Background: Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a serious public health problem in many tropical countries. The infection is caused by a protozoan parasite of Leishmania genus transmitted by Phlebotominae sandflies. In the present study, we constructed a eukaryotic expression vector to produce a fusion protein containing LmSTI1 from Leishmania major (L. major) and PpSP42 from Phlebotomus papatasi (...

Infected SARS-CoV-2 virus occurs not only through contact with an infected person, but also surfaces wich the illnes has contacted. The problem of preserving infectious over time capable infecting remains actual. We evaluated viability preservation on different model time. Ceramic tiles, metal (aluminum foil), wood (chipboard), plastic and cloth (towel) were used as materials. Assessment presen...