Protozoans are widespread organisms in most habitats worldwide, being a paraphyletic
group with an intricate evolutionary history [1, 2]. There is a multitude of phyla, genera, and …

Neglected tropical diseases are a diverse group of communicable diseases that are
endemic in low‐or low‐to‐middle‐income countries located in tropical and subtropical …

Infections by protozoa can cause some of the most serious human diseases, particularly in
tropical regions. However, the number of available drugs used to treat such diseases tends …

Protozoa can cause severe diseases, including malaria, leishmaniasis, Chagas disease,
sleeping sickness and amoebiasis, all being responsible for morbidity and mortality …

Human protozoal infections are ubiquitous and occur worldwide. In many cases,
antiprotozoal agents currently in use predate the modern antibiotic era. Despite the relative …

Protozoans are microscopic, nonfilamentous protists belonging to a multitude of phyla, with
several genera and species described so far, many of which possess ecological and …

Infections with parasitic helminths and protozoa are important causes of morbidity and
mortality worldwide. Chemotherapy has an important role not only in the treatment of …

Parasitic diseases, caused by helminths (ascariasis, hookworm, trichinosis, and
schistosomiasis) and protozoa (chagas, leishmaniasis, and amebiasis), are considered a …

Introduction There are 12 protozoan genera that provoke zoonotic disease in humans and
animals. We discuss the most common ones with a highlight on Babesia spp and …

The diseases caused by protozoan parasite are responsible for considerable mortality and
morbidity, affecting more than 500 million of people in the world. The epidemiological control …