Background Haemoproteus is a sister genus to malaria parasites (Plasmodium), which both
belong to the order Haemosporida (Apicomplexa). Parasites of both genera are flourishing …

Symbionts, including parasites, are ubiquitous in all world ecosystems. Understanding the
diversity of symbiont species addresses diverse questions, from the origin of infectious …

Many hypotheses attempt to explain parasite–host associations, but rarely are they
examined together in a single community. For hosts, key traits are the proportion of infected …

Host specificity encompasses the range and diversity of host species that a parasite is
capable of infecting and is considered a crucial measure of a parasite's potential to shift …

Background Spillover of parasites at the domestic animal-wildlife interface is a pervasive
threat to animal health. Cat and dog fleas (Ctenocephalides felis and C. canis) are among …

Parasites, including viruses, bacteria, fungi, protists, helminths, and arthropods, are
ubiquitous in the animal kingdom. Consequently, hosts are frequently infected with more …

Within host-parasite communities, viral co-circulation and co-infections of hosts are the
norm, yet studies of significant emerging zoonoses tend to focus on a single parasite …

Haemosporida is a diverse group of vector-borne parasitic protozoa, ubiquitous in terrestrial
vertebrates worldwide. The renewed interest in their diversity has been driven by the …

The range of hosts a pathogen infects (host specificity) is a key element of disease risk that
may be influenced by both shared phylogenetic history and shared ecological attributes of …

Geographic turnover in community composition is created and maintained by eco-
evolutionary forces that limit the ranges of species. One such force may be antagonistic …