A non-replicative Leishmania major parasite protects hamsters from lethal leishmaniasis infection, setting the stage for human clinical trials and the first potential vaccine for leishmaniasis.
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Image Credit: Leishmania mexicana parasites in the promastigote stage, SEM. University of Oxford, Richard Wheeler. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Stephanie DeMarco -- Science Writer 