Editor-in-Chief
Aneta Kostadinova, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria
Aims and scope
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.
Founding Editor
Chris Arme, Keele University, UK
Articles
European helminth infection risks and reported deworming frequencies for dogs and cats
Global distribution of Taenia saginata
Evaluation of Vector Control against West Nile Fever in Europe
Immunity against Leishmaniasis: host defences, immunotherapy and vaccines
SimparicaTM: Comparative Efficacy of sarolaner, a novel oral ectoparasiticide for dogs
The LCNTDR Collection: Advances in scientific research for NTD control
Annual Symposium on Canine Vector-Borne Diseases (CVBD)
[CVBD5] [CVBD6] [CVBD7] [CVBD8] [CVBD9] [CVBD10] [CVBD11] [CVBD12] [CVBD13] [CVBD14]
Vector-borne Diseases and Global Health
A new combination of fipronil and permethrin for the control of ectoparasites of dogs
Surveillance of mosquito vectors in Europe
These collections are open to submissions:
Primers in parasites and vectors
Mathematical models for parasites and vectors
Elimination of parasitic infections
Planarians to Parasitism: Evolution, Development and Stem Cells in Flatworms
From Control to elimination: transmission threshold of schistosomiasis
Protozoan parasites and cell death
Historical aspects of parasitology
Collections published in collaboration with other journals:
From farm to plate - make food safe
Supplements
VOLUME 10 SUPPLEMENT 2
New Orleans, LA, USA. 11-13 September 2016 (Research)
Proceedings of the 15th American Heartworm Society Triennial Symposium 2016
VOLUME 10 SUPPLEMENT 1
Vienna, Austria. 11-13 July 2016 (Meeting abstracts)
Abstracts of the Fifth European Dirofilaria and Angiostrogylus Days
VOLUME 7 SUPPLEMENT 1
Cluj-Napoca, Romania. 8-11 April 2014 (Meeting abstracts)
Proceedings of the 1st Conference on Neglected Vectors and Vector-Borne Diseases (EurNegVec): with Management Committee and Working Group Meetings of the COST Action TD1303
VOLUME 2 SUPPLEMENT 2
Edited by Donato Traversa and Lourdes Mottier
Equine parasites: diagnosis and control - a current perspective
VOLUME 2 SUPPLEMENT 2
Seville, Spain. 25-28 march 2009
Proceedings of the 4th Symposium on Canine Vector-Borne Diseases
Kinetoplastid Biology & Disease and Filaria Journal
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.
Parasites & Vectors painting
When the journal launched in 2008, Founding Editor, Chris Arme, commissioned this abstract painting to represent the journal scope. The artist is Dr Frederic Thomas, Parasitologist at CNRS/IRD, France. You can download a copy of the painting here.
Featured collection:
14th Symposium on Companion Vector-Borne Diseases (CVBD)
Published 26th March 2019
VII Parasitology Summer Course (VII ParSCo)
Residency Course on: Parasites, Arthropod Vectors and Transmitted Pathogens in the Mediterranean Area
VII ParSCo will run from the 22nd June to 29th June 2019.
Read more about the course and hear from tutors and past students.
Contacting Parasites & Vectors
All enquiries relating to the suitability of new submissions should be addressed to the Editor-in-Chief, Professor Aneta Kostadinova, at aneta.kostadinova@gmail.com or aneta.kostadinova@uv.es. For general enquiries, please contact the Editorial Office. Further information on journal sections and contacting Subject Editors may be found here.
Journal sections and Editors
Helminths and helminthic diseases
Subject Editor: Hesham Al-Mekhlafi, Jazan University, Saudi Arabia
Parasites of veterinary importance
Subject Editor: Emanuele Brianti, University of Messina, Italy
Vector-borne zoonoses and One Health
Subject Editor: Agustin Estrada Peña, University of Zaragoza, Spain
Dipteran vectors and associated diseases
Subject Editors: Indra Vythilingam, University of Malaya, Malaysia and David Weetman, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UK
Protozoan biology and diseases
Subject Editor: Frank Katzer, Moredun Research Institute, UK
Parasite genetics, genomics and proteomics
Subject Editor: Xing-Quan Zhu, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China
Article collections
Subject Editor: Aneta Kostadinova, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria
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Primers on parasites and vectors
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.
Community news
Please send weblinks for inclusion on the Community News panel direct to c.arme@keele.ac.uk
World Malaria Day: April 25th - 25 April 2019
Lyme disease research gets a boost - 23 April 2019
Malaria vaccine offering 100% protection faces first large field trial - 18 April 2019
Closure of US Toxoplasma lab - 12 April 2019
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Children without worms newsletter - 04 April 2019
Diseases cost the African Region $2.4 trillion a year - 29 March 2019
5th Annual Congress on Infectious Diseases - 29 March 2019
Book notice: The joy of stats - 28 March 2019
Senior Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) Advisor - 28 March 2019
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