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Proteasome inhibition for treatment of leishmaniasis, Chagas disease and sleeping sickness

Nature, 2016
Chagas disease, leishmaniasis and sleeping sickness affect 20 million people worldwide and lead to more than 50,000 deaths annually. The diseases are caused by infection with the kinetoplastid parasites Trypanosoma cruzi, Leishmania spp.
Shilpi Khare, A. Nagle, Agnes Biggart, Yin H. Lai, Fang-Ping Liang, Lauren C. Davis, S. W. Barnes, Casey J. N. Mathison, E. Myburgh, E. Myburgh, Mu-Yun Gao, J. R. Gillespie, Xianzhong Liu, J. L. Tan, Monique Stinson, Ianne Rivera, Jaime Ballard, V. Yeh, T. Groessl, Glenn C. Federe, Hazel X. Y. Koh, John D. Venable, B. Bursulaya, Michael Shapiro, Mishra Pranab, G. Spraggon, Ansgar Brock, J. Mottram, J. Mottram, F. Buckner, Srinivasa P. S. Rao, B. Wen, J. Walker, T. Tuntland, V. Molteni, R. Glynne, F. Supek   +36 more
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Spatial Epidemiologic Trends and Hotspots of Leishmaniasis, Sri Lanka, 2001–2018

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2020
Leishmaniasis, a neglected tropical disease, is on the decline in South Asia. However, cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis have risen in Sri Lanka since 2001, and the lack of in-depth research on its epidemiologic characteristics hampers control efforts. We
N. Karunaweera, S. Ginige, S. Senanayake, H. Silva, N. Manamperi, Nilakshi Samaranayake, Y. Siriwardana, D. Gamage, U. Senerath, Guofa Zhou   +9 more
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Epidermal nevus superimposed by psoriatic plaque in a girl with proteous syndrome

Clinical Case Reports, 2023
Proteus syndrome (PS) is a rare syndrome characterized by asymmetric limb overgrowth, vascular malformation, and hamartomas. In this study we report a case of PS in a 13‐year‐old girl with chief complaint of a new cutaneous lesion that was diagnosed and ...
Fatemeh Mohaghegh, Zahra Zavare, Marziehsadat Mousavi   +2 more
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Combating infections under siege: Healthcare challenges amidst the military assault in Gaza

World Medical &Health Policy, Volume 17, Issue 1, Page 188-213, March 2025.
Abstract The ongoing Israeli military assault on Gaza has caused a devastating collapse of healthcare infrastructure, resulting in an unprecedented surge in infectious diseases. The destruction of sanitation systems, restrictions on medical supplies, and displacement of civilians have created an environment conducive to the rapid spread of waterborne ...
Bilal Irfan, Izzeddin Lulu, Adam Hamawy, Abdallah Abu Shammala, Susan Kullab, Mohamed Fawaz, Abd Al‐Karim Sammour, Haseeb Khawaja, Nour Alshaer, Ghassan Abu‐Sittah, Osaid Alser, Mark Perlmutter, Anas Al‐Shembari, Jeremy Hickey, Tariq Nayfeh, Mohammed Tahir, Muhammad Junaid Sultan, Elias Nasser, Muaaz Wajahath, Aneela Yaqoob, Ahmad Hasan, Ali Elaydi, Abdullah Ghali, Mosab Nasser, Khaled J. Saleh   +24 more
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Eliminating visceral leishmaniasis in South Asia: the road ahead

British medical journal, 2019
Suman Rijal and colleagues highlight lessons from a regional collaboration to eliminate visceral leishmaniasis and identify priorities for the post-elimination ...
S. Rijal, S. Sundar, D. Mondal, P. Das, J. Alvar, M. Boelaert   +5 more
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Immunosenescence Profile Is Associated With Increased Susceptibility to Severe COVID‐19

Aging Cell, EarlyView.
(A) A previous immunosenescence profile in individuals infected with SARS‐CoV2 creates a permissive environment for progression to severe COVID‐19: higher inflammaging, accumulation of exhausted/senescent T cells, an oligoclonal B‐cell repertoire, and accelerated epigenetic age.
Lucas Haniel A. Ventura, Lícia Torres, Giovanna Caliman Camatta, Jofer Zamame, Monique Macedo Coelho, Cecília Horta Ramalho‐Pinto, João Gervazio, Felipe Caixeta, Leandro Nascimento, Mariana Almeida Oliveira, Vinícius Dantas Martins, Marcos Felipe Oliveira, Murilo Soares Costa, Hugo Itaru Sato, Henrique Cerqueira Guimarães, Rafael Calvão Barbuto, Ana Paula Rocha Veiga, Najara Ataíde, Gabriela Prandi Caetano, Sarah Rangon, Mauro Lúcio O. Júnior, Fernanda Calvo Fortes, Luciana Zuccherato, Elaine Speziali, Olindo Assis Martins‐Filho, Verônica Coelho, Roberto Avritchir, Rafael Souza, Marina Ayupe, Caio Loureiro, Maria Eduarda Passos, Ana Clara Mota Neves, Pauline Leite, Santuza Maria Ribeiro Teixeira, Unaí Tupinambás, Liza Figueiredo Felicori, Gabriela Silveira‐Nunes, Tatiani Uceli Maioli, Denise Morais Fonseca, Andrea Teixeira‐Carvalho, Ana Maria Caetano Faria   +40 more
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Kinetoplastids:related protozoan pathogens, different diseases [PDF]

, 2008
Kinetoplastids are a group of flagellated protozoans that include the species Trypanosoma and Leishmania, which are human pathogens with devastating health and economic effects. The sequencing of the genomes of some of these species has highlighted their
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Ecosystem services provided by spiders

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Spiders, ubiquitous and abundant predators in terrestrial ecosystems, often are the subjects of an unjust negative perception. However, these remarkable creatures stand as unsung heroes within our ecosystems, contributing a multitude of ecosystem services critical to human well‐being.
Pedro Cardoso, Stano Pekár, Klaus Birkhofer, Angela Chuang, Caroline Sayuri Fukushima, Eileen A. Hebets, Yann Henaut, Thomas Hesselberg, Jagoba Malumbres‐Olarte, Ondřej Michálek, Radek Michalko, Catherine Scott, Jonas Wolff, Stefano Mammola   +13 more
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Diagnosis of leishmaniasis

The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2014
Leishmaniasis is a clinically heterogeneous syndrome caused by intracellular protozoan parasites of the genus Leishmania. The clinical spectrum of leishmaniasis encompasses subclinical ( not apparent), localized (skin lesion), and disseminated (cutaneous, mucocutaneous, and visceral) infection.
Ehab Kotb Elmahallawy, Antonio Sampedro Martínez, Javier Rodríguez‐Granger, Yannick Hoyos-Mallecot, Ahmad Agil, José María Navarro‐Marí, José Gutiérrez Fernández   +6 more
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Spatial Interpolation in Applied Insect Ecology: A Review, Including Guidelines and Datasets for Practical Use

Journal of Applied Entomology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Spatial interpolation represents a fundamental approach in applied insect ecology, offering insight into species distributions and supporting biodiversity analysis, pest management and disease vector mapping. Insects—including important pollinators—face escalating threats due to habitat loss, climate change and anthropogenic pressures. As data‐
Janne Heusler, Jonas Funk, Andreas Wagner   +2 more
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