Zhiyue Lv, Zhongdao Wu, Limei Zhang, Pengyu Ji, Yifeng Cai, Shiqi Luo, Hongxi Wang, Hao Li
Parasites including helminthes, protozoa, and medical arthropod vectors are a major cause of global infectious diseases, affecting one-sixth of the world's population, which are responsible for enormous levels of morbidity and mortality important and remain impediments to economic development especially in tropical countries. Prevalent drug resistance, lack of highly effective and practical vaccines, as well as specific and sensitive diagnostic markers are proving to be challenging problems in parasitic disease control in most parts of the world...
February 2015: Parasitology Research