Vaccine stops deadly sand-fly-spread scourge in animal test
DNA immunization protects hamsters and mice from Leishmania parasite
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PREPPING FOR INVASION Preventing the Leishmania donovani parasite (shown, untreated) from hijacking heme from its hosts may be key to creating a vaccine to combat the scourge.
L.R. Haines et al/PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2009