'It is like a tomato stall where someone can pick what he likes': structure and practices of female sex work in Kampala, Uganda. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Effective interventions among female sex workers require a thorough knowledge of the context of local sex industries. We explore the organisation of female sex work in a low socio-economic setting in Kampala, Uganda.
A-M Cote +34 more
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Molecular Survey on Leishmania Infantum Infection in Red Foxes (Vulpes Vulpes) From Romania
Leishmania spp. (Kinetoplastida, Trypanosomatidae) are parasitic protozoans transmitted by sand flies to animals and humans. In Europe, the predominant species is Leishmania infantum, the agent of canine leishmaniasis (CanL) and of visceral (VL) and ...
Angela Monica IONICĂ +5 more
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Detección de ADN de kinetoplasto en vectores y posibles vectores de leishmaniasis en cuatro localidades de las provincias de Esmeraldas y Manabí [PDF]
Leishmania is a protozoan hemoflagellate belong to the Kinetoplastida order and Trypanosomatidae family transmitted to the human through the bite of a female sandfly of the Phlebotominae subfamily. The amastigotes introduced into the skin are responsible
Baquero Ullauri, María José
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A Clinical and Epidemiological Investigation of the First Reported Human Infection With the Zoonotic Parasite Trypanosoma evansi in Southeast Asia [PDF]
Background. Trypanosoma is a genus of unicellular parasitic flagellate protozoa. Trypanosoma brucei species and Trypanosoma cruzi are the major agents of human trypanosomiasis; other Trypanosoma species can cause human disease, but are rare.
Baker, S +25 more
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Importance ofTriatoma pallidipennis(Hemiptera: Reduviidae) as a Vector ofTrypanosoma cruzi (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae)in the State of Morelos, Mexico, and Possible Ecotopes [PDF]
Norma Leticia Bautista +3 more
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The paraflagellar rod of kinetoplastida: Solved and unsolved questions
The flagellum of almost every member of the Kinetoplastida contains, next to its canonical 'nine-plus-two' axoneme, structure, a unique, complex and highly organized lattice-like structure called the paraflagellar rod or paraxial rod. Here, Philippe Bastin, Keith Matthews and Keith Gull summarize the latest findings on its structure, the nature of its ...
Bastin, P, Matthews, K, Gull, K
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Visceral leishmaniasis is a neglected infectious disease caused primarily by Leishmania donovani and L. infantum protozoan parasites. A significant number of infections take a fatal course.
Anton eAebischer
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A novel bunyavirus-like virus of trypanosomatid protist parasites [PDF]
We report here the sequences for all three segments of a novel RNA virus (LepmorLBV1) from the insect trypanosomatid parasite Leptomonas moramango. This virus belongs to a newly discovered group of bunyavirus-like elements termed Leishbunyaviruses (LBV),
Akopyants, Natalia S +4 more
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Characterization of Leishmania (Leishmania) waltoni n.sp. (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae), the Parasite Responsible for Diffuse Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in the Dominican Republic [PDF]
Jeffrey Jon Shaw +6 more
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Peromyscus yucatanicus (Rodentia: Cricetidae) is a primary reservoir of Leishmania (Leishmania) mexicana (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae). Nitric oxide (NO) generally plays a crucial role in the containment and elimination of Leishmania.
Elsy Nalleli Loría-Cervera +6 more
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