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Parasite Infection

Parasite infection is the colonisation of a host by parasitic organisms that depend on the host for survival, growth or reproduction, typically at the host's expense. Human and animal parasites are broadly grouped into protozoa, helminths, principally nematodes, cestodes and trematodes, and ectoparasites, and are ac…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 88× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2690-6759 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Parasite infection is the colonisation of a host by parasitic organisms that depend on the host for survival, growth or reproduction, typically at the host's expense. Human and animal parasites are broadly grouped into protozoa, helminths, principally nematodes, cestodes and trematodes, and ectoparasites, and are acquired through contaminated food or water, soil contact, vectors, or direct transmission. Infection produces a wide clinical spectrum from asymptomatic carriage to malnutrition, anaemia, gastrointestinal disease and severe systemic illness, with burden concentrated in settings of poor sanitation and limited access to clean water. Parasitological study addresses life cycles, modes of transmission, host–parasite interactions, prevalence and risk factors, and the diagnosis and control of infection through stool and tissue examination, serology and molecular methods, alongside chemotherapy and preventive measures. Research collected under this term reflects these themes: prevalence of intestinal parasite infection in schoolchildren, surveys of intestinal parasitic infection in clinical populations, malaria as a parasitic threat, Fasciola hepatica co-infection effects on bovine tuberculosis diagnosis, transmission risks from domestic pigeons, helminth prevalence in livestock, intestinal protozoan epidemiology, and anthelmintic and therapeutic evaluation. The peer-reviewed literature in this area spans the epidemiology, transmission, diagnosis and control of protozoan and helminth infections across human and animal hosts.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

2018

Malaria: An Unseen Enemy Threatening to Mankind

Shende PravinCorresponding author
Shobhaben Pratapbhai Patel School of Pharmacy and Technology Management, SVKM’s NMIMS, Mumbai, India.
Exact topic Tropical Diseases and Medicine
2016

An Update on Hemocytes in Biomphalaria Snails

Fried BernardCorresponding author
Biology Department, Lafayette College, Easton, PA 18042.
Hematology and Oncology Research Cited by 37 doi:10.14302/issn.2372-6601.jhor-14-401

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 88 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Parasite Infection, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Parasite Research (ISSN 2690-6759).

Journal editorial board
DABBU JAIJYAN · United States Aditya Gupta · United States Naglaa Shalaby · Saudi Arabia

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