Leishmania is an obligate intracellular pathogen that invades phagocytic host cells.
Approximately 30 different species of Phlebotomine sand flies can transmit this parasite …

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a systemic protozoan disease that is transmitted by
phlebotomine sandflies. Poor and neglected populations in East Africa and the Indian sub …

Governed by parasite and host factors and immunoinflammatory responses, the clinical
spectrum of leishmaniasis encompasses subclinical (inapparent), localised (skin lesions) …

Kinetoplastids are a group of flagellated protozoans that include the species Trypanosoma
and Leishmania, which are human pathogens with devastating health and economic effects …

Visceral leishmaniasis is common in less developed countries, with an estimated 500 000
new cases each year. Because of the diversity of epidemiological situations, no single …

Visceral leishmaniasis, which is also known as Kala-Azar, is one of the most severely
neglected tropical diseases recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO). The threat …

Leishmaniasis is a parasitic disease that encompasses a range of clinical manifestations
affecting people in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Epidemiological and …

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Introduction Leishmaniasis is a major public health problem and the second most lethal
parasitic disease in the world due to the lack of effective treatments and vaccines. Even …

Several species of Leishmania cause human diseases that range from self-healing
cutaneous lesions to fatal visceral leishmaniasis, mucosal leishmaniasis and diffuse …