Study reveals role of sex in spread of deadly disease
Friday, January 17, 2014 - 13:50
in Biology & Nature
Research has provided important new information about transmission of human leishmaniasis, a group of infectious diseases which kills more than 100,000 people a year. Results of a study have shown that *Leishmania* parasites reproduce sexually in the wild. The research is a significant step forward in understanding how leishmaniasis is spread in endemic regions.