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John W. Lewis is affiliated with Royal Holloway University of London in the United Kingdom. Their research activity is primarily concentrated in the fields of immunology and microbiology, with a focus on parasitology within these disciplines.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Leptospirosis research and findings
  • Parasites and Host Interactions

Lewis has published research in recognized scientific journals. Notable papers include:

  • "Prevalence of anti-Leptospira antibodies and associated risk factors in the Malaysian refugee communities" (2021), published in BMC Infectious Diseases
  • "Entry of Migrant Workers to Malaysia: Consideration to Implement Mass Drug Administration Against Intestinal Parasitic Infections" (2024), published in International Journal of Health Policy and Management

Frequent co-authors contributing to these works include:

  • Norhidayu Sahimin
  • Jerzy M. Behnke
  • Siti Nursheena Mohd Zain
  • Izzah Ruzana Mohd Hanapi
  • Michael John Banuru Maackara

The scientist's publications have appeared multiple times in the following venues:

  • BMC Infectious Diseases
  • International Journal of Health Policy and Management

Best Publications

  • Gill Damage in the Freshwater Fish Gnathonemus Petersii (Family: Mormyridae) Exposed to Selected Pollutants: An Ultrastructural Study

    B. M. Alazemi;J. W. Lewis;E. B. Andrews

  • Song as an indicator of parasitism in the sedge warbler.

    Katherine L. Buchanan;C. K. Catchpole;J. W. Lewis;A. Lodge

  • Helminth infections in Apodemus sylvaticus in southern England: interactive effects of host age, sex and year on the prevalence and abundance of infections.

    Jerzy M. Behnke;John W. Lewis;S.N. Mohd Zain;Francis Gilbert

  • Do the helminth parasites of wood mice interact

    J. M. Behnke;F. S. Gilbert;M. A. Abu-Madi;J. W. Lewis

  • Epidemiological studies on intestinal helminth parasites of rural and urban red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in the United Kingdom

    D.T. Richards;S. Harris;J.W. Lewis

  • Pollution toxicity to the transmission of larval digeneans through their molluscan hosts.

    N. J. Morley;S. W. B. Irwin;J. W. Lewis

  • Seasonal and site specific variation in the component community structure of intestinal helminths in Apodemus sylvaticus from three contrasting habitats in south-east England.

    Marwan A. Abu-Madi;Jerzy M. Behnke;John W. Lewis;Francis Gilbert

  • Fish macroparasites as indicators of heavy metal pollution in river sites in Austria.

    C. Schludermann;R. Konecny;S. Laimgruber;J.W. Lewis

  • Molecular evidence that Heligmosomoides polygyrus from laboratory mice and wood mice are separate species

    Joanne Cable;P. D. Harris;J. W. Lewis;J. M. Behnke

  • Thermodynamics of cercarial development and emergence in trematodes.

    N. J. Morley;J. W. Lewis

  • Effect of salinity on hatching, survival and infectivity of Anguillicola crassus (Nematoda: Dracunculoidea) larvae.

    R S Kirk;C R Kennedy;J W Lewis

  • Helminth communities from two urban rat populations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

    Siti Nursheena Mohd Zain;J M Behnke;J W Lewis

  • Pollutant-induced effects on immunological and physiological interactions in aquatic host -trematode systems: implications for parasite transmission

    N.J. Morley;J.W. Lewis;D. Hoole

  • Human Leptospirosis in Malaysia: Reviewing the Challenges After 8 Decades (1925-2012).

    Douadi Benacer;Kwai Lin Thong;Khebir Bin Verasahib;Renee L. Galloway

  • Survival and transmission of Anguillicola crassus Kuwahara, Niimi & Itagaki, 1974 (Nematoda) in seawater eels

    R. S. Kirk;J. W. Lewis;C. R. Kennedy

  • The potential use of the South African river crab, Potamonautes warreni, as a bioindicator species for heavy metal contamination.

    Schuwerack Pm;Lewis Jw;Jones P

  • Intestinal helminths of feral cat populations from urban and suburban districts of Qatar.

    Marawan A. Abu-Madi;Jerzy M. Behnke;K.S. Prabhaker;Roda Al-Ibrahim

  • The life-cycle and morphology of Sanguinicola inermis Plehn, 1905 (Digenea: Sanguinicolidae)

    R. S. Kirk;J. W. Lewis

  • Temperature stress and parasitism of endothermic hosts under climate change

    Neil J. Morley;John W. Lewis

  • Descriptive epidemiology of Heligmosomoides polygyrus in Apodemus sylvaticus from three contrasting habitats in south-east England

    Marwan A. Abu-Madi;Jerzy M. Behnke;John W. Lewis;Francis Gilbert

  • Migrant Workers in Malaysia: Current Implications of Sociodemographic and Environmental Characteristics in the Transmission of Intestinal Parasitic Infections.

    Norhidayu Sahimin;Yvonne A. L. Lim;Farnaza Ariffin;Jerzy M. Behnke

  • Macroparasite communities in stray cat populations from urban cities in Peninsular Malaysia

    Siti Nursheena Mohd Zain;Norhidayu Sahimin;Paul Pal;John W. Lewis

  • Rainfall induces time-lagged changes in the proportion of tropical aquatic hosts infected with metazoan parasites.

    Daniel Pech;Ma. Leopoldina Aguirre-Macedo;Ma. Leopoldina Aguirre-Macedo;John W. Lewis;Victor M. Vidal-Martínez;Victor M. Vidal-Martínez

  • The life-cycle of Ergasilus sieboldi Nordmann (Copepoda: Poecilostomatoida), parasitic on British freshwater fish.

    A.I. Abdelhalim;J.W. Lewis;G.A. Boxshall

  • Microorganisms as an Indicator of Hygiene Status Among Migrant Food Handlers in Peninsular Malaysia.

    Pei Yee Woh;Kwai Lin Thong;Yvonne Ai Lian Lim;Jerzy Marian Behnke

  • Socio-demographic determinants of Toxoplasma gondii seroprevalence in migrant workers of Peninsular Malaysia

    Norhidayu Sahimin;Yvonne A. L. Lim;Farnaza Ariffin;Jerzy M. Behnke

  • Ultrastructural observations on the cellular response of carp, Cyprinus carpio L., to eggs of the blood fluke Sanguinicola inermis Plehn, 1905 (Trematoda: Sanguinicolidae)

    D. T. Richards;D. Hoole;J. W. Lewis;E. Ewens

  • Cellular responses to increasing Cd concentrations in the freshwater crab, Potamonautes warreni, harbouring microbial gill infestations.

    P.-Manuela M. Schuwerack;P.-Manuela M. Schuwerack;John W. Lewis

  • Extreme climatic events and host–pathogen interactions: The impact of the 1976 drought in the UK

    N.J. Morley;J.W. Lewis

  • Parasitism and environmental pollution: parasites and hosts as indicators of water quality

    John Lewis;David Hoole;L. H. Chappell

  • Free-living endohelminths: the influence of multiple factors.

    Neil J. Morley;John W. Lewis

  • Nematodes: structure, development, classification and phylogeny: by V.V. Malakhov, Smithsonian Institution Press, 1994. US$25.00 (xii + 286 pages) ISBN 1 56098 255 1

    John W. Lewis

Frequent Co-Authors

Jerzy M. Behnke
Jerzy M. Behnke University of Nottingham
Mark Crane
Mark Crane Royal Holloway University of London
Francis Gilbert
Francis Gilbert University of Nottingham
Michael C. Thorndyke
Michael C. Thorndyke Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
David Rollinson
David Rollinson Natural History Museum
Peter Jones
Peter Jones University of Cambridge
C. R. Kennedy
C. R. Kennedy University of Exeter
Yvonne A. L. Lim
Yvonne A. L. Lim University of Malaya
Amanda Callaghan
Amanda Callaghan University of Reading

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