A shorter, and less toxic treatment for people with visceral leishmaniasis was shown to be effective thanks to a study conducted in Eastern Africa by the non-profit medical research organization Drugs ...

Researchers in developing countries are trying to find treatments for conditions that affect the poorest people. But the system is stacked against their therapies. By Stephanie Nolen Stephanie Nolen, ...

Leishmaniasis, a neglected tropical disease prevalent across 90 countries, affects approximately 12 million people worldwide, with 350 million more at risk of infection. Caused by unicellular ...

The other two are cutaneous leishmaniasis (the most prevalent, resulting in skin ulcers) and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis (affecting the mouth, nose, and throat). The existing treatments, which mostly ...

Nearly one million people worldwide are plagued annually by cutaneous leishmaniasis, a devastating skin infection caused by the Leishmania parasite. Predominantly affecting vulnerable populations in ...

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These natural compounds were isolated from a marine sponge species (Theonella sp.) in Okinawa and then shown to have potent activity against the Leishmania major parasite, which often causes a ...

Leishmaniasis, a parasitic disease transmitted by sand flies, has long challenged veterinarians and public health experts alike. Found in humans and animals across Israel and many other parts of the ...

Scientists with the CDC report that they've detected the tropical, flesh-eating parasite leishmaniasis in patients who haven't traveled outside the country Brenton Blanchet is an Associate Editor on ...

As a child he survived the world's second deadliest parasite. Today he is working to stop this little-known killer from the back of a motorbike. Andrew Ochieng dons his helmet and swings his legs ...