Leishmaniasis is a vector-borne disease caused by different species of protozoan parasites
of the genus Leishmania. It is a major health problem yet neglected tropical diseases, with …

Sand flies are blood-feeding insects and vectors of the Leishmania parasite. For many
years, saliva of these insects has represented a gold mine for the discovery of molecules …

Leishmaniasis is caused by protozoan Leishmania parasites that are transmitted through
female sandfly bites. The disease is predominantly endemic to the tropics and semi-tropics …

Parasites of the genus Leishmania are unusual unicellular microorganisms in that they are
characterized by the capability to subvert in their favor the immune response of mammalian …

Currently, there are no commercially available human vaccines against leishmaniasis. In
rodents, cellular immunity to salivary proteins of sand fly vectors is associated to protection …

Introduction: The search for vaccines to prevent human leishmaniasis is an active field of
investigation aimed to prevent the devastating effects of this family of diseases on human …

Leishmaniasis is a vector-borne infectious disease caused by multiple Leishmania (L.)
species with diverse clinical manifestations. There is currently no vaccine against any form …

Arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) are taxonomically diverse causes of significant
morbidity and mortality. In recent decades, important mosquito-borne viruses such as West …

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a disease transmitted by phlebotomine sand flies, fatal if
untreated, and with no available human vaccine. In rodents, cellular immunity to Leishmania …

The notion that previous infection by Leishmania spp. in endemic areas leads to robust anti-
Leishmania immunity, supports vaccination as a potentially effective approach to prevent …