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Serological and Molecular Survey of Leishmania infantum in a Population of Iberian Lynxes (Lynx pardinus)

Microorganisms, 2022
Leishmania infantum, the sand fly-transmitted protozoan parasite responsible for leishmaniasis in humans, dogs, and cats, is endemic in the Iberian Peninsula. However, the impact of L. infantum infection on the conservation of the endangered Iberian lynx
Clara M. Lima, Nuno Santarém, Nuno Costa Neves, Pedro Sarmento, Carlos Carrapato, Rita de Sousa, Luís Cardoso, Anabela Cordeiro-da-Silva   +7 more
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Leishmania (Sauroleishmania) tarentolae isolation and sympatric occurrence with Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum in geckoes, dogs and sand flies.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2022
The trypanosomatid protist Leishmania tarentolae is a saurian-associated parasite vectored by the Sergentomyia minuta sand fly. This study aimed to confirm the circulation of L. infantum and L.
Jairo Alfonso Mendoza-Roldan, Andrea Zatelli, Maria Stefania Latrofa, Roberta Iatta, Marcos Antonio Bezerra-Santos, Giada Annoscia, Floriana Gernone, Jan Votýpka, David Modrý, Lucie Tichá, Petr Volf, Domenico Otranto   +11 more
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Identification of adipocytes as target cells for Leishmania infantum parasites

Scientific Reports, 2021
Leishmania infantum is the causative agent of visceral leishmaniasis transmitted by the bite of female sand flies. According to the WHO, the estimated annual incidence of leishmaniasis is one million new cases, resulting in 30,000 deaths per year.
Aurélie Schwing, Didier F. Pisani, Christelle Pomares, Alissa Majoor, Sandra Lacas-Gervais, Jennifer Jager, Emmanuel Lemichez, Pierre Marty, Laurent Boyer, Grégory Michel   +9 more
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Leishmania tarentolae and Leishmania infantum in humans, dogs and cats in the Pelagie archipelago, southern Italy.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2021
Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) caused by Leishmania infantum is endemic in the Mediterranean basin with most of the infected human patients remaining asymptomatic. Recently, the saurian-associated Leishmania tarentolae was detected in human blood donors and
Roberta Iatta, Jairo Alfonso Mendoza-Roldan, Maria Stefania Latrofa, Antonio Cascio, Emanuele Brianti, Marco Pombi, Simona Gabrielli, Domenico Otranto   +7 more
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A novel A2 allele found in Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum chagasi Novo alelo do gene A2 descrito em Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum chagasi [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2011
Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a widely spread zoonotic disease. In Brazil the disease is caused by Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum chagasi. Peridomestic sandflies acquire the etiological agent by feeding on blood of infected reservoir animals, such as ...
Trícia Maria Ferreira de Sousa Oliveira, Elton José Rosas de Vasconcelos, Andréa Cristina Higa Nakaghi, Tânia Paula Aquino Defina, Márcia Mariza Gomes Jusi, Cristiane Divan Baldani, Ângela Kaysel Cruz, Rosangela Zacarias Machado   +7 more
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Unusual report of an immunocompetent patient with atypical cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum in Minas Gerais, Brazil [PDF]

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Cutaneous leishmaniasis is endemic in Minas Gerais, Brazil; however, data on the circulating species remain limited. This study identified Leishmania species in he skin samples of patients in Montes Claros using molecular methods.
Rebeca Mendes Rocha, Jackeline Maria de Sousa Lima Lopes, Emanuelle de Moura Santos Xavier, Rosanna Lorrane Francisco dos Reis Matos, Dayse Marcielle de Souza Lopes, Flávia Carvalho Bitencourt de Oliveira, Felipe Dutra Rêgo, José Dilermando Andrade, Célia Maria Ferreira Gontijo, Leandro de Freitas Teles, Jamille Fernandes Lula, Luciano Freitas Fernandes, André Luiz Sena Guimarães, Ana Paula Venuto Moura, Thallyta Maria Vieira, Sílvio Fernando Guimarães de Carvalho   +15 more
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Development of a novel ddPCR assay for the simultaneous detection of the protozoan parasites Leishmania infantum and Leishmania tarentolae [PDF]

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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Maternal Leishmania infantum infection status has significant impact on leishmaniasis in offspring. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2019
Visceral Leishmaniasis is a deadly disease caused by Leishmania infantum, endemic in more than 98 countries across the globe. Although the most common means of transmission is via a sand fly vector, there is growing evidence that vertical transmission ...
Angela J Toepp, Carolyne Bennett, Benjamin Scott, Reid Senesac, Jacob J Oleson, Christine A Petersen   +5 more
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Transmission of Leishmania infantum from cats to dogs [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2020
Leishmania infantum infection in cats has been reported in several countries, including Brazil. However, the transmission of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) from cats to another host has not been proven yet. Therefore, the aim of this study was to verify the
Joilson Ferreira Batista, Francisco das Chagas Ribeiro Magalhães Neto, Kayo Sandro Pimentel do Prado Lopes, Marcello Otake Sato, Carlos Henrique Nery Costa, Ivete Lopes de Mendonça   +5 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 [PDF]

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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