Over 77 million dogs and 93 million cats share our households in the United States. Multiple
studies have demonstrated the importance of pets in their owners' physical and mental …

A number of leishmaniasis vaccine candidates are at various stages of pre-clinical and
clinical development. Leishmaniasis is a vector-borne neglected tropical disease (NTD) …

Dogs and cats in Brazil serve as primary hosts for a considerable number of parasites, which
may affect their health and wellbeing. These may include endoparasites (eg, protozoa …

Background Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are generally assumed to be concentrated
in poor populations, but evidence on this remains scattered. We describe within-country …

Leishmaniasis, a chronic and persistent intracellular protozoal infection caused by many
different species within the genus Leishmania, is an unfamiliar disease to most North …

Background Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) caused by Leishmania infantum became a disease
of urban areas in Brazil in the last 30 years and there has been an increase in asymptomatic …

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a zoonosis found worldwide. Its incidence has increased in
Brazil in recent years, representing a serious public and animal health problem. The …

Worldwide, an estimated 12 million people are infected with Leishmania spp. and an
additional 350 million are at risk of infection. Leishmania are intracellular parasites that …

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is an important neglected disease caused by a protozoan
parasite, and represents a serious public health problem in many parts of the world. It is …

Abstract Background Asymptomatic Leishmania infection may play an important role in the
transmission of the parasite in endemic areas. At present there is no consensus on the …