David Bruce Conn

TL;DR: An invasive dreissenid mussel given the working name of "quagga" has a present (spring 1993) distribution in the Laurentian Great Lakes from the western basin of Lake Erie to Quebec City.

TL;DR: Zebra mussels from throughout the Shannon River drainage area in Ireland were tested for the anthropozoonotic waterborne parasites Cryptosporidium parvum, Giardia lamblia, Encephalitozoon intestinalis, E. hellem, and Enterocytozoon bieneusi by the multiplexed combined direct immunofluorescent antibody and fluorescent in situ hybridization method and PCR.

TL;DR: The results of the analysis point to a constant increase in D. repens dirofilariasis incidence in humans in Ukraine, where the territory in which the disease occurs has enlarged to encompass the whole of Ukraine.

TL;DR: Six-week laboratory exposure of D. polymorpha and Corbicula fluminea to both parasites seeded daily at concentrations reported from surface waters demonstrated efficient removal of Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts and G. lamblia cysts by both bivalve species.

TL;DR: These flies can serve as mechanical vectors of both Cryptosporidium and Giardia in all of these settings, and undoubtedly play a role in movement of these pathogens among the various host species.