The flagellated parasitic form, known as a promastigote, enters the mammalian host. The disease leishmaniasis is caused by the parasites, which, inside the host, develop into immotile, non-flagellated ...

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 say they have developed a novel, safe, and effective way to infect volunteers with the parasite that causes leishmaniasis and measure the body’s immune response, bringing a vaccine for the ...

A new study offers an innovative way to track the spread of leishmaniasis, a parasitic disease affecting both animals and humans. Using high-resolution melting (HRM) PCR, researchers developed a fast, ...