Leishmaniasis is a neglected tropical disease that affects 12 million people worldwide. The
disease has high morbidity and mortality rates and is prevalent in over 80 countries, leaving …

Leishmaniasis significantly affects the population of the tropics and subtropics. Clinical
features and infective species of Leishmania are the primary factors driving the direction of …

Lung diseases continue to draw considerable attention from biomedical and public health
care agencies. The lung with the largest epithelial surface area is continuously exposed to …

Background Leishmaniasis is a common neglected tropical disease in Ethiopia. Visceral
leishmaniasis (VL) caused by Leishmania donovani presents in the lowlands, while …

Leishmaniasis, a major neglected tropical disease, affects millions of individuals worldwide.
Among the various clinical forms, visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is the deadliest. Current …

Leishmaniasis, a neglected tropical disease, is on the decline in South Asia. However,
cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis have risen in Sri Lanka since 2001, and the lack of in …

Background Leishmaniasis is a neglected tropical disease with diverse clinical phenotypes,
determined by parasite, host and vector interactions. Despite the advances in molecular …

Since the onset of the ongoing civil war in Syria, the governmental surveillance system for
leishmaniasis has lost access to provinces of northern Syria. The MENTOR Initiative, an …

Sri Lanka reports a large epidemic of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) caused by an atypical L.
donovani while regional leishmaniasis elimination drive aims at achieving its targets in …

Sri Lanka is a recent focus having Leishmania donovani induced cutaneous leishmaniasis
(CL) as the main clinical entity. A separate clinical entity within profile of CL was described in …