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Lutzomyia migonei is a permissive vector competent for Leishmania infantum [PDF]
, 2016 BACKGROUND: Leishmania infantum is the most widespread etiological agent of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in the world, with significant mortality rates in human cases.
Jitka Myskova +6 more
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The contribution of immune evasive mechanisms to parasite persistence in Visceral Leishmaniasis
Frontiers in Immunology, 2016 Leishmania is a genus of protozoan parasites that give rise to a range of diseases called Leishmaniasis that affects annually an estimated 1.3 million people from 88 countries.
Elisangela Oliveira De Freitas +4 more
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Early suppression of lymphoproliferative response in dogs with natural infection by Leishmania infantum. [PDF]
, 1999 Dogs are the domestic reservoirs of zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania infantum. Early detection of canine infections evolving to clinically patent disease may be important to leishmaniasis control.
CIARAMELLA, PAOLO +8 more
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Impact of leishmaniasis on public health
Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2006 Leishmaniasis is a parasitic zoonosis caused by protozoans of the genus Leishmania transmitted by insects known as phlebotomines, which are found in wild or urban environments.
L. B Camargo, H. Langoni
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In Vitro Screening Test Using Leishmania Promastigotes Stably Expressing mCherry Protein [PDF]
, 2014 Transgenic Leishmania major and Leishmania donovani axenic promastigotes constitutively expressing mCherry were used for in vitro antileishmanial drug screening. This method requires minimal sample manipulation and can be easily adapted to automatic drug
Miguel A. Morales, Vacchina, Paola
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Field ecology of sylvatic Rhodnius populations (Heteroptera, Triatominae): risk factors for palm tree infestation in western Ecuador. [PDF]
, 2005 Most Rhodnius species (Triatominae) are primarily associated with palm trees. They maintain enzootic Trypanosoma cruzi transmission and are responsible for human infection (causing Chagas disease) through the Neotropics. Assessing whether individual palm
Ho, A. Y. Q. +5 more
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Journal of Vector Borne Diseases, 2019 Background & objectives: Trypanosoma cruzi and Leishmania spp. are protozoans that cause American trypanosomiasis and leishmaniasis, respectively. In endemic foci where both diseases coincide, coinfection can occur.
M Viettri +10 more
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Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2011 An autochthonous case of visceral leishmaniasis is reported in a dog (Canis familiaris) as an apparently natural infection in a non-endemic area. DNA obtained from spleen and liver samples produced the expected fragment in a Leishmania-specific rDNA ...
Elisa San Martin Mouriz Savani +5 more
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Advances toward diagnostic tools for managing zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis [PDF]
, 2018 Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a life-threatening outcome of Leishmania infantum or Leishmania donovani infection. Dogs are the primary domestic reservoir of L.
Courtenay, Orin +2 more
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