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Leishmaniasis in refugee and local Pakistani populations. [PDF]

, 2004
The epidemiology of anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis was investigated in northwest Pakistan. Results suggested similar patterns of endemicity in both Afghan refugee and Pakistani populations and highlighted risk factors and household clustering of ...
Said Agha, Mark Rowland, Rowland, Mark, Brooker, Simon, Jan Kolaczinski, Adil, Khaksar, Mohammed, Nasir, Simon Brooker, Reithinger, Richard, Kolaczinski, Jan, Nasir Mohammed, Agha, Said, Khaksar Adil, Richard Reithinger, Ali, Iftikhar, Iftikhar Ali   +15 more
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Anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis, Kabul, Afghanistan. [PDF]

, 2003
A prevalence survey in Kabul City showed that 2.7% and 21.9% of persons have active leishmaniasis lesions or scars, respectively. Incidence of disease was estimated to be 2.9% (29 cases/1,000 persons per year; 95% confidence interval 0.018 to 0.031 ...
Reithinger, Richard, Panna Erasmus, Erasmus, Panna, Coleman, Paul G, Aadil, Khoksar, Paul G. Coleman, Sidiqi, Majeed, Mohsen, Mohammad, Richard Reithinger, Majeed Sidiqi, Mohammad Mohsen, Khoksar Aadil   +11 more
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Risk factors for anthroponotic cutaneous Leishmaniasis at the household level in Kabul, Afghanistan. [PDF]

, 2010
BACKGROUND: Kabul, Afghanistan, is the largest focus of anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) in the world. ACL is a protozoan disease transmitted to humans by the bite of phlebotomine sand flies.
Reithinger, Richard, Mohsen Mohammad, Leslie, Toby, Reithinger Richard, Mohsen, Mohammad, Richard Reithinger, Leslie Toby, Toby Leslie, Mohammad Mohsen   +8 more
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Age-related alteration of arginase activity impacts on severity of leishmaniasis. [PDF]

, 2008
BACKGROUND: The leishmaniases are a group of vector-borne parasitic diseases that represent a major international public health problem; they belong to the most neglected tropical diseases and have one of the highest rates of morbidity and mortality. The
Asrat Hailu, Choi, B., Abebe, T, Munder, Markus, Choi, B-S, Abebe Tamrat, Modolell, M, Choi Beak-San, Manuel Modolell, Hailu, A, Abebe, T., Fuentes, J., Modolell Manuel, Kropf Pascale, Abebe, Tamrat, Munder, M, Ingrid Müller, Kropf, P, Müller, Ingrid, Markus Munder, Modolell, M., Munder, M., Kropf, P., Kropf, Pascale, Beak-San Choi, Hailu, A., Fuentes, Jose M, Munder Markus, Fuentes Jose M., Pascale Kropf, Muller, I, Fuentes, JM, Jose M. Fuentes, Müller Ingrid, Jose M Fuentes, Hailu Asrat, Choi, Beak-San, Hailu, Asrat, Modolell, Manuel, Müller, I., Tamrat Abebe   +40 more
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Treatment of leishmaniasis with chemotherapy and vaccine: a mathematical model

Journal of Biological Dynamics, 2023
Leishmaniasis, an infectious disease, manifests itself mostly in two forms, cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) and, a more severe and potentially deadly form, visceral leishmaniasis (VL).
Nourridine Siewe, Avner Friedman
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Treating cutaneous leishmaniasis patients in Kabul, Afghanistan: cost-effectiveness of an operational program in a complex emergency setting. [PDF]

, 2007
BACKGROUND: Although Kabul city, Afghanistan, is currently the worldwide largest focus of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) with an estimated 67,500 cases, donor interest in CL has been comparatively poor because the disease is non-fatal. Since 1998 HealthNet
Reithinger, Richard, Coleman, Paul G, Reithinger Richard, Richard Reithinger, Coleman Paul G, Paul G Coleman   +5 more
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Healed Lesions of Human Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Caused By Leishmania major Do Not Shelter Persistent Residual Parasites

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2022
In human cutaneous leishmaniasis (HCL) caused by Leishmania (L.) major, the cutaneous lesions heal spontaneously and induce a Th1-type immunity that confers solid protection against reinfection.
Rabiaa M. Sghaier, Rabiaa M. Sghaier, Fouad Benhnini, Fouad Benhnini, Fatma Z. Guerfali, Fatma Z. Guerfali, Hanène Attia, Hanène Attia, Aymen Bali, Aymen Bali, Amor Zaatour, Amor Zaatour, Amor Zaatour, Ghada Mkannez, Ghada Mkannez, Adel Gharbi, Adel Gharbi, Adel Gharbi, Nabil Belhaj-Hamida, Nabil Belhaj-Hamida, Nabil Belhaj-Hamida, Hichem Dridi, Hichem Dridi, Hichem Dridi, Afif Ben-Salah, Afif Ben-Salah, Afif Ben-Salah, Afif Ben-Salah, Koussay Dellagi, Koussay Dellagi, Dhafer Laouini, Dhafer Laouini   +31 more
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Assessment of Leishmaniasis notification system in Santiago del Estero, Argentina, 1990-1993. [PDF]

, 2001
Using a capture-recapture method, this study evaluates the completeness of the cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) surveillance system in four districts of Santiago del Estero province, Argentina, for the period 1990-1993. Four reporting sources were evaluated:
Yadón, ZE, E L Segura, Z E Yadón, Yadón, Zaida E., L C Rodrigues, Quigley, MA, Davies, CR, Rodrigues, LC, C R Davies, Segura, Elsa L., Segura, Elsa Leonor, Quigley, Maria A., Quigley, Maria, M A Quigley, Rodrigues, Laura C., Davies, Clive R., Segura, EL   +16 more
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Protective Immunity and Vaccination Against Cutaneous Leishmaniasis

Frontiers in Immunology, 2012
Although a great deal of knowledge has been gained from studies on the immunobiology of leishmaniasis, there is still no effective vaccine against the disease.
Ifeoma eOkwor, Zhirong eMou, Liu eDong, JUDE EZEH UZONNA, JUDE EZEH UZONNA   +4 more
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Chemotherapeutic potential of 17-AAG against cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2014
BACKGROUND: Leishmaniasis remains a worldwide public health problem. The limited therapeutic options, drug toxicity and reports of resistance, reinforce the need for the development of new treatment options.
Diego M Santos, Antonio L O A Petersen, Fabiana S Celes, Valeria M Borges, Patricia S T Veras, Camila I de Oliveira   +5 more
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