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An outbreak of human Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis infection

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 1991
The occurence of acute cutaneous leishmaniasis among inhabitants of 10 farms within 10 Km of the hamlet of Corte de Pedra, Bahia, Brazil was studied prospectively from 1984-l989.
F. França, E. L. Lago, S. Tada, J. M. L. Costa, K. Vale, J. Oliveira, M. A. Costa, M. Osaki, L. Cheever, E. M. Netto, A. C. Barreto, W. D. Johnson, P. D. Marsden   +12 more
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Cura espontânea da leishmaniose causada por Leishmania Viannia Braziliensis em lesões cutâneas

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 1990
Os autores relatam que durante 14 anos de trabalho clínico em campo, realizado nas comunidades de Três Braços e Corte de Pedra, Bahia, acompanharam 1.416 pacientes portadores de Leishmaniose Tegumentar Americana, cuja espécie envolvida na transmissão, é ...
Jackson Maurício Lopes Costa, Kyola Costa Vale, Flávio França, Ana Cristina R. Saldanha, Joilda Oliveira da Silva, Ednaldo L. Lago, Philip D. Marsden, Albino V. Magalhães, Conceição de Maria P. e Silva, Artur Serra Neto, Clóvis Eduardo S. Galvão   +10 more
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Sobre a sensibilidade da cultura de leucócitos circulantes na detecção de Leishmania no sangue periférico de pacientes com leishmaniose tegumentar [PDF]

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 1989
Foi investigada a presença de Leishmania, através da cultura de leucócitos circulantes, no sangue periférico de 60 pacientes portadores de leishmaniose tegumentar americana, nas suas diferentes formas clínicas, assim como nas principais fases evolutivas ...
Fernando T. Silveira, Ralph Lainson, Jeffrey J. Shaw, Edna A. Ishikawa, Adelson A.A. Souza, Roseli R. Braga   +5 more
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Nota sobre leishmaniose canina no noroeste do Estado do Paraná, sul do Brasil

Revista de Saúde Pública
Em área endêmica de leishmaniose tegumentar americana no Município de Jussara, Estado do Paraná, Brasil, detectaram-se três cães domésticos infectados por Leishmania (Viannia) brasiliensis.
Maria Valdrinez Campana Lonardoni, Ueslei Teodoro, Sandra Mara Alessi Aristides Arraes, Thaís Gomes Verzignassi Silveira, Dennis Armando Bertolini, Edna A.Y. Ishikawa, Jeffrey J. Shaw   +6 more
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Efficacy of azithromycin in the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2003
The present open pilot study was conducted to assess the efficacy of azithromycin for the treatment of patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis in Araçuaí and Varzelândia, MG.
Prata Aluízio, Silva-Vergara Mario Léon, Costa Laércio, Rocha Ademir, Krolewiecki Alejandro, Silva Jaime Costa, Paula Edvá Vieira de, Pimenta Junior Fabiano Geraldo, Giraldo Luiz Eduardo Ramirez   +8 more
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Chicken blood provides a suitable meal for the sand fly Lutzomyia longipalpis and does not inhibit Leishmania development in the gut [PDF]

, 2010
Background The aim of this study was to address the role of chickens as bloodmeal sources for female Lutzomyia longipalpis and to test whether chicken blood is harmful to Leishmania parasite development within the sand flies.
Diaz-Albiter Hector M, Rod J Dillon, Diaz-Albiter, Hector M, Alexandre Nascimento, Sant'anna, Mauricio Rv, Erin Dilger, Dillon Rod J, Mauricio RV Sant'Anna, Sant'Anna Mauricio RV, Nascimento Alexandre, Bruce Alexander, Bates, Paul A, Bates Paul A, Nascimento, Alexandre, Cavalcante Reginaldo R, Dilger, Erin, Cavalcante, Reginaldo R, Reginaldo R Cavalcante, Dillon, Rod J, Sant'Anna, Mauricio R.V., Paul A Bates, Dillon, Rod, Diaz-Albiter, Hector, Alexander Bruce, Bates, Paul, Hector M Diaz-Albiter, Alexander, Bruce, Dilger Erin   +27 more
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Sex‐Related Differences in Immune Response and Symptomatic Manifestations to Infection with Leishmania Species

Journal of Immunology Research, Volume 2019, Issue 1, 2019., 2019
Worldwide, an estimated 12 million people are infected with Leishmania spp. and an additional 350 million are at risk of infection. Leishmania are intracellular parasites that cause disease by suppressing macrophage microbicidal responses. Infection can remain asymptomatic or lead to a spectrum of diseases including cutaneous, mucocutaneous, and ...
Ryan D. Lockard, Mary E. Wilson, Nilda E. Rodríguez, Martin Holland   +3 more
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Antileishmanial Activity of Handroanthus serratifolius (Vahl) S. Grose (Bignoniaceae)

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2017, Issue 1, 2017., 2017
This study aimed to evaluate the leishmanicidal activity of ethanol extract, fractions, and isolated substance from Handroanthus serratifolius against Leishmania amazonensis. Furthermore, this activity was related to cytotoxicity, and the selectivity index was determined.
Erica Vanessa Souza Costa, Heliton Patrick Cordovil Brígido, João Victor da Silva e Silva, Marlia Regina Coelho-Ferreira, Geraldo Célio Brandão, Maria Fâni Dolabela, Víctor López   +6 more
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Antileishmanial Activity and Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase Activation by RuNO Complex

Mediators of Inflammation, Volume 2016, Issue 1, 2016., 2016
Parasites of the genus Leishmania are capable of inhibiting effector functions of macrophages. These parasites have developed the adaptive ability to escape host defenses; for example, they inactivate the NF‐κB complex and suppress iNOS expression in infected macrophages, which are responsible for the production of the major antileishmanial substance ...
Tatiane Marcusso Orsini, Natalia Yoshie Kawakami, Carolina Panis, Ana Paula Fortes dos Santos Thomazelli, Fernanda Tomiotto-Pellissier, Allan Henrique Depieri Cataneo, Danielle Kian, Lucy Megumi Yamauchi, Florêncio S. Gouveia Júnior, Luiz Gonzaga de França Lopes, Rubens Cecchini, Idessânia Nazareth Costa, Jean Jerley Nogueira da Silva, Ivete Conchon-Costa, Wander Rogério Pavanelli, Chiara De Luca   +15 more
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Propolis: A Complex Natural Product with a Plethora of Biological Activities That Can Be Explored for Drug Development

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2015, Issue 1, 2015., 2015
The health industry has always used natural products as a rich, promising, and alternative source of drugs that are used in the health system. Propolis, a natural resinous product known for centuries, is a complex product obtained by honey bees from substances collected from parts of different plants, buds, and exudates in different geographic areas ...
Ricardo Silva-Carvalho, Fátima Baltazar, Cristina Almeida-Aguiar, Jairo Kennup Bastos   +3 more
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