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Evaluation of antigens for the serodiagnosis of kala-azar and oriental sores by means of the indirect immunofluorescence antibody test (IFAT) [PDF]

, 1981
Antigens and corresponding sera were collected from travellers with leishmaniasis returning to Germany from different endemic areas of the old world. The antigenicity of these Leishmania strains, which were maintained in Syrian hamsters, was compared by ...
A. Zuckermann, E. C. Hedge, E. Mannweiler, F. Falkner v. Sonnenburg, G. Piekarski, G. Weiland, Gh. H. Endrissian, H. E. Krampitz, H. E. Krampitz, H. E. Krampitz, J. J. Shaw, J. Ranque, L. Prüfer, M. Lopez-Brea, N. Beforouz, R. S. Bray, R. S. Bray, R. S. Bray, T. I. Aljeboori, Th. Löscher   +19 more
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THE BRAZILIAN SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTION IN THE LAST DECADE ABOUT MORTALITY OF ELDER PEOPLE BY KALAAZAR. [PDF]

Revista Gestão & Saúde, 2011
The elder population has become a challenge to the State due to their growth in the last two decades, being no longer a simple prediction but becoming a reality. One of the characteristics of the elderly population is its greatest weakness when struck by
Iraci Gonçalves Guimarães, Aline Evangelista de Almeida   +1 more
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A SURVEY OF 24 CASES OF KALA-AZAR IN CENTRAL PARTS OF IRAN [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Public Health, 1975
Clinical and laboratory findings of 24 patients with Kala-Azar are presented here from our survey. Kala-Azar is such more prevalent than the number of diagnosed cases might suggest and most of them die because of the lack of medical care available ...
M. Tabatabii, P. Dabiri, A. Bolurian
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A report on the indoor residual spraying (IRS) in the control of Phlebotomus argentipes, the vector of visceral leishmaniasis in Bihar (India): an initiative towards total elimination targeting 2015 (Series-1) [PDF]

Journal of Vector Borne Diseases, 2009
Background & objectives: Visceral leishmaniasis, commonly known as kala-azar is endemic inBihar state, India. Current vector control programme in Bihar focuses mainly on spraying thesandfly infested dwellings with DDT.
V. Kumar, S. Kesari, D.S. Dinesh, A.K. Tiwari, A.J. Kumar, R. Kumar, V.P. Singh, P. Das   +7 more
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Of cattle, sand flies and men: a systematic review of risk factor analyses for South Asian visceral leishmaniasis and implications for elimination.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2010
BackgroundStudies performed over the past decade have identified fairly consistent epidemiological patterns of risk factors for visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in the Indian subcontinent.Methods and principal findingsTo inform the current regional VL ...
Caryn Bern, Orin Courtenay, Jorge Alvar
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Genes that encodes NAGT, MIF1 and MIF2 are not virulence factors for kala-azar caused by Leishmania infantum

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2014
Introduction Kala-azar is a disease resulting from infection by Leishmania donovani and Leishmania infantum. Most patients with the disease exhibit prolonged fever, wasting, anemia and hepatosplenomegaly without complications.
Bruno Guedes Alcoforado Aguiar, Daniela Lemos Coelho, Dorcas Lamounier Costa, Betânia Paiva Drumond, Luiz Felipe Leomil Coelho, Lívio Carvalho Figueiredo, Danielle Alves Zacarias, Jailthon Carlos da Silva, Diego Peres Alonso, Paulo Eduardo Martins Ribolla, Edna Aoba Yassui Ishikawa, Samara Belchior Gaído, Carlos Henrique Nery Costa   +12 more
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Leishmania donovani populations in Eastern Sudan: temporal structuring and a link between human and canine transmission. [PDF]

, 2014
BACKGROUND: Visceral leishmaniasis (VL), caused by the members of the Leishmania donovani complex, has been responsible for devastating VL epidemics in the Sudan.
Baleela, Rania, Fitzpatrick, Sinead, Kuhls, Katrin, Llewellyn, Martin S, Mauricio, Isabel L, Miles, Michael A, Schönian, Gabriele   +6 more
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Active Community-Based Case Finding of Endemic Leishmaniasis in West Bengal, India

Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health
Introduction The ongoing visceral leishmaniasis (VL) elimination programme in India is targeting the elimination of the disease VL but not the pathogen. The persistence of hidden parasite pool may initiate a resurgence in suitable conditions.
Subhasish Kamal Guha, Ashif Ali Sardar, Amartya Kumar Misra, Pabitra Saha, Anwesha Samanta, Dipankar Maji, Amitabha Mandal, Punita Saha, Supriya Halder, Kabiul Akhter Ali, Sibajyoti Karmakar, Dipendra Sharma, Ardhendu Kumar Maji   +12 more
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The use of K39 test in the diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis [PDF]

, 2007
From time to time patients admitted with fever of unknown origin prove to be a diagnostic dilemma. While textbooks describe typical symptoms and signs, and also diagnostic tests, these are not always helpful.
Sciberras, Robert
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A case of panuveitis with hypopyon due to presumed ocular leishmaniasis in a HIV patient. [PDF]

, 2014
BACKGROUND: Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis is a well-known immunologic cutaneous reaction. There are few case reports of ocular leishmaniasis. It is a sight-threatening condition that needs to be rapidly recognized and treated to avoid permanent ...
AM Hassan El, BS McGwire, C Meenken, EA Khalil, EE Zijlstra, EM Race, Expert committee, J Alvar, J Biswas, J Biswas, JL Villanueva, JN Jarvis, ML Woods, P Blanche, P Desjeux, R Bernier, S Antinori   +16 more
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