New Insights on Parasites as Bioindicators
A special issue of Pathogens (ISSN 2076-0817). This special issue belongs to the section "Parasitic Pathogens".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 December 2024 | Viewed by 56
Special Issue Editors
Interests: parasitic ecology; disease ecology; zoonoses; wildlife; One Health
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Parasitism is one of the most successful survival strategies for living organisms. Since parasites (helminths, protozoa, and arthropods) are important components of complex systems, they are susceptible to the same environmental processes that affect their hosts. Therefore, although considered neglected biodiversity, parasites are bioindicators of the health of hosts and ecosystems. Anthropogenic environmental degradation (deforestation, urbanization, climate change, and pollutants/contaminants), in addition to favoring greater interaction between parasites–humans–wild and domestic animals, and consequently, the emergence of parasitic zoonoses, can also enhance the pathogenicity of parasites. This process must be analyzed from ecological, evolutionary, and socioeconomic perspectives. In the context of the One Health approach, which assumes that the health of animals, humans, plants, and the environment is connected and interdependent, parasites can provide information about the health and conservation of biodiversity and ecosystems.
In this Special Issue of Pathogens, we invite you to submit your recent research and future perspectives (articles, reviews, and communication) related to multiple host–parasite–ecosystem interactions based on the integration of parasitology within the One Health approach to respond to the current challenges of conservation and health.
We look forward to your involvement and invaluable collaboration in this promising Special Issue.
Prof. Dr. Jaqueline Bianque de Oliveira
Dr. Müller Ribeiro Andrade
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- parasitic ecology
- habitat change
- bioindicators
- emerging infectious diseases
- zoonoses
- wildlife
- One Health
