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PARASITES AND PARASITOLOGY IN THIS SARS-COV-2, COVID-19 WORLD: AN AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PARASITOLOGISTS PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS

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JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY
卷 106, 期 6, 页码 859-868

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ALLEN PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1645/20-158

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SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19; Malaria; Schistosomiasis; Filarial Worms; Hookworms; Ascaris; Whipworms; Neglected Tropical Diseases; Parasitology

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The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is one of the worst global health crises of this generation. The core of this pandemic is the rapid transmissibility of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus, its high morbidity and mortality, and the presence of infectious asymptomatic carriers. As a result, COVID-19 has dominated this year's headlines and commanded significant research attention. As we consider SARS-CoV-2 and the COVID-19 pandemic, it is essential that scientists, governments, the media, and the general population also come to grips with the everyday cost of parasitic diseases. Plasmodium (malaria), schistosomes, filarial worms, hookworms, Ascaris, whipworms, and other protozoan and metazoan parasites take a tremendous toll on local communities. Yet, because most of these diseases are no longer endemic to developed countries, their research and intervention are not funded at levels that are proportional to their global morbidity and mortality. The scientific and public health communities must indeed vigorously fight SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19, but while doing so and beyond, it will be essential to demonstrate steadfast resolve toward understanding and combating the parasitic diseases that for centuries have haunted humankind.

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