Miltefosine and emerging Leishmania (Mundinia) in Southeast Asia: Molecular insights, therapeutic challenges, and future strategic implementation

• Paul Gabriel Escalera Lerona,

  Roles Data curation, Visualization, Investigation, Formal analysis, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Biomedical Sciences and Biotechnology Program, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, Center of Excellence in Vector Biology and Vector‑Borne Disease, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom

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• Anupop Jitmuang,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

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• Patsharaporn Techasintana Sarasombath,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliation Siriraj Integrative Center for Neglected Parasitic Diseases, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

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• Methee Chayakulkeeree,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

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• Rawadee Kumlert,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliation Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand

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• Padet Siriyasatien,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliations Center of Excellence in Vector Biology and Vector‑Borne Disease, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

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• Alistair C. Darby,

  Roles Supervision, Methodology, Investigation

  Affiliations Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom, Health Protection Research Unit in Gastrointestinal Infections, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom

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• Kanok Preativatanyou

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * kanok.pr@chula.ac.th

  Affiliations Center of Excellence in Vector Biology and Vector‑Borne Disease, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6325-4508

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