The scientific community worldwide is shocked by the recent announcement on the
EuPathDB website, which states that the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases …

Mitochondrial DNAs (mtDNAs) appear in almost all eukaryotic species and are useful
molecular markers for phylogenetic studies and species identification. Kinetoplast DNAs …

Leishmania (L.) infantum is the main causative agent of animal and human leishmaniasis in
the Mediterranean basin. Despite its clinical significance, little is known on the genetic …

Leishmania (L.) infantum is one of the main causative agents of animal and human
leishmaniasis across many endemic areas in South America, Europe, North Africa, and Asia …

Parasites of medical importance, such as Leishmania and Trypanosoma, are characterized
by the presence of thousands of circular DNA molecules forming a structure known as …

Leishmania infantum is the main causative agent responsible for visceral leishmaniasis
(VL), a disease with global distribution. The genomic structure and genetic variation of this …

Genome instability has been recognized as a key driver for microbial and cancer adaptation
and thus plays a central role in many diseases. Genome instability encompasses different …

In Morocco, cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) caused by Leishmania (L.) tropica is an important
health problem. Despite the high incidence of CL in the country, the genomic heterogeneity …

Abstract Leishmania (L.) infantum strains, isolated from varying hosts and clinical
manifestations (cutaneous, visceral and canine leishmaniasis), were investigated in order to …

We report the study of sandfly Leishmania infection in an area of low incidence of visceral
leishmaniasis in Tunisia. Sandflies were collected monthly using CDC light-traps set in …