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Antti Oksanen is affiliated with the University of Helsinki in Finland and conducts research primarily in the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work spans multiple subfields including Insect Science, Small Animals, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Computational Mechanics, and Animal Science and Zoology.

Their research focuses on several topics, such as:

  • Helminth infection and control
  • Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology
  • Mollusks and Parasites Studies
  • Coccidia and coccidiosis research
  • Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
  • Leptospirosis research and findings
  • Viral Infections and Vectors

Antti Oksanen has contributed to multiple publications with notable papers including:

  • "Infection with brainworm (Elaphostrongylus rangiferi) in reindeer (Rangifer tarandus ssp.) in Fennoscandia" (2020) published in Acta veterinaria Scandinavica
  • "A survey for antibodies against Fasciola hepatica in cattle and sheep in Finland indicates a low level of exposure" (2023) published in Acta veterinaria Scandinavica
  • "Potentially zoonotic pathogens and parasites in opportunistically sourced urban brown rats (Rattus norvegicus) in and around Helsinki, Finland, 2018 to 2023" (2024) published in Eurosurveillance
  • "The moose throat bot fly Cephenemyia ulrichii larvae not found developing in roe deer" (2022) published in Acta veterinaria Scandinavica
  • "Adjoint-based optimization in the development of low-emission industrial boilers" (2020) published in Engineering Optimization

The frequent publication venues for Antti Oksanen include:

  • Acta veterinaria Scandinavica
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Eurosurveillance
  • Engineering Optimization
  • Parasitology

Collaboration is a part of their research activities. Frequent co-authors have included:

  • Petra Heikkinen
  • Oliver Jancke
  • Charlotte Grosse
  • Florence Kuijl
  • Rebecca K. Davidson

Best Publications

  • A novel phylogeny for the genus Echinococcus, based on nuclear data, challenges relationships based on mitochondrial evidence

    U. Saarma;I. Jõgisalu;E. Moks;A. Varcasia

  • Intestinal parasites in swine in the Nordic countries: prevalence and geographical distribution

    A Roepstorff;O Nilsson;A Oksanen;B Gjerde

  • The geographical distribution and prevalence of Echinococcus multilocularis in animals in the European Union and adjacent countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Antti Oksanen;Mar Siles-Lucas;Jacek Karamon;Alessia Possenti

  • Climate Change Promotes the Emergence of Serious Disease Outbreaks of Filarioid Nematodes

    Sauli Laaksonen;Jyrki Pusenius;Jouko Kumpula;Ari Venäläinen

  • A phylogeny of members of the family Taeniidae based on the mitochondrial cox1 and nad1 gene data.

    A. Lavikainen;V. Haukisalmi;M. J. Lehtinen;H. Henttonen

  • Serosurvey for Toxoplasma gondii in arctic foxes and possible sources of infection in the high Arctic of Svalbard

    Kristin Wear Prestrud;Kjetil Åsbakk;Eva Fuglei;Torill Mørk

  • Toxoplasma gondii in wild cervids and sheep in Finland: north-south gradient in seroprevalence.

    Pikka Jokelainen;Anu Näreaho;Suvi Knaapi;Antti Oksanen

  • Molecular characterization of Echinococcus isolates of cervid origin from Finland and Sweden.

    A. Lavikainen;M. J. Lehtinen;S. Laaksonen;E. Ågren

  • Outbreak of parasitic peritonitis in reindeer in Finland

    S. Laaksonen;J. Kuusela;S. Nikander;M. Nylund

  • Vectors and transmission dynamics for Setaria tundra (Filarioidea; Onchocercidae), a parasite of reindeer in Finland.

    Sauli Laaksonen;Milla Solismaa;Raine Kortet;Jussi Kuusela

  • Impaired efficacy of ivermectin against Parascaris equorum, and both ivermectin and pyrantel against strongyle infections in trotter foals in Finland.

    Anu Näreaho;K. Vainio;A. Oksanen

  • Redescription of Besnoitia tarandi (Protozoa: Apicomplexa) from the reindeer (Rangifer tarandus).

    J.P. Dubey;C. Sreekumar;B.M. Rosenthal;M.C.B. Vianna

  • NATURAL TOXOPLASMA GONDII INFECTIONS IN EUROPEAN BROWN HARES AND MOUNTAIN HARES IN FINLAND: PROPORTIONAL MORTALITY RATE, ANTIBODY PREVALENCE, AND GENETIC CHARACTERIZATION

    Pikka Jokelainen;Marja Isomursu;Anu Näreaho;Antti Oksanen

  • Costs of parasites in common eiders: effects of antiparasite treatment

    Sveinn Are Hanssen;Ivar Folstad;Kjell Einar Erikstad;Antti Oksanen

  • Serosurvey for Trichinella in polar bears (Ursus maritimus) from Svalbard and the Barents Sea

    Kjetil Åsbakk;Jon Aars;Andrew E. Derocher;Øystein Wiig

  • Epidemiology of trichinellosis in lynx in Finland

    Unknown

  • Sylvatic Trichinella spp. Infection in Finland

    Niina Airas;Seppo Saari;Taina Mikkonen;Anna-Maija Virtala

  • Detection of Dirofilaria immitis in a brown bear (Ursus arctos) in Greece

    E. Papadopoulos;A. Komnenou;T. Poutachides;P. Heikkinen

  • Echinococcus across the north: Current knowledge, future challenges

    Rebecca K. Davidson;Antti Lavikainen;Sergey Konyaev;Janna Schurer

  • Haemogregarines of the genus Hepatozoon (Apicomplexa: Adeleina) in rodents from northern Europe

    Juha Laakkonen;Antti Sukura;Antti Oksanen;Heikki Henttonen

  • Echinococcus canadensis transmission in the North

    Antti Oksanen;Antti Lavikainen

  • Prevalence of antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii in polar bears (Ursus maritimus) from Svalbard and East Greenland.

    A. Oksanen;K. Åsbakk;K. W. Prestrud;J. Aars

  • Table 1) Proportion of Toxoplasma gondii seropositive arctic foxes (Alopex lagopus) by age group and geographic area

    Kristin Wear Prestrud;Kjetil Asbakk;Eva Fuglei;Torill Mørk

  • Molecular identification of Taenia spp. in wolves (Canis lupus), brown bears (Ursus arctos) and cervids from North Europe and Alaska.

    Antti Lavikainen;Sauli Laaksonen;Kimberlee Beckmen;Antti Oksanen

  • Antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii in Fennoscandian reindeer - association with the degree of domestication

    Antti Oksanen;Kjetil Åsbakk;Mauri Nieminen;Harri Norberg

  • Parapoxvirus infection in Norwegian semi-domesticated reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus).

    M. Tryland;A. Oksanen;A. Aschfalk;T. D. Josefsen

  • Spatial Distribution of Echinococcus multilocularis, Svalbard, Norway

    Eva Fuglei;Audun Stien;Nigel G. Yoccoz;Rolf A. Ims

  • Setaria tundra microfilariae in reindeer and other cervids in Finland

    S. Laaksonen;M. Solismaa;T. Orro;J. Kuusela

  • Mitochondrial DNA data reveal cryptic species within Taenia krabbei.

    Antti Lavikainen;Voitto Haukisalmi;Markus J. Lehtinen;Sauli Laaksonen

  • Reindeer as hosts for nematode parasites of sheep and cattle.

    J.T. Hrabok;A. Oksanen;M. Nieminen;A. Rydzik

  • Hyönteisvälitteiset sukkulamadot Suomen nautakarjassa, lampaissa ja hevosissa : Filarioid nematodes in cattle, sheep and horses in Finland

    Sauli Laaksonen;Milla Solismaa;Minna Nylund;Elisa Pitkänen

Frequent Co-Authors

Antti Lavikainen
Antti Lavikainen University of Helsinki
Morten Tryland
Morten Tryland University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway
Seppo Meri
Seppo Meri University of Helsinki
Peter J. Waller
Peter J. Waller Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Heidi L. Enemark
Heidi L. Enemark Aarhus University
Audun Stien
Audun Stien University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway
Eva Fuglei
Eva Fuglei Norwegian Polar Institute
Raine Kortet
Raine Kortet University of Eastern Finland
Heikki Henttonen
Heikki Henttonen Natural Resources Institute Finland
Adriano Casulli
Adriano Casulli Istituto Superiore di Sanità

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