Leishmania manipulation of sand fly feeding behavior results in enhanced transmission [PDF]
In nature the prevalence of Leishmania infection in whole sand fly populations can be very low (
Rogers, Matthew E +9 more
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Complex ecological interactions across a focus of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Eastern Colombia: novel description of Leishmania species, hosts and phlebotomine fauna [PDF]
This study aimed to analyse the patterns of diversity, blood sources and Leishmania species of phlebotomines in a focus of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Arboledas, Eastern Colombia.
Claudia M. Sandoval-Ramírez +8 more
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Trends in malaria indicators after scale-up of community-based malaria management in Afghanistan
Background The Community-Based Malaria Management (CBMM) strategy, introduced in 2013 and expanded to all health facilities and health posts in Afghanistan by 2016, aimed to deliver rapid diagnostic testing and more timely treatment to all communities ...
Sayed Daoud Mahmoodi +10 more
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Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonenisInfection, Suriname
To the Editor: A 17-year-old man was seen at the Dermatology Service in Paramaribo (Suriname) with a skin condition that he had had since he was 5 years of age. The condition consisted of multiple cutaneous ulcerations, nodules, and fibrotic plaques disseminated on his face, limbs, and trunk, and subcutaneous nodules on lymph-draining tracts on his ...
van der Meide, W. +4 more
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Leishmania infantum and dog : immunological and epidemiological studies about infection and disease [PDF]
L'objectiu d'aquesta tesi va ser obtenir nous coneixements sobre la immunologia i epidemiologia de la infecció per Leishmania en gossos que viuen en zones endèmiques.
Alberola, Jordi, Solano Gallego, Laia
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Between March 2000 and December 2001 a survey of the sand flies (Diptera: Phlebotominae) of French Guiana was carried out during 14 nights of captures with CDC light-traps and Malaise traps, and resulted in the collection of 2245 individuals of 38 ...
Florence Fouque +6 more
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Is it time to revise the nomenclature of Leishmania?
Leishmania is notable for a large number of described species. Molecular phylogenies of Leishmania have increasingly suggested that the number of species could be too large.
Mauricio, Isabel +5 more
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Visualization of Leishmania tropica Infection in BALB/c Mice by Bioluminescence Imaging
Background: Leishmania tropica is the cause of more than one form of leishmaniasis and lacks a known reservoir animal. This study compares the potential infectivity of recombinant and wild-type L. tropica in BALB/c mice.
Mahdieh Eskandar +6 more
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"Leishmania infantum" : molecular analysis for identification of potential virulence factors and genes of diagnostic use [PDF]
Leishmania infantum is the causative agents of zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis, a fatal disease if left untreated. In Southern Europe, the number of HIV/Leishmania infantum co-infections is increasing and becomes an emerging concern for the public health.
Niederwieser, Igor
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