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Risk factors for visceral leishmaniasis in India: further evidence on the role of domestic animals.

, 2010
OBJECTIVE: Studies investigating risk factors for visceral leishmaniasis (VL) on the Indian Subcontinent have shown contradictory results related to the role of domestic animals. In some studies having animals in or around the house was a risk factor, in
Singh, SP, Sundar, S, Singh, RP, Boelaert, M, Malaviya, P, Singh, R. P., Picado, A., Malaviya, P., Picado, A, Hasker, E, Hasker, E., Boelaert, M., Singh, S. P., Gidwani, K, Gidwani, K., Sundar, S.   +15 more
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Visceral leishmaniasis in eastern Africa--current status. [PDF]

, 2007
Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is among the most neglected of the tropical diseases, afflicting the poorest of the poor. In eastern Africa, VL causes at least 4000 deaths annually, a loss of approximately 385,000 disability-adjusted life years.
Reithinger, Richard, Brooker, Simon, Kolaczinski, Jan H, Kolaczinski, Jan H.   +3 more
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Dermatologic Manifestations in HTLV-1-Associated Myelopathy/Tropical Spastic Paraparesis

Acta Medica Iranica, 2019
The human T cell lymphotropic virus type-1 (HTLV-1) is associated with adult T cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL) and other disorders, including a slowly progressive demyelinating paraparesis, known as HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (
Reza Boostani, Pouran Layegh, Mohammad Javad Yazdanpanah, Elham Vosoughi, Azadeh Mohammadi, Noseibe Joneidi, Reyhaneh Bazargani, Delaram Sayadpour Zanjani, Saeed Ebrahimzadeh   +8 more
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Evaluation of first generation vaccines against human leishmaniasis and the implication of Leishmanin Skin Test (LST) response in disease prevalence [PDF]

, 2011
This study reports the detailed analysis of the data from ten different clinical trials of first generation prophylactic vaccines (FGV) against leishmaniasis.
Noazin, Sassan
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Presentation of AIDS with Disseminated Cutaneous and Visceral Leishmaniasis in Iran

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2015
Leishmaniasis is an infectious disease in form of visceral (VL), cutaneous (CL), and mucocutaneous (MCL) leishmaniasis. Immunocompromised patients have increased risk of Leishmania infection, especially in endemic areas for visceral leishmaniasis, where
Mohammadali Davarpanah, Masumeh Rassaei, Fatemeh Sari aslani   +2 more
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Longlasting insecticidal nets for prevention of Leishmania donovani infection in India and Nepal: paired cluster randomised trial. [PDF]

, 2010
OBJECTIVE: To test the effectiveness of large scale distribution of longlasting nets treated with insecticide in reducing the incidence of visceral leishmaniasis in India and Nepal.
Chappuis, F., Andersen, Elisabeth Anne Wreford, Vanlerberghe, Veerle, Khanal, Basudha, Chappuis, Fran\ue7ois, B. Ostyn, Kumar, Rajiv, S. Rijal, Ostyn, B., Davies, Clive Richard, Dujardin, J. C., Dujardin, Jean-Claude, Dujardin, Jean Claude, Singh, Shri Prakash, Sundar, Shyam, Andersen, Elisabeth Wreford, Boelaert, Marleen, S. P. Singh, M. Boelaert, Gidwani, K., Das, M. L., Rai, Madhukar, Das, Murari Lal, Rijal, S., M. Rai, Khanal, B., C. R. Davies, Picado, A., Uranw, S., M. L. Das, P. Srivastava, Vanlerberghe, V., S. Uranw, Sundar, S., Uranw, Surendra, Gidwani, Kamlesh, B. Khanal, Rai, M., Picado, Albert, J. C. Dujardin, Boelaert, M., Paudel, Ishwari Sharma, I. S. Paudel, S. Sundar, Davies, C. R., Wreford Andersen, Elisabeth, R. Kumar, A. Picado, V. Vanlerberghe, Srivastava, Pankaj, Srivastava, Pankai, Paudel, I. S., E. W. Andersen, Srivastava, P., Andersen, E. W., Rijal, Suman, Kumar, R., Ostyn, Bart, Singh, S. P., Chappuis, François, F. Chappuis, K. Gidwani   +61 more
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Clinical features and diagnosis of 42 travellers with cutaneous leishmaniasis.

, 2006
BACKGROUND: Leishmania species that occur within different geographical areas may cause different clinical manifestations, virulence and drug sensitivity. Patients/Methods.
Lockwood, D, Scarisbrick, JJ, Moody, A, Vega-López, F, Chiodini, PL, Watson, J, Armstrong, M, Bryceson, A   +7 more
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Clinical pattern and treatment outcome of cutaneous leishmaniasis patients in Somali region, eastern Ethiopia

Skin Health and Disease
Background Neglected tropical diseases, affecting over a billion people, include leishmaniasis, a protozoan parasite found in over 20 species. It is classified into three types: visceral, cutaneous, and muco‐cutaneous leishmaniasis, with cutaneous ...
Abdilahi Ibrahim Muse, Muse Obsiye Ibrahim, Muse Ahmed Ibrahim   +2 more
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Symmetrical Cutaneous Leishmaniasis

Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 2005
Sir, Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a protozoan disease present in Old and New Worlds (1, 2). It is endemic in the Mediterranian basin, particularly in the rural areas of Sicily where almost 60% of Italian cases occur. The disease is caused by parasites of the genus Leishmania infantum, carried by specific species of sandflies as Phlebotomus ...
GUARNERI, Claudio, GUARNERI, Fabrizio Nicola Giuseppe   +1 more
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Leishmania isoenzyme polymorphisms in Ecuador: Relationships with geographic distribution and clinical presentation

, 2006
Background: Determinants of the clinical presentation of the leishmaniases are poorly understood but Leishmania species and strain differences are important.
Cooper Philip J, Masataka Korenaga, Marco Jorge D, Korenaga, Masataka, Rodrigo X Armijos, Hirotomo Kato, Paola A Barroso, Kato Hirotomo, Korenaga, M, Gomez, EA, Calvopina Manuel, Kato, Hirotomo, Hiroshi Uezato, Barroso, Paola A., Armijos, Rodrigo X., Cooper, PJ, Yoshihisa Hashiguchi, Shigeo Nonaka, Nonaka Shigeo, Gomez Eduardo A, Manuel Calvopina, Marco, Jorge D., Kato, H, Barroso Paola A, Mimori, Tatsuyuki, Armijos, RX, Hashiguchi, Y, Nonaka, Shigeo, Eduardo A Gomez, Calvopina, M, Marco, JD, Korenaga Masataka, Tatsuyuki Mimori, Uezato, H, Jorge D Marco, Gomez, Eduardo A., Calvopina, Manuel, Mimori Tatsuyuki, Manuel Calvopina, Uezato Hiroshi, Cooper, Philip J., Hashiguchi, Yoshihisa, Mimori, T, Philip J Cooper, Nonaka, S, Uezato, Hiroshi, Armijos Rodrigo X, Barroso, PA, Hashiguchi Yoshihisa   +48 more
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