Leishmaniasis by Jorge R. Rey

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Leishmaniasis by Jorge R. Rey

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Canine Leishmaniasis in an Endemic Area for Human Leishmaniasis in Nicaragua by Byron Flores, Brenda Mora-Sánchez, Dayana Torres, Jessica Sheleby-Elías, William Jirón, José Luis Balcazar

“…This study reports for the first time the molecular detection of Leishmania in dogs in an endemic area of leishmaniasis in humans in Nicaragua. The high frequency of dogs infected with Leishmania suggests that they play an important role in the transmission cycle of human leishmaniasis.…”
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A Review of the Progress in the Development of Leishmaniasis Vaccines by Narges Khaghanzadeh, Fatemeh Javadi, Afshin Samiei

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Immunity to Visceral Leishmaniasis by Nahid Ali, Asrat Hailu Mekuria, Jose M. Requena, Christian Engwerda

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Mucosal leishmaniasis is associated with the Leishmania RNA virus and inappropriate cutaneous leishmaniasis treatment. by Fredy A Pazmiño, Marcela Parra-Muñoz, Carlos H Saavedra, Sandra Muvdi-Arenas, Clemencia Ovalle-Bracho, María C Echeverry

“…<h4>Background</h4>Mucosal leishmaniasis (ML) is a severe clinical form of leishmaniasis that is characterized by the destruction of the nasal and/or the oral mucosae and appears as a late complication in 5% to 10% of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) cases produced by species belonging to Leishmania (Viannia) subgenus. …”
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Occupationally Acquired American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis by Maria Edileuza Felinto de Brito, Maria Sandra Andrade, Éricka Lima de Almeida, Ângela Cristina Rapela Medeiros, Roberto Pereira Werkhäuser, Ana Isabele Freitas de Araújo, Sinval Pinto Brandão-Filho, Alzira Maria Paiva de Almeida, Eduardo Henrique Gomes Rodrigues

“…We report two occupationally acquired cases of American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL): one accidental laboratory autoinoculation by contaminated needlestick while handling an ACL lesion sample, and one acquired during field studies on bird biology. …”
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Canine Leishmaniasis in Brazil: Serological Follow-Up of a Dog Population in an Endemic Area of American Visceral Leishmaniasis by Alba Valéria Machado da Silva, Adelzon Assis de Paula, Daniela de Pita Pereira, Reginaldo Peçanha Brazil, João Carlos Araujo Carreira

“…We performed a serological, clinical, and parasitological follow-up of a dog population in an endemic area of American Visceral Leishmaniasis estimated by indirect immunofluorescent assay (IFA) and western blot (WB). …”
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The development and maintenance of immunity against visceral leishmaniasis by Rahul Tiwari, Awnish Kumar, Vishal Kumar Singh, Rajneesh, Shashi Bhushan Chauhan, Shyam Sundar, Susanne Nylén, Christian Engwerda, Rajiv Kumar

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Bayesian geostatistical modeling of leishmaniasis incidence in Brazil. by Dimitrios-Alexios Karagiannis-Voules, Ronaldo G C Scholte, Luiz H Guimarães, Jürg Utzinger, Penelope Vounatsou

“…<h4>Background</h4>Leishmaniasis is endemic in 98 countries with an estimated 350 million people at risk and approximately 2 million cases annually. …”
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Chronic Visceral Leishmaniasis in a Nonendemic Region by Sudha Sharma, Pawan Kumar

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Leishmaniasis and Climate Change—Case Study: Argentina by Oscar Daniel Salomón, María Gabriela Quintana, Andrea Verónica Mastrángelo, María Soledad Fernández

“…The results on ecoepidemiology of leishmaniasis in Argentina related to climate variables at different scales of space and time are presented. …”
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Visceral Leishmaniasis or Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Flare? by Sunny Garg, Mousumi Kundu, Amit Nandan Dhar Dwivedi, Lalit Prashant Meena, Neeraj Varyani, Asif Iqbal, Kamlakar Tripathi

“…Despite negative results of rk-39 test and bone marrow biopsy, a very high suspicion for visceral leishmaniasis (VL) led us to go for direct agglutination test (DAT) and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for leishmanial antigen that revealed positive results. …”
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Natural Products: Insights into Leishmaniasis Inflammatory Response by Igor A. Rodrigues, Ana Maria Mazotto, Verônica Cardoso, Renan L. Alves, Ana Claudia F. Amaral, Jefferson Rocha de Andrade Silva, Anderson S. Pinheiro, Alane B. Vermelho

“…Leishmaniasis is a vector-borne disease that affects several populations worldwide, against which there are no vaccines available and the chemotherapy is highly toxic. …”
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Modeling and analyzing the transmission dynamics of visceral leishmaniasis by Lan Zou, Jing Chen, Shigui Ruan

Subjects: “…visceral leishmaniasis…”
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Clinical Manifestations and Distribution of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Pakistan by Abaseen Khan Afghan, Masoom Kassi, Pashtoon Murtaza Kasi, Adil Ayub, Niamatullah Kakar, Shah Muhammad Marri

“…Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a rising epidemic in Pakistan. …”
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Panniculitis Is an Important Feature of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Pathology by Khalifa E. Sharquie, Ammar Faisal Hameed

“…We report two cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis with unusual histological finding of panniculitis. …”
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Time to recovery from visceral leishmaniasis and its predictors of mature visceral leishmaniasis patients admitted at Metema Hospital, Metema, Ethiopia by Habitamu Wudu, Chekol Alemu

Subjects: “…Visceral leishmaniasis…”
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Is the Dog a Possible Reservoir for Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Suriname? by Alida Kent, Prakash Ramkalup, Dennis Mans, Henk Schallig

“…Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is an emerging disease in Suriname, with at least 200 cases per year. …”
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Leishmania spp. Epidemiology of Canine Leishmaniasis in the Yucatan Peninsula by A. López-Céspedes, S. S. Longoni, C. H. Sauri-Arceo, M. Sánchez-Moreno, R. I. Rodríguez-Vivas, F. J. Escobedo-Ortegón, M. A. Barrera-Pérez, M. E. Bolio-González, C. Marín

“…Canine Leishmaniasis is widespread in various Mexican states, where different species of Leishmania have been isolated from dogs. …”
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