Fly spit protein holds back parasite infection in monkeys

Thursday, June 4, 2015 - 12:40 in Biology & Nature

A protein called PdS15 found in the saliva of the sand fly that spreads leishmaniasis may be used in a vaccine to combat the parasitic scourge causing the illness.

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