For millions threatened with Leishmania infection, new research points to breakthroughs preventing these parasites from taking hold in the body or reducing the severity of infections. A new report ...

Cutaneous leishmaniasis exhibits a wide spectrum of clinical presentations that is determined largely by the host immune response. The host immune response to infection is influenced both by host ...

Many Leishmania spp. can cause human disease, with clinical symptoms dependent upon both host- and parasite-related factors. During infection, leishmanial parasites may be phagocytosed by a variety of ...

There are 500,000 cases per year of visceral leishmaniasis, which occurs primarily in the Indian subcontinent. Almost all untreated patients die, and all the effective agents have been parenteral.

Leishmaniasis is a tropical disease caused by a parasite called Leishmania donovanii. Sand flies of the Phlebotomus family spread these parasites through their bites. The different forms of human ...

An otherwise healthy 42-year-old man presented with a small erythematous nodule on the superior part of his right ear and substantial swelling of the entire pinna (Figure 1A), which he had first ...

Leishmaniasis is an infection from Leishmania parasites. It is transmitted through the bite of sand flies that have the parasite. An infection can be cutaneous, mucosal, or visceral. There are 1.5 to ...

Researchers have taken an important step forward in developing a controlled human infection model to test leishmaniasis vaccines. Researchers have taken an important step forward in developing a ...

FORT DETRICK, Md. (Army News Service, June 6, 2011) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared the way for the SMART Leish PCR assay, a test to aid in the diagnosis of individuals with cutaneous ...

The total collapse of the Syrian health infrastructure has led to the spread of diseases, including polio, measles, and, now, cutaneous leishmaniasis. The most common form of leishmaniasis, CL causes ...

Leishmaniasis is a disease caused by a parasite. The parasite is a single-celled protozoan that gets into the bloodstream of dogs and leads to serious illness. It can also affect cats and humans. Sand ...

Leishmaniasis is a potentially fatal parasitic disease. It’s caused by leishmania parasites. You can get it if you are bitten by phlebotomine sand flies that carry this parasite. Experts classify ...