Leishmaniasis is a parasitic, widespread, and neglected disease that affects more than 90
countries in the world. More than 20 Leishmania species cause different forms of …

Haematophagous arthropods, including mosquitoes, ticks, flies, triatomine bugs and lice
(here referred to as vectors), are involved in the transmission of various pathogens to …

Human and animal pathogens that are transmitted by arthropods are a global concern,
particularly those vectored by ticks (eg Borrelia burgdorferi and tick-borne encephalitis virus) …

Bartonellae are considered to be emerging opportunistic pathogens. The bacteria are
transmitted by blood-sucking arthropods, and their hosts are a wide range of mammals …

Disease-transmitting vectors are living organisms that pass infectious agents from one
animal/human to another. The epidemiologically important vectors are usually …

Kala-azar, also known as visceral leishmaniasis (VL), is a disease caused by Leishmania
infantum and L. donovani. Patients experience symptoms such as fever, weight loss …

Leishmaniases are considered among the most neglected yet dangerous parasitic diseases
worldwide. According to the recent WHO report (Weekly Epidemiological Record, Sep …

We synthesized and characterized curcumin-coated gold nanoparticles (Cur@ AuNPs) and
investigated their stability, cytotoxicity, leishmanicidal activity in in vitro and in in vivo …

Host factors that mediate Leishmania genetic exchange are not well defined. Here we
demonstrate that natural IgM (IgMn),,–antibodies mediate parasite genetic exchange by …

Colonization of host phagocytic cells by Leishmania metacyclic promastigotes involves
several parasite effectors, including the zinc-dependent metalloprotease GP63. The major …