Climate change is having a substantial impact on our environment and ecosystems and has
altered the way humans live, access, and utilize resources with increased risk of zoonotic …

Background Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is understudied in sub-Saharan Africa. The
epidemiology of CL is determined by the species involved in its transmission. Our objectives …

Background Mepraia spinolai, a wild vector of Trypanosoma cruzi in Chile, is an abundant
triatomine species that is frequently infected by the parasite that causes Chagas disease …

All healthy humans have high levels of natural anti-α-galactosyl (α-Gal) antibodies (elicited
by yet uncharacterized glycotopes), which may play important roles in immunoglycomics:(a) …

Background The kinetoplastid protozoan Leishmania tropica mainly causes cutaneous
leishmaniasis in humans in the Middle East, and relapse or treatment failure after treatment …

Background Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) places a major burden on the health authorities
in Saudi Arabia. Information about the geographical reach and seasonality of CL in Asir …

Phlebotomine sand flies transmit many viral protozoan and bacterial pathogens of public
health importance. Knowledge of the ecologic factors influencing their distribution at local …

Objective: This study was designed to determine the epidemiological and clinical
characteristics of cutaneous leishmaniasis among patients attending at Tefera Hailu …

Highlights•Olfactory and physical cues shape the sensory ecology of sand flies.•Olfactory
semiochemicals mediate host seeking for food, oviposition, and reproduction in adults and …

Anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniais (ACL) and zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (ZCL)
caused by Leishmania tropica and Leishmania major, respectively, are endemic vector …