Parasites & Vectors

The LCNTDR Collection - Advances in scientific research for NTD control 

This new 4-part collection investigates the identification keys to the Anopheles mosquitoes of South America (Diptera: Culicidae) and explores the challenges encountered by the research aimed at mosquito identification, malaria control and elimination. 

We are pleased to announce that the Odile Bain Memorial Prize 2020 has been awarded to Dr. Adnan Hodžić, Dr. Angela M. Ionică, and Dr. Alicia Rojas, for their outstanding research contributions to the field. Alicia and Angela equally shared the 2020 Prize. 

Learn more about the winners in this blog post.

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Parasites & Vectors expands upon the scope of two former BioMed Central publications, Kinetoplastid Biology and Disease and Filaria Journal, both of which ceased publication in December 2007. The full archives of these two journals remain available from the Kinetoplastid Biology and Disease and Filaria Journal websites and PubMed Central.

Dipteran vectors and associated diseases Fredros Okumu, Ifakara Health Institute, Tanzania Marco Pombi, La Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Helminths and helminthic diseases Martin Walker, Royal Veterinary College and Imperial College London, UK
Parasite genetics, genomics and proteomics Xing-Quan Zhu, Shanxi Agricultural University, China
Parasites of veterinary importance Adnan Hodžić, University of Veterinary Medicine, Austria
Protozoa and associated diseases Anna Bajer, University of Warsaw, Poland
Ticks and tick-borne diseases Martin Pfeffer, University of Leipzig, Germany

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This thematic series comprises papers submitted in relation to the 15th Symposium of the CVBD® World Forum, Cologne, Germany. You can find all the new papers in the collection here.

Submit a Primer article to 'Primers on Parasites and Vectors'. This article collection provides short, authoritative and accessible accounts that explore the basic and applied biology of selected parasites, intermediate hosts, vectors and vector-borne pathogens. Find out more here.

Filipe Dantas-Torres, Aggeu Magalhães Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), Brazil

Parasites & Vectors publishes articles on the biology of parasites, parasitic diseases, intermediate hosts, vectors and vector-borne pathogens. Manuscripts published in this journal will be available to all worldwide, with no barriers to access, immediately following acceptance.

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All enquiries relating to the suitability of new submissions should be addressed to the Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Filipe Dantas-Torres, at dantastorrespv@gmail.com. For general enquiries, please access here and click 'Contact Us'. Further information on journal sections and contacting Subject Editors may be found here.