The leishmaniases are a group of diseases caused by Leishmania spp., which occur in cutaneous, mucocutaneous and visceral forms. They are neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), which disproportionately affect marginalized populations who have limited access to health care. HIV co-infected patients with Leis...
Leishmaniasis, Visceral/etiology,
Drug Therapy, Combination,
HIV Infections/complications,
Anti-Retroviral Agents/therapeutic use,
Africa, Eastern,
Asia, Southeastern,
Anthelmintics/therapeutic use,
Leishmaniasis, Visceral/drug therapy,
Coinfection/complications
Taenia solium is a zoonotic tapeworm found globally but with particularly high transmission and hyperendemnicity in parts of Latin America, South and South-East Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. Depending on its life cycle, it causes two distinct presentations in humans: taeniasis and (neuro) cysticercosis. A...
Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), or sleeping sickness, is a parasitic infection that
is almost invariably fatal unless treated. It is a neglected tropical disease that occurs in
sub-Saharan Africa.
The infection is transmitted to humans through the bite of an infected tsetse fly. The
parasite multipl...
