The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that more than one billion people suffer
from neglected tropical diseases. Leishmaniasis is a widespread disease, affecting 12 …

Leishmaniasis, a vector-borne disease caused by obligate intramacrophage protozoa,
threatens 350 million people in 98 countries around the world. There are already 12 million …

Background: Parasitic infection such as leishmaniasis, a neglected tropical disease,
presents a significant global burden which is responsible for high mortality rate especially in …

Leishmaniasis is a neglected tropical disease caused by a protozoan species of the genus
Leishmania affecting mostly the developing countries. The disease with current mortality rate …

Leishmaniases are infectious diseases caused by an intracellular protozoan in humans by
20 different species of Leishmania among more than 53 species. There are at least twelve …

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) or kala-azar is a vector borne infectious disease caused by the
protozoan parasites of the genus Leishmania. VL is endemic in more than 85 countries with …

Leishmaniasis is a vector-borne zoonotic disease caused by protozoan parasites of the
genus Leishmania, which are responsible for numerous clinical manifestations, such as …

Background: Leishmania are sandfly-transmitted protozoan parasites that harbour within the
macrophages of a mammalian host and cause leishmaniasis, a serious zoonotic disease …

Leishmaniasis is an infectious disease responsible for a huge rate of morbidity and mortality
in humans. Chemotherapy consists of the use of pentavalent antimonial, amphotericin B …

The increasing incidences of leishmaniasis due to toxicity and resistance of drug as a result
of high drug dose and its spreading to newer areas needt to develop newer drugs for its …