Scientists reveal structure of potential leishmaniasis vaccine
Friday, March 10, 2017 - 18:31
in Biology & Nature
Leishmaniasis, caused by the bite of a sand fly carrying a Leishmania parasite, infects around a million people a year around the world. Now, making progress toward a vaccine against the parasitic disease, researchers have characterized the structure of a protein from sand flies that can convey immunity to Leishmania.