neglected tropical diseases

Researchers efficiently clear mice of the parasites that cause leishmaniasis, Chagas disease, and sleeping sickness by inhibiting the parasites’ kinetoplastid proteasomes.

Researchers warn that a poorly understood, life-threatening tropical disease may be killing thousands more people than previously realized.

Developing treatments for neglected tropical diseases is only half the battle.

The microbial contents of sand fly stomachs may have important consequences for the spread of leishmaniasis.

What researchers are learning as they sequence, map, and decode species’ genomes

An open-access study explores the intricacies of parasite egg distribution and viability in human feces.

A public-private partnership including 13 pharmaceutical companies pledge more than $785 million to fight neglected tropical diseases.