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The effects of host-vector relationships and density dependence on the epidemiology of visceral leishmaniasis [PDF]

open access: yes
In Latin America, visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is caused by infection with Leishmania infantum, an endemic but lethal parasite transmitted by Lutzomyia longipalpis sandflies.
Dilger, Erin
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Determinants of bednet ownership and use in visceral leishmaniasis-endemic areas of the Indian subcontinent.

open access: yes, 2010
OBJECTIVE: To document ownership and use of bednets with its determinants in the visceral leishmaniasis (VL)-endemic region where mainly non-insecticide impregnated nets are available through commercial channels, and bednets are being considered as a ...
Singh, SP   +19 more
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Effect of untreated bed nets on blood-fed Phlebotomus argentipes in kala-azar endemic foci in Nepal and India. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Observational studies in the Indian subcontinent have shown that untreated nets may be protective against visceral leishmaniasis (VL). In this study, we evaluated the effect of untreated nets on the blood feeding rates of Phlebotomus argentipes as well ...
Kumar, Vijay   +26 more
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Autochthonous canine visceral leishmaniasis cases occur in Paraná state since 2012: isolation and identification of Leishmania infantum

open access: yesRevista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2019
The aim of this study was to confirm the emergence of canine visceral leishmaniasis among dogs in Foz do Iguaçu. The disease was diagnosed through the isolation and molecular identification of Leishmania infantum.
Renata Cristina Ferreira Dias   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Visceral leishmaniasis: current status of control, diagnosis, and treatment, and a proposed research and development agenda.

open access: yes, 2002
Visceral leishmaniasis is common in less developed countries, with an estimated 500000 new cases each year. Because of the diversity of epidemiological situations, no single diagnosis, treatment, or control will be suitable for all.
Croft, Simon L   +19 more
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Visceral leishmaniasis seroprevalence and associated sociocultural factors in an endemic area of Sergipe, northeastern Brazil

open access: yesRevista Contexto & Saúde
The present study aimed to investigate the presence of anti-Leishmania antibodies in samples of domiciled dogs and associate them with epidemiological indicators in the city of Lagarto, Sergipe.
Jamisson Bispo de Sousa Santos   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Short communication: The cost-effectiveness of cutaneous leishmaniasis patient management during an epidemic in Chaparral, Colombia in 2004.

open access: yes, 2007
We calculated ranges for the cost per disability adjusted life year (DALY) averted for cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) treatment during an ongoing epidemic of CL in Chaparral, Colombia.
Mercedes Del Pilar Mahecha   +17 more
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ISEV2026 Abstract Book

open access: yes
Journal of Extracellular Vesicles, Volume 15, Issue S1, June 2026.
wiley   +1 more source

Visceral canine leishmaniasis in Bolivia

open access: yesTransactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1982
Angles, R.   +2 more
openaire   +4 more sources

First reports of canine leishmaniasis in northwest Rio Grande do Sul

open access: yesArquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia
This research aimed to carry out an epidemiological investigation of dogs with canine leishmaniasis in an area of Rio Grande do Sul with no history of notification of the disease. Leishmaniasis is considered an endemic zoonosis in different countries. In
P.H. Braz   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

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