Sand fly saliva spits out Leishmania vaccine
A DNA vaccine derived from a sand fly saliva protein could protect against vector borne parasitic diseases.
Aug 6, 2001
Leishmaniasis is a protozoon parasitic infection transmitted by sand flies that infects up to 2 million people worldwide annually. If left untreated it can cause considerable cutaneous scarring and soft tissue destruction, and visceral leishmaniasis can be fatal. Current treatment regimes involve the administration of drugs, but so far the disease has evaded attempts to develop a vaccine against it.
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