The 37th Molecular #Parasitology Meeting ( #MPMXXXVII) begins tomorrow! @parasitesrule.org

The organizers' courageous work to provide virtual participation removes the obstacle of travel for #parasitologists around the world.

Because why limit engagement of experts in this niche, neglected field?

Highlights from #ICOPA2026:

Drug resistance is a major issue in #parasitology.

#Parasites across the world are learning to survive exposure to drugs that normally kill them or limit their growth.

So our drugs aren't working well anymore. Now what?

We #research, #experiment, we support #science!

As a neglected field of #science, #parasitology is filled with #oppportunity for new discovery!

This discovery of new #parasites echoes the "central dogma" of parasitology: for every organism, there is a parasite that makes that organism its host.

Investigate new host -> discover new parasite.

Highlights from #ICOPA2026:

Work by Paul Selzer et al. shows that antiparasitic chemicals banned in #agriculture but still used in companion #animals have a significant #toxic effect on the #environment. The drugs also persist in the environment and accelerate drug resistance.

#parasitology #pets

Professor Campbell and Doctor Vagelos, by conquering River Blindness, have done incalculable good. There should be a monument to their work at Liberty State Park in Jersey City, NJ.

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#NewJersey #NJ #Ivermectin #Parasitology #Zoonosis #InfectiousDisease #IDSky

🌍 #PathogensMDPI at #ICOPAXVI

Our Conference Representative, Megan Taylor, attended #ICOPAXVI in Montréal and had the pleasure of meeting #PathogensMDPI EBM Dr. Timothy Geary and #FishesMDPI & #AnimalsMDPI Guest Editor Dr. Bahram Sayyaf Dezfuli. 🤝

#Parasitology #MDPI

#JZSER
Two new Spauligodon nematode species from desert lizards in Turpan Basin, China, described using multi-locus phylogenetics (18S+28S+COI) and morphology.
Details: https://www.maxapress.com/article/doi/10.48130/jzser-0026-0002
#Parasitology #NewSpecies #IntegrativeTaxonomy

Unpacking host-parasites dynamics 🤓

📚Our new preprint shows how donor blood compatibility & pathogen history reshape #malaria dynamics in canaries 🐦

#parasitology #transcriptomics #EvolutionaryBiology

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This study reports three #pediatric #VisceralLeishmaniasis cases with genetic similarity to regional isolates, confirming local transmission. Surveillance & crisis planning are critical. #medsky

#OpenAccess: doi.org/10.15212/ZOO...
#Zoonoses #Parasitology #NeglectedDiseases