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Visceral Leishmaniasis: Recent Advances in Diagnostics and Treatment Regimens.
Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, 2019 Diagnostic advances in visceral leishmaniasis include the development of the rK39 and rK28 rapid diagnostic test. The direct agglutination test is also increasingly used, as well as conventional and real-time polymerase chain reaction, which also performs well on peripheral blood.
J. van Griensven, E. Diro
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Immunity to Visceral Leishmaniasis [PDF]
Journal of Tropical Medicine, 2012 Peer ...
Ali, Nahid Ben +3 more
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Immunobiology of visceral leishmaniasis [PDF]
Frontiers in Immunology, 2012 Visceral leishmaniasis (VL), commonly known as kala-azar, is caused by Leishmania donovani and Leishmania infantum (Leishmania chagasi in the Americas). These Leishmania species infect macrophages throughout the viscera, and parasites are typically found in the spleen, liver, and bone marrow.
Rajiv Kumar, Susanne Nylén
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Visceral leishmaniasis in non‐endemic rural hilly region of Nepal: A case report
Clinical Case Reports, 2022 Visceral leishmaniasis is the most severe form of leishmaniasis, caused by the obligate intracellular protozoan parasites Leishmania donovani or L. infantum, transmitted by the bite of phlebotomine sand fly.
Kapil Belbase +4 more
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Visceral leishmaniasis: a global overview
Journal of Global Health Science, 2020 The leishmaniases are protozoan infections that are among the neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). Over one billion people are at risk of these diseases in virtually all continents. These diseases debilitate large numbers of people, keeping them from full,
R. Wamai, J. Kahn, J. McGloin, G. Ziaggi
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Clinical Case Reports, 2023 Key Clinical Message Visceral leishmaniasis and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis share many features in common and may coincide in the same patient. Timely diagnosis and management of visceral leishmaniasis could save patients from unnecessary toxic ...
Anwar I. Joudeh +6 more
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Laboratory Diagnosis of Cutaneous and Visceral Leishmaniasis: Current and Future Methods
Microorganisms, 2020 Leishmaniasis is a neglected tropical disease with two main clinical forms: cutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis. Diagnosis of leishmaniasis is still a challenge, concerning the detection and correct identification of the species of the parasite, mainly ...
J. Q. Reimão +3 more
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2020 Background In the Mediterranean basin, Leishmania infantum is the causative agent of visceral leishmaniasis (VL), a zoonosis in which the dog is the primary domestic reservoir, although wildlife may have a leading role in the sylvatic cycle of the ...
R. Molina +8 more
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Hyponatremia in visceral leishmaniasis [PDF]
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2010 There are few reports linking hyponatremia and visceral leishmaniasis (kala-azar). This is a study of 55 consecutive kala-azar patients and 20 normal individuals as a control group. Hyponatremia and serum hypo-osmolality were detected in 100% of kala-azar patients. High first morning urine osmolality (750.0 ± 52.0 vs.
Verde, Frederico A. Lima +5 more
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Gates Open Research, 2019 Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a neglected tropical disease (NTD) caused by Leishmania protozoa that are transmitted by female sand flies. On the Indian subcontinent (ISC), VL is targeted by the World Health Organization (WHO) for elimination as a public
NTD Modelling Consortium Visceral Leishmaniasis Group
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