: Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a mammalian protozoal disease propagated in the Americas by female phlebotomine sandflies, mainly caused by Leishmania infantum.
Adriana Castillo-Castañeda+8 more
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Leishmania infantumvariant MON-24 isolé d'une lésion cutanée contractée dans la banlieue de Nice (France) [PDF]
Pierre Marty+4 more
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New distributional data on sandflies from rubble walls in the Maltese Islands with an illustrated key to the Maltese species (Diptera: Phlebotominae) [PDF]
The results of a survey which involved collecting phlebotomine sandflies in rubble walls from 20 different localities on the islands of Malta and Gozo in the period from August to October 2008 are reported. A total of 402 specimens were collected, all
Gatt, Paul+2 more
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Killed but metabolically active Leishmania infantum as a novel whole-cell vaccine for visceral leishmaniasis [PDF]
There are currently no effective vaccines for visceral leishmaniasis, the second most deadly parasitic infection in the world. Here, we describe a novel whole-cell vaccine approach using Leishmania infantum chagasi promastigotes treated with the psoralen
Beverley, Stephen M+11 more
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First Evidence of Leishmania infantum Antibodies in Sheep (Ovis aries) from Southern Germany
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+12 more
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Differences between Leishmania (Leishmania) chagasi, L. (L.) infantum and L. (L.) donovani as shown by DNA fingerprinting [PDF]
John Ellis, Julian M. Crampton
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Determination of virulence and pathogenesis of a canine strain of Leishmania leishmania infantum in hamsters and dogs [PDF]
Awadh A. Binhazim+3 more
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Molecular variation in Leishmania parasites from sandflies species of a zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in northeast of Iran [PDF]
Background & objectives: In the well-known zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (ZCL) focus in Turkmen Sahara, border of Iran and Turkmenistan, ZCL has increased among humans in the past five years.
Parvizi, P.+4 more
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Short- and Long-Term Efficacy of Hexadecylphosphocholine against EstablishedLeishmania infantumInfection in BALB/c Mice [PDF]
Y. Le Fichoux+6 more
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The potential of Latent Class Analysis in diagnostic test validation for canine Leishmania infantum infection [PDF]
Marleen Boelaert+4 more
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