Leishmaniasis: Interventions Used to Control Infection

Dear Colleagues,

Leishmaniasis is an important neglected tropical disease, responsible for significant mortality and morbidity. Recent COVID restrictions have impacted on the control of this disease and interrupted control programmes. This has led to an increase in clinic visits for some types of leishmanaisis. This highlights the importance of identifying novel ways of controlling the diseases either through the identification of new drugs, better treatment regimens or immunological interventions, e.g., vaccines or immunotherapy. The aim of this Special Issue is to provide a collection of articles that showcase the current issues in the research of “Leishmaniais: Interventions Used to Control Infection”. As the Guest Editor, I invite you to submit research articles, review articles, and short communications dealing with leishmaniasis and the effect that novel drugs, drug formulations, immunotherapies, vaccines, and phototherapy can have on controlling infection. We are also interested in research studies on how COVID has impacted on leishmaniasis.

Dr. Katharine Carter
Prof. Dr. Abhay Satoskar
Guest Editors

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