Domestic dog ownership: a risk factor for human infection with Leishmania (Viannia) species. [PDF]
, 2003 An epidemiological study has shown that cumulative, village prevalence of Leishmania (Viannia) infection in dogs ranges from 8% to 45% in Huánuco, Peru. Using data from a prospective survey of human American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) collected during
Reithinger, Richard +3 more
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Effect of insecticide-impregnated dog collars on incidence of zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis in Iranian children: a matched-cluster randomised trial. [PDF]
, 2002 BACKGROUND: Deltamethrin-impregnated dog collars reduce sandfly bite rates on dogs, and are effective in killing sandflies that attempt to feed. Because domestic dogs are the principal reservoir hosts of zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis, we tested whether
Gavgani, AS Mazloumi +3 more
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Tongue Sarcoidosis: A Rare Case Report and Review of the Literature
Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 4, April 2026.ABSTRACT This study presents a case report with a literature review describing a rare manifestation of oral sarcoidosis involving the tongue in a 57‐year‐old woman with a prior diagnosis of cutaneous sarcoidosis. The lesion appeared as painless grayish‐white papules on the tip and dorsal surface of the tongue.
Saede Atarbashi‐Moghadam +4 more
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Arab Medical Tourists in Iran: A Phenomenological Study of Lived Experience
Health Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 4, April 2026.ABSTRACT Background and Aims This study explores the lived experiences of medical tourists in Shiraz, Iran, a major destination for patients from Arab countries. Understanding these experiences is essential to inform health policy and improve the development of the medical tourism sector. Methods In this phenomenological research which was conducted in
Fatemeh Shaygani +5 more
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Evaluation of a mass distribution programme for fine-mesh impregnated bednets against visceral leishmaniasis in eastern Sudan. [PDF]
, 2007 During an epidemic of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in eastern Sudan, Médecins Sans Frontières distributed 357,000 insecticide-treated bednets (ITN) to 155 affected villages between May 1999 and March 2001.
Davidson, R N +20 more
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Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2020 The leishmaniases are a collection of vector-borne parasitic diseases caused by a number of different Leishmania species that are distributed worldwide.
Beatriz Coutinho De Oliveira +2 more
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Immunity to Leishmania mexicana parasite [PDF]
, 2014 Background: Cutaneous Leishmaniasis caused by the Leishmania mexicana complex is associated with unpleasant or disfiguring lesions, for which there only limited treatment options. The life cycle of L.
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Medical Laboratory Journal, 2018 Background and objectives: Leishmania major is a flagellated parasitic protozoan that causes cutaneous leishmaniasis. Pentavalent antimony compounds are considered the first-line drugs in the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis.
Asghar Farghi Yamchi +2 more
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The treatment of experimental cutaneous leishmaniasis with liposome-entrapped Pentostam
Parasitology, 1981 SUMMARYTreatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis by antimonial compounds when administered by various routes to mice infected with Leishmania major or L. mexicana amazonensis is enhanced, relative to the free drug, by entrapment of these compounds within liposomes.
R. R. C. New, M. L. Chance, S. Heath
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Deltamethrin-impregnated bednets reduce human landing rates of sandfly vector Lutzomyia longipalpis in Amazon households [PDF]
, 2007 The entomological efficacy of using 25% deltamethrin EC insecticide-treated bednets (ITNs) was evaluated against the sandfly Lutzomyia longipalpis Lutz and Neiva (Diptera: Psychodidae), the principal vector of zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis (ZVL) in ...
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