Faculty

Ticks and Tick Borne Diseases, Phytoacaricides and Veterinary Parasitology,

1. Google Scholar: Profile

2. ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7043-458X

3. Scopus Author ID: 42661029000

4. Web of Science Researcher ID: JTT-8032-2023

PARASITES FIRST REPORTED FROM THE COUNTRY AND STATE

1. Pharyngomyia picta from Kerala (First report from India /South Asia)

2. Dermacentor auratus from Kerala.

3. Chrysomya albiceps from Kerala.

                           4. Strigiphilus ketupae from Kerala

• First rank in the M.V.Sc (Parasitology), Kerala Agricultural University (KAU), 2005

National level awards

1. Best Poster award (Second) -20^th National Congress of Veterinary Parasitology, Hissar, 2010

2. Best Poster award (First) -21^st National Congress of Veterinary Parasitology, Mumbai, 2011

3. Best Poster award (First) 22^nd National Congress of Veterinary Parasitology, Mathura, 2012 

State level awards

1. Best poster award – Kerala Science Congress-2010, KFRI, Peechi (as co-author)

2008

1. Ajith Kumar, K. G., Ravindran, R., Chandy, G., Promod, K., Jayakumar, C., Sabu, L., Devada, K. 2011. Oriental eye worm infection in dogs of Wayanad, Kerala. Indian Veterinary Journal, 88, 135-136.

2011

2. Ravindran, R., Juliet, S., Sunil, A. R., Kumar, K. G. A., Nair, S. N., Amithamol, K. K. Shynu, M., Rawat, A. K. S., Ghosh, S. 2011. Eclosion blocking effect of ethanolic extract of Leucas aspera (Lamiaceae) on Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) annulatus. Veterinary Parasitology 179, 287-290. (Elsevier) DOI 10.1016/j.vetpar.2011.02.021.
3. Aparna, M., Ravindran, R., Vimalkumar, M. B., Lakshmanan, B., Rameshkumar, P., Ajith Kumar, K. G., Promod, K., Ajithkumar, S., Ravishankar, C., Devada, K., Ghosh, S. 2011. Molecular characterization of Theileria orientalis causing fatal infection in crossbred adult bovines of south India. Parasitology International, 60, 524-529. (Elsevier) DOI 10.1016/j.parint.2011.08.002.
4. Ravindran, R., Juliet,S., Ajith Kumar, K. G., Sunil, A. R., Amithamol, K. K., Nair, S. N., Chandrasekhar, L., Sujith, S., Bandyapadhyaya, A., Rawat, A. K. S., Ghosh, S. 2011. Effect of solvents and surfactants against Haemaphysalis bispinosa. Tropical Biomedicine, 28,482-486.
5. Ravindran, R., Juliet, S., Ajith Kumar, K. G., Sunil, A. R., Nair, S. N., Amithamol, K. K., Rawat, A. K. S., Ghosh, S. 2011.Toxic effects of solvents against Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) annulatus. Ticks and Tick Borne Diseases, 2,160-162. Impact factor (2011): 2.37.
6. Ravindran, R., Juliet ,S., Sunil, A. R., Ajith Kumar, K. G., Nair, S. N., Amithamol, K. K., Bandyopadhyay, A., Rawat, A. K. S., Ghosh, S. 2012. Acaricidal activity of Cassia alata against Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) annulatus. Experimental Applied Acarology, 56, 69-74. (Springer) DOI 10.1007/s10493-011-9489-6.
7. Kumar K. G. A., Ravindran, R., Surendranathan, T., Joy, E.V., George, A. 2011. Occurrence of bile duct hook worms in a wild elephant of Wayanad, Kerala. Zoo’s Print 26:27-28
8. Ravindran, R., Kumar, K.G.A., Gafoor, V.M.A. 2011. Parasitic infections in wild animals of Kerala. Zoo’s Print Journal.26,34
9. Ravindran, R., Juliet ,S., Kumar, K. G.A., Amithamol, K. K., Sunil, A. R., Nair, S. N., Priya, M. N., Ghosh, S. 2011.Toxicity of DMSO, Triton X-100 and Tween 20 against Rhipicephalus ( Boophilus) annulatus 2011. Journal of Parasitic Diseases, 35, 237-239 (Springer) DOI 10.1007/s12639-011-0054-3.

2012

10. Ravindran, R., Kumar, K. G. A., Amithamol, K. K.,  Sunil, A. R., Juliet ,S., Nair, S. N., Chandrasekhar, L., Sujith, S., Varghese, S., Aparna, M., Bandyapadhyaya, A., Rawat, A. K. S., Ghosh, S. 2012. In vitro evaluation of acaricidal activity of fipronil against Haemaphysalis bispinosa based on adult immersion test. Tropical Biomedicine, 29,61-64.
11. Kumar, K. G. A., Ravindran, R., Ghosh, S. 2012. First report of Dermacentor auratus Supino, 1897 (Acarina, Ixodidae) from Wayanad, Kerala. Indian Journal of Medical Research, 135,435-436.
12. Radhakrishnan, S., Ajith Kumar, K. G., Ravindran, R., Rajagopal, K. 2012. First record in south Asia of deer throat bot fly larvae Pharyngomya picta (Meign, 1824) (Diptera: Oestridae) from sambar deer (Rusa unicolor), a new host record. Tropical Biomedicine, 29,265-269.
13. Amithamol, K. K., Sunil, A. R., Kumar, K.G.A., Nair, S. N., Soorya V.C., Chandrasekhar, L., Juliet,S., Ravindran, R., Ghosh, S. 2012.  Effects of fipronil against Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) annulatus. International Journal of Acarology, 38:731-735. 
14.  Mathew, D. P., Priya, M. N., Deepa, C. K., Syamala, K., Ajith Kumar K. G., Ravindran, R., 2012. Oxyspirura mansoni in backyard poultry of Kerala. Journal of Indian Veterinary Association, 10: 43-44.
15. Radhakrishnan, S., Kumar, K. G.A., Ravindran, R., Rajagopal, K., Sooryadas, S., Promod, K. 2012. First record of Chrysomia albiceps Wiedmann, 1819 (Diptera: Calliphoridae) maggots from a sambar deer (Rusa unicolor) in Kerala, South India. Journal of Parasitic Diseases 36, 280-282.
16. Jyothimol , G., Syamala , K., Priya , M.N.,  Deepa , C.K. , Ajith Kumar , K.G., George, A. J., Ravindran, R., 2012. A report on the occurrence of Hymenolepis anatina in ducks under backyard system Journal of Indian Veterinary Association, 10: 57-58.
17. Juliet ,S., Ravindran, R.,  Sunil, A. R., Kumar, K. G.A.,  Nair, S. N., Amithamol, K. K., Bandyapadhyay, A.,  Rawat, A. K. S., Ghosh, S. 2012. Jatropha carcass (Linn) leaf extract –a possible alternative for population control of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) annulatus. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease, 2, 225-229

2013

18. Sunil, A. R., Amithamol, K. K., Juliet, S., Nair, S. N., Kumar, K. G. A., Soorya V. C., Divya, T. M., Jyothimol, G., Ghosh, S., Ravindran, R. 2013. Acaricidal effect of Cassia fistula Linn. leaf ethanolic extract against Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) annulatus. Tropical Biomedicine, 30:231-237.
19. Aparna, M., Vimal kumar, M. B., Varghese, S., Sentilvel, K., Ajith Kumar, K. G., Raji, K., Syamala, K., Priya, M. N., Deepa C.  K., Jyothimol, G., Juliet, S., Chandrasekhar, L., Ravindran, R. 2013. Phylogenetic analysis of bovine Theileria spp. isolated in south India. Tropical Biomedicine, 30, 281-290.
20. Jyothimol, G., Jayesh, V., Satheeshkumar, K. K., Ajith Kumar, K. G., Priya , M. N.,  Deepa, C. K. , Syamala , K., Ravindran, R., 2013. Outbreak of fatal subacute bubaline fasciolosis in Wayanad, Kerala, India. Journal of Buffalo Science, 2, 38-41.

2014

21. Divya, T. M., Soorya, V. C., Amithamol, K. K., Juliet, S., Ravindran, R., Nair, S. N., Ajith Kumar, K. G. 2014. Acaricidal activity of alkaloid fractions of Leucas indica Spreng against Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) annulatus tick. Tropical Biomedicine, 31, 46-53.
22. Ravindran, R., Varghese, V., Nair, S. N., Balan, V.M., Lakshmanan, B., Ashruf, R. M.,  Kumar, S. S., Gopalan, A. K. K., Nair, A. S., Malayil, A., Chandrasekhar, L., Juliet, S.,  Kopparambil, D., Ramachandran, R., Kunjupillai, R.,  Kakada, S. A. M.,   2014. Canine filarial infections in a human Brugia malayi endemic area of India. BioMed Research International, available as http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/630160.
23. Jyothimol, G., Ravindran, R., Juliet, S., Kumar K. G.A., Suresh, N. N., Vimalkumar, M. B., Lenka, D. R., Varghese, S., Ghosh, S. 2014. Low level deltamethrin resistance in ticks from cattle of Kerala, a south Indian state. Veterinary Parasitology, 204, 433-438 (Elsevier).
24. Ravindran , R., Ajith kumar, K. G., Suresh, N. N, Amithamol, K. K., Sunil, A. R., Krishna, T. P. A., Chitra, N. D., Jyothimol, G.,  Ghosh, S., Juliet, S. 2014. Acaricidal effects of fenvalerate and cypermethrin against Rhipicephalus (Boohilus) annulatus. Tropical Biomedicine, 31, 449-455.
25. Ravindran, R., Aparna, M., Johns, J., Mithin, U. C., Varghese, S., Jyothimol, G., Chandrasekhar, L., Ajith Kumar, K. G. 2014. Application of seminested PCR for detection of larval stages of Spirocerca lupi in garden lizards (Calotes versicolor). Veterinarski Arhiv, 84 , 305-310.
26. Ravindran, R., Amithamol, K. K., Sunil, A. R., Soorya V.C., Nair, S. N., Juliet ,S., Arunkumar, N. S., Kumar, K. G. A., Ghosh, S. 2014.  Determination of LC₅₀ and LC₉₅ values of fipronil against Haemaphysalis bispinosa based on adult immersion test. Journal of Parasitic Diseases 38, 132-134.
27. Narayanan, P. M., Karunakaran, S., Ravindran, R., Gopalan, A. K. K., Chandrasekahar, L., Sukumaran, S. I., Kalarickal, D. C. 2014. Occurrence of fatal syngamiosis in emu birds of Kerala. Journal of Parasitic Diseases, 38, 241-243.
28. Deepa, C. K., Radhakrishnan, S., Priya, M. N., Syamala, K., Kumar K. G. A.,  Ravindran, R., 2014. Occurrence of Setaria cervicapra in Sambar deer (Rusa unicolor) from Periyar Tiger Reserve, Thekkady, Kerala, India. Zoo’s Print 29:26-27.
29. Ravindran, R., Ramankutty, S. A., Juliet, S.,  Krishna, T. P. A., Gopi, J., Gopalan, A. K. K., Nair, S. N., Ghosh, S. 2014. Comparison of in vitro acaricidal effects of commercial preparations of cypermethrin and fenvalerate against Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) annulatus. Springer Plus 2014 3:90.
30. Krishna, T. P. A., Krishna, T. P. A., Chitra, N. D., Deepa, P. E., Udayan, D., Sreelekha, K. P., Juliet, S., Nair, S. N., Ravindran R., Ajith Kumar, K. G., Ghosh, S. 2014. Acaricdal activity of petroleum ether extract of Tetrastigma leucostaphylum (Dennst.) Alston against Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) annulatus. The Scientific World Journal, Article ID: 715481, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/715481
31. Kanapadinchareveetil, S., Chandrasekhar, C., Gopi, J., Lenka, D. R., Vasu, A.,  Gopalan, A. K. K., Nair, S. N., Ravindran, R., Juliet, S., Ghosh, S., 2014. Histoarchitecture of the ovary of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) annulatus during pre- and postengorgement period. The Scientific World Journal, Volume 2015, Article ID 126584, 6 pages http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/126584

2015

32. Sreelekha, K. P., Chandrasekhar, L., Jyothimol, G., Lenka, D.R., Aswathi, V., Adarshkrishna, T.P., Ajith Kumar, K.G., Nair, S.N., Ravindran, R., Juliet, S. and Ghosh, S. 2015. Histoarchitecture of ovary of Haemaphysalis bispinosa during engorgement period. Tropical Biomedicine 32: 497–503.
33. Ghosh, S., Kumar, R., Nagar, G., Kumar, S., Sharma, A.K., Srivastava, A., Kumar, S., Ajith Kumar K.G and Saravanan, B.C., 2015. Survey of acaricides resistance status of Rhipiciphalus (Boophilus) microplus collected from selected places of Bihar, an eastern state of India. Ticks and tick-borne diseases, 6(5):668-675.
34. Ravindran, R., Chithra, N. D., Deepa, P. E., Juliet, S., Kumar, K.G.A., Nair, S.N., Udayan, D., Nanjundappa, S., Chandrasekhar, L., Ghosh, S. 2015. Contrasting effects of ethanolic extracts of leaf and flower of Chromolaena odorata against Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) annulates. Indian Journal of Animal Sciences 85, 844–848.

2016

35. Lenka, D. R., Ravindran, R, Jyothimol, G., Udaykumar, M., Reddy, P.M.T., Sathish, N., Palla, I., Chandramohan, B., Ajith Kumar, K.G., Nair, S. N.,   Chandrasekhar, L., Priya, M. N.,  Deepa C. K ., Sabu, L., Juliet, S., Ghosh, S .2016. Deltamethrin resistance in south Indian isolates of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus. Veterinary Parasitology: Regional Studies and Reports, 5, 37-41.
36. Ajith Kumar K.G., Tayade, A.B., Kumar, R., Gupta, S., Sharma, A.K., Nagar, G., Tewari, S.S., Kumar, B., Rawat, A.K.S., Srivastava, S. and Kumar, S., 2016. Chemo-profiling and bioassay of phytoextracts from Ageratum conyzoides for acaricidal properties against Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus (Acari: Ixodidae) infesting cattle and buffaloes in India. Ticks and tick-borne diseases, 7(2):342-349.
37. Ajith Kumar, K.G., Sharma, A.K., Kumar, S., Ray, D.D., Rawat, A.K.S., Srivastava, S., Ghosh, S.2016. Comparative in vitro anti-tick efficacy of commercially available products and newly developed phyto-formulations against field collected and resistant tick lines of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus. Journal of Parasitic Diseases, 40, 1590-1596.
38. Gupta, S., Ajith Kumar K.G., Sharma, A.K., Nagar, G., Kumar, S., Saravanan, B.C., Ravikumar, G., Ghosh, S. 2016. Esterase mediated resistance in deltamethrin resistant reference tick colony of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus. Experimental and Applied Acarology, 69, 239-248.
39. Lenka, D. R., Ravindran, R, Jyothimol, G., Udaykumar, M., Reddy, P.M.T., Sathish, N., Palla, I., Chandramohan, B., Ajith Kumar, K.G., Nair, S. N.,   Chandrasekhar, L., Priya, M. N., Deepa C. K., Sabu, L., Juliet, S., Ghosh, S .2016. Deltamethrin resistance in south Indian isolates of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus. Veterinary Parasitology: Regional Studies and Reports, 5, 37-41.

2017

40. Ghosh, S., Gupta, S., Ajith Kumar K.G., Sharma, A.K., Kumar, S., Nagar, G., Kumar, R., Paul, S., Fular, A., Chigure, G., Nandi, A.2017. Characterization and establishment of a reference deltamethrin and cypermethrin resistant tick line (IVRI-IV) of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology.
41. Ravindran, R., Chithra, N.D., Deepa, P.E., Ajith Kumar, K.G., Chandrasekhar, L., Sreelekha, K., Nair, S.N., Juliet, S., Ghosh, S. 2017. In vitro effects of caffeic acid, nortriptyline, precocene I and quercetin against Rhipicephalusannulatus (Acari: Ixodidae). Experimental and Applied Acarology, 71,183-193.
42. Ravindran, R., Juliet, S., Ramankutty, S.A., Sathish, N., Nair, S.N., Ajith Kumar, K.G., Chandrasekhar, L. and Ghosh, S., 2017. Effects of ethanolic extract of the leaves of Pongamiaglabra and Gliricidiasepium against Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) annulatus. Advances in Animal and Veterinary Sciences, 5, 1-6.
43. Abraham, M., Harshal, P. T., Ajith Kumar, K. G., Ravindran, R. 2017. Coprological survey of gastrointestinal parasites of dairy cattle in Wayanad, Kerala, India. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences, 6, 899-903.
44. Priya, M.N., Jain Jose K., Sujith S., Deepa C.K., Ajith Kumar K.G., Lakshmanan, B., Ravindran., R.  Molecular identification of carrier status of theileriosis and babesiosis in dairy cattle of Kerala. International Journal of Science and Environment. 6 (4): 2712-2717

2018

45. Kumar, K.G.A., Ravindran, R., Johns, J., Chandy, G., Rajagopal, K., Chandrasekhar, L., George, A.J. and Ghosh, S., 2018. Ixodid tick vectors of wild mammals and reptiles of southern India. Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases, 12(3), p.276.

2019

46. Pradeep, R.K., Nimisha, M., Pakideery, V., Johns, J., Chandy, G., Nair, S., Chandrasekhar, L., Ajith Kumar, K.G., Deepa, C.K., Varghese, A. and Ravindran, R., 2019. Whether Dirofilaria repens parasites from South India belong to zoonotic Candidatus Dirofilaria hongkongensis (Dirofilaria sp. hongkongensis)?. Infection Genetics and Evolution, 67: 121-125.
47. Ramachandran, P.D., Juliet, S., Mahesh, D.M., Drisya, K., Adarsh Krishna, T.P., Sunil, A.R., Suresh, N.N., Ajith Kumar, K.G., Reghu Ravindran, S.R.S., Sujith, S. and Nisha, A.R., 2019. Pharmaco-chemical characterization of terpenoid fraction of Artemisia nilagirica (Clarke) Pamp. from western ghats of Wayanad region of Kerala, India. Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, 8(1): 1343-1348.
48. Pradeep, R.K., Nimisha, M., Sruthi, M.K., Vidya, P., Amrutha, B.M., Kurbet, P.S., Kumar, K.G.A., Varghese, A., Deepa, C.K., Dinesh, C.N. and Chandrasekhar, L., 2019. Molecular characterization of South Indian field isolates of bovine Babesia spp. and Anaplasma spp. Parasitology Research, 118(2): 617-630.
49. Ajith, Kumar KG, Fular, A., Chigure, G., Sharma, A.K., Nagar, G., Souza, F.E., Bechara, G.H and Ghosh, S., 2019. Comparative impact of coumaphos, amitraz and plant extract of Ageratum conyzoides on the oogenesis of Rhipicephalus microplus. Ticks and tick-borne diseases, 10: 1085–1095
50. Nimisha, M., Devassy, J.K., Pradeep, R.K., Pakideery, V., Sruthi, M.K., Pious, A., Kurbet, P.S., Amrutha, B.M., Chandrasekhar, L., Deepa, C.K. and Ajith Kumar, K.G., Varghese A, Juliet S, Dinesh CN, Nair SN, Chandy G, Ghosh S, Ravindran R.2019. Ticks and accompanying pathogens of domestic and wild animals of Kerala, South India. Experimental and Applied Acarology, 79 (1): 1-19.

2020

51. Udayan, D., Nair, S.N., Juliet, S., Ravindran, R., Athalathil, S., Adarshkrishna, T.P., Ajith Kumar, K.G., Sreelekha, K.P., Chandrashekar, L. and Ghosh, S., 2020. Acaricidal Activity of Artemisia nilagirica Leaves Against Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) annulatus Ticks. Planta Medica, 86(18), 1335-1344.
52. Sanjay, B.M., Nair, S.N., Juliet, S., Megha, M., Shijin, M.S., Suraj, S.V., Ravisankar, C., Nisha, A.R. and Ajith Kumar, K.G., 2020. First report of functional identification of muscarinic receptors in the small intestine of Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica). Journal of Experimental Biology and Agricultural Sciences, 8 (1), pp.71-75.

2021

53. Malangmei, L., Ajith Kumar, K.G., Nandini, A., Bora, C.A.F., Varghese, A., Amrutha, B.M., Kurbet, P.S., Pradeep, R.K., Nimisha, M., Deepa, C.K. and John, L., 2020. Molecular Characterisation of Haemoparasites and Haemoplasmas Infecting Domestic Cats of southern India. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 7: 1178. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2020.597598.
54. Nandini, A., Varghese, A., Bora, C.A.F., Deepa, C.K., Malangmei, L., Raina, O.K., Verma, M.R., Kumar, K.G.A., John, L., Asaf, M. and Kumar, G.S., 2021. Prevalence of Anti-Toxocara canis Antibodies in Dogs Detected with Recombinant Cathepsin L-1 and TES-26 Antigens in Three States of India. Acta Parasitologica, 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11686-021-00464-7
55. Ramachandran, P.D., Muniyappa, M.D., Kanapadinchareveetil, S., Nair, S.N., Ajithkumar, K.G., Samraj, S., Rajappan, A., Varghese, A., Kalarickal, D.C., Ravindran, R. and Ghosh, S., 2021. Modulation of the PGE2-Mediated Pathway in the Eclosion Blocking Effect of Flumethrin and Terpenoid Subfraction Isolated from Artemesia nilagirica in Rhipicephalus annulatus. Molecules, 26(16):4905.

2022

56. Bora, C.A.F., Varghese, A., Deepa, C.K., Nandini, A., Malangmei, L., Kumar, K.G.A., Raina, O. K., John, L., Prasanna, P., Asaf, M., Kumar, G.S., Hembram, P.K., Vergis, J., Juliet, S., Ravindran, R. 2022. Sequence and phylogenetic analysis of the thrombospondin-related adhesive protein gene of Babesia gibsoni isolates in dogs in South India. Parasitology International 86 (2022) 102477. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.parint.2021.102477
57. Hembram, P.K., Kumar, G.S., Kumar, K.G.A., Deepa, C.K., Varghese, A., Bora, C.A.F., Nandini, A., Malangmei, L., Kurbet, P.S., Dinesh, C.N. and Juliet, S., 2022. Molecular detection of pathogens in the ova and unfed larvae of RhipicephalusannulatusandHaemaphysalisbispinosa ticks infesting domestic cattle of south India. ActaTropica, 235: 106656.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2022.106656

2023

58. Amrutha, B.M., Kumar, K.G.A., Kurbet, P.S., Varghese, A., Deepa, C.K., Pradeep, R.K.,Nimisha, M., Asaf, M., Juliet, S., Ravindran, R. and Ghosh, S., 2023. Morphological and molecular characterization of Rhipicephalus microplus and Rhipicephalus annulatus from selected states of southern India. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. 14(2):102086. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2022.102086.
59. Deepa, C.K., Varghese, A., Bora, C.A.F., Kumar, K.G.A., John, L., Asaf, M., Chulliparambil, S. and Ravindran, R., 2023. Phylogenetic analysis of Babesia gibsoni isolates of south India using apical membrane antigen, 50 kDa surface antigen, and 70 kDa heat shock protein genes. Experimental Parasitology, 246: 108461.
60. Ravindran, R., Hembram, P.K., Kumar, G.S., Kumar, K.G.A., Deepa, C.K. and Varghese, A., 2023. Transovarial transmission of pathogenic protozoa and rickettsial organisms in ticks. Parasitology Research, 122(3): 691-704.
61. Deepa, C.K., Varghese, A., Kumar, K.G.A., Nandini, A., Kumar, G.S., Hembram, P.K., Dinesh, C.N., Juliet, S., Vergis, J., Sindhu, O.K. and Ravindran, R., 2023. Evaluation of recombinant Babesia gibsoni thrombospondin-related adhesive protein (BgTRAP) for the sero-diagnosis of canine babesiosis. Experimental Parasitology, 254, 108621.

2024

62. Iype, A., Kumar, K.G.A., Joy, A., Sebasteena, P.F., Varghese, A., Deepa, C.K., Chandy, G. and Ravindran, R., 2024. Molecular characterisation of Amblyomma integrum circulating in southern India. Parasitology International, 101, p.102877.
63. Sebasteena, P. F., Deepa, C. K., Varghese, A., Ajith Kumar, K. G., Joy, A., Iype, A. Rajappan, A., Chandy, G., Ravindran, R., 2024. Molecular characterization of Bertiella studeri infecting a primate in South India. Helminthologia, 61(2): 109-115.
64. Kumar, G.S., Varghese, A., Bora, C.A.F., Hembram, P.K., Deepa, C.K., Kumar, K.G.A. and Ravindran, R., 2024. Haemoprotozoan and haemorickettsial carrier status in pet and community owned dogs of south India. Veterinary Parasitology: Regional Studies and Reports, 56 (2024): 101137.
65. Kathiravan, S., Immadi, S., Kurbet, P.S., Alimudeen, S., Kumar, K.G.A., Varghese, A., Deepa, C.K., Juliet, S. and Ravindran, R., 2024. In vitro evaluation of acaricidal activity of eugenol and benzaldehyde against Rhipicephalus annulatus. Veterinary Parasitology, 331(2024): 110285.
66. Kumar, G.S., Varghese, A., Hembram, P.K., Kumar, K.G.A., Deepa, C.K., Varghese, A. and Ravindran, R., 2024. Molecular detection and characterisation of Mycoplasma species in community owned dogs of Kerala, a South Indian State. Veterinární medicína, 69(9), p.321.

2025

67. Joy, A., Varghese, A., Deepa, C.K., Kumar, K.G.A., Francis, S.P., Iype, A., Reghu, G., Chalapron, S.N., Aravindhakshan, A., Chandy, G. and Mampillikalam, P., 2025. Molecular Characterization of Paragonimus westermani from South India. Acta Parasitologica, 70(3):1-8.
68. Immadi, S., Kathiravan, S., Sreelekha, K., Kurbet, P.S., Gopalan, K., Ajithkumar, A.V., Deepa, C.K., Vergis, J., John, P., Nair, S.N. and Ravindran, R., 2025. Ultramicrotome sections using glycol methacrylate (GMA) based resin for the study of cytotoxic effects of amitraz on the early stages of oocytes of Rhiphicephalus annulatus. International Journal of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandr 10(2): 100-103
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