Parasites are responsible for causing serious illnesses in humans. Drugs and vaccines are the most significant tools for providing immense health benefits, saving billions of human lives, and decreasing the disease burden and death. Advance immunological technologies in vaccine development have emerged immensely in the last decade against parasitic and numerous other severe diseases. However, no licensed vaccine is available on the market to date for protection against any parasitic diseases. Though the advent of drug resistance in most the parasites and the absence of vaccine's seems to be extremely dangerous concerning the life-threatening level, advancements in immunological research and tools continue to cover the prospects in our knowledge for drug and vaccine development. This understanding is the most significant for clinical applications and has facilitated the discovery of novel drugs, vaccines, diagnostics, and treatments to manage a wide array of parasitic diseases such as malaria, schistosomiasis, filariasis, leishmaniasis, trypanosomiasis, etc.
This research topic will give particular focus to protozoan parasites. The goal is to shed light on the progress in the field of parasitic vaccine development, parasite immunology, and new drug development against various parasitic diseases. Furthermore, it also aims to provide a thorough overview of the field and future challenges associated with it. This research topic aims to acknowledge the advancement of new tools and technologies, which helps in understanding details surrounding immune correlation of parasites such as malaria, schistosomiasis, and other parasites.
In this research topic, we aim to collate cutting-edge research investigating the recent advancements in drug and vaccine development against parasitic diseases, parasite biology, immune response during parasitic infection, or immunization. We are delighted to welcome the submission of original research, reviews, mini-reviews, and perspectives articles focusing on the following topics but not limited to:
Current status of parasitic vaccines.
Parasite biology and drug development
Vaccine development strategies and immune response correlation in mice and humans.
Role of CD4, CD8, NK T cell, B cells, dendritic and macrophage cells in host protection and immunopathology during parasitic infection.
Importance of cytokines in host protection.
Parasites are responsible for causing serious illnesses in humans. Drugs and vaccines are the most significant tools for providing immense health benefits, saving billions of human lives, and decreasing the disease burden and death. Advance immunological technologies in vaccine development have emerged immensely in the last decade against parasitic and numerous other severe diseases. However, no licensed vaccine is available on the market to date for protection against any parasitic diseases. Though the advent of drug resistance in most the parasites and the absence of vaccine's seems to be extremely dangerous concerning the life-threatening level, advancements in immunological research and tools continue to cover the prospects in our knowledge for drug and vaccine development. This understanding is the most significant for clinical applications and has facilitated the discovery of novel drugs, vaccines, diagnostics, and treatments to manage a wide array of parasitic diseases such as malaria, schistosomiasis, filariasis, leishmaniasis, trypanosomiasis, etc.
This research topic will give particular focus to protozoan parasites. The goal is to shed light on the progress in the field of parasitic vaccine development, parasite immunology, and new drug development against various parasitic diseases. Furthermore, it also aims to provide a thorough overview of the field and future challenges associated with it. This research topic aims to acknowledge the advancement of new tools and technologies, which helps in understanding details surrounding immune correlation of parasites such as malaria, schistosomiasis, and other parasites.
In this research topic, we aim to collate cutting-edge research investigating the recent advancements in drug and vaccine development against parasitic diseases, parasite biology, immune response during parasitic infection, or immunization. We are delighted to welcome the submission of original research, reviews, mini-reviews, and perspectives articles focusing on the following topics but not limited to:
Current status of parasitic vaccines.
Parasite biology and drug development
Vaccine development strategies and immune response correlation in mice and humans.
Role of CD4, CD8, NK T cell, B cells, dendritic and macrophage cells in host protection and immunopathology during parasitic infection.
Importance of cytokines in host protection.
