The latest science cartoon illustrates the results of research that allowed to revealed the factors influencing the course and severity of bison infection with blood-sucking nematode Ashworthius sidemi and its consequences for the infected animals.

The articles:

1. „Influence of management and biological factors on the parasitic invasions in the wild – spread of blood-sucking nematode Ashworthius sidemi in European bison (Bison bonasus)” in International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife;

2. „Does the blood-sucking nematode Ashworthius sidemi (Trichostrongylidae) cause deterioration of blood parameters in European bison (Bison bonasus)?” in European Journal of Wildlife Research;

3. „Pattern of parasite egg shedding by European bison (Bison bonasus) in the Białowieża Primeval Forest, Poland” in Mammal Research.