Leishmaniasis is a vector-borne neglected tropical disease associated with a spectrum of
clinical manifestations, ranging from self-healing cutaneous lesions to fatal visceral …

The presence of an RNA virus in a South American subgenus of the Leishmania parasite,
L.(Viannia), was detected several decades ago but its role in leishmanial virulence and …

Leishmania parasites cause a spectrum of clinical pathology in humans ranging from
disfiguring cutaneous lesions to fatal visceral leishmaniasis. We have generated a reference …

The genus Leishmania comprises a wide range of species, some of which are pathogenic to
humans and each of which has a different tissue preference, resulting in one of the three …

Trypanosomatid parasites infect over 21 million people worldwide, with a range of disease
phenotypes. Trypanosoma cruzi causes American trypanosomiasis, wherein 30–40% of …

Background Leishmania spp. are sandfly transmitted protozoan parasites that cause a
spectrum of diseases in more than 12 million people worldwide. Much research is now …

Here we describe the identification of novel cell migration‐promoting genes based on an
unbiased functional genetic screen in cultured cells. After the introduction of the retroviral …

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a life-threatening disease caused by the protozoa Leishmania
donovani and L. infantum. Likely, L. infantum was introduced in the New World by the Iberic …

Parasitic protozoa belonging to the genus Leishmania are the cause of a spectrum of
diseases in humans, as well as chronic long-term infections. These parasites exhibit a …

Comparison of the Leishmania infantum genome with Leishmania braziliensis and
Leishmania major genomes has identified 25 L. infantum species‐specific genes that are …