Wild and Domestic Animal Hemoparasites

Dear Colleagues,

Blood parasites seriously harm the health of livestock, domestic animals and wildlife. Their study includes many groups of pathogens, including bacteria, rickettsia, protozoa parasites, nematodes and blood-sucking arthropods. The range of investigations is wide, encompassing immunology, epidemiology and genetics, as well as faunistic study. As established, many of the pathogens that cause diseases in animals have zoonotic potential, also affecting humans.

Animal blood parasites have been studied for a long time. It may seem that this is an exhausted topic, but that is not the case. The global changes observed over recent decades are causing changes in their range, changes in the range of hosts and biology, consequently making them new threats to humans and pets.

The aim of this Special Issue is to publish original research papers or reviews concerning many aspects of blood pathogens: the biology, biodiversity, pathogenesis, immunology and epidemiology of veterinary hemoparasites and wild animal hemoparasites, as well the news in the light of global changes.

Research areas include (but are not limited to) the following: occurrence, developmental cycles, the pathogenesis and epidemiology of animal hemoparasites, animal–parasite interactions, the host and environment.

We invite you to share your recent findings in this Special Issue. We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Prof. Dr. Grzegorz Karbowiak
Guest Editor

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