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A rare case of lingual mucosal leishmaniasis caused by reactivation of Leishmania infantum infection

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background Leishmania infantum is the only prevalent Leishmania species in Europe and manifesting predominantly as cutaneous or visceral leishmaniasis, whereas new world species like Leishmania (L.) braziliensis are well known pathogens in mucocutaneous ...
Yannik Eggers, Martha Holtfreter, Irmela Müller-Stoever, Johannes Mischlinger, Andreas Hammacher, Bernhard Hemmerlein, Alexander Kreuter, Frank Oellig, Dennis Tappe, Tom Luedde, Torsten Feldt, Hans Martin Orth   +11 more
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Development of a novel ddPCR assay for the simultaneous detection of the protozoan parasites Leishmania infantum and Leishmania tarentolae

Parasites & Vectors
Background Leishmaniases, caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Leishmania, are vector-borne diseases occurring mainly in the tropics and subtropics of the world, as well as in the Mediterranean Basin. In this area, the mammalian pathogen Leishmania
Alessandro Alvaro, Giulia Maria Cattaneo, Ilaria Varotto-Boccazzi, Riccardo Molteni, Jairo Alfonso Mendoza-Roldan, Matteo Brilli, Matilde Silvia Conconi, Virginia Giovagnoli, Alessandro Manenti, Domenico Otranto, Claudio Bandi, Sara Epis   +11 more
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Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum and Leishmania (Sauroleishmania) tarentolae in outdoor cats and report of infection in feline-derived peripheral blood mononuclear cells

Parasites & Vectors
Background Feline leishmaniosis (FeL) is mainly caused by Leishmania infantum in the Mediterranean Basin. In Italy, in the same epidemiological context where canine leishmaniosis (CanL) is hyperendemic, a nonpathogenic species, Leishmania tarentolae, may
Jairo Alfonso Mendoza-Roldan, Mariaelisa Carbonara, Viviane Noll Louzada-Flores, Mario H. Alves, Nicola Pugliese, Nicola Decaro, Annamaria Uva, Floriana Gernone, Maria Alfonsa Cavalera, Andrea Zatelli, Domenico Otranto   +10 more
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IFN-γ, IL-2, IP-10, and MIG as Biomarkers of Exposure to Leishmania spp., and of Cure in Human Visceral Leishmaniasis

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2017
New biomarkers are needed for monitoring the effectiveness of treatment for visceral leishmaniasis (VL). They might also improve the detection of the asymptomatic population in Leishmania-endemic areas.
Ana V. Ibarra-Meneses, Prakash Ghosh, Faria Hossain, Rajashree Chowdhury, Dinesh Mondal, Jorge Alvar, Javier Moreno, Eugenia Carrillo   +7 more
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First Evidence of Leishmania infantum Antibodies in Sheep (Ovis aries) from Southern Germany

Animals
In Europe, Leishmania infantum is the most prevalent Leishmania species, and this protozoan is transmitted by phlebotomine sandflies. A recent publication has shown that sheep harbor L. infantum antibodies. This raises questions about the epidemiological
Benjamin Ulrich Bauer, María Eugenia Lebrero, Martin Ganter, Teresa Navarro, Antonio Fernández, Marta Ruíz de Arcaute, Aurora Ortín, Sergio Villanueva-Saz, Diana Marteles, Héctor Ruiz, María Climent, Pablo Quílez, Delia Lacasta   +12 more
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Leishmania infantum exploits the anti-ferroptosis effects of Nrf2 to escape cell death in macrophages

Cell Reports
Summary: Macrophages are major host cells for the protozoan Leishmania parasite. Depending on their activation state, they either contribute to the detection and elimination of Leishmania spp. or promote parasite resilience.
Clément Blot, Mathilde Lavernhe, Geanncarlo Lugo-Villarino, Kimberley Coulson, Marie Salon, Margot Tertrais, Rémi Planès, Karin Santoni, Hélène Authier, Godefroy Jacquemin, Mouna Rahabi, Mélissa Parny, Isabelle Raymond Letron, Etienne Meunier, Lise Lefèvre, Agnès Coste   +15 more
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Autochthonous case of Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis in a non-endemic area in Minas Gerais, Brazil

Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira
: Visceral Leishmaniasis by Leishmania infantum chagasi is an endemic zoonosis present in many areas of Brazil. This parasite needs reservoirs for maintenance of the infection and the presence of dogs in urban areas is a key factor for the spread of ...
Mariana Teixeira de Faria, Fernando S. Barbosa, Rafael G. Teixeira-Neto, Guilherme R.G. Pinheiro, Marianna N. Manhani, Andreza P. Marcelino, José Ronaldo Barbosa, Gilberto Fontes   +7 more
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Comparison of the Lipophosphoglycan 3 Gene of the Lizard and Mammalian Leishmania: A Homology Modeling

Research in Molecular Medicine, 2016
Background: Lipophosphoglycan 3 (LPG3) is required for the LPG assembly, a well known virulent molecule. In this study, the LPG3 gene of the lizard and mammalian Leishmania species were cloned and sequenced.
Leila Pirdel
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Seroprevalence Survey of Visceral Leishmaniasis among Children up to 12 Years old and Domestic Dogs in Rural Areas of Dehloran District, Ilam Province of West Part of Iran, 2014

Novelty in Biomedicine, 2017
Background: Visceral leishmaniasis (VL), caused by Leishmania infantum (L. infantum), is a life-threatening vector-borne parasitic disease is distributed in some parts of the world. The disease is endemic in some parts of Iran.
Sasan Khazaei, Mehdi Mohebali, Behnaz Akhoundi, Belal Armand, Bahram Kazemi, Mohammad Gorgipour, Eznollah Azargashsb, Hooshang Khazan   +7 more
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Molecular and Seroepidemiological Survey of Visceral Leishmaniasis among Humans and Domestic Dogs in Mazandaran Province, North of Iran

Iranian Journal of Parasitology, 2011
Background: New cases of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) have been reported recently in some parts of Mazandaran Province, north of Iran where the first human case of  VL was reported in 1949.
M Fakhar, B Rahmati, S Gohardehi, M Mohebali, B Akhoundi, M Sharif, S Ali Mahdavi   +6 more
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