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Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 1981 Twenty one opossums (Didelphis marsupialis) from disturbed primary forest in the vicinity of Manaus, and seven from an isolated island of secondary vegetation within the city of Manaus, were examined for the presence of Leishmania.
Jorge R. Arias, Roberto D. Naiff
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Microorganisms, 2020 The parasite protozoan Leishmania, the causative agent of leishmaniasis, includes two subgenera of medical interest: Leishmania (Leishmania) and Leishmania (Viannia).
Marcello Ceccarelli +9 more
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High Resolution Melting Analysis Targeting hsp70 as a Fast and Efficient Method for the Discrimination of Leishmania Species. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2016 BACKGROUND:Protozoan parasites of the genus Leishmania cause a large spectrum of clinical manifestations known as Leishmaniases. These diseases are increasingly important public health problems in many countries both within and outside endemic regions ...
Ricardo Andrade Zampieri +5 more
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ChemBioChem, Volume 26, Issue 10, May 27, 2025.Leishmaniasis poses a global health challenge with limited treatment options and rising drug resistance. Activity‐based protein profiling using fluorophosphonate probes is employed to profile serine hydrolases, key virulence factors in Leishmania mexicana.
Jaime A. Isern +7 more
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Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Mimicking a Nasal Tumor: A Case Report
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.Leishmaniasis is a disease caused by Leishmania protozoa that is transmitted to the patient by sand flies. Depending on the Leishmania species, the disease can present with cutaneous, mucosal, or multiorgan involvement. Cutaneous leishmaniasis can present with diverse clinical manifestations mimicking other diseases.
Maryam Hekmat +5 more
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Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis With Oral Involvement: A Case Report
Case Reports in Dentistry, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.The primary objective of the present study is the retrospective analysis of a clinical case of oral leishmaniasis treated at Parma Hospital and a review of the literature on mucosal leishmaniasis (ML) with oral cavity involvement. We report the case of a patient diagnosed in 2017 with mucocutaneous leishmaniasis who was referred to our clinic due to ...
Pierpaolo De Francesco +6 more
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Studies on immunology of Leishmania mexicana [PDF]
, 2007 Leishmaniasis is a worldwide disease prevalent in many tropical and sub tropical countries. Treatment of Leishmaniasis by chemotherapy is not wholly effective and is usually accompanied by unpleasant side effects.
Rezvan, H, Rezvan, Hossein
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Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2002 DNA amplification by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was applied in the investigation of the presence of Leishmania (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae) parasites in single phlebotomine sandflies.
MICHALSKY Érika M. +4 more
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Journal of Immunology Research, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.Leishmaniasis is a group of parasitic diseases whose etiological agent is the protozoa Leishmania. These diseases afflict impoverished populations in tropical and subtropical regions and affect wild and domestic animals. Canine leishmaniasis is a global disease mostly caused by L. infantum.
Ana Valério-Bolas +14 more
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Leishmania chitinase facilitates colonization of sand fly vectors and enhances transmission to mice [PDF]
, 2008 Chitinases of trypanosomatid parasites have been proposed to fulfil various roles in their blood-feeding arthropod vectors but so far none have been directly tested using a molecular approach.
Joshi, M. B. +13 more
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