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R.C.A. Thompson

R.C.A. Thompson

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Animal Science and Veterinary
Australia
2026

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
93
Citations
28998
World Ranking
27
National Ranking
4

Microbiology

D-Index
93
Citations
29076
World Ranking
593
National Ranking
13

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Australia Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Australia Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Australia Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Australia Leader Award

Overview

R.C.A. Thompson is affiliated with Murdoch University in Australia and conducts research primarily within the field of Medicine. Their work spans several related subfields, including Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Ecology, Epidemiology, Parasitology, and Agronomy and Crop Science.

The scientist's research focuses extensively on zoonotic diseases and public health, with significant attention to Trypanosoma species research and its implications. Additional key topics explored in their work include vector-borne infectious diseases, animal disease management and epidemiology, wildlife ecology and conservation, parasite biology and host interactions, and insect symbiosis and bacterial influences.

Some of Thompson's recent publications are as follows:

  • Zoonotic helminths - why the challenge remains (2023), Journal of Helminthology
  • Illegal Wildlife Trade: A Gateway to Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (2021), Trends in Parasitology
  • Legal versus Illegal Wildlife Trade: Zoonotic Disease Risks (2021), Trends in Parasitology
  • Species-level identification of trypanosomes infecting Australian wildlife by High-Resolution Melting - Real Time Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction (HRM-qPCR) (2020), International Journal for Parasitology Parasites and Wildlife
  • Invasive mammalian wildlife and the risk of zoonotic parasites (2023), Trends in Parasitology

Thompson frequently publishes in venues such as:

  • Trends in Parasitology
  • Journal of Helminthology
  • International Journal for Parasitology Parasites and Wildlife
  • Pathogens
  • Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases

The scientist collaborates regularly with several co-authors, including:

  • Sarah Keatley
  • Peta L. Clode
  • Marcos Antônio Bezerra-Santos
  • Jairo Alfonso Mendoza-Roldan
  • Filipe Dantas-Torres

Best Publications

  • Global Distribution of Alveolar and Cystic Echinococcosis.

    P Deplazes;L Rinaldi;C A Alvarez Rojas;P R Torgerson

  • GENETIC DIVERSITY WITHIN CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM AND RELATED CRYPTOSPORIDIUM SPECIES

    Lihua Xiao;Una M. Morgan;Josef Limor;Ananias Escalante

  • Discrimination of all genotypes of Giardia duodenalis at the glutamate dehydrogenase locus using PCR-RFLP.

    C M Read;P T Monis;R C Thompson

  • Giardiasis as a re-emerging infectious disease and its zoonotic potential.

    R.C.A. Thompson

  • The role of companion animals in the emergence of parasitic zoonoses

    I.D. Robertson;P.J. Irwin;A.J. Lymbery;R.C.A. Thompson

  • Ribosomal RNA sequencing reveals differences between the genotypes of Giardia isolates recovered from humans and dogs living in the same locality.

    R.M. Hopkins;B.P. Meloni;D.M. Groth;J.D. Wetherall

  • Emergence/re-emergence of Echinococcus spp.—a global update

    David Jenkins;T. Romig;R.C.A. Thompson;R.C.A. Thompson

  • Correlation between genotype of Giardia duodenalis and diarrhoea

    C Read;J Walters;I.D Robertson;R.C.A Thompson

  • The taxonomy, phylogeny and transmission of Echinococcus.

    R.C.A. Thompson

  • Biology and Systematics of Echinococcus.

    R C A Thompson

  • Nomenclature and Genetic Groupings of Giardia Infecting Mammals

    R.C.A Thompson;R.M Hopkins;W.L Homan

  • Epidemiological and molecular evidence supports the zoonotic transmission of Giardia among humans and dogs living in the same community

    R. J. Traub;P. T. Monis;I. Robertson;P. Irwin

  • Variation in Giardia: implications for taxonomy and epidemiology.

    R.C.A. Thompson;P.T. Monis

  • Giardia and Giardiasis

    R.C.A. Thompson;J.A. Reynoldson;A.H.W. Mendis

  • Molecular epidemiology of cystic echinococcosis

    D. P. McMANUS;R. C. A. Thompson

  • Differentiation between human and animal isolates of Cryptosporidium parvum using rDNA sequencing and direct PCR analysis

    U.M. Morgan;C.C. Constantine;D.A. Forbes;R.C.A. Thompson

  • Echinococcus and hydatid disease

    R. C. A. Thompson;A. J. Lymbery

  • Comparison of PCR and Microscopy for Detection of Cryptosporidium parvum in Human Fecal Specimens: Clinical Trial

    U.M. Morgan;L. Pallant;B.W. Dwyer;David Forbes

  • Cryptosporidium and Giardia-zoonoses: fact or fiction?

    P.T Monis;R.C.A Thompson

  • Molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium isolates obtained from human immunodeficiency virus-infected individuals living in Switzerland, Kenya, and the United States.

    U.M. Morgan;R. Weber;L. Xiao;I. Sulaiman

  • The use of ITS1 rDNA PCR in detecting pathogenic African trypanosomes

    Z. K. Njiru;C. C. Constantine;S. Guya;J. Crowther

  • Reproductive potential of Echinococcus multilocularis in experimentally infected foxes, dogs, raccoon dogs and cats

    C.M.O. Kapel;P.R. Torgerson;R.C.A. Thompson;P. Deplazes

  • Cryptosporidium and Cryptosporidiosis

    R C A Thompson;M E Olson;G Zhu;S Enomoto;S Enomoto

  • African trypanosomiasis: Sensitive and rapid detection of the sub-genus Trypanozoon by loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) of parasite DNA

    Z.K. Njiru;A.S.J. Mikosza;E. Matovu;J.C.K. Enyaru

  • The nature, extent and significance of variation within the genus Echinococcus.

    R.C.A. Thompson;A.J. Lymbery

  • Molecular and morphological characterization of Echinococcus granulosus of human and animal origin in Iran

    M. Fasihi Harandi;R. P. Hobbs;P. J. Adams;I. Mobedi

Frequent Co-Authors

Alan J. Lymbery
Alan J. Lymbery Murdoch University
Ronald Fayer
Ronald Fayer United States Department of Agriculture
Simone M. Cacciò
Simone M. Cacciò Istituto Superiore di Sanità
Huw V. Smith
Huw V. Smith Stobhill Hospital
Ian D. Robertson
Ian D. Robertson Murdoch University
Peter Deplazes
Peter Deplazes University of Zurich
Johannes Eckert
Johannes Eckert University of Zurich
Lihua Xiao
Lihua Xiao South China Agricultural University
Elizabeth M. C. Fisher
Elizabeth M. C. Fisher University College London
Aileen Elliot
Aileen Elliot Murdoch University

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