Innovative Vaccines and Technologies to Address Tropical Parasitic Diseases
A special issue of Vaccines (ISSN 2076-393X). This special issue belongs to the section "Vaccines against Tropical and other Infectious Diseases".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 May 2026 | Viewed by 8
Special Issue Editors
Interests: Chagas disease; Trypanosoma cruzi; vaccine development; biotechnological approaches; drug repurposing; host–pathogen interfence; immune response;parasite gene-deletion
Interests: Trypanosoma cruzi; adjuvant; prophilactic vaccine; terapeutic vaccine; immune response; biomarkers
Interests: Chagas disease; host–parasite interactions; immune evasion; parasite dormancy; light-sheet microscopy; expansion microscopy; skeletal muscle infection; therapeutic development
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Tropical parasitic diseases significantly impact global health, particularly in endemic regions where access to prevention and treatment is limited. These infections, caused by complex eukaryotic pathogens such as Trypanosoma cruzi, Leishmania spp., and Plasmodium spp., present unique immunological and biological challenges that complicate traditional vaccine approaches. Developing safe, effective, and accessible vaccines is essential to reducing morbidity, preventing transmission, and contributing to long-term disease control and eventual elimination.
This Special Issue aims to feature innovative scientific advances in vaccine research for tropical parasitic diseases. We invite original research articles and comprehensive reviews that cover topics such as antigen discovery, chimeric and multi-epitope vaccine design, novel adjuvants, immunomodulatory strategies, host–parasite interactions, and biotechnology-based delivery platforms. This Special Issue seeks to advance the field and promote the creation of next-generation vaccines with a significant global impact.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Cecilia Maria Perez Brandan
Dr. Iván Sergio Marcipar
Dr. Fernando Sanchez-Valdez
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- tropical parasitic diseases
- vaccine development
- chimeric and multiepitope vaccines
- immunomodulation and adjuvants
- host–parasite interaction
- biotechnology-based vaccine platforms
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