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Epidemiology and control of canine leishmaniasis in Peru and Brazil [PDF]
The aims of the work presented in this thesis were two-fold: [i) to investigate whether domestic dogs are important reservoir hosts of ACL in a L. [Viannia]-endemic area where domestic transmission to humans has been reported [Part 1]; and [ii] to ...
Reithinger, Richard
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"Leishmania infantum" : molecular analysis for identification of potential virulence factors and genes of diagnostic use [PDF]
, 2004 Leishmania infantum is the causative agents of zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis, a fatal disease if left untreated. In Southern Europe, the number of HIV/Leishmania infantum co-infections is increasing and becomes an emerging concern for the public health.
Niederwieser, Igor
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Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2008 O cão doméstico desempenha importante papel como reservatório na transmissão da leishmaniose visceral ao homem, zoonose de grande importância em saúde pública.
Márcia Ávila A. de Azevedo +4 more
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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 +15 more
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One Health: The global challenge of epidemic and endemic leishmaniasis
Parasites & Vectors, 2011 'One Health' proposes the unification of medical and veterinary sciences with the establishment of collaborative ventures in clinical care, surveillance and control of cross-species disease, education, and research into disease pathogenesis, diagnosis ...
Day Michael J +1 more
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Vaccines for canine leishmaniasis
Frontiers in Immunology, 2012 Leishmaniasis is the third most important vector-borne disease worldwide. Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a severe and frequently lethal protozoan disease of increasing incidence and severity due to infected human and dog migration, new geographical ...
Clarisa B. Palatnik-De-Sousa
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Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2005 This paper describes an epidemiologic investigation carried out in Imbiribeira district, where a canine visceral leishmaniasis case was recorded. Despite the absence of seropositive dogs and sand flies, these findings are not sufficient to discard the ...
Filipe Dantas-Torres +3 more
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, 2007 Cutaneous leishmaniasis is endemic in the tropics and neotropics. It is often referred to as a group of diseases because of the varied spectrum of clinical manifestations, which range from small cutaneous nodules to gross mucosal tissue destruction ...
Claude Pirmez +17 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 +4 more
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Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2005 Phlebotomine captures were performed during 2004 in Clorinda, Argentina. Clorinda is located across the branches of the Paraguay river in front of Asunción city, Paraguay.
Oscar D Salomón, Pablo W Orellano
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