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Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis in Boyer Ahmad District, Kohgiluyeh & Boyer Ahmad Province, Southwest of Iran

Iranian Journal of Parasitology, 2015
Background: Mediterranean type of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is present in different parts of Iran. Several studies have identified dogs as the main reservoirs of the VL caused by Leishmania infantum in Iran and other Mediterranean regions.
A. Moshfe, M. Mohebali, E. Afshoun, A. Mousavizadeh, Z. Zarei, H. Abidi, B. Akhoundi, V. Barati, S. Joukar   +8 more
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The epidemiology of visceral leishmaniasis in Teresina, Piaui State, Brazil, with special emphasis on diagnosis and transmissibility of canine infection. [PDF]

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is endemic in the semi-arid region of north-eastern Brazil. The causative agent is Leishmania chagasi (infantum). The domestic, peri-domestic and anthropophilic sandfly vector is Lutzomyia longipalpis.
Vexenat, Julio Alejandro
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Artificial intelligence‐powered microscopy: Transforming the landscape of parasitology

Journal of Microscopy, Volume 301, Issue 2, Page 280-329, February 2026.
Abstract Microscopy and image analysis play a vital role in parasitology research; they are critical for identifying parasitic organisms and elucidating their complex life cycles. Despite major advancements in imaging and analysis, several challenges remain. These include the integration of interdisciplinary data; information derived from various model
Mariana De Niz, Sara Silva Pereira, David Kirchenbuechler, Leandro Lemgruber, Constadina Arvanitis   +4 more
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Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis in Boyer Ahmad District, Kohgiluyeh & Boyer Ahmad Province, Southwest of Iran

Iranian Journal of Parasitology, 2012
Background: Mediterranean type of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is present in different parts of Iran. Several studies have identified dogs as the main reservoirs of the VL caused by Leishmania infantum in Iran and other Mediterranean regions.
V Barati, B Akhoundi, H Abidi, Z Zarei, A Mousavizadeh, E Afshoun, M Mohebali, A Moshfe, S Joukar   +8 more
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First autochthonous case of canine visceral leishmaniasis in Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
In Brazil, American visceral leishmaniasis (AVL) is caused byLeishmania (Leishmania) chagasi and its main vector isLutzomyia longipalpis. Cases of canine visceral leishmaniasis (CVL) in non-endemic areas have been reported over the last few years ...
Monique Paiva de Campos, Denise Amaro da Silva, Maria de Fátima Madeira, Artur Augusto Mendes Velho Júnior, Fabiano Borges Figueiredo   +4 more
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Leishmania infantum recombinant kinesin degenerated derived repeat (rKDDR): A novel potential antigen for serodiagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis.

PLoS ONE, 2019
Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) or kala-azar, the most severe form of leishmaniasis, can lead to death if not properly diagnosed and treated. Correct identification of infected patients and reservoirs is vital for controlling the spread of leishmaniasis ...
Lucas Dhom-Lemos, Agostinho Gonçalves Viana, João Luis Reis Cunha, Mariana Santos Cardoso, Tiago Antônio Oliveira Mendes, Guilherme Rafael Gomide Pinheiro, Williane Fernanda Siqueira, Francisco Pereira Lobo, Leandro Freitas Teles, Lilian Lacerda Bueno, Silvio Fernando Guimarães-Carvalho, Daniella Castanheira Bartholomeu, Ricardo Toshio Fujiwara   +12 more
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A Leishmania infantum FML-ELISA for the Detection of Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis in an Endemic Area of Iran [PDF]

Background: Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is caused by Leishmania infantum in Mediterranean basin and is an endemic disease in some parts of Iran. Canines are the main reservoirs of VL in most of the endemic areas.
زارعی, ذبیح اله, محمدی قلعه بین, بهنام, محبعلی, مهدی, سرکاری, بهادر, جبیری پور, منصوره, حاتم, غلامرضا, بهلولی, شهاب   +6 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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Comparison of visceral leishmaniasis diagnostic antigens in African and Asian Leishmania donovani reveals extensive diversity and region-specific polymorphisms. [PDF]

, 2013
BACKGROUND: Visceral leishmaniasis (VL), caused by infection with Leishmania donovani complex, remains a major public health problem in endemic regions of South Asia, East Africa, and Brazil. If untreated, symptomatic VL is usually fatal.
Bhattacharyya, T., Miles, M. A., Miles, Michael A, Michael A Miles, Bhattacharyya, Tapan, Boelaert, M., Boelaert, Marleen, Tapan Bhattacharyya, Marleen Boelaert, Boelaert Marleen, Miles Michael A., Bhattacharyya Tapan   +11 more
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Cortisol Regulates PD‐1 and IL‐12 in Canine Leishmaniasis

Parasite Immunology, Volume 48, Issue 2, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Canine visceral leishmaniasis (CanL) is a tropical zoonosis caused by Brazil's protozoan Leishmania (L.) infantum. Disorders in the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis have been reported in human and experimental visceral leishmaniasis, but not yet in canine leishmaniasis.
Lucas Takeshi Siqueira Ito, Gisele Mitsue Umino, Mayla Abbas Guimarães, Bianca Maciel Marques de Souza, Sofia Furrier Soares, Luiz Eduardo Amador Loiola Pereira, Valéria Marçal Felix de Lima   +6 more
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