Dr. Weiss is a peer reviewer for numerous journals including the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Parasitology Research, and Clinical Infectious Disease. The author of over 200 peer-reviewed articles, Dr. Weiss has contributed chapters and monographs to dozens of books in the field, andis a co-editor of five previous books on parasitology and infectious disease.James J. Becnel, Ph.D , is Lead Scientist and Research Entomologist with the USDA-ARS in Gainesville, Florida. Dr. Becnel serves on the editorial boards for Journal of Invertebrate Pathology and Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology, and has published dozens of peer-reviewed papers on parasitology and entomology related topics.