The shape and form of protozoan parasites are inextricably linked to their pathogenicity. The
evolutionary pressure associated with establishing and maintaining an infection and …

Leishmaniasis remains a major public health problem worldwide and is classified as
Category I by the TDR/WHO, mainly due to the absence of control. Many experimental …

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a fatal form of leishmaniasis which affects 70 countries,
worldwide. Increasing drug resistance, HIV co-infection, and poor health system require …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels (Myrtaceae), commonly
known as “jambolão” in Brazil is widely used in folk medicine against leishmaniasis …

Leishmaniasis causes significant morbidity and mortality and thus constitutes a serious
public health problem. Even though it has long been endemic in develo** countries, in …

Leishmania chagasi, the agent of visceral leishmaniasis in dogs in the Americas has a
tropism to the male genital system, particularly the epididymis, prepuce, and glans penis …

Vector control remains a key component of many anti-leishmaniasis programs and probably
will remain so until an effective vaccine becomes available. Technologies similar to those …

Recent scientific research has shown the use of chlorin, phthalocyanines, and porphyrins
derivatives as photosensitizers in photodynamic therapy in the treatment of various …

Abstract Background New World leishmaniasis is an important endemic disease and public
health problem in develo** countries. The increase in ecologic tourism has extended this …

More than 10 million people around the world are currently affected by Leishmania sp.(33).
Infection with this protozoan parasite continues to be a problem in underdeveloped …