Trypanosomatids are protozoan parasites of the class Kinetoplastida predominately
restricted to invertebrate hosts (ie possess a monoxenous life-cycle). However, several …

Unicellular flagellates of the family Trypanosomatidae are obligatory parasites of
invertebrates, vertebrates and plants. Dixenous species are aetiological agents of a number …

We propose a taxonomic revision of the dixenous trypanosomatids currently classified as
Endotrypanum and Leishmania, including parasites that do not fall within the subgenera …

Leishmaniasis is a geographically widespread severe disease, with an increasing incidence
of two million cases per year and 350 million people from 88 countries at risk. The causative …

Trypanosomatids are increasingly recognized as prevalent in European honey bees (Apis
mellifera) and by default are attributed to one recognized species, Crithidia mellificae …

Monoxenous trypanosomatids, which are usually regarded as benign dwellers of the insect
alimentary tract, represent a relatively obscure group within the family Trypanosomatidae …

The co-infection cases involving dixenous Leishmania spp.(mostly of the L. donovani
complex) and presumably monoxenous trypanosomatids in immunocompromised …

The first autochthonous Leishmania infection in Australia was reported by Rose et al.(2004)
and the parasite was characterised as a unique species. The host was the red kangaroo …

Since 1996, there have been several case reports of autochthonous visceral leishmaniasis
in Thailand. Here we report a case in a 52-year-old Thai male from northern Thailand, who …

An active case detection approach with PCR diagnosis was used in the Ho District of the
Volta Region, Ghana that identified individuals with active cutaneous leishmaniasis. Three …