Highlights•Adenoviruses display broad tropism due to use of ubiquitous cell surface
receptors.•Modifications to capsid proteins or genomic regions alter innate immune …

Vaccines against parasites have lagged centuries behind those against viral and bacterial
infections, despite the devastating morbidity and widespread effects of parasitic diseases …

Understanding the immune response to Leishmania infection and identifying biomarkers
that correlate with protection are crucial for developing effective vaccines. One intriguing …

Leishmania parasites cause a variety of discrete clinical diseases that present in regions
where their specific sand fly vectors sustain transmission. Clinical and laboratory research …

Precision medicine and precision global health in visceral leishmaniasis (VL) have not yet
been described and could take into account how all known determinants improve …

Background Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) is a dermatosis which can occur
after successful treatment of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) and is a public health problem in VL …

Background: The leishmaniases are neglected tropical diseases caused by various
Leishmania parasite species transmitted by sand flies. They comprise a number of systemic …

Post Kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) arises as a significant dermal sequel following
Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) caused by protozoan parasite Leishmania donovani (LD). PKDL …

The development of vaccines for human leishmaniasis is one of the most important
approaches for effectively controlling and/or eradicating the several forms of the disease …

Vector-borne diseases (VBDs) are a kind of infection caused through the transmission of
vectors generated by the bites of infected parasites, bacteria, and viruses, such as ticks …