Overcrowding at Kumasi Central Prison has turned it into a laboratory for treating neglected tropical diseases. The lack of ...

International travel exposes millions to skin diseases acquired abroad, with dermatologic disorders ranking as the third most ...

A rare disease spread by the bite of sandflies could be on the rise in the US. Previously associated with traveling to tropical regions like India and Central America, cutaneous leishmaniasis appears ...

Leishmaniasis, a parasitic disease native to tropical areas, can spread with the bite of infected sand flies. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the most common forms ...

Michael Head has previously received funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the UK Department for International Development. Bayaki Saka and Palokinam Pitche do not work for, consult, ...

Digital platforms and mobile applications promise to deliver remote specialist care in low-resource settings. Recently, the SkinNTD app was introduced by the World Health Organization (WHO) to train ...

A parasite capable of disfiguring skin may be endemic to the U.S. Leishmaniasis is a condition spread through sand fly bites. It causes people to “develop ulcers on their skin,” that sometimes start ...

Climate change is bringing diseases once considered tropical afflictions to the United States, and new research warns that a parasite spread by sand flies may be the latest to join this growing list.