1 Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, College of Public Health, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States of America, 2 Centre for Global Health, Institute of Health and Society, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway, 3 Department of Neurology, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany, 4 Unit of Veterinary Helmintholog...

I am greatly honored to write about Dr. Herman Lent, a well-known researcher, professor of entomology, helminthology and above all a “Professor of Life”. A man who spread his knowledge and thoughts throughout his work, attitudes and way of life. His life, both personal and scientific, had two bases: honesty and strength. His expectations were always very high with regard to others but especiall...

This paper provides an overview of wolf research in Russia at the beginning 21st century. Wolf covered various directions, including population density estimation, management methods and minimization human-wildlife conflicts, general behavioral ecology, behavior, genetics morphology, paleontology, dog domestication, helminthology wolves’ role rabies transmission. Some studies are performed with...

Available data regarding the distribution, prevalence and severity of various diseases are based on the performance and operational characteristics of the diagnostic techniques applied; this is a fact that is particularly apparent in the study of helminth infections. An important lesson learnt from the efforts to rein in dracunculiasis, lymphatic filariasis and schistosomiasis is that the diagn...