Ectoparasitic Arthropod Bites and Clinics 2.0

Dear Colleagues,

Arthropod ectoparasites are responsible for nuisance and cutaneous lesions caused by their bites. In addition, most of them are vectors of several human pathogenic agents, including viruses (e.g., yellow fever, chikungunya, dengue fever), parasites (e.g., malaria, leishmaniasis, lymphatic filariasis) or bacteria (e.g., plague). They represent a significant fraction of the global infectious disease burden. Indeed, nearly half of the world’s population is infected with at least one type of vector-borne pathogen.

The goal of this Special Issue on “Ectoparasitic Arthropod Bites and Clinics” is to document clinical symptoms associated with the biting of medically important ectoparasitic arthropods, including mosquitoes, lice, ticks, bed bugs, etc. Within the framework of clinical history and entomo-epidemiological information, it is encouraged to present the tentative discriminative key(s) that can be helpful for practicing physicians in identifying ectoparasite arthropods biting humans and delivering treatment for the associated clinical disorders.

Dr. Arezki Izri
Dr. Mohammad Akhoundi
Guest Editors

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• arthropode ectoparasites
• epidemiology
• vectorial role
• arthropod bites
• clinical and biological diagnosis
• medical and entomological surveys
• treatment
• prevention