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Leishmaniasis is a major public health problem and the second most lethal parasitic disease in the world due to the lack of effective treatments and vaccines. Even when not lethal, leishmaniasis significantly affects individuals and communities through life-long disabilities, psycho-sociological trauma, poverty, and gender disparity in treatment. This review discusses the most relevant and recent research available on Pubmed and GoogleScholar highlighting leishmaniasis' global impact, pathogenesis, treatment options, and lack of effective control strategies. An effective vaccine is necessary to prevent morbidity and mortality, lower health care costs, and reduce the economic burden of leishmaniasis for endemic low- and middle-income countries. Since there are several forms of leishmaniasis, a pan-Leishmania vaccine without geographical restrictions is needed. This review also focuses on recent advances and common challenges in developing prophylactic strategies against leishmaniasis. Despite advances in pre-clinical vaccine research, approval of a human leishmaniasis vaccine still faces major challenges – including manufacturing of candidate vaccines under Good Manufacturing Practices, developing well-designed clinical trials suitable in endemic countries, and defined correlates of protection. In addition, there is a need to explore Challenge Human Infection Model to avoid large trials because of fluctuating incidence and prevalence of leishmanasis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

I The MVP Machine i by Ben Lindbergh and Travis Sawchik has been hailed as the successor to I Moneyball i (Lewis [10]), according to some reviewers in the popular press (Hamilton [9]; Torres [14]). Lindberg and Sawchik discuss numerous other players and innovators, but the narrative repeatedly returns to Bauer and Boddy. Ben Lindbergh and Travis Sawchik, The MVP Machine: How Baseball's New Nonconformists Are Using Data to Build Better Players: New York, NY: Basic Books, 2019. vii + 373 pages. I The MVP Machine i is indeed a worthy successor to I Moneyball i , and those who include I Moneyball i on their course syllabi (whether Sports Economics or otherwise) should consider to supplement it with I The MVP Machine i to stay current; I Moneyball i is now over fifteen years old. [Extracted from the article]

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