Molecular Biology of Chagas Disease, Leishmaniasis, and West Nile Virus Vectors in the Old and New World
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Microbiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 April 2025 | Viewed by 47
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue will be supervised by Dr. Ildefonso Fernandez-Salas, assisted by our Topical Advisory Panel Members Dr. Eduardo A Rebollar-Tellez and Dr. Jesus A Davila-Barbosa.
Despite impressive advances in science, including developments in artificial intelligence and mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, infectious diseases transmitted by arthropods account for 17% of the global disease burden, particularly in developing countries. These diseases have been labeled as "neglected diseases", which has led health systems and budgets to overlook them in favor of chronic and degenerative illnesses. This special issue aims to draw attention to the molecular biology of other diseases caused by endemic and reemerging pathogens, such as American Trypanosomiasis (Chagas Disease), the protozoan Leishmania and its sandfly vectors (Phlebotominae), as well as the anticipated 2024 outbreak of West Nile Virus in several countries around the Mediterranean sea.
This Special Issue of the International Journal of Molecular Sciences invites submissions from experienced scientists. However, we also warmly welcome young scientists, as they represent the future generations tasked with developing solutions to reduce disease incidence and mortality rates. We encourage papers that utilize molecular approaches, but we also value high-quality research in vector biology, ecology, genetics, and host–pathogen–vector interactions.
Dr. Ildefonso Fernández-Salas
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- triatominae
- Trypanosoma cruzi
- Leishmania
- Culex
- Lutzomya
- phlebotomus
- epidemiology
- neglected
- populations
- vectors
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