Cutaneous leishmaniasis usually starts as a small bump or sore at the site of the sandfly bite. This can grow into a painless ...

Leishmania can also infect internal organs including the liver, spleen, and bone marrow. This more severe type of leishmaniasis, called visceral leishmaniasis, is not believed to be transmitted in ...

Leishmaniasis is a potentially fatal parasitic disease. It’s caused by leishmania parasites. You can get it if you are bitten by phlebotomine sand flies that carry this parasite.

Leishmania remains uncommon in the U.S., he added. “For the general public, if you’re not traveling to endemic areas, your risk is vanishingly small,” Lieberman said.

Once thought to be a danger largely reserved for travelers, a flesh-eating parasite known as Leishmania mexicana is now likely spreading locally through some sand flies native to the southern U.S ...

In fact, at least five times more of the Leishmania-carrying flies lived after exposure to the bacterium (known as Serratia marcescens), compared to flies free of the protozoa.

Leishmania, a genus of trypanosomatid protozoa, is endemic in 98 countries or territories worldwide, with infection transmitted by the bite of a female sand fly.

This strain is transmitted the same way as the skin-related disease, via sandfly bites, but visceral leishmaniasis contains a related parasite, Leishmania infantum, that affects organs and kills ...

Leishmania parasites reveal their sexuality Date: February 8, 2016 Source: Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD) Summary: With 16 million people affected worldwide, mainly in ...

Leishmania are flagellated protozoan parasites that rely on both sandfly and mammalian hosts.Leishmania species cause severe diseases, especially in tropical countries. Due to their peculiar life ...

This protocol describes an improved and optimized PCR-ELISA method for detection and quantification of Leishmania parasites in host tissues. Unlike other DNA-based assays, this method uses ...

Dozens of IDF soldiers have been diagnosed with leishmania due to sandfly bites, according to Maariv. According to the report, the soldiers suffer from welts or skin lesions and we're directed to ...