Leishmaniasis is a tropical infectious disease caused by the protozoan Leishmania parasite.
The disease is transmitted by female sand flies and, depending on the infecting parasite …

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 …

Leishmaniasis is a neglected tropical disease caused by obligate intracellular protozoa of
the genus Leishmania. Ethiopia does not have an overall estimation of prevalence of …

Ethiopia is one of the countries accounted for over 90% of annual visceral leishmaniasis
incidence. Despite this, yet there are no active and passive surveillance activities in the …

Introduction Tropical diseases are public health problems affecting hundreds of millions of
people globally. However, the development of adequate, affordable, and accessible …

Inflammation is an integral part of defense against most infectious diseases. These
pathogen-induced immune responses are in very many instances strongly influenced by …

Visceral leishmaniasis is a major, life-threatening parasitic disease that still remains a
serious public health problem in Ethiopia. Understanding the epidemiological, clinical, and …

Background. Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL), which is one form of leishmaniasis, may show
variations over years across regions, and epidemiological studies are crucial to estimate the …

Visceral Leishmaniasis is becoming a major public health problem both in terms of
geographical spread and incidence in Ethiopia although failed to attract the attention it …

Background. Despite high prevalence of visceral leishmaniasis and malaria in the study
area, their coinfection remains unknown. Therefore, this study was aimed to document VL …