Leishmaniasis is one of the six major tropical diseases targeted by the World Health
Organization. The most serious, life-threatening form is visceral leishmaniasis (VL). No …

Background: Parasitic infection such as leishmaniasis, a neglected tropical disease,
presents a significant global burden which is responsible for high mortality rate especially in …

Importance of the field: Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is the most overwhelming type of
leishmaniasis associated with the poverty of developing countries and usually mortal if …

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 …

Background: Leishmania are sandfly-transmitted protozoan parasites that harbour within the
macrophages of a mammalian host and cause leishmaniasis, a serious zoonotic disease …

Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a neglected infectious disease caused by the Leishmania
spp parasite and transmitted through the bite of sandflies. Humans are infected by the …

Leishmaniasis is a vector-borne zoonotic disease caused by protozoan parasites of the
genus Leishmania, which are responsible for numerous clinical manifestations, such as …

Leishmaniases are infectious diseases caused by an intracellular protozoan in humans by
20 different species of Leishmania among more than 53 species. There are at least twelve …

Background: Leishmania amastigotes live inside resident macrophages in different
anatomic sites. Their hidden location is responsible for impairing the accession of …

The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that more than one billion people suffer
from neglected tropical diseases. Leishmaniasis is a widespread disease, affecting 12 …