Zoonotic diseases represent a heavy global burden, causing important economic losses,
impacting animal health and production, and costing millions of human lives. The …

Leishmaniasis is a complex protozoan infectious disease and, associated with malnutrition,
poor health services and unavailability of prophylactic control measures, neglected …

The study of tropical diseases like leishmaniasis, a parasitic disease, has not received much
attention even though it is the second-largest infectious disease after malaria. As per the …

Leishmaniasis is endemic to the tropical and subtropical regions of the world and is
transmitted by the bite of an infected sand fly. The multifaceted interactions between …

Currently, there is no licensed vaccine to protect against human visceral leishmaniasis (VL),
a potentially fatal disease caused by infection with Leishmania parasites. In the current …

Leishmania spp. and Trypanosoma cruzi are parasitic kinetoplastids of great medical and
epidemiological importance since they are responsible for thousands of deaths and …

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) or Kala‐azar, is the most lethal form of leishmaniasis, is still
prevalent in many countries where it is endemic. It is a threat to human life caused by …

The development of prophylactic vaccines is important in preventing and controlling
diseases such as visceral leishmaniasis (VL), in addition to being an economic measure for …

Control of the intracellular parasite Leishmania (L.) requires the activation of strong type 1
cellular immune responses. Towards this goal, in the present study, a multiepitope chimeric …

Background: visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a critical public health problem in over ninety
countries. The control measures adopted in Brazil have been insufficient when it comes to …