Jiamin;Dominique A Vuitton

  • Molecular Characterization and Diagnostic Value of Taenia solium Low-Molecular-Weight Antigen Genes

    Yasuhito Sako;Minoru Nakao;Takashi Ikejima;Xian Zhi Piao

  • Mitochondrial phylogeny of the genus Echinococcus (Cestoda: Taeniidae) with emphasis on relationships among Echinococcus canadensis genotypes.

    Minoru Nakao;Tetsuya Yanagida;Sergey Konyaev;Antti Lavikainen

  • Genetic polymorphisms of Echinococcus tapeworms in China as determined by mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences

    Minoru Nakao;Tiaoying Li;Tiaoying Li;Xiumin Han;Xiumin Ma;Xiumin Ma;Xiumin Ma

  • Community surveys and risk factor analysis of human alveolar and cystic echinococcosis in Ningxia Hui autonomous region, China

    Yu Rong Yang;Tao Sun;Zhengzhi Li;Jianzhong Zhang

  • Human Echinococcosis: A Neglected Disease?

    Philip S. Craig;Christine M. Budke;Peter M. Schantz;Tiaoying Li

  • Genetic polymorphisms of Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto in the Middle East.

    Tetsuya Yanagida;Tahereh Mohammadzadeh;Shaden Kamhawi;Minoru Nakao

  • Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Method for Differentiation and Rapid Detection of Taenia Species

    Agathe Nkouawa;Yasuhito Sako;Minoru Nakao;Kazuhiro Nakaya

Frequent Co-Authors

Minoru Nakao
Minoru Nakao Asahikawa Medical University
Philip S. Craig
Philip S. Craig University of Salford
Tetsuya Yanagida
Tetsuya Yanagida Yamaguchi University
Munehiro Okamoto
Munehiro Okamoto Kyoto University
Toni Wandra
Toni Wandra Universitas Sari Mutiara Indonesia - (USM-Indonesia)
Patrick Giraudoux
Patrick Giraudoux University of Franche-Comté
Marcello Otake Sato
Marcello Otake Sato Niigata University of Pharmacy and Applied Life Sciences
Marshall W. Lightowlers
Marshall W. Lightowlers University of Melbourne
Francis Raoul
Francis Raoul University of Franche-Comté
Christine M. Budke
Christine M. Budke Texas A&M University

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