With an estimated 500,000 human infections and 50,000 deaths annually, visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is the second most prevalent parasitic killer, behind malaria. Leishmania parasites are transmitted ...

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 ...

A skin disease spread by sand flies was long considered a tropical disease, only acquired by Americans traveling abroad. Well, recent findings from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show ...

HOUSTON — We’re all too familiar with mosquitos here in Texas, but there’s another bloodsucker that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention wants you to know about. We're talking about sand ...

Leishmaniasis, a parasitic disease transmitted by sand flies, has long challenged veterinarians and public health experts alike. Found in humans and animals across Israel and many other parts of the ...

AUSTIN, Texas (KXAN) – A flesh-eating parasitic disease, typically seen in people who travel to tropical or subtropical areas, is now spreading through some sand flies in parts of the U.S., according ...

UNDATED (CNN/CNN Newsource/WKRC) - A blood-sucking fly has caused infections across United States. Sand flies are tiny tan flies, which are about the quarter of the size of a mosquito. They can cause ...

Leishmaniasis, a disease spread by a parasite carried by sand flies, is generally considered a tropical disease. Now, thanks to climate change,... Back in 2014, dermatologist Bridget McIlwee saw a ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. AUSTIN, Texas (KXAN) – A flesh-eating ...