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Treatment outcome of imported cutaneous leishmaniasis among travelers and migrants infected with Leishmania major and Leishmania tropica: a retrospective study in European centers 2013 to 2019

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2022
: Objectives: Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) in Asia, Northern, and Sub-Saharan Africa is mainly caused by Leishmania major and Leishmania tropica. We describe and evaluate the treatment outcome of CL among travelers and migrants in Europe.
Hedvig Glans, Leif Dotevall, Gert Van der Auwera, Aldert Bart, Johannes Blum, Pierre Buffet, Romain Guery, Jean-Pierre Gangneux, Saskia van Henten, Gundel Harms, Stefania Varani, Florence Robert-Gangneux, Robert Rongisch, Björn Andersson, Maria Bradley   +14 more
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Isolation and molecular identification of cutaneous leishmaniasis in humans and dogs in middle Euphrates, Iraq [PDF]

Iraqi Journal of Veterinary Sciences
In Iraq, one of the endemic illnesses is cutaneous Leishmaniasis. This study aimed to characterize local isolates of Leishmania tropica and Leishmania major molecularly and determine how closely related they were to reference isolates from nearby nations.
Haider H. Alseady, Sahad M. Al-Dabbagh
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Development of a LAMP assay for detection of Leishmania infantum infection in dogs using conjunctival swab samples [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Leishmania infantum infections in dogs play a crucial role in the transmission of pathogens causing visceral leishmaniasis to humans in the Gansu province, northwest China. To be able to control zoonotic transmission of the parasite to humans,
A Moshfe, A Nasereddin, AF Koutinas, CH Gao, Chun-hua Gao, D Otranto, D Strauss-Ayali, Dan Ding, Dietmar Steverding, ER Adams, F Dantas-Torres, Feng Shi, G Schönian, H Kaneko, H Takagi, J Alvar, J Dereure, JM Lawrie, Jun-yun Wang, JY Wang, JY Wang, JY Wang, K Stuart, L Chamaillé, L He, L Solano-Gallego, LL Poon, LS Leontides, M Chaouch, M Gramiccia, M Paiva Cavalcanti de, MG Khan, N Chargui, N Kuboki, N Singh, P Ciaramella, RS Leite, S Reale, SA Ferreira, T Muccio Di, T Notomi, UG Lopes, WP Kennedy, X Ni, Xia Wang, Y Fichoux le, Y Mori, YM Gomes, Yue-tao Yang   +48 more
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Cure of murine leishmaniasis with anti-interleukin 4 monoclonal antibody. Evidence for a T cell-dependent, interferon gamma-independent mechanism. [PDF]

, 1990
BALB/c mice infected with Leishmania major develop fatal, progressive disease, despite an immune response characterized by expansion of CD4+ T cells in the draining lymph nodes.
Dawkins, RS, Heinzel, FP, Holaday, BJ, Locksley, RM, Pu, RT, Sadick, MD   +5 more
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The first detection of Leishmania major in naturally infected Sergentomyia minuta in Portugal [PDF]

, 2013
Phlebotomine sandflies of the genus Sergentomyia are widely distributed throughout the Old World. It has been suggested that Sergentomyia spp are involved in the transmission of Leishmania in India and Africa, whereas Phlebotomus spp are thought to be ...
Afonso, Maria Odete, Campino, Lenea, Cortes, Sofia, Dionisio, Lidia, Maia, Carla, Neto, Luis   +5 more
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Successful treatment by adding thalidomide to meglumine antimoniate in a case of refractory anthroponotic mucocutaneous leishmaniasis

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, Sadegh Vahabi-Amlashi, Faezeh Taghavi   +2 more
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Leishmania tropica: The comparison of two frequently-used methods of parasite load assay in vaccinated mice

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, Mosayeb Rostamian, Alisha Akya, Hamid M Niknam   +3 more
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The recombinant cysteine proteinase B (CPB) from Leishmania braziliensis and its domains: promising antigens for serodiagnosis of cutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis in dogs. [PDF]

, 2019
Leishmaniasis represents a group of parasitic diseases caused by a protozoan of the genus Leishmania and is widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions.
Basombrío, Manuel Alberto, Bivona, Augusto Ernesto, Cardoso Landaburu, Alejandro Cesar, Cazorla, Silvia Ines, Cerny, Natacha, Czentner Colomo, Lucas, Estevez, José Octavio, Malchiodi, Emilio Luis, Marco, Jorge Diego, Nevot, María Cecilia, Sanchez Alberti, Andrés   +10 more
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Old World cutaneous leishmaniasis treatment response varies depending on parasite species, geographical location and development of secondary infection [PDF]

, 2019
Background: In the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), Leishmania major and L. tropica are the main causative agents of Old World cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL).
Acosta-Serrano, Álvaro, Al-Salem, Waleed S., Al-Shahrani, Ali M., Alraey, Yasser, Alsohibany, Khalid S., Alyamani, Essam J., Alzahrani, Mohamed H., Alzeyadi, Zeyad, Assiri, Abdullah M., Balghonaim, Salah M., Casas-Sánchez, Aitor, Dyer, Naomi A., Halliday, Alice, Kelly-Hope, Louise, Memish, Ziad, Solórzano, Carla, Weedall, Gareth D.   +16 more
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Prevalence of Leishmania species among patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis in Qassim province of Saudi Arabia

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, Ahmed A. Ahmed, Tarek Salem, Mohammed S. Al-Dhubaibi, Ahmad A. Al Robaee, Abdullateef A. Alzolibani   +5 more
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