Parasites & Vectors
Overview
Parasites & Vectors is a peer-reviewed open-access journal that focuses on the biology, ecology, and control of parasites and vectors, including arthropods and helminths. It publishes high-quality research articles, reviews, and commentaries, providing a platform for scientists and researchers to share advancements in understanding and combating parasitic diseases that impact human and animal health worldwide.
Details
Details
Abbr.
Parasit Vectors
Publisher
Biomed Central
Start
2008
End
Continuing
e-ISSN
1756-3305
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
Specialties
Tropical Medicine
Parasitology
Parasitology
Metrics
Metrics
h-index / Ranks: 2583
111
SJR / Ranks: 4013
967
CiteScore / Ranks: 3240
6.60
JIF / Ranks: 3189
3.2
Recent Articles
1.
Steindorf V, K B H, Stollenwerk N, Cevidanes A, Barandika J, Vazquez P, et al.
Parasit Vectors
. 2025 Mar;
18(1):109.
PMID: 40089776
Background: Mosquito-borne diseases cause millions of deaths each year and are increasingly spreading from tropical and subtropical regions into temperate zones, posing significant public health risks. In the Basque Country...
2.
Amaya-Mejia W, Pavan L, Lilly M, Swei A, Dirzo R, Sehgal R
Parasit Vectors
. 2025 Mar;
18(1):110.
PMID: 40089710
Background: As habitat fragmentation increases, ecological processes, including patterns of vector-borne pathogen prevalence, will likely be disrupted, but ongoing investigations are necessary to examine this relationship. Here, we report the...
3.
Kapo N, Zuber Bogdanovic I, Gagovic E, Jurkovic Zilic D, Sukara R, Adzic B, et al.
Parasit Vectors
. 2025 Mar;
18(1):107.
PMID: 40087740
Ixodid ticks are present throughout the Western Balkan countries, including Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia, with many species serving as vectors for pathogens of both...
4.
King S, Nicholls M, Scales J, Gubbins S, Pearce-Kelly P, Saverimuttu S, et al.
Parasit Vectors
. 2025 Mar;
18(1):108.
PMID: 40087665
Background: Bluetongue virus serotype 3 emerged in northern Europe and the UK for the first time in 2023, causing significant losses of domestic ruminants. Vector-proof accommodation is considered a potential...
5.
Wang Z, Cui N, Zhang J, Jiang Z, Song R, Tan W, et al.
Parasit Vectors
. 2025 Mar;
18(1):105.
PMID: 40083019
Background: Enterocytozoon bieneusi is the most frequently detected microsporidian species in humans, wildlife and domestic animals. In northern China, to the best of our knowledge, no information on E. bieneusi...
6.
Mmbando A, Ngonzi A, Mshamu S, Bradley J, Bojstrup T, Ngowo H, et al.
Parasit Vectors
. 2025 Mar;
18(1):106.
PMID: 40082998
Background: Diarrhoeal disease is the third leading cause of death in children under 5 years old with domestic flies acting as important mechanical vectors of diarrhoeal pathogens. To assess the...
7.
Borba V, Gurjao L, Martin C, Dufour B, Le Bailly M, Iniguez A
Parasit Vectors
. 2025 Mar;
18(1):104.
PMID: 40075538
Background: Capillariid nematode eggs have been reported in archaeological material in both the New and the Old World, mainly in Europe and South America. They have been found in various...
8.
Gao S, Gao M, Du H, Li L, An X, Shi Y, et al.
Parasit Vectors
. 2025 Mar;
18(1):103.
PMID: 40075497
Background: The sterile alpha and HEAT/Armadillo motif (SARM) is the fifth Toll-like receptor (TLR) adaptor protein containing the Toll/interleukin-1 receptor (TIR) domain, which is highly enriched in the brain. Toxoplasma...
9.
Hendrickx E, Geurden T, Marsboom C
Parasit Vectors
. 2025 Mar;
18(1):102.
PMID: 40075468
Background: Dirofilaria immitis is a mosquito-transmitted filarial parasite causing heartworm disease in dogs. The parasite may cause a significant disease burden to the dog population in high prevalence areas and...
10.
Mou R, Cui X, Luo Y, Cheng Y, Luo Q, Zhang Z, et al.
Parasit Vectors
. 2025 Mar;
18(1):100.
PMID: 40069907
Background: Hosts typically elicit diverse immune responses to the infection of various parasitic worms, with intestinal epithelial cells playing pivotal roles in detecting parasite invasion. Hymenolepis nana (H. nana) is...