A breakthrough in understanding how a single-cell parasite makes ergosterol (its version of cholesterol) could lead to more effective drugs for human leishmaniasis, a parasitic disease that ...

Interestingly, most individuals infected with Leishmania spp ... and clinically cured individuals can harbour transmissible parasites and can serve as the main infection reservoirs for emerging ...

LAWRENCE — A breakthrough in understanding how a single-cell parasite makes ergosterol (its version of cholesterol) could lead to more effective drugs for human leishmaniasis, a parasitic ...

Leishmaniasis is caused by a protozoan parasite of the genus Leishmania, transmitted to humans by the bite of a sand fly. Roughly 350 million people are at risk, living in areas that are endemic to ...

Scanning electron micrograph of Leishmania mexicana parasites. Leishmania mexicana is a unicellular eukaryotic parasite, and is one of the species of Leishmania that causes the disease Leishmaniasis.

Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a parasitic infection transmitted by sandflies, affecting millions worldwide. While the ...

Leishmaniasis is a life-threatening parasitic infection and one of the most concerning neglected vector-borne tropical diseases worldwide. Current leishmaniasis chemotherapeuticals are poorly ...

Leishmania parasites often cause puzzlingly painless lesions. Scientists are beginning to dig into the mechanisms underlying this pain-blocking effect. Hannah joined The Scientist as an assistant ...

Leishmaniasis (Kala-azar) refers to the spectrum of infectious disease produced by species of the Leishmania parasite. The parasites spread by the bite of infected sand flies.

The management of Leishmania donova ni (LD), responsible for fatal visceral leishmaniasis (VL), faces increasing challenges due to rising drug-unresponsiveness, leading to increasing treatment ...