Mackenzie L. Kwak

“Ever had a guest who just won’t leave?” This week's #SpookySpecies is a rattail fish… playing unwilling host to some seriously clingy parasitic copepods! Spotted on the #SouthSandwichIslands expedition. Credit: @SchmidtOcean / ROV SuBastian

カラスは様々な病原体の感染が示唆されています。今回の報告では，カラスがシカ上の外部寄生虫を捕食することで，外部寄生虫が既に保有する病原体や外部寄生虫が吸血したシカの血液中の病原体に感染する可能性を考察しました。 ※本当に感染できるのかは更なる研究が必要です。

Happy #LunarNewYear! Year of the #snake! 🐍 This festive period, if you want some bedtime reading why not check out our recent study on the overlooked role of #Japanese Habu #vipers as reservoirs of medically important #ticks in subtropical #Asia! sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Here’s the Straits Times article on our recent #tick study in #Singapore for anyone interested 🤓 straitstimes.com/singapore/envi…

@megsquitophd Cases were tick infestations (the study only looked at ticks themselves but we’ll have more on tick-borne pathogens soon!)

@MLKWAK Were cases defined as a tick bite or a case of tick-borne illness? Cool images and graphics!

A cool infographic by the Straits Times on #ticks and #tickbites in #Singapore based on our recent study! To achieve Singapore’s goal of being a #greencity and even a #cityinnature they’ll need to carefully manage the #parasites that come with the #wildlife

@Omar_vargas97 Thanks so much! I’m certain that a similar study in Colombia would be of immense benefit not just in expanding knowledge of local ticks, but especially for helping to target public health efforts! Looking forward to seeing your results! 👌

@MLKWAK Thank you for this great information, Dr. Kwak! I hope to conduct similar research on the distribution and diversity of ticks parasitizing humans in Colombia. Best regards.

Check out our new study on the #phenology of Dew’s bat #tick (Argas dewae)! The abundance of these lovely little #vampires from #Australia suddenly peaks just as their host #bats emerge from #hibernation and disperse! cambridge.org/core/journals/…

When I first came to Singapore, the local ticks were virtually unknown. So I set out to study then; and have been ever since. This week we filled in another piece of the puzzle to understand which #ticks attack humans in #Singapore 🇸🇬 sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

@adesnishii なんて素晴らしい観察なんでしょう！😲👏 私はいつも、彼らは子ウサギだけを捕食するものだと思っていました。

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The largest global assessment of freshwater animals on the IUCN Red List to date has revealed that 24% of the world’s freshwater fish, dragonfly, damselfly, crab, crayfish and shrimp species are at high risk of extinction. Learn more bit.ly/4adwI9N

Thanks @Revelator_News for covering the Ryukyu rabbit #tick recovery program - the first conservation effort for a globally #endangered #parasite !! therevelator.org/ryukyu-rabbit-…

📢 Deadline extension! ⏰ The submission deadline for our special issue on applied parasite conservation has been extended. 📅 Please submit your proposed Title and Abstract by 7 February 2025. 🐛 Thank you for all submissions received so far! oryxthejournal.org/authors/call-f…

We’re #recruiting a #postdoc! Come work on #ticks with us! Live in #Japan, work in English (or Japanese if you want 😉) at the #parasitology lab in @HokkaidoUni

- NEW SPECIES ALERT - Meet the Kappa #tick (Amblyomma kappa) a #newspecies we just described from #Japan. We named it after a Japanese #yokai/monster called a #kappa which is a large humanoid reptilian creature often associated with water. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

@PatLatas X/Twitter already rankles me enough so I’ve tried to avoid Mastodon/Threads/Blue Sky - do you prefer it?

@MLKWAK are you on bl sky yet

#parasites and #parasitology both have utility in #forensics! Check out our paper on #forensicparasitology to find out more! academic.oup.com/fsr/article/9/…

@Arachno_AZ Good stuff!

My final paper for 2024 was published today. In total, this year I co-authored 13 papers and co-described a genus and 35 species. These new species were collected from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Ecuador, Georgia, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkey, and Uzbekistan.

🚨Call for articles📣 We are seeking manuscripts on applied parasite conservation, including subjects such as monitoring, captive breeding, reintroduction and translocation, and overcoming obstacles to implementation of conservation programmes. More info: oryxthejournal.org/authors/call-f…