Parasitic Diseases and Immune Response
A special issue of Vaccines (ISSN 2076-393X). This special issue belongs to the section "Pathogens-host Immune Interface".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 May 2021) | Viewed by 247
Special Issue Editor
Interests: infectious diseases; parasites; arbovirus; vector-borne diseases; vector control; host/pathogen interactions; immunology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Parasitic diseases are a major public health problem, particularly in low/middle income countries where a high level of poverty exacerbates their transmission. The lack of treatment or effective policies to sustainably deliver and ensure the correct use of effective therapies by the populations at risk represent majors pitfall for the control of parasitic diseases. In addition, despite the acquired immunity, the development of a preventive vaccine is still challenging due to the complexity of the life cycle of parasites. Furthermore, the immune response against the parasite may not help the host to clear the infection or avoid new contamination. Thus, despite considerable scientific output, understanding the immunopathology of parasitic infection is still of high importance to help find new tools for the better control of parasitic diseases. In this Special Issue focusing on parasitic diseases and immune response, we encourage the contribution of original research, reports, or review papers to emphasize the immunological mechanisms involved during host infection and the pathways by which parasites escape the immune system or induce immune tolerance. Immunological research that advances vaccine strategies or helps to improve chemotherapies against parasites and disease diagnostics are also welcomed. Furthermore, as most parasitic diseases are endemic with infection being chronic within the population, the impact of other co-infections and protection tools (mass drug administration, vectors control, etc.) on the immuno-epidemiology of parasitic diseases will be an interest of this Special Issue.
Dr. Souleymane Doucoure
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- parasites
- immune response
- immunopathology
- vaccine
- co-infection
- diagnostic
- immune-epidemiology
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