Sandfly spit vaccinates mice against leishmaniasis infection
Friday, November 4, 2016 - 06:31
in Biology & Nature
A vaccine against cutaneous leishmaniasis, a skin infection caused by Leishmania parasites, may be spitting distance away -- sand fly spit, that is. Saliva from a species of the fly responsible for transmitting leishmaniasis can be used to vaccinate mice against the infection, researchers have shown.
