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Zoonotic Diseases

A special issue of Biology (ISSN 2079-7737). This special issue belongs to the section "Infection Biology".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2025 | Viewed by 973

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Francesca Mancianti

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Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Pisa, Viale delle Piagge 2, 56124 Pisa, Italy
Interests: parasitic protozoa; zoonotic fungi; Leishmania spp.; Toxoplasma gondii
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Dr. Valentina Virginia Ebani

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1. Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
2. Interdepartmental Research Center “Nutraceuticals and Food for Health”, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
Interests: zoonosis; arthropod-borne infections; leptospirosis; enteropathogens; antibiotic resistance
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Zoonoses are diseases naturally transmitted between vertebrate animals and human beings, either directly (by contact, ingestion, or inhalation) or via fomites or biological vectors, when arthropods are involved. For these reasons, foodborne, airborne, rodent-borne, waterborne, and vector-borne zoonotic diseases are considered in this Special Issue.

The spread of zoonotic agents from animals to human patients is enhanced by alterations in the dynamics among hosts due to increased travels, globalization, illegal international animal trade, global warming, and human presence in remote wild areas, invading biotopes where animals live with their own pathogens. In recent years, several emerging infectious diseases have become a severe threat for human and animal safety, and about 60% of them are zoonotic. Moreover, conventional and emerging zoonotic diseases impacting human health are often misdiagnosed and not treated with a specific therapy.

This Special Issue is devoted to the study of the agents (bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protozoan and metazoan parasites) responsible for zoonotic diseases, including their taxonomy, biology, epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and prophylaxis. Original papers and review articles are welcome.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Prof. Dr. Francesca Mancianti
Dr. Valentina Virginia Ebani
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • zoonoses
  • zoonotic agents
  • bacteria
  • viruses
  • fungi
  • protozoa
  • helminths

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A Rare Parasite in Cats: Record of a Linguatula serrata Frölich, 1789 (Porocephalida, Linguatulidae) Nymphal Infestation in a Cat in Albania, with a Synopsis and Review of the Literature on L. serrata Infestation in Cats
by Enstela Vokshi, Martin Knaus and Steffen Rehbein
Biology 2024, 13(12), 1073; https://doi.org/10.3390/biology13121073 - 20 Dec 2024
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Linguatula serrata, commonly known as the dogs’ ‘tongue-worm’, is an arthropod endoparasite of the class Pentastomida infesting chiefly canids as definitive hosts and herbivores as intermediate hosts. Adult L. serrata usually reside in the upper respiratory tract, such as the nasal cavity [...] Read more.
Linguatula serrata, commonly known as the dogs’ ‘tongue-worm’, is an arthropod endoparasite of the class Pentastomida infesting chiefly canids as definitive hosts and herbivores as intermediate hosts. Adult L. serrata usually reside in the upper respiratory tract, such as the nasal cavity and sinuses, and the larval stages are encapsulated in various visceral organs, respectively. This report presents the first case of a L. serrata nymphal pulmonary infestation in a cat from Albania and adds to the description of the overall rare cases of this parasitic infestation in domestic cats. Discussion of this case together with a comprehensive review of the literature allows us to conclude that cats are susceptible to the infestation with L. serrata when ingesting the parasite’s eggs and allow for the development of the nymphal stage of the parasite in several visceral organs. Therefore, cats may serve as accidental intermediate hosts in the life cycle of L. serrata but are unlikely to be of epidemiological relevance. There is no evidence that domestic cats can act as definitive hosts of L. serrata. Full article
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