Advances in Parasitology and Tropical Medicine: Integrating Genomics, One Health, and Translational Research
A special issue of Pathogens (ISSN 2076-0817). This special issue belongs to the section "Parasitic Pathogens".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2026 | Viewed by 499
Editor
2. School of Sciences and Engineering, Universidad del Rosario, Bogota, Colombia
Interests: Chagas disease; leishmaniasis; genomic surveillance; comparative genomics; pathogen-host interactions; microbiome
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue will focus on recent advances in parasitology and tropical medicine, emphasizing innovative approaches that integrate molecular and genomic epidemiology, host–parasite–microbiome interactions, vector biology and control, zoonotic and emerging parasitic diseases, clinical parasitology, diagnostics, and novel intervention strategies. Special attention will be given to interdisciplinary and One Health frameworks that connect human, animal, and environmental health, as well as efforts toward capacity building and translational research in endemic regions.
This Special Issue is being organized in cooperation with the 28th Latin American Congress of Parasitology (FLAP2026), and we welcome submissions from researchers working in related fields worldwide. Collectively, contributions will showcase scientific excellence, strengthen regional and global collaborations, and provide insights to guide disease control, public health policy, and future research directions in parasitology and tropical medicine.
I look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Juan David Ramírez-González
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- neglected tropical diseases (NTDs)
- parasitic genomics
- molecular diagnostics
- Trypanosoma cruzi
- One Health approach
- translational tropical medicine
- vector and parasite ecology
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