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Editor-in-Chief: Chris Arme

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. Authors working in the areas covered by these journals are encouraged to submit their work to Parasites & Vectors. The full archives of these two journals remain available from the Kinetoplastid Biology and Disease and Filaria Journal websites and PubMed Central.


The average time from manuscript submission to a first decision is 17 days.

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Volume 2 Suppl 2
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Meeting report    
Mongolian and Japanese Joint Conference on "Echinococcosis: diagnosis, treatment and prevention in Mongolia" June 4, 2009
A Gurbadam, D Nyamkhuu, G Nyamkhuu, A Tsendjav, O Sergelen, B Narantuya, Z Batsukh, G Battsetseg, B Oyun-Erdene, B Uranchimeg, D Otgonbaatar, D Temuulen, E Bayarmaa, D Abmed, S Tsogtsaikhan, A Usukhbayar, K Smirmaul, J Gereltuya, A Ito
Parasites & Vectors 2010, 3:8 (8 February 2010)
[Abstract] [Provisional PDF]

Nineteen experts working on echinococcosis and one WHO observer joined together for the establishment of a network for diagnosis, treatment and control of echinococcoses in Mongolia, held at the Health Science University of Mongolia. Image:First Network on echinococcoses in Mongolia



Short report    
Performance of circulating cathodic antigen (CCA) urine-dipsticks for rapid detection of intestinal schistosomiasis in schoolchildren from shoreline communities of Lake Victoria
C J Standley, N J S Lwambo, C N Lange, H C Kariuki, M Adriko, J R Stothard
Parasites & Vectors 2010, 3:7 (5 February 2010)
[Abstract] [Provisional PDF]

The performance of urine-CCA dipsticks was assessed directly against traditional parasitological detection of intestinal schistosomiasis to highlight that dipsticks are a suitable alternative for disease mapping and surveillance. Image: Visual cross-checking results of CCA-dipsticks.



Research    
Further studies on the phlebotomine sandflies of the kala-azar endemic lowlands of Humera-Metema (north-west Ethiopia) with observations on their natural blood meal sources
Teshome Gebre-Michael, Meshesha Balkew, Nega Berhe, Asrat Hailu, Yalemtsehay Mekonnen
Parasites & Vectors 2010, 3:6 (3 February 2010)
[Abstract] [Provisional PDF]

VL in NW Ethiopia is a public health problem that mainly affects migrant labourers in large scale farms. Image: CDC trapping of sandflies in a cotton farm where the presumed vector (Phlebotomus orienatlis) was abundantly caught.



Courtesy: the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene Review    
History of the discovery of the malaria parasites and their vectors
Francis E G Cox
Parasites & Vectors 2010, 3:5 (1 February 2010)
[Abstract] [Provisional PDF] [1 comment]

The story of the history of the malaria parasites and their mosquito vectors is traced from the first discovery of the parasites in 1880 to the present time. Image: Ronald Ross who discovered that malaria parasites were transmitted by mosquitoes.



Review    
Schistosomiasis vaccine discovery using immunomics
Patrick Driguez, Denise L Doolan, Alex Loukas, Philip L Felgner, Donald P McManus
Parasites & Vectors 2010, 3:4 (28 January 2010)
[Abstract] [Provisional PDF]

Immunomics protein microarrays are an innovative and potentially transformative vaccine discovery tool that has never been used for schistosomiasis or metazoan parasite research. Image: Scanned schistosomiasis protein microarray.





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