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Thomas Geurden is affiliated with Zoetis in the United States and has contributed extensively to veterinary parasitology and infectious disease research. Their work spans several interrelated fields including medicine, veterinary sciences, and agricultural and biological sciences, with a particular focus on studies involving small animals and infectious diseases.

Their research emphasizes helminth infection and control, dermatological diseases and infestations, coccidia and coccidiosis research, parasite biology and host interactions, vector-borne infectious diseases, parasitic infections and diagnostics, as well as viral infections and vectors.

Thomas Geurden has published in a variety of scientific venues, notably including:

  • Parasites & Vectors
  • Veterinary Parasitology
  • Organic Process Research & Development
  • Frontiers in Veterinary Science

Selected recent papers authored by Geurden include:

  • World association for the advancement of veterinary parasitology (WAAVP) guideline for the evaluation of the efficacy of anthelmintics in food-producing and companion animals: general guidelines, 2022, Veterinary Parasitology
  • World Association for the Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology (W.A.A.V.P.) guidelines for studies evaluating the efficacy of parasiticides in reducing the risk of vector-borne pathogen transmission in dogs and cats, 2021, Veterinary Parasitology
  • World Association for the Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology (WAAVP): Second edition of guidelines for evaluating the efficacy of anthelmintics for dogs and cats, 2022, Veterinary Parasitology
  • Efficacy of Simparica Trio™, a novel chewable tablet containing sarolaner, moxidectin and pyrantel, against induced hookworm infections in dogs, 2020, Parasites & Vectors
  • Efficacy of a formulation of sarolaner/moxidectin/pyrantel (Simparica Trio®) for the prevention of Thelazia callipaeda canine eyeworm infection, 2022, Parasites & Vectors

Frequent collaborators include Lina D'Hanis, Sean P. Mahabir, Stasia Borowski, Martin K. Nielsen, and Vickie L. King, indicating a collaborative approach within the parasitology and veterinary research community.

Best Publications

  • Molecular characterization of Blastocystis isolates from zoo animals and their animal-keepers

    Unaiza Parkar;Rebecca J. Traub;Simone Vitali;Aileen Elliot

  • Mixed Giardia duodenalis assemblage A and E infections in calves.

    Thomas Geurden;Peter Geldhof;Bruno Levecke;Cindy Martens

  • Giardia and other intestinal parasites in different dog populations in Northern Belgium.

    E. Claerebout;S. Casaert;A.-C. Dalemans;N. De Wilde

  • Prevalence and molecular characterisation of Cryptosporidium and Giardia in lambs and goat kids in Belgium.

    Thomas Geurden;Pieter Thomas;Stijn Casaert;Jozef Vercruysse

  • Anthelmintic resistance to ivermectin and moxidectin in gastrointestinal nematodes of cattle in Europe

    Thomas Geurden;Christophe Chartier;Jane Fanke;Antonio Frangipane di Regalbono

  • Is Giardia a significant pathogen in production animals

    Thomas Geurden;Jozef Vercruysse;Edwin Claerebout

  • The role of combination anthelmintic formulations in the sustainable control of sheep nematodes.

    David J. Bartram;Dave M. Leathwick;Mike A. Taylor;Thomas Geurden

  • Multilocus genotyping of Cryptosporidium and Giardia in non-outbreak related cases of diarrhoea in human patients in Belgium.

    Thomas Geurden;Bruno Levecke;SM Caccio;Aline Visser

  • Anthelmintic resistance and multidrug resistance in sheep gastro-intestinal nematodes in France, Greece and Italy.

    Thomas Geurden;Herve Hoste;Philippe Jacquiet;Donato Traversa

  • Prevalence and genotyping of Cryptosporidium in three cattle husbandry systems in Zambia

    Thomas Geurden;Fy Goma;J Siwila;Igk Phiri

  • Molecular epidemiology with subtype analysis of Cryptosporidium in calves in Belgium.

    Thomas Geurden;Dirk Berkvens;Cindy Martens;Stijn Casaert

  • Molecular characterisation of Giardia duodenalis in captive non-human primates reveals mixed assemblage A and B infections and novel polymorphisms

    Bruno Levecke;Peter Geldhof;Edwin Claerebout;Pierre Dorny;Pierre Dorny

  • Gastrointestinal protozoa in non-human primates of four zoological gardens in Belgium

    Bruno Levecke;Pierre Dorny;Pierre Dorny;Thomas Geurden;Francis Vercammen

  • Mind the gaps in research on the control of gastrointestinal nematodes of farmed ruminants and pigs

    Johannes Charlier;SM Thamsborg;DJ Bartley;PJ Skuce

  • Efficacy of major anthelmintics against horse cyathostomins in France.

    Donato Traversa;Giuseppe Castagna;Georg von Samson-Himmelstjerna;Silvana Meloni

  • A Bayesian evaluation of three diagnostic assays for the detection of Giardia duodenalis in symptomatic and asymptomatic dogs

    Thomas Geurden;Dirk Berkvens;Stijn Casaert;Jozef Vercruysse

  • Prevalence, molecular typing and risk factor analysis for Giardia duodenalis infections in dogs in a central London rescue shelter.

    Melissa Upjohn;Charlotte Cobb;Joanne Monger;Thomas Geurden

  • Occurrence and molecular characterization of Giardia duodenalis and Cryptosporidium spp. in sheep and goats reared under dairy husbandry systems in Greece.

    Nikolaos Tzanidakis;Smaragda Sotiraki;Edwin Claerebout;Amimul Ehsan

  • Estimation of diagnostic test characteristics and prevalence of Giardia duodenalis in dairy calves in Belgium using a Bayesian approach

    Thomas Geurden;Edwin Claerebout;Jozef Vercruysse;Dirk Berkvens

  • Parasitic infections in dairy cattle around Hanoi, northern Vietnam.

    Thomas Geurden;Raf Somers;Ntg Thanh;Lv Vien

  • A multicentre prevalence study in Europe on Giardia duodenalis in calves, with molecular identification and risk factor analysis

    T. Geurden;R. Vanderstichel;H. Pohle;A. Ehsan

  • Decreased strongyle egg re-appearance period after treatment with ivermectin and moxidectin in horses in Belgium, Italy and The Netherlands.

    Thomas Geurden;Deborah van Doorn;Edwin Claerebout;Frans Kooyman

  • The prevalence and molecular characterisation of Cryptosporidium spp. in small ruminants in Zambia

    Fy Goma;Thomas Geurden;J Siwila;Igk Phiri

Frequent Co-Authors

Jozef Vercruysse
Jozef Vercruysse Ghent University
Edwin Claerebout
Edwin Claerebout Ghent University
Stijn Casaert
Stijn Casaert Ghent University
Bruno Levecke
Bruno Levecke Ghent University
Peter Geldhof
Peter Geldhof Ghent University
Pierre Dorny
Pierre Dorny Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp
Smaragda Sotiraki
Smaragda Sotiraki Hellenic Agricultural Organization
Donato Traversa
Donato Traversa University of Teramo
Dirk Berkvens
Dirk Berkvens Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp

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