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Advances in Parasitology informs and updates on the latest developments in the field of parasitology. It covers topics such as Chagas Disease Diagnostic Applications, The Role of Spatial Statistics in the Control and Elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa, and Host–Parasite Relationships and Life Histories of Trypanosomes in Australia. The series includes medical studies of parasites of major influence, such as Plasmodium falciparum and trypanosomes, as well as reviews of more traditional areas, such as zoology, taxonomy, and life history, which help to shape current thinking and applications. Content: Advances in ParasitologyPage i Series EditorPage ii Front MatterPage iii CopyrightPage iv ContributorsPages ix-x Chapter One - Chagas Disease Diagnostic Applications: Present Knowledge and Future StepsOriginal Research ArticlePages 1-45V. Balouz, F. Agüero, C.A. Buscaglia Chapter Two - Host–Parasite Relationships and Life Histories of Trypanosomes in AustraliaOriginal Research ArticlePages 47-109C. Cooper, P.L. Clode, C. Peacock, R.C.A. Thompson Chapter Three - The Compatibility Between Biomphalaria glabrata Snails and Schistosoma mansoni: An Increasingly Complex PuzzleOriginal Research ArticlePages 111-145G. Mitta, B. Gourbal, C. Grunau, M. Knight, J.M. Bridger, A. Théron Chapter Four - Targeting the Parasite to Suppress Malaria TransmissionOriginal Research ArticlePages 147-185R.E. Sinden Chapter Five - The Role of Spatial Statistics in the Control and Elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Focus on Human African Trypanosomiasis, Schistosomiasis and Lymphatic FilariasisOriginal Research ArticlePages 187-241M.C. Stanton Chapter Six - Is Predominant Clonal Evolution a Common Evolutionary Adaptation to Parasitism in Pathogenic Parasitic Protozoa, Fungi, Bacteria, and Viruses?Original Research ArticlePages 243-325M. Tibayrenc, F.J. Ayala