Antti Lavikainen

2023

Comparison of microsatellite and the MHC class II DRB locus diversity in raccoon dogs (Nyctereutes procyonoides) between Finland and Japan

Sugiyama, Y., Nishita, Y., Amaike, Y., Oksanen, A., Lavikainen, A. & Masuda, R., Jan 2023, In: Annales Zoologici Fennici. 60, 1, p. 57-71 15 p.

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2022

Genetic diversity and phylogeography of urban hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) around Helsinki, Finland, revealed by mitochondrial DNA and microsatellite analyses

Osaka, M., Pynnonen-Oudman, K., Lavikainen, A., Amaike, Y., Nishita, Y. & Masuda, R., Jan 2022, In: Mammal research. 67, 1, p. 99-107 9 p.

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Genetic interrelationships of Spirometra erinaceieuropaei (Cestoda: Diphyllobothriidea), the causative agent of sparganosis in Europe

Bazsalovicsova, E. C., Radacovska, A., Lavikainen, A., Kuchta, R. & Kralova-Hromadova, I., 11 Feb 2022, In: Parasite. 29, 5 p., 8.

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2021

Epidemic situation of cestodiasis in domestic reindeer on reindeer farms in the Murmansk Oblast

Pochepko, R. A., Kartashova, A. P., Lavikainen, A. & Malkamäki, S., 1 Jan 2021, In: Veterinariâ segodnâ. 1, 1, p. 52-58 7 p.

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2019

A new SYBR green real-time PCR assay for semi-quantitative detection of Echinococcus multilocularis and Echinococcus canadensis DNA on bilberries (Vaccinium myrtillus): Food and Waterborne Parasitology

Malkamäki, S., Näreaho, A., Lavikainen, A., Oksanen, A. & Sukura, A., 6 Nov 2019, In: Food and Waterborne Parasitology. 17, 7 p., e00068.

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2018

Acute fulminant necrotizing myopathy in a dog caused by co-infection with ultrastructural Sarcocystis caninum and Sarcocystis svanai-like apicomplexan protozoa

Hagner, K., Jokinen, T. S., Lavikainen, A. & Sukura, A., 15 Mar 2018, In: Veterinary Parasitology. 252, p. 153-156 4 p.

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Albin Koponen ja alvejuuri - Suomen lääketeollisuus sai alkunsa matolääkkeestä

Lavikainen, A., 2018, In: Duodecim. 134, 13-14, p. 1328-1333 6 p.

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2017

Cystic echinococcosis: Future perspectives of molecular epidemiology

Ito, A., Nakao, M., Lavikainen, A. & Hoberg, E., Jan 2017, In: Acta Tropica. 165, p. 3-9 7 p.

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Dirofilaria repens transmission in southeastern Finland

Pietikainen, R., Nordling, S., Jokiranta, S., Saari, S., Heikkinen, P., Gardiner, C., Kerttula, A-M., Kantanen, T., Nikanorova, A., Laaksonen, S., Lavikainen, A. & Oksanen, A., 10 Nov 2017, In: Parasites & vectors. 10, 6 p., 561.

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Echinococcus felidis in hippopotamus, South Africa

Halajian, A., Luus-Powell, W. J., Roux, F., Nakao, M., Sasaki, M. & Lavikainen, A., 30 Aug 2017, In: Veterinary Parasitology. 243, p. 24-28 5 p.

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History of Taenia saginata Tapeworms in Northern Russia

Konyaev, S. V., Nakao, M., Ito, A. & Lavikainen, A., Dec 2017, In: Emerging Infectious Diseases. 23, 12, p. 2030-2037 8 p.

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Lapamato satavuotiaassa Suomessa

Meri, T. & Lavikainen, A., 2017, In: Moodi. 41, 4, p. 10-13 4 p.

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New mitogenome and nuclear evidence on the phylogeny and taxonomy of the highly zoonotic tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto

Kinkar, L., Laurimae, T., Sharbatkhori, M., Mirhendi, H., Kia, E. B., Ponce-Gordo, F., Andresiuk, V., Simsek, S., Lavikainen, A., Irshadullah, M., Umhang, G., Oudni-M'rad, M., Acosta-Jamett, G., Rehbein, S. & Saarma, U., Aug 2017, In: Infection, genetics and evolution. 52, p. 52-58 7 p.

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Nukleiinihapon osoitus parasitologisessa diagnostiikassa

Kerttula, A-M. & Lavikainen, A., 2017, In: Duodecim. 133, 8, p. 742-748 7 p.

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Specific status of Echinococcus canadensis (Cestoda Taeniidae) inferred from nuclear and mitochondrial gene sequences

Yanagida, T., Lavikainen, A., Hoberg, E. P., Konyaev, S., Ito, A., Sato, M. O., Zaikov, V. A., Beckmen, K. & Nakao, M., Dec 2017, In: International Journal for Parasitology. 47, 14, p. 971-979 9 p.

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2016

Definitive Hosts of Versteria Tapeworms (Cestoda: Taeniidae) Causing Fatal Infection in North America

Lee, L. M., Wallace, R. S., Clyde, V. L., Gendron-Fitzpatrick, A., Sibley, S. D., Stuchin, M., Lauck, M., O'Connor, D. H., Nakao, M., Lavikainen, A., Hoberg, E. P. & Goldberg, T. L., Apr 2016, In: Emerging Infectious Diseases. 22, 4, p. 707-710 4 p.

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Description and life-cycle of Taenia lynciscapreoli sp n. (Cestoda, Cyclophyllidea)

Haukisalmi, V., Konyaev, S., Lavikainen, A., Isomursu, M. & Nakao, M., 2016, In: ZooKeys. 584, p. 1-23 23 p.

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Echinococcus across the north: Current knowledge, future challenges

Davidson, R. K., Lavikainen, A., Konyaev, S., Schurer, J., Miller, A. L., Oksanen, A., Skírnisson, K. & Jenkins, E., 2016, In: Food and Waterborne Parasitology. 4, p. 39 - 53 15 p.

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High-resolution phylogeography of zoonotic tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto genotype G1 with an emphasis on its distribution in Turkey, Italy and Spain

Kinkar, L., Laurimae, T., Simsek, S., Balkaya, I., Casulli, A., Manfredi, M. T., Ponce-Gordo, F., Varcasia, A., Lavikainen, A., Miguel Gonzalez, L., Rehbein, S., Van der Giessen, J., Sprong, H. & Saarma, U., Nov 2016, In: Parasitology. 143, 13, p. 1790-1801 12 p.

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Reappraisal of Hydatigera taeniaeformis (Batsch, 1786) (Cestoda: Taeniidae) sensu lato with description of Hydatigera kamiyai n. sp.

Lavikainen, A., Iwaki, T., Haukisalmi, V., Konyaev, S. V., Casiraghi, M., Dokuchaev, N. E., Galimberti, A., Halajian, A., Henttonen, H., Ichikawa-Seki, M., Itagaki, T., Krivopalov, A. V., Meri, S., Morand, S., Nareaho, A., Olsson, G. E., Ribas, A., Terefe, Y. & Nakao, M., May 2016, In: International Journal for Parasitology. 46, 5-6, p. 361-374 14 p.

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2015

An autochthonous case of cystic echinococcosis in Finland, 2015

Hamalainen, S., Kantele, A., Arvonen, M., Hakala, T., Karhukorpi, J., Heikkinen, J., Berg, E., Vanamo, K., Tyrvainen, E., Heiskanen-Kosma, T., Oksanen, A. & Lavikainen, A., 22 Oct 2015, In: Eurosurveillance. 20, 42, p. 2-5 4 p., 30043.

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Cryptic diversity in hymenolepidid tapeworms infecting humans

Nkouawa, A., Haukisalmi, V., Li, T., Nakao, M., Lavikainen, A. J., Chen, X., Henttonen, H. & Ito, A., 2015, In: Parasitology International. 65, 2, p. 83-86 4 p.

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Echinococcus canadensis transmission in the North

Oksanen, A. & Lavikainen, A., 30 Oct 2015, In: Veterinary Parasitology. 213, 3-4, p. 182-186 5 p.

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Is Echinococcus intermedius a valid species?

Nakao, M., Lavikainen, A. & Hoberg, E., Aug 2015, In: Trends in Parasitology. 31, 8, p. 342-343 2 p.

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2014

A taxonomic revision of the Taeniidae Ludwig, 1886 : based on molecular phylogenies

Lavikainen, A., 2014, [A. Lavikainen]. 64 p.

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Molecular identification of species of Taenia causing bovine cysticercosis in Ethiopia

Hailemariam, Z., Nakao, M., Menkir, S., Lavikainen, A., Iwaki, T., Yanagida, T., Okamoto, M. & Ito, A., Sept 2014, In: Journal of Helminthology. 88, 3, p. 376-380 5 p.

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Phylogenetic characterisation of Taenia tapeworms in spotted hyenas and reconsideration of the "Out of Africa" hypothesis of Taenia in humans

Terefe, Y., Hailemariam, Z., Menkir, S., Nakao, M., Lavikainen, A., Haukisalmi, V., Iwaki, T., Okamoto, M. & Ito, A., Jul 2014, In: International Journal for Parasitology. 44, 8, p. 533-541 9 p.

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2013

Mitochondrial phylogeny of the genus Echinococcus (Cestoda: Taeniidae) with emphasis on relationships among Echinococcus canadensis genotypes

Nakao, M., Yanagida, T., Konyaev, S., Lavikainen, A., Odnokurtsev, V. A., Zaikov, V. A. & Ito, A., Nov 2013, In: Parasitology. 140, 13, p. 1625-1636 12 p.

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Molecular identification of Taenia spp. in the Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) from Finland

Lavikainen, A., Haukisalmi, V., Deksne, G., Holmala, K., Lejeune, M., Isomursu, M., Jokelainen, P., Näreaho, A., Laakkonen, J., Hoberg, E. P. & Sukura, A., Apr 2013, In: Parasitology. 140, 5, p. 653-662 10 p.

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Molecular phylogeny of the genus Taenia (Cestoda: Taeniidae): Proposals for the resurrection of Hydatigera Lamarck, 1816 and the creation of a new genus Versteria

Nakao, M., Lavikainen, A., Iwaki, T., Haukisalmi, V., Konyaev, S., Oku, Y., Okamoto, M. & Ito, A., May 2013, In: International Journal for Parasitology. 43, 6, p. 427-437 11 p.

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Phylogenetic systematics of the genus Echinococcus (Cestoda: Taeniidae)

Nakao, M., Lavikainen, A., Yanagida, T. & Ito, A., Nov 2013, In: International Journal for Parasitology. 43, 12-13, p. 1017-1029 13 p.

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2012

Molecular identification of unilocular hydatid cysts from domestic ungulates in Ethiopia: Implications for human infections

Hailemariam, Z., Nakao, M., Menkir, S., Lavikainen, A., Yanagida, T., Okamoto, M. & Ito, A., 2012, In: Parasitology International. 61, 2, p. 375-377 3 p.

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Perä pörisee - bongaa parasiitti

Meri, T. & Lavikainen, A., 2012, In: Duodecim. 128, 13, p. 1371-1375 5 p.

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2011

Molecular identification of Taenia spp. in wolves (Canis lupus), brown bears (Ursus arctos) and cervids from North Europe and Alaska

Lavikainen, A., Laaksonen, S., Beckmen, K., Oksanen, A., Isomursu, M. & Meri, S., 2011, In: Parasitology International. 60, 3, p. 289-295 7 p.

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Phylogenetic relationships within Echinococcus and Taenia tapeworms (Cestoda: Taeniidae): an inference from nuclear protein-coding genes

Knapp, J., Nakao, M., Yanagida, T., Okamoto, M., Saarma, U., Lavikainen, A. & Ito, A., Dec 2011, In: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 61, 3, p. 628-638 11 p.

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Taenia arctos n. sp (Cestoda: Cyclophyllidea: Taeniidae) from its definitive (brown bear Ursus arctos Linnaeus) and intermediate (moose/elk Alces spp.) hosts

Haukisalmi, V., Lavikainen, A., Laaksonen, S. & Meri, S., 3 Nov 2011, In: Systematic Parasitology. 80, 3, p. 217-230 14 p.

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The first workshop towards the control of cestode zoonoses in Asia and Africa

Ito, A., Okamoto, M., Li, T., Wandra, T., Dharmawan, N. S., Swastika, K. I., Dekumyoy, P., Kusolsuk, T., Davvajav, A., Davaasuren, A., Dorjsuren, T., Mekonnen, S. M., Negasi, Z. H., Yanagida, T., Sako, Y., Nakao, M., Nakaya, K., Lavikainen, A. J., Nkouawa, A. & Mohammadzadeh, T., 21 Jun 2011, In: Parasites & vectors. 4, 6 p., 114.

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2010

Loiset

Oksanen, A., Lavikainen, A., Näreaho, A. S. & Isomursu, M., 2010, Elintarvikkeiden mikrobiologiset vaarat. Hallanvuo, S. & T. J. (eds.). Helsinki: Evira, p. 135-196 62 p. (Eviran julkaisuja ; no. 1/2010).

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Mitochondrial DNA data reveal cryptic species within Taenia krabbei

Lavikainen, A., Haukisalmi, V., Lehtinen, M. J., Laaksonen, S., Holmstrom, S., Isomursu, M., Oksanen, A. & Meri, S., 2010, In: Parasitology International. 59, p. 290-293 4 p.

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2009

A novel phylogeny for the genus Echinococcus, based on nuclear data, challenges relationships based on mitochondrial evidence

Saarma, U., Jõgisalu, I., Moks, E., Varcasia, A., Lavikainen, A., Oksanen, A., Simsek, S., Andresiuk, V., Denegri, G., González, LM., Ferrer, E., Gárate, T., Rinaldi, L. & Maravilla, P., Mar 2009, In: Parasitology. 136, 3, p. 317-328 12 p.

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2008