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Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina TropicalINTRODUCTION: Herein, we assessed the seroprevalence and spatial distribution of Leishmania infantum in dogs in Garanhuns, Northeastern Brazil. METHODS: Sera samples (n = 242) were analyzed using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).
Talita Nayara Bezerra Lins +7 more
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Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, 2014 A leishmaniose visceral (LV) é uma doença infecciosa crônica frequentemente fatal causada pela Leishmania infantum chagasi nas Américas. A enfermidade pode acometer vários órgãos, determinando diferentes manifestações clínicas.
R.S. Mendes +7 more
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In Vitro and In Vivo Effectiveness of Carvacrol, Thymol and Linalool against Leishmania infantum
Molecules, 2019 Background: One of the most important causative agents of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is Leishmania infantum, which is mainly spread by Phlebotomus and Lutzomyia sandflies in the Old and New World, respectively.
M. Youssefi +13 more
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Leishmaniasis in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A National Multicenter Study of GETECCU
United European Gastroenterology Journal, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Leishmaniasis (LI) is a vector‐borne illness caused by a protozoan of the genus Leishmania. Data on the features of LI in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are scarce. Aim To describe the characteristics of patients with IBD who present with leishmaniasis, infection outcomes and the risk factors associated with ...
L Madero‐Velázquez +29 more
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Parasites & Vectors, 2012 Background Canine visceral leishmaniasis (CVL) is caused by Leishmania infantum in all Mediterranean countries. The Leishmania parasite is transmitted by the bite of a corresponding sand fly vector and primarily maintained in nature by wild and domestic ...
Hamarsheh Omar +9 more
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Canine antibody response to Phlebotomus perniciosus bites negatively correlates with the risk of Leishmania infantum transmission. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2011 BACKGROUND: Phlebotomine sand flies are blood-sucking insects that can transmit Leishmania parasites. Hosts bitten by sand flies develop an immune response against sand fly salivary antigens.
Michaela Vlkova +7 more
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2016 Background The recent geographical expansion of phlebotomine vectors of Leishmania infantum in the Mediterranean subregion has been attributed to ongoing climate changes.
B. Alten +35 more
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Leishmania infantum induces high phagocytic capacity and intracellular nitric oxide production by human proinflammatory monocyte [PDF]
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo CruzBACKGROUND The mechanism of resistance to SbIII in Leishmania is complex, multifactorial and involves not only biochemical mechanisms, but also other elements, such as the immune system of the host.
Christiana Vargas Ribeiro +6 more
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Automated identification of flagella from videomicroscopy via the medial axis transform [PDF]
, 2018 Ubiquitous in eukaryotic organisms, the flagellum is a well-studied organelle that is well-known to be responsible for motility in a variety of organisms. Commonly necessitated in their study is the capability to image and subsequently track the movement of one or more flagella using videomicroscopy, requiring digital isolation and location of the ...
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Use of miltefosine to treat canine visceral leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania infantum in Brazil
Parasites & Vectors, 2019 Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is an infectious disease with a variety of clinical signs. The main form of parasite transmission to humans and other mammalian hosts is through the bite of infected arthropod females with Lutzomyia longipalpis serving as the ...
Fabio dos Santos Nogueira +7 more
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