Parasitic Diseases in Livestock: Advances in Diagnostics, Understanding and Control
A special issue of Pathogens (ISSN 2076-0817). This special issue belongs to the section "Parasitic Pathogens".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2025 | Viewed by 37
Special Issue Editors
Interests: Haemonchus; gastrointestinal nematodes; livestock; parasites; diagnostic
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Parasitic diseases negatively impact livestock production, causing millions of dollars of losses annually across the world. The main sanitary problems in animal husbandry are caused by parasites such as protozoa, gastrointestinal nematodes, and ectoparasites like ticks and flies. Gaining a comprehensive understanding of the dynamics of these parasites is crucial for progress in new methods of diagnosis and control.
In this context, we would like to invite you to consider publishing your research results in this Special Issue, which involves novelties in the diagnostics of parasites; the understanding of host–parasite interaction, immunity, and pathogenicity; and novelties in control.
Dr. César Cristiano Bassetto
Dr. Ana Cláudia Alexandre de Albuquerque
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- gastrointestinal nematodes
- livestock
- parasitic diseases
- parasites
- sheep
- cattle
- host–parasite interaction
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