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Professor Celia Holland
Fellow Emeritus, Zoology

Biography

Celia Holland, BSc, PhD, MRIA is a Professor of Parasitology in the Discipline of Zoology, School of Natural Sciences. Her PhD at the Molteno Institute, University of Cambridge, explored how helminth parasites interact within an experimental system. She held a postdoctoral fellowship in Cornell University, exploring the impact of parasites on child growth and vitamin status. This included fieldwork in Panama, where she developed her main research passion - the epidemiology of globally significant but neglected helminths, such as Ascaris. Human ascariasis has been described as the ultimate Neglected Tropical Disease, both because of its impact on child health and the general lack of awareness of its true global importance. These international experiences enabled her to develop unique and complimentary skills in both field and laboratory approaches to the study of human ascarids. In recognition of her research, she was elected to Membership of the Royal Irish Academy and Fellowship of Trinity College. In the Academy, her roles have included Vice President, member of Council and member of the Committee on the Assessment of candidates for membership. Prof. Holland is an Invited Expert on the WHO Advisory Panel on Parasitic Diseases and a member of the WHO Guideline Development Group (GDG) - deworming. She has published widely on parasitology and related topics and has edited several books including sole editorship of Ascaris the neglected parasite and the senior editorship of Toxocara the enigmatic parasite. She is a committed and renowned teacher providing courses on Parasitology and Data Handling to students in both Science and Medicine. She was awarded a Provost's Teaching Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2019. She has undertaken various leadership roles including Head of School, Head of Discipline, Director of Research and Chair of the School of Natural Sciences Athena Swan Self-Assessment Team.

Publications and Further Research Outputs

Peer-Reviewed Publications

Sherlock, C., Holland, C. and Keegan, J.D., Caring for Canines: A Survey of Dog Ownership and Parasite Control Practices in Ireland, Veterinary Sciences, 10, 2023, p90- Journal Article, 2023

Zintl, A., McManus, A., Galan, M., Diquattro, M., Giuffredi, L., Charbonnel, N., Gray, J., Holland, C., Stuart, P., Presence and identity of Babesia microti in Ireland, Ticks and Tick-borne diseases, 14, 2023, p102221- Journal Article, 2023

Holland, Celia V., A walk on the wild side: A review of the epidemiology of Toxocara canis and Toxocara cati in wild hosts, International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 22, 2023, p216 - 228 Journal Article, 2023

Eccard, J.A., Mazza, V., Holland, C., Stuart, P., The timid invasion: behavioural adjustments and range expansion in a non-native rodent, Proccedings of the Royal Society B, 290, 2023, p20230823- Journal Article, 2023

Zulfiqar, S., Gasser, R.B., Ghodsian, S., Almukhtar, M., Holland, C., Rostami, A., Strongyloides coinfection in COVID"19 patients treated with corticosteroids: A systematic review, Reviews in Medical Virology, e2469, 2023 Journal Article, 2023

Celia Holland, Mahdi Sepidarkish, Gwen Deslyper, Ali Abdollahi, Sogra Validade, Abolfazi Mollalo, Sanaz Mahjour, Sahar Ghodsian, Ali Ardekani, Hamed Behniafar, Robin Gasser and Ali Rostami, Global prevalence of Ascaris infection in humans (2010-2021): a systematic review and meta-analysis, Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 11:113, 2022 Journal Article, 2022

Maciag, L, Morgan, E.R. and Holland, C., Toxocara: time to let cati 'out of the bag', Trends in Parasitology, 38, (4), 2022, p280 - 289 Journal Article, 2022

David Kelly, Nicola Marples, Rachel Byrne, Ursula Fogarty, Kevin Kenny, Henrietta Cameron, Denise Griffin and Celia V. Holland, An investigation of Mycobacterium bovis and helminth coinfection in the European badger Meles meles, International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 19, 2022, p311 - 316 Journal Article, 2022

C.V. Holland and K.J. Else, Lessons from studying roundworm and whipworm in the mouse: common themes and unique features (Editorial), Parasitology, 148, (14), 2021, p1717 - 1721 Journal Article, 2021

Andrew McManus, Celia V. Holland and Peter Stuart, The Invasive Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus): A Model System for Studying Parasites and Ecoimmunology during a Biological Invasion, Animals, 11, 2529, 2021 Journal Article, 2021

Celia Holland and Malden Nesheim, In Memoriam Lani Stephenson (1948-2021): a scientific pioneer of human nutrition and parasitic disease studies, Parasitology, 148, (9), 2021, p1116 - 1117 Journal Article, 2021

Holland, C.V., The long and winding road of Ascaris larval migration: the role of mouse models, Parasitology, 148, (14), 2021, p1735 - 1743 Journal Article, 2021

Deslyper,G., Murphy, D.M., Sowemimo, O.A., Holland, C.V. and Doherty, D.G., Distinct hepatic myeloid and lymphoid cell repertoires are associated with susceptibility and resistance to Ascaris infection, Parasitology, 148, (5), 2021, p539 - 549 Journal Article, 2021 TARA - Full Text

Holland, C.V. and Else, K.J. (Editors), Lessons from studying roundworm and whipworm in the mouse - common themes and unique features, Parasitology (Special issue), 48, (14), 2021, p1717 - 1813 Journal Article, 2021

Deslyper, G., Sowemimo, O.A., Beresford, J. & Holland, C.V., Ascaris lumbricoides and Ascaris suum vary in their larval burden in a mouse model, Journal of Helminthology, 94, (e128), 2020 Journal Article, 2020

Stuart, P., Paredis, L., Henttonen, H., Lawton, C., Ochoa Torres, C.A. and Holland, C.V., The hidden faces of a biological invasion: parasite dynamics of invaders and natives., International Journal of Parasitology, 50, 2020, p111 - 123 Journal Article, 2020

Williams, M., Holland, C.V., and Donohue, I. , Warming can alter host behavior in a similar manner to infection with behavior-manipulating parasites. , Oecologia, 194, (1-2), 2020, p65 - 74 Journal Article, 2020

Tierney, P. A., Caffrey, J.M., Matthews, S., Costantini, E. and Holland, C.V. , Evidence for enemy release and low helminth parasite community diversity in invasive common dace Leuciscus leuciscus in Ireland: a helminth community survey and systematic review, Journal of Helminthology, 94 (e191), 2020 Journal Article, 2020

Byrne, R.L., Fogarty, U., Mooney, A., Harris, E., Good, M., Marples, N.M. and Holland, C.V., The helminth parasite community of European badgers (Meles meles) in Ireland , Journal of Helminthology, 94, (e337), 2020 Journal Article, 2020

Tierney, P., Caffrey, J.M., Vogel, S., Matthews, S.M., Costantini, E and Holland, C.V. , Invasive freshwater fish act as a sink for a parasite of native brown trout Salmo trutta, Biological Invasions, 22, 2020, p2235 - 2250 Journal Article, 2020

Else, K.J., Keiser, J., Holland, C.V., Grencis, R.K., Sattelle, D.B., Fujiwara, R.T., Bueno, L.L., Asaolu, S.O., Sowemimo, O.A. and Cooper, P.J., Whipworm and roundworm infections, Nature Reviews Disease Primers, 6, (44), 2020 Journal Article, 2020

Williams, M.A., Donohue, I., Picard, J., O'Keefe, F. and Holland, C.V., Infection with behaviour-manipulating parasites enhances bioturbation by key aquatic detritivores, Parasitology, 146, (12), 2019, p1528 - 1531 Journal Article, 2019 DOI

Deslyper, G., Holland, C.V., Colgan, T.J. and Carolan, J.C., The liver proteome in a mouse model for Ascaris suum resistance and suceptibility: evidence for an altered innate immune response, Parasites and Vectors, 12, (402), 2019 Journal Article, 2019

Rostami, A., Riahi, M.S., Holland, C.V., Taghipour, A., Khalili-Fomeshi, M., Fakir, Y., Omrani, V.F., Hotez, P.J. and Gasser, R.B. (2019). , Seroprevalence estimates for toxocariasis in people worldwide: a systematic review and meta-analysis, PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 13 , (12), 2019, e0007809- Journal Article, 2019

Deslyper, G., Doherty, D.G., Carolan, J.C. & Holland, Celia V., The role of the liver in the migration of parasites of global significance, Parasites & Vectors, 12, (531), 2019 Journal Article, 2019

Toxocara spp. in, editor(s)J.B. Rose and B. Jiménez-Cisneros , Global Water Pathogens Part 4 Helminths, Michigan State University, E. Lansing, MI, UNESCO, 2018, [McManus, R., Hamilton, C.M. & Holland, C.V.] Book Chapter, 2018

Rachel L. Byrne, Ursula Fogarty, Andrew Mooney, Nicola M. Marples and Celia V Holland, A comparison of helminth infections as assessed through coprological analysis and adult worm burdens in a wild host, International Journal of Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 7, 2018, p439 - 444 Journal Article, 2018 DOI TARA - Full Text

Guangxu Ma., Celia Holland., Tao Wang., Andreas Hofmann., Chia-Kwung Fan., Rick Maizels., Peter Hotez and Robin Gasser, Human toxocariasis, Lancet Infectious Diseases, 18, (1), 2018, p314 - 324 Journal Article, 2018 DOI

Karen C. Loxton, Colin Lawton, Peter Stafford and Celia V. Holland, Parasite dynamics in an invaded ecosystem: helminth communities of native wood mice are impacted by the invasive bank vole, Parasitology, 144, 2017, p1476 - 1489 Journal Article, 2017 DOI

Overview on Ascariasis in South Asia in, editor(s)Sunit K. Singh , Neglected Tropical Diseases - South Asia, Springer, 2017, pp83 - 120, [Gwendoline Deslyper and Celia V. Holland] Book Chapter, 2017

C.V. Holland, Knowledge gaps in the epidemiology of Toxocara: the enigma remains, Parasitology Special Issue on One Health, 144, 2017, p81 - 94 Journal Article, 2017 DOI

Cooper, Andrew J.R., Dholakia, Shamik., Holland, Celia V., Friend, Peter J, Helminths in organ transplantation, Lancet Infectious Diseases, 17, (6), 2017, p166 - 176 Journal Article, 2017 DOI

The Role of More Sensitive Helminth Diagnostics in Mass Drug Administration Campaigns: Elimination and Health Impact in, editor(s)Basáñez, M.G., Anderson, R.M., , Mathematical Models for Neglected Tropical Diseases: Essential Tools for Control and Elimination Part B , Elsevier, 2016, pp343 - 392, [Medley, G.F., Turner, H.C., Baggaley, R.F., Holland, C., Hollingsworth, T.D.] Book Chapter, 2016

Deslyper, G., Colgan, T., Cooper, A., Holland, C. and Carolan, J., A proteomic investigation of hepatic resistance to Ascaris in a murine model, PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 10, (8), 2016, pe0004837- Journal Article, 2016 DOI TARA - Full Text

Loxton, K., Lawton, C., Stafford, P. and Holland, C., Reduced helminth parasitism in the introduced bank vole (Myodes glareolus): More parasites lost than gained., International journal of Parasitology Parasites and Wildlife, 5, 2016, p175 - 183 Journal Article, 2016 DOI TARA - Full Text

Fan, Chi-Kwung, Holland, Celia V., Loxton, Karen and Barghouth, Ursula, Cerebral toxocariasis: Silent progression to neurogenerative disorders? , Clinical Microbiology Reviews, 28, (3), 2015, p663 - 686 Journal Article, 2015 DOI TARA - Full Text

Toxocariasis in, editor(s)F. Bruschi , Helminth infections and their impact on global public health, Vienna, Springer, 2014, pp425 - 460, [Clare M Hamilton, Ayako Yoshida, Elena Pinelli and Celia V Holland] Book Chapter, 2014

Impact of malaria and parasitic infection on human nutrition in, editor(s)M. Pammi, J.G. Vallejo and S.A. Abrams , Nutrition-Infection interactions and impacts on human health, Boca Raton, Florida, CRC Press, 2014, pp221 - 245, [A.R. Arunachalan, V.S. Dariya and C. Holland] Book Chapter, 2014

Humanities, Basel, MDPI, [ed.], 2014 Editorial Board, 2014

Ascaris lumbricoides in, editor(s)Yasmine Motarjemi, Gerald Moy and Ewen Todd , Encyclopedia of Food Safety (FOSA), Elsevier, 2014, pp82 - 89, [Dold, C. and Holland, C.V.] Book Chapter, 2014

Celia V Holland & Clare M Hamilton, The significance of cerebral toxocariasis: a model system for exploring the link between brain involvement, behaviour and the immune response, The Journal of Experimental Biology, 216, 2013, p78 - 83 Journal Article, 2013 DOI TARA - Full Text

Holland, C. (Editor), Ascaris the neglected parasite, 1st Edition, London, UK; Waltham, MA, San Diego, CA, Academic Press, Elsevier, 2013, 439pp Book, 2013

Larval ascariasis: Impact, significance and model organisms in, Holland, C (Editor) , Ascaris the neglected parasite, London, UK, Waltham MA, San Diego, CA, Academic Press, Elsevier, 2013, pp107 - 125, [Holland, C.V., Behnke, J.M. & Dold, C] Book Chapter, 2013

FA Abanyie, C McCracken, P. Kirwan, SF Molloy, SO Asaolu, CV Holland, J Gutman & TJ Lamb, Ascaris co-infection does not alter malaria-induced anaemia in a cohort of Nigerian preschool children., Malaria Journal, 12, (1), 2013, part. no. 1 Journal Article, 2013 TARA - Full Text

C Noone, M Parkinson, DJ Dowling, A Aldridge, P Kirwan, SF Molloy, SO Asaolu, CV Holland & S O'Neill, Plasma cytokines, chemokines and cellular immune responses in preschool Nigerian children infected with Plasmodium falciparum, Malaria Journal, 12, (5), 2013, p5- Journal Article, 2013 TARA - Full Text

J Devoy Keegan and C.V. Holland, A comparison of Toxocara canis embryonation under controlled conditions in soil and hair, Journal of Helminthology, 87, 2013, p78 - 84 Journal Article, 2013 DOI

Susan O Mitchell, Emily T Baxter, Celia V Holland and Hamish D Roger, Development of a novel histopathological gill scoring protocol for assessment of gill health during a longitudinal study in marine-farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar), Aquaculture International, 20, (5), 2012, p813 - 825 Journal Article, 2012 DOI

C. Dold and C.V. Holland, Ascaris and ascariasis, Microbes and Infection, 13, (7), 2011, p632 - 637 Journal Article, 2011 TARA - Full Text

C. Dold and C.V. Holland, Investigating the underlying mechanism of resistance to Ascaris infection, Microbes and Infection, 13, (7), 2011, p624 - 631 Journal Article, 2011 TARA - Full Text

Dold,C., Pemberton, A., Stafford, P., Holland, C. and Behnke, J.M.B., The role of Intelectin-2 in resistance to Ascaris suum lung larval burdens in susceptible and resistant mouse strains, Parasitology , 138, 2011, p660 - 669 Journal Article, 2011 TARA - Full Text

S.F. Molloy, C.J. Tanner, P. Kirwan, S.O. Asaolu, H.V. Smith, R.A.B. Nichols, L.Connelly & C.V. Holland, Sporadic Cryptosporidium infection in Nigerian children: Risk factors with species identification, Epidemiology and Infection, 139, (6), 2011, p946 - 954 Journal Article, 2011 TARA - Full Text

Jason Devoy Keegan, Celia V. Holland, Contamination of the hair of owned dogs with the eggs of Toxocara spp, Veterinary Parasitology, 173, (1-2), 2010, p161-164 Journal Article, 2010 TARA - Full Text

Molloy, S., Smith, H., Kirwan, P., Nichols, R., Asaolu, S.O., Connelly, L. & Holland, C.V., Identification of a high diversity of Cryptosporidium species, genotypes and subtypes in a Nigerian Pediatric Population, American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 82, (4), 2010, p608 - 613 Journal Article, 2010 TARA - Full Text DOI

Mitchell, S.O., Steinum, T., Rodger, H., Holland, C.V., Falk, K. & Colquhoun, D.J., Epitheliocystis in Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L., farmed in freshwater in Ireland is associated with 'Candidatus Clavochlamydia salmonicola' infection, Journal of Fish Diseases, 33, 2010, p665 - 673 Journal Article, 2010 DOI

Patrick Kirwan, Andrew L Jackson, Samuel O Asaolu, Sile F. Molloy, Titilayo C Abiona, Marian C Bruce, Lisa Ranford-Cartwright, Sandra M O'Neill and Celia V Holland, Impact of repeated four-monthly anthelmintic treatment on Plasmodium infection in preschool children: a double-blind placebo-controlled randomized trial, BMC Infectious Diseases, 10, (277), 2010, part. no. 277 Journal Article, 2010 TARA - Full Text DOI

Dold, C., Cassidy, J.P., Stafford, P., Behnke, J.M. and Holland, C.V. , Genetic influence on the kinetics and associated pathology of the early stage (intestinal-hepatic) migration of Ascaris suum in mice, Parasitology, 137, 2010, p173 - 185 Journal Article, 2010 TARA - Full Text

Lewis, R., Behnke, J., Stafford, P. & Holland, C., Dose-dependent impact of larval Ascaris suum on host body weight in the mouse model, Journal of Helminthology, 83, 2009, p1 - 5 Journal Article, 2009 TARA - Full Text

Kirwan, P., Asaolu, S.O., Molloy, S.F., Abiona, T. C., Jackson, A.L. & Holland, C.V., Soil-transmitted helminth infections in Nigerian children aged 0-25 months, Journal of Helminthology, 83, 2009, p261 - 266 Journal Article, 2009 TARA - Full Text

Celia V. Holland, Predisposition to ascariasis: patterns, mechanisms and implications, Parasitology, Centenary Volume, (136), 2009, p1537 - 1547 Journal Article, 2009 TARA - Full Text

Kirwan, P., Asaolu, S.O., Molloy, S.F., Abiona, T.C., Jackson, A.L., Holland, C.V., Patterns of soil-transmitted helminth infection and impact of four-monthly albendazole treatments in preschool children from semi-urban communities in Nigeria: a double-blind placebo-controlled randomised trial., BMC Infectious Disease, 9, (20), 2009 Journal Article, 2009 TARA - Full Text URL DOI

Huw Smith, Celia Holland, Mervyn Taylor, J-F Magnaval, Peter Schantz and Rick Maizels, How common is human toxocariasis? Towards standardizing our knowledge, Trends in Parasitology, 25, (4), 2009, p182 - 188 Journal Article, 2009 DOI

Hamilton, C.M., Brandes, S., Holland, C. and Pinelli, E., Cytokine expression in the brains of Toxocara-infected mice, Parasite Immunology, 30, 2008, p181 - 185 Journal Article, 2008 DOI

Roddie,G., Holland, C., Stafford, P. & Wolfe, A., Contamination of fox hair with eggs of Toxocara canis., Journal of Helminthology, 82, 2008, p293 - 296 Journal Article, 2008 DOI

Roddie, G., Stafford, P., Holland ,C. & Wolfe, A., Contamination of dog hair with eggs of Toxocara canis, Veterinary Parasitology, 152, 2008, p85 - 93 Journal Article, 2008 DOI

Lewis, R., Behnke, J.M., Cassidy, J., Stafford, P., Murray, N. and Holland, C.V., The migration of Ascaris suum larvae, and the associated pulmonary inflammatory response in susceptible C57BL/6j and resistant CBA/Ca mice, Parasitology, 134, 2007, p1301 - 1314 Journal Article, 2007 TARA - Full Text

The significance of cerebral toxocariasis in, editor(s)Holland, C.V. and Smith, H.V. , Toxocara : the enigmatic parasite, 2006, pp58 - 73, [Holland, C. and Hamilton, C.] Book Chapter, 2006

Lewis, R., Stafford, P., Behnke, J.M. and Holland, C., The development of a mouse model to explore resistance and susceptibility to early Ascaris suum infection, Parasitology, 132, (02), 2006, p289 - 300 Journal Article, 2006 TARA - Full Text

Hamilton, C. M., Stafford, P. Pinelli, E., & Holland C., A murine model for cerebral toxocariasis: characterisation of host susceptibility and behaviour., Parasitology, 132, (06), 2006, p791 - 801 Journal Article, 2006 TARA - Full Text

Holland, C. V and Smith, H. V. (Editors), Toxocara : the enigmatic parasite, 1st Edition, CABI publishing, 2006, 301pp Book, 2006

Ascaris, Trichuris, hookworm and Enterobius in, editor(s)Cox, F.E.G., Wakelin, D., Gillespie, S.H. & Despommier, D.D. , Topley and Wilson's Parasitology, Hodder Arnold, 2005, pp713 - 736, [Holland, C] Book Chapter, 2005

Good, B., Holland, C., Taylor, M.R.H., Larragy, J., Moriarty, P. and O'Regan, M., Ocular toxocariasis in school children, Clinical Infectious Disease, 39, 2004, p173 - 178 Journal Article, 2004 TARA - Full Text

Byrne, C., Holland, C., Walsh, E., Mulligan, C and Poole, R., Utilisation of brown trout by Acanthocephalus clavula (Acanthocephala) in brown trout (Salmo trutta) in an Irish lake: is this evidence of a host shift?, Journal of Helminthology, 78, 2004, p201 - 206 Journal Article, 2004 TARA - Full Text

O'Mahoney, Kennedy, C.R. and Holland, C., Comparison of morphological characters in Irish and English populations of the acanthocephalan Pomphorhynchus laevis (Muller, 1776), Systematic Parasitology, 59, 2004, p147 - 157 Journal Article, 2004

O'Mahoney, E., Bradley, D., Kennedy, C.R. and Holland, C., Evidence for the hypothesis of strain formation in Pomphorhynchus laevis (Acanthocephala): an Investigation using mitochondrial DNA sequences, Parasitology, 129, 2004, p341 - 347 Journal Article, 2004

Crofton, P.M., Evans, N., Taylor, M.R.H. and Holland, C.V., Procollagen Type I amino-terminal propeptide : pediatric reference data and relationship with procollagen type I carboxyl-terminal propeptide, Clinical Chemistry, 50, (11), 2004, p2173 - 2176 Journal Article, 2004 TARA - Full Text

WHO (Co-rapporteur), Informal consultation on the use of Praziquantel during Pregnancy/Lactation and Albendazole/Mebendazole in Children under 24 months, Geneva, WHO , 2003, 199 pp Book, 2003

Byrne, C., Holland, C., Kennedy, C.R. and Poole, R., Interspecific interactions between Acanthocephala in the intestine of brown trout : are they more frequent in Ireland?, Parasitology, 127, 2003, p399 - 409 Journal Article, 2003 TARA - Full Text

Crofton, P.M., Evans, A.E.M., Taylor, M.R.H. and Holland, C., Serum crosslaps: pediatric reference intervals from birth to 19 years of age, Clinical Chemistry, 48, (4), 2002, p671 - 673 Journal Article, 2002 TARA - Full Text URL

Crofton, P.M., Evans, A.E.M., Groome, N.P., Taylor, M.R.H., Holland, C.V. and Kelnar, C.J.H., Dimeric inhibins in girls from birth to adulthood: relationship with age, pubertal stage, FSH and oestradiol, Clinical Endocrinology, 56, 2002, p223 - 230 Journal Article, 2002

Distributions and predisposition : people and pigs in, editor(s)C.V. Holland and M.W. Kennedy , The Geohelminths : Ascaris, Trichuris and hookworm, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2002, pp1 - 24, [Holland, C.V. and Boes, J.] Book Chapter, 2002

Holland, C.V. and Kennedy, M.W. (Editors), The Geohelminths : Ascaris, Trichuris and hookworm, 1st Edition, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2002, 335pp Book, 2002

Byrne, C., Holland, C., Poole, R. and Kennedy, C.R., Comparison of the macroparasite communities of stocked and wild trout (Salmo trutta) from the West of Ireland, Parasitology, 124, 2002, p435 - 445 Journal Article, 2002 TARA - Full Text

Crofton, P.M., Evans, A.E.M., Groome, N.P., Taylor, M.R.H., Holland, C.V. and Kelnar, C.J.H., Inhibin B in boys from birth to adulthood : relationship with age, pubertal stage, FSH and testosterone, Clinical Endocrinology, 56, 2002, p215 - 221 Journal Article, 2002

Cox, D. and Holland, C., The relationship between three intensity levels of Toxocara canis larvae in the brain and effects on exploration, anxiety, learning and memory in the murine host, Journal of Helminthology, 75, 2001, p33 - 41 Journal Article, 2001 TARA - Full Text

Byrne, C. J., Gray,C. & Holland,C., Parasite community similarity between four Irish lakes , Journal of Helminthology, 74, 2001, p301 - 305 Journal Article, 2001

Good, B., Holland, C. and Stafford, P., The influence of inoculum size and time post-infection on the number and position of Toxocara canis larvae recovered from the brains of outbred CD1 mice, Journal of Helminthology (Special issue on Toxocara), 75, (2), 2001, p175 - 181 Journal Article, 2001 TARA - Full Text

Cox, D. and Holland, C., The influence of mouse strain, infective dose and larval burden in the brain on activity in Toxocara-infected mice, Journal of Helminthology, 75, 2001, p23 - 32 Journal Article, 2001 TARA - Full Text

Toxocariasis in, editor(s)S.H. Gillespie and R.D. Pearson , Principles and Practice of Clinical Parasitology, UK, John Wiley and Sons, 2001, pp501 - 522, [Taylor, M.R.H. and Holland, C.] Book Chapter, 2001

Holland, C. and Cox, D., Toxocara in the mouse : A model for parasite-altered host behaviour ?, Journal of Helminthology (Special issue on Toxocara), 75, (2), 2001, p125 - 135 Journal Article, 2001 TARA - Full Text

Skerrett, H. and Holland, C., Asymptomatic shedding of Cryptosporidium oocysts by red deer hinds and calves, Veterinary Parasitology, 94, 2001, p239 - 246 Journal Article, 2001

Hall, A and Holland, C, Geographical variations in Ascaris lumbricoides fecundity and its implications for helminth control, Parasitology Today, 16, 2000, p540 - 544 Journal Article, 2000

Zintl, A., Voorheis, P. and Holland, C., Experimental infections of farmed eels with different Trypanosoma granulosum life-cycle stages and investigation of pleomorphism, Journal of Parasitology, 86, 2000, p56 - 59 Journal Article, 2000

Stephenson, L.S., Holland, C. and Cooper, E. S., The public health significance of Trichuris trichiura, Parasitology, 121, (S1), 2000, p73 - 95 Journal Article, 2000 TARA - Full Text

Skerrett, H. and Holland, C., The occurrence of Cryptosporidium in environmental waters in the greater Dublin area, Water Research, 34, (15), 2000, p3755 - 3760 Journal Article, 2000

L.S. Stephenson, Holland, C.V. and Ottesen, E.A. (Editors), Controlling intestinal helminths while eliminating lymphatic filariasis, Special issue Parasitology, CUP, 2000, 173pp Book, 2000

O'Lorcain, P. and Holland, C., The public health importance of Ascaris lumbricoides, Parasitology, 121, 2000, p51 - 71 Journal Article, 2000 TARA - Full Text

Byrne, C. J., Tully, O. and Holland, C, Metazoan parasite community structure of Sea trout on the West Coast of Ireland, Journal of Fish Biology, 55, 1999, p127 - 134 Journal Article, 1999

Zintl, A., Poole, W. R., Voorheis, H. P. & Holland, C. V., Cryptobia infections in brown trout, Salmo trutta L., caught as by catch in the Burrishoole catchment, County Mayo, Western Ireland, Journal of Fish Diseases, 22, (4), 1999, p325 - 329 Journal Article, 1999 DOI

Chapter 22 : Ascaris lumbricoides in, American Waterworks Association, Manual of Water Supply Practices ,Water Borne Pathogens. Manual M48, Denver, Colerado, American Waterworks Association, 1999, pp145 - 150, [Smith, H.V., Girdwood, A. and Holland, C.] Book Chapter, 1999

McSharry, C., Xia, Y., Holland, C. and Kennedy, M.W., Natural immunity to Ascaris lumbricoides associated with IgE antibody to ABA-1 allergen and inflammatory indicators in children, Infection and Immunity, 67, 1999, p484 - 489 Journal Article, 1999 TARA - Full Text URL

Chapter 38 :Trichuris trichuira in, American Waterworks Association, Manual of Water Supply Practices ,Water Borne Pathogens. Manual M48, Denver, Colerado, American Waterworks Association, 1999, [Smith, H.V., Girdwood, A. and Holland, C.] Book Chapter, 1999

Cox, D. and Holland, C., The relationship between numbers of larvae recorded from the brain of Toxocara canis-infected mice and social behaviour and anxiety in the host, Parasitology, 116, 1998, p579 - 594 Journal Article, 1998

Parasites and pathology of freshwater animals in, editor(s)P.S.Giller , Studies in Irish Limnology, Marine Institute, 1998, pp159 - 173, [Mulcahy, M.F., Kelly, T.C. and Holland, C.] Book Chapter, 1998

Zintl, A., Poole, W. R., Voorheis, H. P. & Holland, C. V., Naturally occurring Trypanosoma granulosum infections in the European eel, Anguilla anguilla from County Mayo, Western Ireland, Journal of Fish Diseases, 20, (5), 1997, p333 - 341 Journal Article, 1997 DOI

Taylor, M.R.H., Holland, C., Spencer, R., Jackson, J.F., O'Connor, G.I. and O'Donnell, J.R., Haematological reference ranges for schoolchildren, Clinical and Laboratory Haematology, 19, 1997, p1 - 15 Journal Article, 1997

Crofton, P.M., Wade, J.C., Taylor, M.R.H. and Holland, C., Serum concentrations of carboxyl-terminal propeptide of type I procollagen, amino-terminal propeptide of type III procollagen, cross-linked carboxl-terminal telopeptide of type I collagen, and their interrelationships in schoolchildren, Clinical Chemistry, 43, (9), 1997, p1577 - 1581 Journal Article, 1997 TARA - Full Text

Holland, C. (Editor), Modern Perspectives on Zoonoses, Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, 1997, 175pp Book, 1997

Skerrett, H. and Holland, C., Variation in the larval recovery of Toxocara canis from the murine brain: implications for behavioural studies, Journal of Helminthology, 71, 1997, p253 - 255 Journal Article, 1997

Taylor MR, Lennon B, Holland CV, Cafferkey M, Community study of toxoplasma antibodies in urban and rural schoolchildren aged 4 to 18 years., Archives of Disease in Childhood, 77, (5), 1997, p406-9 Journal Article, 1997 TARA - Full Text

Epidemiology of Toxocariasis in Ireland: Human, animal and environmental aspects in, editor(s)Holland, C. , Modern Perspectives on Zoonoses, Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, 1997, pp52 - 64, [Holland, C.] Book Chapter, 1997

Holland, C. and Kennedy, C.R., A checklist of helminth parasites in freshwater fish in Ireland, Biology and Environment, 97, (3), 1997, p225 - 243 Journal Article, 1997

Ryan, S and Holland, C, The intestinal helminth community of wild woodmice Apodemus Sylvaticus in County Wicklow, Biology and Environment of the Royal Irish Academy, 96B, 1996, p45 - 48 Journal Article, 1996

Holland, C., O'Shea, E., Asaolu, S.O., Turley, O. and Crompton, D.W.T., A cost-effective analysis of anthelmintic intervention for community control of soil-transmitted helminth infection: Levamisole and Ascaris lumbricoides, Journal of Parasitology, 82, (4), 1996, p527 - 530 Journal Article, 1996

Holland, C., Asaolu, S.O., Crompton, D.W.T., Whitehead, R.R. and Coombs, I., Targeted anthelmintic treatment of school children: effect of frequency of application on the intensity of Ascaris lumbricoides infection in children from rural Nigerian villages, Parasitology, 113, 1996, p87 - 95 Journal Article, 1996

Taylor, M.R.H., Holland, C. and O'Lorcain, P., Eczema and hayfever in schoolchildren, Irish Medical Journal, 89, (6), 1996, p229 - 230 Journal Article, 1996

Taylor, M.R.H., Holland, C. and O'Lorcain, P., Asthma and wheeze in schoolchildren, Irish Medical Journal, 89, (1), 1995, p34 - 35 Journal Article, 1995

Kenny, J. V., Holland, C. and Smith, H.V, Serological evidence for the presence of Toxocariasis in the Turkana District of Kenya, Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1995, p377-378 Journal Article, 1995

Molloy, S., Holland, C. and O'Regan, M, Population biology of Pomphorhynchus laevis in brown trout from 2 lakes in the West of Ireland, Journal of Helminthology, 69, 1995, p229 - 235 Journal Article, 1995

Molloy, S., Holland, C. and Poole, R, Metazoan parasite community structure in brown trout from 2 lakes in Western Ireland, Journal of Helminthology, 69, 1995, p237 - 242 Journal Article, 1995

Holland, C., O'Lorcain, P., Taylor, M.R.H. and Kelly, A., Sero-epidemiology of toxocariasis in schoolchildren, Parasitology, 110, 1995, p535 - 545 Journal Article, 1995

Molloy, S, Holland, C, Poole, R., Helminth parasites of Brown and Sea Trout Salmo trutta L from the West Coast of Ireland, Biology and Environment of the Royal Irish Academy, 93B, 1994, p137 - 142 Journal Article, 1994

Holland, C., Crompton, D.W.T., Asaolu, S.O., Crichton, W.B., Torimiro, S.E.A. and Walters, D.E., A possible genetic factor influencing protection from infection with Ascaris lumbricoides in Nigerian children, Journal of Parasitology, 78, (5), 1992, p915 - 916 Journal Article, 1992

Asaolu, S.O., Holland, C., Jegede, J.O., Fraser, N.R., Stoddart, R.C. and Crompton, D.W.T., The prevalence and intensity of soil-transmitted helminthiases in rural communities in southern Nigeria, Annals of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 86, (3), 1992, p279 - 287 Journal Article, 1992

Marnell, F, Guillet, A, Holland, C., A Survey of the intestinal helminths of refugees in Juba, Sudan, Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, 86, 1992, p387 - 393 Journal Article, 1992

Asaolu, S.O., Holland, C. and Crompton, D.W.T., Community control of Ascaris lumbricoides in rural Oyo State, Nigeria: Mass, targeted and selective treatment with levamisole, Parasitology, 103, 1991, p291 - 298 Journal Article, 1991

Holland, C, O'Connor, P, Taylor, MRH, Hughes, G, Girdwood, R. W. A., Smith, H., Families, parks, gardens and Toxocariasis, Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 23, 1991, p225 - 231 Journal Article, 1991

Helminth infections, impact on human nutrition in, editor(s)Renato Dulbecco , Encyclopedia of Human Biology 4, Academic Press, 1991, pp113 - 122, [Holland, C.] Book Chapter, 1991

Holland, C. and Asaolu, S.O., Ascariasis in Nigeria, Parasitology Today, 6, 1990, p143 - 147 Journal Article, 1990

Holland, C., Epidemiological methods for work on the soil-transmitted helminths, Proceedings of an International Workshop on the theme of Strategies for the Control of Soil-transmitted Helminthiases in Nigeria, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria, 7-9 May, edited by S.O. Asaolu, Crompton, D.W.T. and Kale, O.O. , WHO Collaborating Centre for Ascariasis, University of Glasgow, 1990, pp86 - 95 Conference Paper, 1990

Holland, C., Aspects of chronic morbidity associated with soil-transmitted helminthiases, Proceedings of an International Workshop on the theme of Strategies for the Control of Soil-transmitted Helminthiases in Nigeria, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria, 7-9 May, edited by S.O. Asaolu, Crompton, D.W.T. and Kale, O.O. , WHO Collaborating Centre for Ascariasis, University of Glasgow, 1990, pp36 - 43 Conference Paper, 1990

Holland, C., Asaolu, S. O., Crompton, D.W.T., Stoddart, R., Macdonald, R. and Torimiro, S.E. A., The epidemiology of Ascaris lumbricoides and other soil-transmitted helminths in primary school children from Ile-Ife, Nigeria, Parasitology, 99, 1989, p275 - 285 Journal Article, 1989

Holland, C., Man and his parasites: integration of biomedical and social approaches to transmission and control, Social Science and Medicine, 29, 1989, p403 - 411 Journal Article, 1989

Holland, C., An assessment of the impact of four intestinal nematode infections on human nutrition, Clinical Nutrition, 8, 1989, p239 - 250 Journal Article, 1989

Holland, C., Taren, D., Crompton, D.W.T., Nesheim, M.C., Sanjur, D., Barbeau, I., Tucker, K., Tiffany, J. and Rivera, G., Intestinal parasitism as an indicator of socio-economic environment in Panamanian children, Social Science and Medicine, 26, (2), 1988, p209 - 213 Journal Article, 1988

Taylor, M. R. H., O'Connor, P, Keane, C. T., Mulvihill, E, Holland, C, , The expanded spectrum of Toxocaral disease, Lancet, 1, 1988, p692 - 695 Journal Article, 1988

Neglected diseases - trichuriasis and strongyloidiasis in, L.S. Stephenson and Celia Holland , The Impact of Helminth Infections on Human Nutrition, London and New York, Taylor and Francis, 1987, pp161 - 180, [Holland, C.] Book Chapter, 1987

Holland, C., Interspecific effects between Moniliformis (Acanthocephala), Hymenolepis (Cestoda) and Nippostrongylus (Nematoda) in the laboratory rat, Parasitology, 94, 1987, p567 - 581 Journal Article, 1987

Stephenson, L.S. and Celia Holland, The impact of helminth infections on human nutrition: schistosomes and soil-transmitted helminths, 1st Edition, Taylor & Francis, 1987, 233pp Book, 1987

Holland, C., Crompton, D.W.T., Taren, D., Nesheim, M.C., Sanjur, D., Barbeau, I. and Tucker, K., Epidemiology of Ascaris lumbricoides infection in preschool children from Chiriqui Province, Panama, Parasitology, 95, 1987, p615 - 622 Journal Article, 1987

Taren, D., Nesheim, M.C., Crompton, D.W.T., Holland, C., Barbeau, I., Rivera, G., Sanjur, D., Tiffany, J. and Tucker, K., Contribution of ascariasis to poor nutritional status of children from Chiriqui Province, Republic of Panama, Parasitology, 95, 1987, p603 - 613 Journal Article, 1987

Hookworm Infection in, editor(s)L. S. Stevenson and Celia Holland , The Impact of Helmith Infections on Human Nutrition, London and New York, Taylor and Francis, 1987, pp128 - 153, [Holland, C] Book Chapter, 1987

Martin, J. and Holland C., Scanning electron microscope studies of the mucosa of rats infected with Hymenolepis diminuta (Cestoda), Journal of Helminthology, 58, (2), 1984, p93 - 99 Journal Article, 1984

Holland, C, Interactions between Moniliformis (Acanthocephala) and Nippostrongylus (Nematoda) in small intestine of laboratory rats, Parasitology, 88, 1984, p303 - 315 Journal Article, 1984

Research Expertise

Keywords

Acanthocephala; Aggregation and predisposition; Animal models; Ascaris; Cerebral toxocariasis; Epidemiology; Fish parasites; Helminthology; Host behaviour; Impact and control; Parasitology; Pomphorhynchus laevis; Soil-transmitted nematodes; Toxocara

Recognition

Representations

Member of Royal Irish Academy Strategic Plan committee (2019-2023) 2018-2019

Member of WHO Guideline Development group(GDG) - deworming 2016

Member of Expert Advisory Group to Gates Foundation project assessing health and education effects of interventions to control soil-transmitted helminths and schistosomiasis 2015-present

Member of WHO Foodborne Disease Burden Epidemiology Expert Elicitation 2014

Member of the Royal Irish Academy Advisory Committee on the Assessment of Candidates for Membership 2012-2015

Member of the Royal Irish Academy Membership Working Group 2013-present

Member of the Royal Irish Academy Diversity Committee 2016-2019

Member of the Royal Irish Academy Gold Medals Assessment panel 2012

Editor of the Cambridge Journal Parasitology 2011-2019

Member of the Scientific Board of European Scientific Counsel Companion Animal Parasites (ESCAAP) 2012-present

General Secretary of the European Federation of Parasitologists (EFP) 2008-2012, 2012-2016

External Assessor for an academic review of the Department of Zoology, Ecology and Plant Sciences, UCC 2006

Member of the WHO Expert Advisory Panel on Parasitic Diseases 2002-2006, 2006-2010, 2010-2014, 2014-

Member of Praegar Committee, Royal Irish Academy 2005-2010

Member of the Royal Irish Academy International Exchanges Assessment Panel 2004-2009

Co-rapporteur: Informal consultation on the use of Praziquantel during Pregnancy/Lactation and albendazole/Mebendazole in Children under 24 months, WHO Geneva 2002

Editorial Board of Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy Section B: Biology and Environment 2001-2009

Editorial Board, Journal of Helminthology 2007-2010, 2011-

Assessor for proposals submitted to the Life Sciences panel of the Enterprise Ireland Basic Research Awards 1999 - 2000

Irish Society for Parasitology - Committee member 2000-present

Irish Society for Parasitology - President of the Society 1997-2000

Founder member and Secretary of the Irish Society for Parasitology 1995-1997

ICOS (Irish Council for Overseas Students), Executive Member 1994-1999

Awards and Honours

Imperial Group Studentship, University of Cambridge 1980

Elected Fellow of Trinity College 1995

Elected Member of The Royal Irish Academy 2004

Elected Fellow of Linnean Society 2009

Elected Member of the Royal Irish Academy Council 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

Nominated as Vice President, Royal Irish Academy 2011, 2012, 2013

Visiting Professorship Taipei Medical University and Centre for Disease Control 2013

Awarded medal for contribution as Secretary of the European Federation of Parasitology at European Multicolloquim of Parasitology 2016

Lifetime achievement award Provost's teaching award 2018-2019

Memberships

British Society for Parasitology

American Society for Parasitology

Linnean Society

Fellow, Royal Society Tropical Medicine and Hygiene