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Jorge C. Eiras

Jorge C. Eiras

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
30
Citations
4116
World Ranking
2406
National Ranking
13

Overview

Jorge C. Eiras is affiliated with the University of Porto in Portugal. Their research primarily focuses on areas within Environmental Science and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's work encompasses multiple subfields, including:

  • Ecology
  • Cancer Research
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Archeology
  • Immunology

The main topics addressed in their research include:

  • Myxozoan Parasites in Aquatic Species
  • Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
  • Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
  • Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
  • Paleopathology and ancient diseases
  • Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
  • Helminth infection and control

Recent publications by Jorge C. Eiras include:

  • "Synopsis of the species of Myxobolus (Cnidaria, Myxozoa, Myxosporea) described between 2014 and 2020" (2021, Folia Parasitologica)
  • "Dioctophyme renale (Goeze, 1782) (Nematoda, Dioctophymidae) parasitic in mammals other than humans: A comprehensive review" (2020, Parasitology International)
  • "An update of the species of Myxosporea (Cnidaria, Myxozoa) described from Indian fish" (2022, Journal of Parasitic Diseases)

Jorge C. Eiras frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

  • Edson A. Adriano
  • Cristina Cruz
  • Aurélia Saraiva
  • Nguyên Ngoc Chính
  • Nguyen Thi Hoang Ha

The venues where Jorge C. Eiras most often publishes are:

  • Folia Parasitologica
  • Parasitology International
  • Systematic Parasitology
  • Journal of Parasitic Diseases
  • Animals

Best Publications

  • Métodos de estudo e técnicas laboratoriais em parasitologia de peixes

    Jorge da Costa Eiras;Ricardo Massato Takemoto;Gilberto Cezar Pavanelli

  • Doenças de peixes: profilaxia, diagnóstico e tratamento

    Gilberto Cezar Pavanelli;Jorge da Costa Eiras;Ricardo Massato Takemoto

  • Synopsis of the species of Myxobolus Butschli, 1882 (Myxozoa: Myxosporea: Myxobolidae).

    J. C. Eiras;K. Molnár;Y. S. Lu

  • Importance of Copepoda in Freshwater Aquaculture

    Wojciech Piasecki;Andrew E. Goodwin;Jorge C. Eiras;Barbara F. Nowak

  • Synopsis of the species of Myxobolus Butschli, 1882 (Myxozoa: Myxosporea, Myxobolidae) described between 2005 and 2013

    Jorge Costa Eiras;Jinyong Zhang;Kálman Molnár

  • Synopsis of the species of the genus Henneguya Thélohan, 1892 (Myxozoa: Myxosporea: Myxobolidae).

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  • The life cycle of Clinostomum complanatum Rudolphi, 1814 (Digenea, Clinostomidae) on the floodplain of the high Paraná river, Brazil

    M. L. G. G. Dias;J. C. Eiras;M. H. Machado;G. T. R. Souza

  • Checklist of Crustacea parasitizing fishes from Brazil

    José L. Luque;Fabiano M. Vieira;Ricardo M. Takemoto;Gilberto C. Pavanelli

  • A checklist of new species of Henneguya Thélohan, 1892 (Myxozoa: Myxosporea, Myxobolidae) described between 2002 and 2012

    J. C. Eiras;E. A. Adriano

  • Synopsis of the species of Ceratomyxa Thélohan, 1892 (Myxozoa: Myxosporea: Ceratomyxidae)

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  • Synopsis of the species of Kudoa Meglitsch, 1947 (Myxozoa: Myxosporea: Multivalvulida).

    Jorge Costa Eiras;Aurélia Saraiva;Cristina Cruz

  • Synopsis of the species of Myxobolus (Cnidaria, Myxozoa, Myxosporea) described between 2014 and 2020.

    Jorge C Eiras;Cristina F Cruz;Aurelia Saraiva;Edson A Adriano

  • A histology-based fish health assessment of farmed seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax L.)

    Aurélia Saraiva;Joana Costa;Joana Serrão;Cristina Cruz

  • An overview on the myxosporean parasites in amphibians and reptiles

    Jorge C. Eiras

  • Synopsis of the species of Thelohanellus Kudo, 1933 (Myxozoa: Myxosporea: Bivalvulida)

    Jin Yong Zhang;Ze Mao Gu;Chaganti Kalavati;Jorge Costa Eiras

  • ANÁLISES HEMATOLÓGICAS DE CURIMBATÁ ( Prochilodus scrofa ), PACU ( Piaractus mesopotamicus ) E TAMBAQUI ( Colossoma macropomum ) DAS ESTAÇÕES DE PISCICULTURA DO INSTITUTO DE PESCA, ESTADO DE SÃO PAULO

    Maria José Tavares Ranzani-Paiva;Fernando André Salles;Jorge da Costa Eiras;Augusto Cocuzza das Eiras

  • Occurrence of Anisakis sp. in fishes off the Portuguese West coast and evaluation of its zoonotic potential

    M. E. R. Silva;J. C. Eiras

  • Synopsis of the species of Myxidium Bütschli, 1882 (Myxozoa: Myxosporea: Bivalvulida)

    J. C. Eiras;A. Saraiva;C. F. Cruz;M. J. Santos

  • Synopsis of the species of Ceratomyxa Thélohan, 1892 (Cnidaria, Myxosporea, Ceratomyxidae) described between 2007 and 2017

    Jorge C Eiras;Cristina Cruz;Aurélia Saraiva

  • An Overview of Fish-borne Nematodiases among Returned Travelers for Recent 25 Years- Unexpected Diseases Sometimes Far Away from the Origin.

    Jorge Costa Eiras;Gilberto Cezar Pavanelli;Ricardo Massato Takemoto;Yukifumi Nawa

  • Phylogeny, ultrastructure, histopathology and prevalence of Myxobolus oliveirai sp. nov., a parasite of Brycon hilarii (Characidae) in the Pantanal wetland, Brazil

    Tiago Milanin;Jorge C Eiras;Sarah Arana;Antônio Augusto Mendes Maia

  • MYXOBOLUS MACROPLASMODIALIS SP. N. (MYXOZOA : MYXOSPOREA), A PARASITE OF THE ABDOMINAL CAVITY OF THE CHARACID TELEOST, SALMINUS MAXILLOSUS, IN BRAZIL

    K. Molnar;M. J. Ranzani-Paiva;J. C. Eiras;E. L. Rodrigues

  • Henneguya corruscans n. sp. (Myxozoa, Myxosporea, Myxobolidae), a parasite of Pseudoplatystoma corruscans (Osteichthyes, Pimelodidae) from the Paraná River, Brazil: a morphological and morphometric study.

    J.C. Eiras;R.M. Takemoto;G.C. Pavanelli

  • An outbreak of Plesiomonas shigelloides in farmed rainbow trout, Salmo gairdneri Richardson, in Portugal

    J.M. Cruz;A. Saraiva;J.C. Eiras;R. Branco

  • Use of parasites as biological tags in stock identification of the black scabbardfish, Aphanopus carbo Lowe, 1839 (Osteichthyes: Trichiuridae) from Portuguese waters

    Maria João SantoS;CriStina Cruz;Jorge C. eiraS;Margarida HerMida

  • Checklist of Protozoan parasites of fishes from Brazil

    Jorge C. Eiras;Ricardo M. Takemoto;Gilberto C. Pavanelli;José L. Luque

Frequent Co-Authors

Ricardo Massato Takemoto
Ricardo Massato Takemoto State University of Maringa
Kálmán Molnár
Kálmán Molnár Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Edson A. Adriano
Edson A. Adriano Federal University of Sao Paulo
Yukifumi Nawa
Yukifumi Nawa Khon Kaen University
Maurício Laterça Martins
Maurício Laterça Martins Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
Csaba Székely
Csaba Székely Institute for Veterinary Medical Research
José L. Luque
José L. Luque Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro
Jesús L. Romalde
Jesús L. Romalde University of Santiago de Compostela
Alicia E. Toranzo
Alicia E. Toranzo University of Santiago de Compostela
David I. Gibson
David I. Gibson Natural History Museum

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