Emerging and Re-Emerging Parasitic Diseases

A special issue of Pathogens (ISSN 2076-0817). This special issue belongs to the section "Parasitic Pathogens".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2026 | Viewed by 9

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Departamento de Obstetricia, Ginecología, Pediatría, Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública, Toxicología, Medicina Legal y Forense y Parasitología, Universidad de La Laguna (ULL), Avda. Astrofísico F. Sánchez, 2, 38206 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
Interests: free living amoebae; therapeutics; emerging parasitic protozoa; diagnosis; natural compounds; synthetic compounds
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Zoonotic Disease and One Heatlh Group, Faculty of Pharmacy, Campus Miguel Unamuno, University of Salamanca, 37007 Salamanca, Spain
Interests: human-animals interactions; parasitology; zoonotic parasite; one health; vector-borne disease; host-parasite relationship
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Emerging parasitic diseases are still neglected worldwide. Nevertheless, these diseases are causing dramatic health issues worldwide and need to attract the attention of health authorities and professionals. In this Special Issue, we invite the submission of studies on “Emerging and Re-Emerging Parasitic Diseases” by leading authors in the field to increase and improve knowledge of these diseases around the world.

Dr. Jacob Lorenzo-Morales
Prof. Dr. Rodrigo Morchón García
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • parasites
  • diseases
  • emerging diseases
  • neglected diseases
  • diagnostics
  • therapy

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