Editorial for the Special Issue "Parasitic Diseases from Wild Animals with Emphasis on Zoonotic Infections"

Microorganisms. 2021 Oct 31;9(11):2267. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms9112267.

Abstract

The present Editorial intends to briefly describe the findings published in the Special Issue, "Parasitic diseases from wild animals with an emphasis on zoonotic infections". Prevalence data or diagnostic techniques were the focus of several zoonotic parasites transmitted from wildlife, including the protozoa Toxoplasma, Cryptosporidium, Giardia, Blastocystis and Leishmania, and the helminths Echinococcus and Anisakis.

Keywords: Anisakis; Blastocystis; Cryptosporidium; Echinococcus; Giardia; Leishmania; Toxoplasma; wildlife; zoonotic parasites.

Publication types

  • Editorial