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Türkiye Parazitoloji Dergisi, 2022 Objective:Recently, the use of pentavalent antimony compounds for Leishmaniasis treatment has been associated with disease recurrence, drug resistance, and severe side effects. Therefore, there is a need to develop alternative treatment strategies.
Jasem Saki +2 more
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Cerrahpaşa Medical Journal, 2022 Objective: The aim of the study was to develop a real-time polymerase chain reaction-based system that is simple, rapid, and sensitive enough for the diagnosis of Leishmania infections by targeting kinetoplast DNA amplification. Methods: In the study,
Yağmur Eylül Doğantürk +3 more
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Topical insecticides control Leishmania reservoir dogs [PDF]
, 2002 Canids and domestic dogs are reservoir hosts of zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis (ZVL) caused by Leishmania infantum. Hence, one of the approaches to reduce the incidence of human ZVL is to cull infected dogs (e.g >850 000 dogs are screened per year with ...
Reithinger, R
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Wildlife as a Sentinel for Pathogen Introduction in Nonendemic Areas: First Detection of <i>Leishmania tropica</i> in Wildlife in Spain. [PDF]
Transbound Emerg DisLeishmaniasis is a chronic global arthropod-borne zoonotic disease produced by several species of Leishmania with cutaneous, mucocutaneous, and visceral clinical manifestations.
Azami-Conesa I +6 more
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Efficacy of Thermotherapy to Treat Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania tropica in Kabul, Afghanistan: A Randomized, Controlled Trial [PDF]
, 2005 BACKGROUND: Pentavalent antimony is the agent recommended for treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL). Its use is problematic, because it is expensive and because of the potential for drug-associated adverse effects during a lengthy and painful ...
Davies, C.R. +15 more
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Molecular approaches for a better understanding of the epidemiology and population genetics of Leishmania. [PDF]
, 2010 Molecular approaches are being used increasingly for epidemiological studies of visceral and cutaneous leishmaniases. Several molecular markers resolving genetic differences between Leishmania parasites at species and strain levels have been developed to
Kuhls, K +5 more
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Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine, 2020 Objective: To compare limiting dilution assay and real-time PCR methods in Leishmania tropica parasite load measurement in vaccinated mice. Methods: BALB/c mice were vaccinated by Leishmania tropica soluble Leishmania antigen or recombinant Leishmania ...
Fatemeh Nemati Zargaran +3 more
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International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance, 2019 Mucosal leishmaniasis (ML) is mostly associated with Leishmania braziliensis; however, a few cases of Leishmania tropica induced mucocutaneous leishmaniasis have been reported.
Vahid Mashayekhi Goyonlo +2 more
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BMC Public Health, 2019 Background Leishmaniasis is a parasitic infection endemic in more than ninety countries of the world. The cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a most common form of leishmaniasis and it remains to be a major public health issue in Saudi Arabia. This study was
Zafar Rasheed +5 more
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Mucocutaneous Leishmania tropica infection in a dog from a human cutaneous leishmaniasis focus
Parasites & Vectors, 2014 Background Leishmania tropica is a causative agent of cutaneous leishmanaisis in the Middle East, North Africa and parts of southeastern Europe. Although transmission of L.
Gad Baneth +4 more
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