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Leishmaniases in Bolivia: comprehensive review and current status. [PDF]

, 2009
The leishmaniases are protozoan, zoonotic diseases transmitted to human and other mammal hosts by the bite of phlebotomine sandflies. Bolivia has the highest incidence of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) in Latin America (LA), with 33 cases per 100,000 ...
Delgado, R., Parrado, Rudy, Delgado, Raúl, García, A. L., García, Ana L, Reithinger, R., Rojas, E., Delgado, Ra\ufal, Reithinger, Richard, Dujardin, Jean-Claude, Dujardin, J. C., Parrado, R., Rojas, Ernesto, Garc\ueda, Ana L.   +13 more
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Seroprevalence and risk factors associated with canine visceral leishmaniasis in the State of Paraíba, Brazil

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study was to determine the seroprevalence and risk factors associated with canine visceral leishmaniasis in Paraíba State. METHODS: Blood samples were collected from 411 dogs in four municipalities of Paraíba State.
Raizza Barros Sousa Silva, Maurina Lima Porto, Werona de Oliveira Barbosa, Heitor Cândido de Souza, Nedja Fernanda dos Santos Pinto Marques, Sérgio Santos Azevedo, Paulo Paes de Andrade, Marcia Almeida de Melo   +7 more
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The use of K39 test in the diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis [PDF]

, 2007
From time to time patients admitted with fever of unknown origin prove to be a diagnostic dilemma. While textbooks describe typical symptoms and signs, and also diagnostic tests, these are not always helpful.
Sciberras, Robert
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Evaluation of PCR as a diagnostic mass-screening tool to detect Leishmania (Viannia) spp. in domestic dogs (Canis familiaris)

, 2003
Several studies have suggested that the PCR could be used in epidemiological mass-screening surveys to detect Leishmania (Piannia) spp. infection in human and animal hosts.
Reithinger, Richard, Courtenay, Orin, Espinoza, Juan Canales, J. C. Espinoza, R. Reithinger, C. R. Davies, O. Courtenay, Davies, Clive R   +7 more
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Canine Leishmaniasis.

Advances in parasitology
Background: Diagnosis and follow up of CanL is difficult since the range of clinical signs is varied and seroprevalence is high in endemic areas. The aims of this study were: i) demonstrate the advantages of Leishmania qPCR to diagnose and control CanL and highlight its prognostic value and ii) propose guidelines for tissue selection and infection ...
Martínez Díaz, Verónica Lucía, Quilez, Javier||, Sánchez Bonastre, Armando||, Roura, Xavier||, Francino, Olga||, Altet Sanahujes, Laura   +5 more
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Epidemiology of Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis in the municipality of Taquarana – AL (2009 – 2018) / Epidemiologia da Leishmaniose Visceral Canina no município de Taquarana – AL (2009-2018)

Diversitas Journal, 2019
Visceral Canine Leishmaniasis (LVC) is a pathology caused by a protozoan of the genus Leishmania, which affects dogs, which are considered, in the urban transmission cycle, the main reservoirs through which humans can become infected.
Jecilãine Efigênia da Silva, Ivan Nascimento de Oliveira, Thaynnara Paula dos Santos Lira, João Pedro Ferreira Barbosa, Ana Marta da Silva Lima, Claudimary Bispo dos Santos   +5 more
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Canine leishmaniasis : guidelines for diagnosis, staging, therapy, monitoring and prevention. Part I: diagnostic approach and classification of the patient affected by leishmaniasis and management of dogs with proteinuria [PDF]

, 2007
The "Canine Leishmaniasis Working Group"(CLWG) has elaborated guidelines for the diagnosis of canine leishmaniasis, its classification and the treatment of affected dogs with concurrent proteinuria.
Zatelli, Andrea, Castagnaro, Massimo, Lubas, George, Paltrinieri, Saverio, Maroli, Michele, Solano Gallego, Laia, Fondati, Alessandra, Zini, Eric, Gradoni, Luigi, Roura, Xavier, Crotti, Alberto, Oliva, Gaetano   +11 more
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Two Leishmania species circulating in the Kaleybar focus of infantile visceral leishmaniasis, northwest Iran: implications for deltamethrin dog collar intervention

, 2008
Leishmania infantum is the causative agent of infantile visceral leishmaniasis (IVL) in the Mediterranean Basin and, based on isoenzyme typing of a few isolates from patients and domestic dogs, this parasite was considered to predominate in the Kaleybar ...
Ready, P. D. (Paul Donald), Parvizi, P, Mazloumi-Gavgani, A. S., Davies, CR, Ready, PD, Courtenay, Orin, P.D. Ready, P. Parvizi, A.S. Mazloumi-Gavgani, C.R. Davies, Parvizi, P., Courtenay, O, O. Courtenay, Mazloumi-Gavgani, AS, Davies, C. R.   +14 more
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Serological, molecular, and microscopic detection of Leishmania in cats (Felis catus) in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais State, Brazil

Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2018
The role of cats in the epidemiological cycle of leishmaniasis remains unclear. To better understand the occurrence of leishmaniasis in cats, we studied the frequency of Leishmania in serum samples of 100 cats living in an endemic region for canine and ...
Fernanda Morcatti Coura, Stephanie Karoline Pereira Passos, Marina de Oliveira França Pelegrino, Fabiola de Oliveira Paes Leme, Gustavo Fontes Paz, Célia Maria Ferreira Gontijo, Adriane Pimenta da Costa-Val   +6 more
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Efficacy of Thermotherapy to Treat Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania tropica in Kabul, Afghanistan: A Randomized, Controlled Trial [PDF]

, 2005
BACKGROUND: Pentavalent antimony is the agent recommended for treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL). Its use is problematic, because it is expensive and because of the potential for drug-associated adverse effects during a lengthy and painful ...
Davies, C.R., Reithinger, R, Quinnell, RJ, Quinnell, R.J., Bismullah, M, Davies, CR, David, J.R., Reithinger, R., Mohsen, M., Wahid, M., Bismullah, M., Wahid, M, David, JR, Kolaczinski, J., Kolaczinski, J, Mohsen, M   +15 more
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