Abstract

MARTINEZ-SILVA, Elisa; RUIZ DE RAMOS, Yuritmia  and  BASTIDAS-PACHECO, Gilberto. Vaccines against Leishmania. Iatreia [online]. 2016, vol.29, n.2, pp.170-181. ISSN 0121-0793.  https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.iatreia.v29n2a06.

Leishmaniosis, a parasitic disease of worldwide distribution and endemic in many regions, poses a challenge to epidemiological control due, on the one hand, to the increased toxicity of chemotherapy and resistance to it and, on the other, to the fact that vector control has become extremely difficult because the insect is widespread and has adapted to many different microenvironments. Hence, the high priority given to develop prophylactic measures to prevent this disease, that are cost-effective because the affected population lives mostly in countries with weak economies. The subject of this review was to update what is being done in vaccination strategies against Leishmania. We summarize the information in order to guide health professionals in the adequate control of this important worldwide endemic disease.

Keywords : Leishmania; Leishmaniosis; Parasite; Prophylaxis; Vaccine.

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