Foco de leishmaniasis en El Hobo, municipio de El Carmen de Bolívar, Bolívar, Colombia
Biomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud, 2006 Introducción. Se describen las características epidemiológica e importancia de la especies de Lutzomyia presentes en un foco de leishmaniasis en la vereda El Hobo Carmen de Bolívar, departamento de Bolívar. Objetivos.
Luis Alberto Cortés
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Macrophage transactivation for chemokine production identified as a negative regulator of granulomatous inflammation using agent-based modeling [PDF]
, 2018 Cellular activation in trans by interferons, cytokines and chemokines is a commonly recognized mechanism to amplify immune effector function and limit pathogen spread. However, an optimal host response also requires that collateral damage associated with
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Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in High‐Altitude: A Case Report From Nepal [PDF]
Clin Case RepABSTRACT Leishmaniasis is a parasitic infection caused by Leishmania and spread by the bite of a sandfly, most commonly Phlebotomus. Among the three subtypes of Leishmaniasis, cutaneous leishmaniasis is the most common form. Visceral Leishmaniasis is common in Nepal whereas few cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis have been reported in migrant Nepalese ...
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THE INVESTIGATION OFANTI NUCLEAR ANTI BODY (ANA) IN VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS IN ARDABIL IN 1384-1385 [PDF]
Introduction: The ANA test is a blood test that is commonly used for evaluating of autoimmune or connective tissue disorders.The ANA test identifies auto antibodies that target the nucleus of cells.
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Studies in the mouse model identify strain variability as a major determinant of disease outcome in Leishmania infantum infection [PDF]
, 2015 Visceral leishmaniasis is a severe and potentially fatal disease caused by protozoa of the genus Leishmania, transmitted by phlebotomine sandflies. In Europe and the Mediterranean region, L.
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Evaluation of a New Recombinant K39 Rapid Diagnostic Test for Sudanese Visceral Leishmaniasis. [PDF]
, 2006 A new rK39 rapid diagnostic dipstick test (DiaMed-IT-Leish) was compared with aspiration and a direct agglutination test (DAT) for diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in 201 parasitologically confirmed cases, 133 endemic controls, and in 356 ...
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Bayesian geostatistical modeling of leishmaniasis incidence in Brazil.
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2013 BackgroundLeishmaniasis is endemic in 98 countries with an estimated 350 million people at risk and approximately 2 million cases annually. Brazil is one of the most severely affected countries.MethodologyWe applied Bayesian geostatistical negative ...
Dimitrios-Alexios Karagiannis-Voules +4 more
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A current perspective on leishmaniasis
Journal of Global Infectious Diseases, 2010 There are many challenges facing the successful control and eradication of cutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis. Leishmaniasis is still endemic in many poverty stricken and war torn areas.
Angela Clem
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Infection and Drug Resistance, 2020 Brhane Tesfanchal,1 Gebremedhin Gebremichail,2 Getachew Belay,1 Gebreslassie Gebremariam,3 Gebreyohannes Teklehaimanot,4 Hagos Haileslasie,2 Getachew Kahsu,1 Aderajew Gebrewahd,5 Fitsum Mardu,6 Gebre Adhanom,5 Brhane Berhe,6 Hirut Teame,7 Aster Tsegaye,8
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Comparison of Generic and Proprietary Sodium Stibogluconate for the Treatment of Visceral Leishmaniasis in Kenya. [PDF]
, 2001 OBJECTIVE: To compare the use of generic and proprietary sodium stibogluconate for the treatment of visceral leishmaniasis (kala-azar). METHODS: A total of 102 patients with confirmed kala-azar were treated in a mission hospital in West Pokot region ...
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