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Zoonotic parasites: The One Health challenge
The concept of One Health is paradigmatic in Parasitology with many parasites inhabiting our Earth and perpetuating in domesticated animals, wildlife and humans. Parasites share the same environments and their lives with those of their hosts. They spread globally, without boundaries, across the continents. Their biological life cycles have been shaped by time to fit those of their hosts during evolution, making Parasitology a science as yet unwritten. Therefore, Parasitology is a clear example embodying the holistic approach of medical and veterinary medicine.
In this context, this special issue on “Zoonotic parasites: The One Health challenge” has been conceived in order to cover the broader range of zoonotic parasites worldwide, providing an update on those of both wildlife and domestic animals.
Editors
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Domenico Otranto
Domenico Otranto is Professor of Parasitic Diseases at the Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari, Italy. His research focuses on the study of arthropods and arthropod-borne diseases of zoonotic concern with a basic and applied approach.
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Christina Strube
Christina Strube is a full Professor at the Institute for Parasitology of the University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Germany. Her main research interests include the One Health topics “zoonotic parasites” and “tick-borne diseases”, as well as epidemiology of parasitic infections in pets, livestock and wildlife.
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Lihua Xiao
Lihua Xiao is Professor at the South China Agricultural University. For the last 25 years, he has focused mostly on the diagnosis, molecular epidemiology, comparative genomics, and ecology of foodborne, waterborne, and zoonotic parasites, and is mostly known for his work in Cryptosporidium.
Articles (15 in this collection)
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Cryptosporidium and cryptosporidiosis in wild birds: A One Health perspective
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Molecular characterization of Leishmania species from stray dogs and human patients in Saudi Arabia
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Clinical implications and treatment options of tungiasis in domestic animals
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Didelphis spp. opossums and their parasites in the Americas: A One Health perspective
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Prevalence of meat-transmitted Taenia and Trichinella parasites in the Far East countries
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Predators in northern Germany are reservoirs for parasites of One Health concern
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Human filariasis—contributions of the Litomosoides sigmodontis and Acanthocheilonema viteae animal model
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Vector-borne pathogens in dogs of different regions of Iran and Pakistan
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Tick-borne zoonoses and commonly used diagnostic methods in human and veterinary medicine
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Wastewater-based epidemiology—surveillance and early detection of waterborne pathogens with a focus on SARS-CoV-2, Cryptosporidium and Giardia
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
