Parasitologia, Volume 5, Issue 3

The pressing global challenges of parasitic diseases, particularly prevalent in tropical and subtropical regions, underscore the critical urgent need for innovative therapeutic strategies in identifying and developing new treatments. The immense chem...

Due to their zoonotic potential and close interaction with humans, feline parasitic infections are an important public health concern. This study investigated 2758 domiciled and feral cats sampled across Mexico to assess the occurrence of parasites,...

Chagas disease, caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, presents a variety of clinical outcomes ranging from mild symptoms to Chagas cardiomyopathy, the most severe and life-threatening manifestation of the disease. The degree of virulence is influenced by both...

Trypanosoma cruzi is a hemoflagellate protozoan and the causative agent of Chagas disease, also known as American trypanosomiasis. Transmission occurs through the feces of triatomine insects, its biological vector. It is estimated that around 7 milli...

Vector-borne diseases (VBDs) continue to pose a persistent global health challenge, disproportionately impacting low- and middle-income countries where surveillance and healthcare infrastructure are constrained. Within these countries, residents of r...

Aim: In sub-Saharan Africa, approximately 40 million pregnant women are exposed to parasitic diseases such as malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum, Schistosome parasites, and soil-transmitted helminths (STHs). When parasitic diseases share the sam...

Background: First-line treatments for cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL), including topical agents, are often limited in cases of complicated disease involving multiple, facial, or treatment-resistant lesions. Data on intravenous liposomal amphotericin B (...

Trypanosoma vivax, a haemoprotozoan of African origin, has spread throughout Latin America, mainly affecting cattle through mechanical transmission by flies. This study reports an outbreak of T. vivax on a dairy farm in the midwestern region of S&ati...

Objectives: Anisakidosis is an emerging, cosmopolitan, and underdiagnosed parasitic disease caused by the accidental ingestion of third-stage anisakid larvae when consuming raw or improperly prepared seafood. Within hours to days of consuming infecte...

Cystic echinococcosis is a zoonosis caused by the cestode Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto. Population genetic studies and phylogeographic patterns are essential to understanding the transmission dynamics of this parasite under varying environme...