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Leishmaniasis in refugee and local Pakistani populations. [PDF]

, 2004
The epidemiology of anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis was investigated in northwest Pakistan. Results suggested similar patterns of endemicity in both Afghan refugee and Pakistani populations and highlighted risk factors and household clustering of ...
Said Agha, Mark Rowland, Rowland, Mark, Brooker, Simon, Jan Kolaczinski, Adil, Khaksar, Mohammed, Nasir, Simon Brooker, Reithinger, Richard, Kolaczinski, Jan, Nasir Mohammed, Agha, Said, Khaksar Adil, Richard Reithinger, Ali, Iftikhar, Iftikhar Ali   +15 more
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Antibodies to laminin in American cutaneous leishmaniasis [PDF]

Infection and Immunity, 1984
We found that serum samples from patients with different clinical forms of American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) contained immunoglobulin G and immunoglobulin M antibodies which reacted with laminin but not with various other purified connective tissue components, such as collagen types I, III, IV, and V and fibronectin.
J L, Avila, M, Rojas, M, Rieber
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Anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis, Kabul, Afghanistan. [PDF]

, 2003
A prevalence survey in Kabul City showed that 2.7% and 21.9% of persons have active leishmaniasis lesions or scars, respectively. Incidence of disease was estimated to be 2.9% (29 cases/1,000 persons per year; 95% confidence interval 0.018 to 0.031 ...
Reithinger, Richard, Panna Erasmus, Erasmus, Panna, Coleman, Paul G, Aadil, Khoksar, Paul G. Coleman, Sidiqi, Majeed, Mohsen, Mohammad, Richard Reithinger, Majeed Sidiqi, Mohammad Mohsen, Khoksar Aadil   +11 more
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The transmission dynamics of canine American cutaneous leishmaniasis in Huánuco, Peru. [PDF]

, 2003
The epidemiology of canine American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) due to Leishmania (Viannia) spp. was investigated in Huánuco, Peru to 1) describe the natural course of canine L.
Reithinger, Richard, Espinoza, Juan Canales, Davies, Clive R   +2 more
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Multiple hybrid genotypes of Leishmania (viannia) in a focus of mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis. [PDF]

, 2007
The principal agent of mucocutaneous leishmaniasis (MCL) is the South American protozoan parasite Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis. This organism is generally considered to be clonal, that is, it does not to undergo genetic exchange.
Miles, Michael A, Roncal, Norma, Nolder, Debbie, Llanos-Cuentas, Alejandro, Davies, Clive R   +4 more
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Clinical and Diagnostic Considerations in Laryngeal Leishmaniasis: A Systematic Review. [PDF]

OTO Open
Abstract Objective Laryngeal leishmaniasis is a rare, insidious manifestation of Leishmania infection with potential for life‐threatening complications. Awareness is critical for efficient and timely diagnosis. This systematic review of laryngeal leishmaniasis focuses on presentation, treatment, and the role of serological studies in the work up of ...
Celidonio J, Hamilton N, Filipkowski A, Malhotra R, Shave S, Mon ME, Yan K, Kaye R.   +7 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Assessment of Leishmaniasis notification system in Santiago del Estero, Argentina, 1990-1993. [PDF]

, 2001
Using a capture-recapture method, this study evaluates the completeness of the cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) surveillance system in four districts of Santiago del Estero province, Argentina, for the period 1990-1993. Four reporting sources were evaluated:
Yadón, ZE, E L Segura, Z E Yadón, Yadón, Zaida E., L C Rodrigues, Quigley, MA, Davies, CR, Rodrigues, LC, C R Davies, Segura, Elsa L., Segura, Elsa Leonor, Quigley, Maria A., Quigley, Maria, M A Quigley, Rodrigues, Laura C., Davies, Clive R., Segura, EL   +16 more
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Adequacy of nutritional status and dietary intake of adult and elderly patients with American Tegumentary Leishmaniasis [PDF]

Einstein (São Paulo)
Objective Patients with American Tegumentary Leishmaniasis often experience malnutrition, weight loss, and dehydration; however, their eating profile and the degree of interference of disease manifestations on food intake is not well understood ...
Analucia Gomes Lopes Oliveira, Camila Senceite-Costa, Raquel de Vasconcellos Carvalhaes Oliveira, Marcelo Rosandisk Lyra, Benivaldo Ramos Ferreira Terceiro, Frederico Pereira Bom-Braga, Maria Inês Fernandes Pimentel, Armando de Oliveira Schubach, Patrícia Dias de Brito, Cláudia Maria Valete   +9 more
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Transcriptome patterns from primary cutaneous Leishmania braziliensis infections associate with eventual development of mucosal disease in humans. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2012
INTRODUCTION: Localized Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (LCL) and Mucosal Leishmaniasis (ML) are two extreme clinical forms of American Tegumentary Leishmaniasis that usually begin as solitary primary cutaneous lesions.
Ana Claudia Maretti-Mira, Jaime Bittner, Manoel Paes Oliveira-Neto, Minghsun Liu, Dezhi Kang, Huiying Li, Claude Pirmez, Noah Craft   +7 more
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Occurrence of Leishmania infection in the immediate geographic region of Ji-Paraná, Rondônia State, Brazil

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2021
INTRODUCTION: This study evaluated the epidemiology of American cutaneous leishmaniasis in the immediate region of Ji-Paraná, Rondônia State. METHODS: Samples and epidemiological data were collected from 105 patients.
Aliny Pontes Almeida, Paula Frassinetti Medeiros de Paulo, Antonio Marques Pereira Júnior, Cinthya de Andrade Gujanwski, Valéria Ferreira, Glaucilene da Silva Costa, Moreno Magalhães de Souza Rodrigues, Ricardo de Godoi Mattos Ferreira, Jansen Fernandes Medeiros   +8 more
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