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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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Leishmaniasis Transmission Risk at the Forest‐Peridomestic Interface in an Area of Southern Sinaloa, Mexico: Entomological, Molecular, and Climatic Evidence

Journal of Parasitology Research, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Leishmaniasis, caused by Leishmania spp. and transmitted by phlebotomine sand flies, affects almost 1,000,000 people annually across more than 90 countries. In Mexico, growing evidence of locally acquired transmission in northwestern states makes ecoepidemiological work increasingly urgent.
Juan José Ríos Tostado, Hipólito Castillo Ureta, José Israel Torres Avendaño, José Marcial Zazueta Moreno, César Enrique Romero Higareda, Luz Isela Peinado Guevara, Annete Itzel Apodaca Medina, Edith Hilario Torres Montoya, Satabdi Datta Choudhury   +8 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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Leishmania RNA Virus and Its Impact on Drug Response and Clinical Outcomes in Leishmaniasis: A Comprehensive Review

Journal of Parasitology Research, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Leishmania RNA viruses (LRVs) have emerged as significant modulators of disease severity, therapeutic response, and clinical outcomes in various forms of leishmaniasis. This review provides a comprehensive overview of the current knowledge surrounding LRV1 and LRV2, focusing on their taxonomy, molecular biology, epidemiological patterns, and pathogenic
Azadeh Zolfaghari, Sarah Seyedyousefi, Zabihollah Shahmoradi, Erfan Zaker, Bahman Rahimi Esboei, Amit Prasad   +5 more
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An autochthonous case of visceral canine leishmaniasis in Barra do Piraí-RJ

Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Medicine, 2019
Visceral Leishmaniasis, a disease caused by the protozoan Leishmania chagasi, is a re-emergent anthropozoonosis, considered a major public health problem.
Flavia Clare Goulart de Carvalho, Raphaela Fernandes Coelho, Gabriele Barbosa Brandão, Artur Augusto Velho Mendes Júnior, Bruna de Azevedo Baêta   +4 more
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Inflammatory response, parasite load and AgNOR expression in ear skin of symptomatic and asymptomatic Leishmania (Leishmania) chagasi infected dogs

Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2011
The skin has an important role in the transmission of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) as the infection pathway in dogs. To better characterize the inflammatory response of intact skin in VL, sixty infected dogs (30 symptomatic and 30 asymptomatic) and six ...
Verçosa BLA, Borges ACJ, Mendes FJM, Costa MLS, Pereira NB, Melo MN, Mendonça IL, Costa FAL, Vasconcelos AC   +8 more
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Leishmaniose visceral canina em Maricá, Estado do Rio de Janeiro: relato do primeiro caso autóctone Canine visceral leishmaniasis in Maricá, State of Rio de Janeiro: first report of an autochthonous case

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2009
Leishmaniose visceral é uma zoonose de importância em Saúde Pública, onde os cães representam um dos maiores problemas. Este trabalho visa relatar o primeiro caso autóctone da leishmaniose visceral canina no município de Maricá, fornecendo elementos ...
Cíntia Cristiane de Paula, Fabiano Borges Figueiredo, Rodrigo Caldas Menezes, Eliame Mouta-Confort, Alessandra Bogio, Maria de Fátima Madeira   +5 more
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A real-time ITS1-PCR based method in the diagnosis and species identification of Leishmania parasite from human and dog clinical samples in Turkey.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2013
Human visceral leishmaniasis (VL) caused by L. infantum and cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) caused by L. tropica and L. infantum have been reported in Turkey. L.
Seray Ozensoy Toz, Gulnaz Culha, Fadile Yıldız Zeyrek, Hatice Ertabaklar, M Ziya Alkan, Aslı Tetik Vardarlı, Cumhur Gunduz, Yusuf Ozbel   +7 more
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Epidemiological aspects of Leishmaniasis in the Pantanal region of Mato Grosso

Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
Leishmaniasis is a disease caused by the protozoan Leishmania parasite that is disseminated by some species of sandflies and hosted by a variety of reservoirs.
Veruska Nogueira de Brito, Álvaro Felipe de Lima Ruy Dias, Valéria Régia Franco Sousa   +2 more
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