Blood Parasites in Asia: Trends, Problems and Solutions
A special issue of Pathogens (ISSN 2076-0817). This special issue belongs to the section "Parasitic Pathogens".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2023) | Viewed by 4109
Special Issue Editors
Interests: veterinary parasitology; vector-borne pathogens; mites; ticks; flies; animal health diseases; veterinary education
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We would like to invite you to contribute to this Special Issue entitled: “Blood Parasites in Asia: Trends, Problems and Solutions”.
a. focus
The focus of this Special Issue is to show where we are in terms of field, clinical and laboratory diagnostics; epidemiology; emerging trends; and societal impacts (medical or veterinarian-like) in Asia regarding blood parasites.
b. scope
Both original and review articles are welcomed. Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- surveillance, epidemiology, one health;
- diagnostics, prevention, treatment;
- vector-borne parasites;
- pathologies, physiology and immune disorders related to blood parasites;
- public health approaches and international cooperation.
c. purpose of the Special Issue
The aim of this Special Issue is to encourage those who work on blood parasites in Asia to share their findings and experience.
d. suggest how this Special Issue supplement existing literature
This Special Issue could discuss recent, recurrent, emerging problems, and studies which have been carried out in Asia to evaluate, assess, prevent and treat blood parasites in humans and animals.
Prof. Dr. Olivier Sparagano
Dr. Nighat Perveen
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- blood parasites
- zoonoses
- parasitosis
- vector-borne parasites
- molecular and immunological diagnostics
