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Novel insights into parasite dynamics for leishmaniasis treatment

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Dr Maria Fernanda Laranjeira da Silva has researched the pathogens behind leishmania in an attempt to better determine the therapeutic aims for treatment of this neglected tropical disease

Neglected tropical diseases such as leishmaniasis have a huge impact on global health but are under-researched and under-funded. Treatment and diagnostic techniques remain expensive and difficult to implement in remote areas. Dr Maria Fernanda Laranjeira-Silva of the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, has been conducting research into potential new therapeutic targets, focusing on exploiting the parasite’s need to appropriate the […]

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