Current treatments require daily injections for up to 17 days which can cause pain, nausea and vomiting, and the new study is ...

Leishmaniasis, according to the Centres for Disease Control ... When bitten by an infected female sand fly carrying parasites, Kimani said, a patient starts having fever, abdominal swelling ...

Mosquito and sandfly numbers are set to soar as flooding subsides in outback Queensland. The swarming insects pose serious health risks to humans and threaten the lives of cattle. Cattle that ...

Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL), commonly known as kala-azar, is a life-threatening parasitic disease transmitted by sand flies was once a major public health challenge for India, affecting the ...