Meet the editors

Prof. Bastidas is a physician with degrees in Pre-hospital Emergency Care, Executive Direction for Senior Management in Health, and Occupational Health and Safety. With a Health Management Course equivalent to the Public Health Middle Course; Magister Scientise in Education Management and also in Protozoology, Prof. Bastidas holds a Ph.D. in Parasitology. He is a full professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences, Department

of Public Health, University of Carabobo, Valencia, Venezuela. He has authored several articles published in national and international journals. He is also an arbitrator of scientific articles, member of the editorial committees of several journals, and a textbook writer and lecturer.

Dr. Asghar Ali Kamboh was born in Mehrabpur, Sindh, Pakistan in 1979. He completed his studies in Veterinary Medicine and Masters in Veterinary Microbiology in 2003 and 2007 respectively, with distinguished grades. In 2009, he was awarded an oversees scholarship by the Government of Pakistan and proceeded to China for doctoral studies. Currently, he is working as an Associate Professor and Chairperson of the Department of Veterinary

Microbiology, Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam. He has published more than 80 research and review articles in national and international peer reviewed journals. He has supervised/co-supervised more than 30 M.Phil students. He is also the author of many books and book chapters. In addition, he is an editor/editorial board member of many scholarly journals in the area of animal health and production.

Contents

**Section 1**

**Preface XIII**

Cytocises and Receptors on Parasites and Microbes **1**

**Chapter 1 3**

**Chapter 2 23**

**Chapter 3 49**

**Chapter 4 75**

**Chapter 5 89**

**Chapter 6 103**

Role of the Cytoskeletal Actomyosin Complex in the Motility

Hemorheological Evaluation and Cytokine Production in Dogs

*by Saulo Pereira Cardoso, Giane Regina Paludo, José Nivaldo da Silva,* 

*by Elena Sánchez-Elordi, Eva María Díaz, Carlos Vicente* 

of Cyanobacteria and Fungal Spores

Naturally Infected with Anaplasmataceae

Attenuation by Triterpene Phytotherapeutics

*Adenilda Honório-França and Eduardo Luzia França*

Malarial Inflammation-Driven Pathophysiology and Its

*Mayibongwe Louis Mzingwane, Rachael Dangarembizi, Blessing Zambuko, Obadiah Moyo, Patience Musiwaro, Francis Farai Chikuse, Colline Rakabopa, Tariroyashe Mpofu* 

*by Rahul Pasupureddy, Sriram Seshadri, Rajnikant Dixit* 

*by José Nivaldo da Silva, Valéria Régia Franco Sousa,* 

*Arleana do Bom Parto Ferreira de Almeida,* 

Relationship of Parasitic Index and Cytokine Profile in Canine

*Adenilda Cristina Honorio-França and Eduardo Luzía França*

*by Greanious Alfred Mavondo, Blessing Nkazimulo Mkhwanazi,* 

Clinical and Immuno-Pathology Aspects of Canine Demodicosis

Protein-Protein Interactions in Malaria: Emerging Arena for Future

*by Valéria Régia F. Sousa, Naiani D. Gasparetto and Arleana B.P.F. Almeida*

*and María Estrella Legaz*

*and Joy Mavondo*

Chemotherapeutics

*and Kailash C. Pandey*

Visceral Leishmaniasis
