The Wildlife Malaria Research network (WIMANET): Meeting report on the 1st WIMANET workshop
The Wildlife Malaria Network (WIMANET) is a groundbreaking multinational collaboration focused on studying vector-borne haemosporidian parasites in wildlife. Unlike human malaria, wildlife malaria is found on all continents except Antarctica, with parasites being transmitted by a range of vectors. The complexity and diversity of these parasites makes it necessary to have an interdisciplinary approach to understand and mitigate their impacts. Established in 2023 within the framework of COST-Action (European Cooperation in Science and Technology), WIMANET unites researchers from diverse scientific backgrounds to tackle critical questions about wildlife malaria on a global scale. This meeting report summarises the activities and plans resulting from the 1<sup>st</sup> meeting of WIMANET's six working groups, spanning the genetic and morphological identification of parasites to understanding the drivers of host-parasite-vector associations from individual to community levels. WIMANET's collaborative efforts aim to fill the knowledge gaps and foster large-scale research initiatives transcending local and regional boundaries.
Authors
- Ravinder N. M. Sehgal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5255-4641)
- Josué Martínez‐de la Puente (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8055-4115)
- Martina Ferraguti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7481-4355)
- Diego Santiago‐Alarcón (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4914-5580)
- Jenny C. Dunn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6277-2781)
- Ricardo J. Lopes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2193-5107)
- Rafael Gutiérrez‐López
- Kasun H. Bodawatta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6095-9059)
- Nayden Chakarov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9124-1242)
- Mélanie Duc (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5468-2594)
- Daliborka Stanković (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-3145-4949)
- Tamara Emmenegger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2839-6129)
- Carolina Romeiro Fernandes Chagas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7884-9085)
- Swen C. Renner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6893-4219)
- Alfonso Marzal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5872-1060)
- Luz García‐Longoria (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2589-5379)
Institutions
- University of Copenhagen (DK)
- Natural History Museum Vienna (AT)
- University of Lucerne (CH)
- Universidade do Porto (PT)
- Bielefeld University (DE)
- Hochschule Bielefeld (DE)
- University of South Florida (US)
- Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ES)
- University of Belgrade (RS)
- Estación Biológica de Doñana (ES)
- Sustainability Institute (ZA)
- Centro Nacional de Microbiologia (ES)
- Natur Museum Luzern (CH)
- Centro Nacional de Sanidad Ambiental (ES)
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red (ES)
- Universidad Nacional de San Martín (PE)
- Nature Research Centre (LT)
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (ES)
- Keele University (GB)
- San Francisco State University (US)
- Universidad de Extremadura (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal for Parasitology Parasites and Wildlife
- Published
- 2024-09-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2024.100989
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.39