Unicellular eukaryotes of the genus Leishmania are collectively responsible for a
heterogeneous group of diseases known as leishmaniasis. The visceral form of …

Kala-azar, also known as visceral leishmaniasis (VL), is a disease caused by Leishmania
infantum and L. donovani. Patients experience symptoms such as fever, weight loss …

Background Visceral leishmaniasis (VL or kala azar) is the most serious form of human
leishmaniasis, responsible for over 20,000 deaths annually, and post kala azar dermal …

Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) is the most fatal form of disease leishmaniasis. To date, there
are no effective prophylactic measures and therapeutics available against VL. Recently, new …

Visceral leishmaniasis is a chronic parasitic disease associated with severe immune
dysfunction. Treatment options are limited to relatively toxic drugs, and there is no vaccine …

Leishmaniasis is a zoonotic and vector-borne infectious disease that is caused by the genus
Leishmania belonging to the trypanosomatid family. The protozoan parasite has a digenetic …

Protozoan parasites of the Leishmania genus are the causative agents of leishmaniasis, a
group of neglected tropical diseases whose clinical manifestations vary depending on the …

Cytokines are pleiotropic polypeptides that control the development of and responses
mediated by immune cells. Cytokine classification predominantly relies on [1] the target …

Leishmania spp. are intracellular parasitic protozoa responsible for a group of neglected
tropical diseases, endemic in 98 countries around the world, called leishmaniasis. These …

For a long time Leishmaniasis had been considered as a neglected tropical disease.
Recently, it has become a priority in public health all over the world for different aspects such …