| Item | Details | |------|---------| | | Lia‑Lin Parasite (LLP) – “New” strain | | Scientific name (provisional) | Parasitica lialina sp. nov. | | Taxonomic group | Protista → Apicomplexa (coccidian‑like) | | Discovery | First isolated in 2025 from patients in the Lia‑Lin River Basin, Southeast Asia. Described in Parasite Journal (2026). | | Primary hosts | Humans (accidental definitive host) and several freshwater fish species (definitive reservoir). | | Vector | Freshwater copepod Cyclops spp. (intermediate host) and Aedes mosquito larvae (optional secondary vector). | | Geographic distribution | Currently endemic to the Lia‑Lin River watershed (Vietnam/Laos border) but spreading via trade of ornamental fish. | | Public‑health status | Not yet classified by WHO; under “Emerging Parasitic Threat – Category III”. |
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