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Gerald C. Coles is affiliated with the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple fields including Immunology and Microbiology, Environmental Science, and Veterinary studies. Within these areas, their work is especially focused on Parasitology, Small Animals, and Ecology, with additional contributions in Pharmacology and Health, Toxicology, and Mutagenesis.

The primary topics explored in their research center around helminth infection and control, parasites and host interactions, and parasite biology and host interactions. Other areas of investigation include medical and biological ozone research, parasitic infections and diagnostics, as well as insect and parasite interactions.

Gerald C. Coles has published in several scientific venues, with frequent contributions to Parasites & Vectors, PLoS ONE, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and Veterinary Sciences.

  • New codon 198 β-tubulin polymorphisms in highly benzimidazole resistant Haemonchus contortus from goats in three different states in Sudan (2020, Parasites & Vectors)
  • Susceptible trichostrongyloid species mask presence of benzimidazole-resistant Haemonchus contortus in cattle (2021, Parasites & Vectors)
  • First evaluation and detection of ivermectin resistance in gastrointestinal nematodes of sheep and goats in South Darfur, Sudan (2024, PLoS ONE)
  • In Vitro Evaluation of Ozonated Water Treatment on the Viability of Eimeria Oocysts and Giardia Cysts from Water Buffaloes: A Proof-of-Concept Study (2021, Veterinary Sciences)
  • First evaluation and detection of ivermectin resistance in gastrointestinal nematodes of sheep and goats in South Darfur, Sudan (2024, bioRxiv [Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory])

Their collaborative work includes frequent co-authorship with Khalid M. Mohammedsalih, Jürgen Krücken, Ahmed Bashar, Fathel-Rahman Juma, and Abdalhakaim A. H. Abdalmalaik, demonstrating an interconnected research network on parasitology and related fields.

Best Publications

  • World Association for the Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology (W.A.A.V.P.) methods for the detection of anthelmintic resistance in nematodes of veterinary importance.

    G.C. Coles;C. Bauer;F.H.M. Borgsteede;S. Geerts

  • The detection of anthelmintic resistance in nematodes of veterinary importance.

    G.C. Coles;F. Jackson;W.E. Pomroy;R.K. Prichard

  • The role of targeted selective treatments in the development of refugia-based approaches to the control of gastrointestinal nematodes of small ruminants.

    F Kenyon;AW Greer;GC Coles;G Cringoli

  • Resistance of Schistosoma mansoni to praziquantel: is there a problem?

    Michael J. Doenhoff;John R. Kusel;Gerald C. Coles;Donato Cioli

  • Praziquantel: its use in control of schistosomiasis in sub-Saharan Africa and current research needs.

    M. J. Doenhoff;P. Hagan;D. Cioli;V. Southgate

  • Anthelmintic resistance--looking to the future: a UK perspective.

    G.C. Coles

  • Anthelmintic resistant nematodes in Brazilian horses.

    M B Molento;J Antunes;R N Bentes;Gerald Coles

  • Resistance to benzimidazole and macrocyclic lactone anthelmintics in cattle nematodes in Argentina.

    O.S Anziani;V Suarez;A.A Guglielmone;O Warnke

  • The use of Caenorhabditis elegans for anthelmintic screening

    K. Graham Simpkin;Gerald C. Coles

  • Calibration and diagnostic accuracy of simple flotation, McMaster and FLOTAC for parasite egg counts in sheep

    L. Rinaldi;G.C. Coles;M.P. Maurelli;V. Musella

  • Standardization of the egg hatch test for the detection of benzimidazole resistance in parasitic nematodes.

    Georg von Samson-Himmelstjerna;Gerald C. Coles;Frank Jackson;Christian Bauer

  • Schistosomiasis control: keep taking the tablets.

    Paul Hagan;Christopher C Appleton;Gerald C Coles;John R Kusel

  • Activity of oxyclozanide, nitroxynil, clorsulon and albendazole against adult triclabendazole-resistant Fasciola hepatica.

    G. C. Coles;K. A. Stafford

  • Sustainable use of anthelmintics in grazing animals.

    G. C. Coles

  • Anthelmintic resistance in sheep

    G.C. Coles

  • Ivermectin-resistant Cooperia species from calves on a farm in Somerset.

    G C Coles;K A Stafford;P H MacKay

  • In vitro responses of praziquantel-resistant and -susceptible Schistosoma mansoni to praziquantel

    You-Sheng Liang;Gerald C Coles;Michael J Doenhoff;Vaughan R Southgate

  • Head lice: prevalence in schoolchildren and insecticide resistance.

    A.M.R. Downs;K.A. Stafford;G.C. Coles

  • Cattle nematodes resistant to anthelmintics: why so few cases?

    Gerald C. Coles

  • Standardization of the larval migration inhibition test for the detection of resistance to ivermectin in gastro intestinal nematodes of ruminants

    J. Demeler;U. Küttler;A. El-Abdellati;K. Stafford

  • Structural characterization of the N-glycans of Dictyocaulus viviparus: discovery of the Lewisx structure in a nematode

    Stuart M. Haslam;Gerald C. Coles;Howard R. Morris;Anne Dell

  • Resistance of nematode eggs to the ovicidal activity of benzimidazoles

    G.C. Coles;K.G. Simpkin

  • Drought and flock isolation may enhance the development of anthelmintic resistance in nematodes

    Elias Papadopoulos;Chris Himonas;Gerald C Coles

  • The use ofCaenorhabditis elegansfor anthelmintic screening: C. elegansfor anthelmintic screening

    K. Graham Simpkin;Gerald C. Coles

  • Nematode control practices and anthelmintic resistance in dairy calves in the south west of England.

    K. Stafford;G. C. Coles

  • Efficacy of two cyclooctadepsipeptides, PF1022A and emodepside, against anthelmintic-resistant nematodes in sheep and cattle.

    G. Von Samson-Himmelstjerna;A. Harder;N. C. Sangster;G. C. Coles

  • Activity of closantel against adult triclabendazole-resistant Fasciola hepatica.

    G. C. Coles;A. C. Rhodes;K. A. Stafford

  • Isolation of Enterococcus cecorum from bone lesions in broiler chickens.

    Gerald Coles;Kathryn Stafford

  • A survey of helminth control practices on sheep farms in Great Britain and Ireland.

    E. R. Morgan;B. C. Hosking;S Burston;K. M. Carder

  • Rapid selection for ivermectin resistance in Haemonchus contortus

    G.C. Coles;A.C. Rhodes;A.J. Wolstenholme

Frequent Co-Authors

Eric R. Morgan
Eric R. Morgan Queen's University Belfast
Giuseppe Cringoli
Giuseppe Cringoli University of Naples Federico II
Jozef Vercruysse
Jozef Vercruysse Ghent University
Georg von Samson-Himmelstjerna
Georg von Samson-Himmelstjerna Freie Universität Berlin
Naftale Katz
Naftale Katz Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
Maria Paola Maurelli
Maria Paola Maurelli University of Naples Federico II
Elias Papadopoulos
Elias Papadopoulos Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Laura Rinaldi
Laura Rinaldi University of Naples Federico II
Michael J. Doenhoff
Michael J. Doenhoff University of Nottingham
Marián Várady
Marián Várady Slovak Academy of Sciences

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