Infectious diseases constitute one of the main challenges to medical science in the coming century. The impressive development of
molecular megatechnologies and of bioinformatics have greatly increased our knowledge of the evolution, transmission and pathogenicity
of infectious diseases. Research has shown that host susceptibility to ... click here for full Aims & Scope
Infectious diseases constitute one of the main challenges to medical science in the coming century. The impressive development of
molecular megatechnologies and of bioinformatics have greatly increased our knowledge of the evolution, transmission and pathogenicity
of infectious diseases. Research has shown that host susceptibility to many infectious diseases has a genetic basis. Furthermore, much
is now known on the molecular epidemiology, evolution and virulence of pathogenic agents, as well as their resistance to drugs, vaccines,
and antibiotics. Equally, research on the genetics of disease vectors has greatly improved our understanding of their systematics, has
increased our capacity to identify target populations for control or intervention, and has provided detailed information on the mechanisms
of insecticide resistance.
However, the genetics and evolutionary biology of hosts, pathogens and vectors have tended to develop
as three separate fields of research. This artificial compartmentalisation is of concern due to our growing appreciation of the strong
coevolutionary interactions among hosts, pathogens and vectors.
Infection, Genetics and Evolution and its companion congress
MEEGID (for Molecular Epidemiology and Evolutionary Genetics of Infectious Diseases) are the main forum acting for the cross-fertilization
between evolutionary science and biomedical research on infectious diseases.
Infection, Genetics and Evolution is the
only journal that welcomes articles dealing with the genetics and evolutionary biology of hosts, pathogens and vectors, and coevolution
processes among them in relation to infection and disease manifestation. All infectious models enter the scope of the journal, including
pathogens of humans, animals and plants, either parasites, fungi, bacteria, viruses or prions. The journal welcomes articles dealing
with genetics, population genetics, genomics, postgenomics, gene expression, evolutionary biology, population dynamics, mathematical
modeling and bioinformatics.
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