Parasitic Pathogens
A section of Pathogens (ISSN 2076-0817).
Section Information
Parasitic diseases are caused by numerous and diverse infectious organisms, ranging from protozoa to helminths. Many of these pathogens have complex life cycles and require transmission by vectors, or may involve intermediate hosts. If only some of these parasites can be acutely lethal, many result in chronic infections that often cause severe morbidity, and thus they represent major global burdens on both human and animal health. Current research efforts are thus driven by the need to discover and develop novel antiparasitic drugs, but also by sheer curiosity, with the aim of unravelling the most original biological features of these fascinating pathogens.
This section welcomes contributions that include original research and review papers, covering all aspects of parasitology and host–parasite relationships in the context of the biological, medical, and veterinary sciences. This includes the latest findings in biochemical, molecular and cellular parasitology, but also immunology, genetics, epidemiology, and vectors of parasitic diseases. However, it should be noted that case reports will only be considered if they bring considerable novelty to the field.
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Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Trypanosoma cruzi Infection: Cellular and Molecular Basis (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Parasites and Zoonotic Diseases (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Zoonotic Cestodoses: Echinococcosis and Taeniosis (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Natural Products Chemistry: Innovation and New Frontiers in Antiparasitic Therapies (Deadline: 1 May 2025)
- Genetics and Molecular Evolution of Parasitic Protozoa (Deadline: 1 May 2025)
- Biology, Control and Molecular Diagnostics of Vector-Borne Infections (Deadline: 20 May 2025)
- Parasites of Wildlife and Livestock: Recent Progress and Future Challenges (Deadline: 30 May 2025)
- Opportunistic and Rare Parasitic Infections (Deadline: 30 May 2025)
- Exploring the Biodiversity of Parasites in Humans, Wild and Domestic Animals (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Host Immune Responses in the Control of Leishmania Infection and New Forms of Therapy for Tegumentary Leishmaniasis (Deadline: 15 June 2025)
- New Insights into the Pathogenesis, Immunology and Treatment of Human Babesiosis and Other Erythrocytic Pathogens (Deadline: 20 June 2025)
- Recent Advances in Taeniasis and Cysticercosis (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Leishmaniasis: Current Status and Future Perspectives (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- New Insights on Parasites as Bioindicators (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Acanthamoeba Infections (Deadline: 15 July 2025)
- Molecular and Cellular Research on Targets for Antimalarial Therapy Development (Deadline: 15 July 2025)
- Parasites: Epidemiology, Treatment and Control: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 July 2025)
- Biology, Epidemiology and Interactions of Parasitic Diseases (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Exploring Natural Products as Antiparasitic Agents: Efficacy Against Parasites of Veterinary and Public Health Significance (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment of Leishmaniasis and Chagas Disease: Focus on Latin American Context (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Soil-Transmitted Parasites: Diagnostics and Prevention (Deadline: 20 August 2025)
- Parasitic Diseases in the Contemporary World (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
- Advances in Human Pathogenic Trypanosomatids (Deadline: 10 September 2025)
- Immunology Insights: How the Immune System Battles Parasitic Infections (Deadline: 15 September 2025)
- New Advances in Antiparasitic Drug Development: Targets, Strategies, and Challenges (Deadline: 15 September 2025)
- Pathogenesis, Epidemiology, and Drug Resistance in Nematode Parasites (Deadline: 15 October 2025)
- Virulence and Molecular Cell Biology of Parasites (Deadline: 20 October 2025)
- New Insights into Protozoa Parasites: Essential Processes and Drug Targets (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Toxoplasmosis in Immunocompromised and Immunocompetent Host: Recent Updates About the Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Clinical Manifestations and Management (Deadline: 15 November 2025)
- Parasitic Diseases in Wild Animals (Deadline: 20 November 2025)
- Parasitic Diseases in Livestock: Advances in Diagnostics, Understanding and Control (Deadline: 30 November 2025)
- Updates on Zoonotic Parasites (Deadline: 30 November 2025)
- Parasites Circulation Between the Three Domains of One Health (Deadline: 30 November 2025)
- Advances in Animal Parasitic Diseases (Deadline: 15 December 2025)
- Zoonotic Parasites in Livestock: A One Health Perspective (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Malaria: Updates on Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Epidemiology, Diagnosis and Clinical Management of Human Parasitic Infections—2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Pets, Wildlife and Parasites—2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 January 2026)
Topical Collections
Following topical collections within this section are currently open for submissions: