Gutiérrez-López Rafael, Ferraguti Martina, Bodawatta Kasun H, Chagas Carolina R F, Chakarov Nayden, Duc Mélanie, Emmenegger Tamara, García-Longoria Luz, Lopes Ricardo J, Martínez-de la Puente Josué, Renner Swen C, Santiago-Alarcon Diego, Sehgal Ravinder N M, Stankovic Daliborka, Marzal Alfonso, Dunn Jenny C
National Center of Microbiology, Carlos III Health institute. Ctra de Pozuelo km 2, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain.
CIBER de Enfermedades Infecciosas (CIBERINFEC), Madrid, Spain.
Int J Parasitol Parasites Wildl. 2024 Sep 12;25:100989. doi: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2024.100989. eCollection 2024 Dec.
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 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.
野生动物疟疾网络（WIMANET）是一项开创性的跨国合作项目，专注于研究野生动物中的媒介传播血孢子虫寄生虫。与人类疟疾不同，除南极洲外，各大洲均发现了野生动物疟疾，其寄生虫通过多种媒介传播。这些寄生虫的复杂性和多样性使得有必要采用跨学科方法来理解和减轻它们的影响。WIMANET于2023年在欧洲科学与技术合作行动（COST-Action）框架内成立，联合了来自不同科学背景的研究人员，在全球范围内解决有关野生动物疟疾的关键问题。本会议报告总结了WIMANET六个工作组第一次会议的活动和计划，内容涵盖从寄生虫的基因和形态鉴定到理解从个体到群落水平的宿主-寄生虫-媒介关联驱动因素。WIMANET的合作努力旨在填补知识空白，并推动超越地方和区域界限的大规模研究倡议。
