Isolation and Molecular Identification of Leishmania spp. in Patients With Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Golestan Province, Iran [PDF]
Background and aims: Cutaneous leishmaniasis is a major health issue in many parts of Iran. Diagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis in a non-endemic area is not as simple as that in endemic foci.
Ali Fattahi Bafghi+4 more
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Mini-Exon Genotyping of Leishmania Species in Khuzestan Province, Southwest Iran [PDF]
Background: Leishmaniasis is a protozoan disease cause by Leishmania genus. Anthroponotic and zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis are endemic in Iran. The aim of this study was to identify the causative agent of cutaneous leishmaniasis by mini-exon gene in
J Saki+7 more
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Challenges in Modeling Complexity of Neglected Tropical Diseases: Assessment of Visceral Leishmaniasis Dynamics in Resource Limited Settings [PDF]
Neglected tropical diseases (NTD), particularly vector-borne diseases (VBD), account for a large proportion of the global disease burden, and their control faces several challenges including diminishing human and financial resources for those distressed from such diseases.
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A Declining Trend of 'Leishmaniasis' Based on Previous Data in Larstan, South of Iran 2007–2017
Introduction: 'Cutaneous Leishmaniasis' is a unicellular of the Leishmania type, and 0.7 to 1.2 million people are annually infected by 'Cutaneous Leishmaniasis'. Larestan is one of the southern cities of Fars Province.
Ahmad Abolghazi+4 more
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Single Channel Cutaneous Electrogastrography on Local White Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) and Its Electrogastrogram Classification Algorithm [PDF]
It has been a common practice to place electrodes based on external landmarks, rather than locating the appropriate organ first by imaging technuiqes such as CT scan, ultrasound, etc. Therefore, aside from abiding the cutaneous EGG (electrogastrography) electrodes placement rule, identification of its waveform should be performed to ease the validation
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Symmetrical Cutaneous Leishmaniasis
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+1 more
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Dermatologic Manifestations in HTLV-1-Associated Myelopathy/Tropical Spastic Paraparesis
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+8 more
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Cutaneous leishmaniasis in Iraq
To determine the incidence ofcutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) in Alhaweja District and to clarify the secondary bacterial infection inCL.A prospective survey was performed in the outpatient clinic of Alhaweja General Hospital. All the patients who presented at the dermatology clinic during the period from 1 October 2004 to the end of April 2005 were ...
Hussein Saher AlObaidi+1 more
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Presentation of AIDS with Disseminated Cutaneous and Visceral Leishmaniasis in Iran
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+2 more
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e-Science initiatives in Venezuela [PDF]
Within the context of the nascent e-Science infrastructure in Venezuela, we describe several web-based scientific applications developed at the Centro Nacional de Calculo Cientifico Universidad de Los Andes (CeCalCULA), Merida, and at the Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Cientificas (IVIC), Caracas.
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