Sarcoptes-World Molecular Network (Sarcoptes-WMN): integrating research on scabies

Summary Parasites threaten human and animal health globally. It is estimated that more than 60% of people on planet Earth carry at least one parasite, many of them several different species. Unfortunately, parasite studies suffer from duplications and inconsistencies between different investigator g...

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Published in:	International journal of infectious diseases 2011-05, Vol.15 (5), p.e294-e297
Main Authors:	Alasaad, Samer, Walton, Shelley, Rossi, Luca, Bornstein, Set, Abu-Madi, Marawan, Soriguer, Ramón C, Fitzgerald, Scott, Zhu, Xing-Quan, Zimmermann, Werner, Ugbomoiko, Uade Samuel, Pei, Kurtis Jai-Chyi, Heukelbach, Jörg
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Animals Community Networks Control policy Diagnostic methods Global Health Humans Infectious Disease International Cooperation Knowledge management Molecular Biology Molecular systematics Pest Control Population Surveillance Pulmonary/Respiratory Research - standards Sarcoptes scabiei - genetics Sarcoptes scabiei - pathogenicity Sarcoptes world epidemiology Scabies - diagnosis Scabies - epidemiology Scabies - parasitology Scabies - therapy Treatment
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Summary:	Summary Parasites threaten human and animal health globally. It is estimated that more than 60% of people on planet Earth carry at least one parasite, many of them several different species. Unfortunately, parasite studies suffer from duplications and inconsistencies between different investigator groups. Hence, groups need to collaborate in an integrated manner in areas including parasite control, improved therapy strategies, diagnostic and surveillance tools, and public awareness. Parasite studies will be better served if there is coordinated management of field data and samples across multidisciplinary approach plans, among academic and non-academic organizations worldwide. In this paper we report the first ‘Living organism-World Molecular Network’, with the cooperation of 167 parasitologists from 88 countries on all continents. This integrative approach, the ‘Sarcoptes-World Molecular Network’, seeks to harmonize Sarcoptes epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment, and molecular studies from all over the world, with the aim of decreasing mite infestations in humans and animals.
ISSN:	1201-9712 1878-3511