title: Sarcoptes-World Molecular Network (Sarcoptes-WMN): integrating research on scabies.
abstract: 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.
authors: Estación Biológica de Doñana, CSIC, Avda Américo Vespucio s/n, Seville 41080, Spain. samer@ebd.csic.es
authors: Samer
authors: S
authors: Alasaad
authors: Shelley
authors: S
authors: Walton
authors: Luca
authors: L
authors: Rossi
authors: Set
authors: S
authors: Bornstein
authors: Marawan
authors: M
authors: Abu-Madi
authors: Ramón C
authors: RC
authors: Soriguer
authors: Scott
authors: S
authors: Fitzgerald
authors: Xing-Quan
authors: XQ
authors: Zhu
authors: Werner
authors: W
authors: Zimmermann
authors: Uade Samuel
authors: US
authors: Ugbomoiko
authors: Kurtis Jai-Chyi
authors: KJ
authors: Pei
authors: Jörg
authors: J
authors: Heukelbach
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019058:Community Networks; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D008967:Molecular Biology; D010571:Pest Control; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012106:Research / Q000592:standards*; D012520:Sarcoptes scabiei / Q000235:genetics / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D012532:Scabies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000628:therapy