Leishmaniases are zoonotic vector-borne diseases caused by protozoan parasites of the
genus Leishmania that affect millions of people around the globe. There are various clinical …

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

In this review, we summarize the current data on development of monoxenous
trypanosomatids and phytomonads in various insects. Of these, Diptera and Hemiptera are …

Trypanosomatids are ancient parasitic eukaryotes that still maintain prokaryotic
characteristics. Trypanosoma cruzi, a primarily wild mammal parasite, infected humans …

Since 1996, autochthonous cases of emerging leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania
(Mundinia) martiniquensis and Leishmania (Mundinia) orientalis have been more frequently …

Elimination of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in Southeast Asia and global control of cutaneous
leishmaniasis (CL) and VL are priorities of the World Health Organization (WHO). But is the …

The classification of “parasites” in the medical field is a challenging notion, a group which
historically has included all eukaryotes exclusive of fungi that invade and derive resources …

Crithidia mellificae, a monoxenous trypanosomatid considered restricted to insects, was
recently reported to infect a bat. Herein, C. mellificae has been demonstrated to have a …

The Trypanosomatidae family encompasses unicellular flagellates and obligate parasites of
invertebrates, vertebrates, and plants. Trypanosomatids are traditionally divided into …

We report a refractory and relapsed visceral leishmaniasis case in a male child patient
followed from 2016 to 2020, whose clinical isolates from multiple relapses were analyzed at …