Parasitic Nematodes in Animals: The Genomics, Control, and Drug Resistance
A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Veterinary Clinical Studies".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 June 2025 | Viewed by 821
Special Issue Editors
Interests: veterinary pharmacology; antiparasitic drugs; pharmacodynamic mechanism; alternative antibiotics; safety evaluation; new veterinary drugs research
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Dear Colleagues,
Animal nematodes are one of the causes of animal diseases. Animal nematode infections not only cause significant economic losses worldwide and affect wild population dynamics, but are also a global public health problem. The complex life history of animal nematodes and the influence of environmental factors such as climate, soil and drug pollution mean that nematodes are not well understood. Long-term use of anthelmintic drugs to control animal nematodes infecting livestock has led to the emergence of drug-resistant nematodes in both developed and developing countries. Therefore, there is an urgent need for further understanding of animal nematodes from genomics to support control strategies and the development of new drugs for animal nematodes.
In this issue, we will focus on the genomes, drug resistance and control measures of animal nematodes. Our scope includes the study of nematode genomes, environmental resistance, drug resistance and related molecular mechanisms, as well as the application of new drug studies or technologies that can reduce animal nematode burden and/or egg production.
We invite original research papers and reviews related to the above topics.
Prof. Dr. Keyu Zhang
Dr. Guoyong Wang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- nematode
- genomics
- drug resistance
- resistant gene
- molecular mechanism
- drug development
- treatment
- breeding management
- vaccine
- clinical curative effect
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