The World Health Organization (WHO)[1] has listed 20 neglected tropical diseases (NTDs),
including infections caused by viruses, bacteria, fungi and protozoa. Together, these …

Leishmaniasis and Chagas disease, caused by the kinetoplastid parasites Leishmania spp
and Trypanosoma cruzi, respectively, are among the most important parasitic diseases …

For human health, leishmaniasis is among the most important protozoan diseases,
superseded only by malaria. Globally, 10 to 12 million people are infected with 1.5 million …

Leishmaniasis is a group of zoonotic diseases caused by a trypanosomatid parasite mostly
in impoverished populations of low-income countries. In their different forms, leishmaniasis …

Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) as termed by WHO include twenty different infectious
diseases that are caused by bacteria, viruses, and parasites. Among these NTDs, Chagas …

Leishmaniasis is a parasitic disease that presents four main clinical syndromes: cutaneous
leishmaniasis (CL), mucocutaneous leishmaniasis (MCL), visceral leishmaniasis/kala azar …

Introduction: The armamentarium of antileishmanial drugs is small. It is further being
threatened by the development of resistance and decreasing sensitivity to the available …

Chagas disease represents a serious burden for millions of people worldwide. Transmitted
by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, this neglected tropical disease causes more …

Highlights•Visceral leishmaniasis is a fatal infectious disease caused by protozoan
parasite.•Current antileishmanial drugs are inefficient for treatment of leishmaniasis.•There …

Leishmaniasis, African sleeping sickness and Chagas disease, caused by the kinetoplastid
parasites Leishmania spp, Trypanosoma brucei and Trypanosoma cruzi, respectively, are …