Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Grant to Combat Leishmaniasis

Leishmaniasis, also called black fever or kala-azar is the second most prevalent vector-borne disease in the world, surpassed only by malaria. Vector-borne diseases carried by animals - most often an insect that feeds on blood and delivers a parasite or virus during its blood meal. There are three types leishmaniasis caused by a number of parasite species within the genus Leishmania. The most dangerous type is visceral leishmaniasis which attacks the organs and without an extended period of treatment is almost always fatal. ...Read More