Vincent and Dickson consider the life cycle and pathogenesis of the protozoan parasite Leishmania.

Host links: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier

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L. braziliensis life cycle (jpg)

L. donovani life cycle (jpg)

L. tropica life cycle (jpg)

L. major lesion (jpg)

Transgenic mosquito delivers Leishmania vaccine (thanks, Geoffrey)

Plasmodium falciparum accompanied human expansion out of Africa (thanks, Prasad)

Who speaks for the guinea worm? (thanks, Michael)

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