Pathogen fitness landscapes change when transmission cycles establish in non-native
environments or spill over into new vectors and hosts. The introduction of Leishmania …

Molecular-based approaches might be misleading for assessing the 'potential importance'of
possible reservoirs for parasites unless used in conjunction with population dynamics and …

Leishmania spp. are polarized single-celled eukaryotic parasites, the perpetuation of which
relies on two other organisms they “use” as hosts. One of the Leishmania host organisms is …

The Trypanosomatidae are a family of parasitic protozoa that infect various animals and
plants. Several species within the Trypanosoma and Leishmania genera also pose a major …

Genetic exchange between Leishmania parasites was demonstrated in sandflies over 10
years ago. Louradour et al. have shown in vitro hybridization of two Leishmania tropica …

Protozoan parasites of the genus Leishmania adapt to environmental change through
chromosome and gene copy number variations. Only little is known about external or …

Visceral leishmaniasis is an important global health problem with an estimated of 50,000 to
90,000 new cases per year. VL is the most serious form of leishmaniasis as it can be fatal in …

The definition of a reservoir has changed significantly in the last century, making it
necessary to study zoonosis from a broader perspective. One important example is that of …

Background Climate change is increasingly being implicated in species' range shifts
throughout the world, including those of important vector and reservoir species for infectious …