Leishmaniasis in refugee and local Pakistani populations. [PDF]
, 2004 The epidemiology of anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis was investigated in northwest Pakistan. Results suggested similar patterns of endemicity in both Afghan refugee and Pakistani populations and highlighted risk factors and household clustering of ...
Said Agha +15 more
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American cutaneous leishmaniasis in domestic dogs: an example of the use of the polymerase chain reaction for mass screening in epidemiological studies. [PDF]
, 2002 Domestic dogs (Canis familiaris) are firmly incriminated as reservoir hosts of zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis. As an increasing number of studies have reported high infection rates with American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) in dogs, it is suggested ...
Reithinger, R, Davies, CR
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Zosteriform cutaneous leishmaniasis [PDF]
Dermatology Practical & Conceptual, 2019 Dear Editor, We would like to discuss on the report on “Zosteriform cutaneous leishmaniasis” [1] Ramot et al. reported that “dermoscopy has proven to be an accessible and easy tool to diagnose such atypical presentation of cutaneous leishmaniasis, and dermatologists in endemic areas should be familiar with its typical dermoscopic features” [1].
Sim Sai Tin, Viroj Wiwanitkit
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Anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis, Kabul, Afghanistan. [PDF]
, 2003 A prevalence survey in Kabul City showed that 2.7% and 21.9% of persons have active leishmaniasis lesions or scars, respectively. Incidence of disease was estimated to be 2.9% (29 cases/1,000 persons per year; 95% confidence interval 0.018 to 0.031 ...
Reithinger, Richard +11 more
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Predicting geographic variation in cutaneous leishmaniasis, Colombia. [PDF]
, 2004 Approximately 6,000 cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis are reported annually in Colombia, a greater than twofold increase since the 1980s. Such reports certainly underestimate true incidence, and their geographic distribution is likely biased by local ...
King, Raymond J +5 more
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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 +5 more
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Cutaneous and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis [PDF]
Dermatologic Therapy, 2009 Leishmaniasis is a cluster of diseases caused by protozoa in the genus Leishmania. There are three basic clinical forms: cutaneous, mucocutaneous, and visceral leishmaniasis. The present review focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of cutaneous and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis.
Consuelo V, David, Noah, Craft
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Indoor and peridomestic transmission of American cutaneous leishmaniasis in northwestern Argentina: a retrospective case-control study. [PDF]
, 2003 A case-control study was carried out during 1990-1994 to identify risk factors associated with American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) in Santiago del Estero, Argentina.
Quigley, Maria A +14 more
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Risk factors for anthroponotic cutaneous Leishmaniasis at the household level in Kabul, Afghanistan. [PDF]
, 2010 BACKGROUND: Kabul, Afghanistan, is the largest focus of anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) in the world. ACL is a protozoan disease transmitted to humans by the bite of phlebotomine sand flies.
Reithinger, Richard +8 more
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A rare form of leishmaniasis, identified in the Russian Federation [PDF]
Vestnik Dermatologii i Venerologii, 2023 Diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis is a rare form of cutaneous leishmaniasis characterized by an inadequate immune response of the host cells to parasitic invasion (weak T-helper (Th)1 response or Th2 response with the production of interleukin IL-4 and IL ...
Olga G. Artamonova +6 more
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