Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases, Volume 2014, Issue 1, 2014., 2014 American cutaneous leishmaniasis includes a spectrum of clinical forms localized cutaneous, diffuse cutaneous, and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis which can be caused by different strains of Leishmania belonging to the L. mexicana or L. braziliensis complexes which may coexist in the same endemic area.
Amalia Monroy-Ostria +5 more
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A historical overview of the classification, evolution, and dispersion of Leishmania parasites and sandflies [PDF]
, 2016 Background The aim of this study is to describe the major evolutionary historical events among Leishmania, sandflies, and the associated animal reservoirs in detail, in accordance with the geographical evolution of the Earth, which has not been ...
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Novos iniciadores para detecção de Leishmania infantum pela reação em cadeia da polimerase [PDF]
, 2015 Leishmania infantum causes visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in the New World. The diagnosis of VL is confirmed by parasitological and serological tests, which are not always sensitive or specific.
ARISTIDES, Sandra Mara Alessi +6 more
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Ocorrência de flebotomíneos (diptera : psychdidae) em matas de galeria no Distrito Federal, Brasil [PDF]
, 2015 Dissertação (mestrado)—Universidade de Brasília, Faculdade de Medicina, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Medicina Tropical, 2015.O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar a ocorrência de flebotomíneos em matas de galeria do Distrito Federal (DF), em diferentes ...
Ferreira, Jonatas Barbosa Cavalcante
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Leishmaniasis: new approaches to disease control. [PDF]
, 2003 The leishmaniases afflict the world's poorest populations. Among the two million new cases each year in the 88 countries where the disease is endemic (fig 1), it is estimated that 80% earn less than $2 a day.
Croft, Simon L +3 more
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Genome analysis of triploid hybrid Leishmania parasite from the Neotropics [PDF]
, 2023 We discovered a hybrid Leishmania parasite in Costa Rica that is genetically similar to hybrids from Panama. Genome analyses demonstrated the hybrid is triploid and identified L. braziliensis and L. guyanensis-related strains as parents.
Alvarez, Eugenia +11 more
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American Tegumentary Leishmaniasis: Is Antimonial Treatment Outcome Related to Parasite Drug Susceptibility? [PDF]
, 2017 BackgroundAntimonials are the first drug of choice for the treatment of American tegumentary leishmaniasis (ATL); however, their efficacy is not predictable, and this may be linked to parasite drug resistance.
Adui, Vanessa +11 more
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Comparison of Leishmania typing results obtained from 16 European clinical laboratories in 2014. [PDF]
Leishmaniasis is endemic in southern Europe, and in other European countries cases are diagnosed in travellers who have visited affected areas both within the continent and beyond.
Bart, Aldert +18 more
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Influence of Leishmania (Viannia) Species on the Response to Antimonial Treatment in Patients with American Tegumentary Leishmaniasis [PDF]
, 2017 Background. Pentavalent antimonials (SbV) are the first-line chemotherapy for American tegumentary leishmaniasis (ATL). There are, however, reports of the occurrence of treatment failure with these drugs.
Adaui, Vanessa +12 more
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Serological survey for Leishmania sp. infection in wild animals from the municipality of Maringá, Paraná state, Brazil [PDF]
, 2009 Leishmania sp. infection was investigated in wild animals from the Ingá Park, in the municipality of Maringá, Paraná state, Brazil, where American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) is an endemic disease.
EM Voltarelli +5 more
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