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Life Cycle Stage-Specific Accessibility of Leishmania donovani Chromatin at Transcription Start Regions

mSystems, 2021
Leishmaniacistrans
Janne Grünebast, Stephan Lorenzen, Julia Zummack, Joachim Clos   +3 more
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The burden of neglected tropical diseases in Ethiopia, and opportunities for integrated control and elimination [PDF]

, 2012
Background: Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are a group of chronic parasitic diseases and related conditions that are the most common diseases among the 2·7 billion people globally living on less than US$2 per day.
A Alemu, A Aseffa, A Deressa, A Haileamlak, A Yami, Abraham Aseffa, AD Bryceson, Ahmed Ali, AM Dorkenoo, Asrat Hailu, AZ Zein, B Erko, B Erko, B Liese, B Yakob, BA Boatin, C Bogh, C Hanson, C Prasittisuk, C Sikorski, Central Statistical Agency [Ethiopia], ICF International, D Fekadu, DG Addiss, DH Molyneux, DH Molyneux, DR ten Eyck, E Litt, E Negera, E Negera, E Ruiz-Tiben, E Yimer, EW Price, F Demissie, F Tekola, FMOH, FMOH, FMoH, G Davey, G Davey, G Davey, G Mengistu, G Tefera, Gail Davey, GS Smith, H Birrie, H Kloos, H Kloos, J Alvar, J Alvar, JH Kolaczinski, JH Kolaczinski, JO Gyapong, K Bogel, KA Grépin, Kadu Meribo, Kebede Deribe, L Erosie, L Jemaneh, M Fekadu, M Fekadu, M Herrero, MA Brady, MC Baker, Ministry of Health, MJ Burton, MJ Taylor, N Kebede, NB Kabatereine, P Steinmann, PJ Hotez, PJ Hotez, PJ Hotez, PJ Hotez, PJ Hotez, PM Emerson, R ter Horst, RL Pullan, RW Ashford, S Bashaye, S Brooker, S Brooker, S Cairncross, S Negash, SG Gundersen, T Wondimagegnehu, Teshome Gebre, The Carter Center, W Shiferaw, WHO, WHO, WHO, WHO, WHO, WHO, WHO, WHO, WHO, WHO, WHO, WHO, WHO, Y Berhane, Z Tadesse, ZA Zein   +103 more
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Treatment-Based Strategy for the Management of Post-Kala-Azar Dermal Leishmaniasis Patients in the Sudan

Journal of Tropical Medicine, 2013
Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) is a dermatosis that affects more than 50% of successfully treated visceral leishmaniasis (VL) patients in Sudan.
A. M. Musa, E. A. G. Khalil, B. M. Younis, M. E. E. Elfaki, M. Y. Elamin, A. O. A. Adam, H. A. A. Mohamed, M. M. M. Dafalla, A. A. Abuzaid, A. M. El-Hassan   +9 more
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Poor adherence is a major barrier to the proper treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis: A case-control field assessment in Iran

International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance, 2023
Leishmaniasis is an overlooked, poverty-stricken, and complex disease with growing social and public health problems. In general, leishmaniasis is a curable disease; however, there is an expansion of unresponsive cases to treatment in cutaneous ...
Mehdi Bamorovat, Iraj Sharifi, Setareh Agha Kuchak Afshari, Ali Karamoozian, Amirhossein Tahmouresi, Amireh Heshmatkhah, Ehsan Salarkia, Ahmad Khosravi, Maryam Hakimi Parizi, Maryam Barghi   +9 more
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Laryngeal Leishmaniasis [PDF]

International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, 2012
Introduction: Leishmaniasis is classified into three clinical presentations: visceral, coetaneous and mucocutaneous. The latter is usually secondary to hematogenous spread after months or years of skin infection and can manifest as infiltrative lesions, ulcerated or vegetating in nose, pharynx, larynx and mouth, associated or not with ...
Moraes, Bruno Teixeira de, Amorim Filho, Francisco de Souza, Caporrino Neto, José, Saraceni Neto, Paulo, Melo Júnior, José Elson Santiago de   +4 more
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Visceral leishmaniasis-hepatitis B/C coinfections: a rising necessity to triage patients for treatment

Annals of Saudi Medicine, 2014
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a life-threatening infection caused by Leishmania species. In Sudan, VL is caused by L donovani. Most drugs used to treat VL, especially pentavalent antimony compounds (sodium stibogluconate, SSG),
Abubakr O. A. Adam, Mohamed M. M. Dafalla, Hatim A. A. Mohammed, Mohamed Y. Elamin, Brima M. Younis, Mona E. E. Elfaki, Ahmed M. Musa, Ahmed M. Elhassan, Eltahir A. G. Khalil   +8 more
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Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Allows Rapid, Simple and Accurate Molecular Diagnosis of Human Cutaneous and Visceral Leishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania infantum When Compared to PCR

Microorganisms, 2021
Loop-mediated isothermal amplification allows the rapid, sensitive and specific amplification of DNA without complex and expensive equipment. We compared the diagnostic performance of Loopamp™ Leishmania Detection Kit (Eiken Chemical Co., Ltd., Tokyo ...
Ana Victoria Ibarra-Meneses, Carmen Chicharro, Carmen Sánchez, Emilia García, Sheila Ortega, Joseph Mathu Ndung’u, Javier Moreno, Israel Cruz, Eugenia Carrillo   +8 more
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Leishmaniasis [PDF]

JDDG: Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft, 2008
SummaryLeishmaniasis is a clinically heterogeneous group of diseases, caused by infection with protozoa of the genus Leishmania. The aggressiveness of the individual species, their organ preference and the host immune status determine disease course.
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Cure of murine leishmaniasis with anti-interleukin 4 monoclonal antibody. Evidence for a T cell-dependent, interferon gamma-independent mechanism. [PDF]

, 1990
BALB/c mice infected with Leishmania major develop fatal, progressive disease, despite an immune response characterized by expansion of CD4+ T cells in the draining lymph nodes.
Dawkins, RS, Heinzel, FP, Holaday, BJ, Locksley, RM, Pu, RT, Sadick, MD   +5 more
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Predicting the distribution of canine leishmaniasis in western Europe based on environmental variables. [PDF]

, 2011
The domestic dog is the reservoir host of Leishmania infantum, the causative agent of zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis endemic in Mediterranean Europe. Targeted control requires predictive risk maps of canine leishmaniasis (CanL), which are now explored ...
ADRIAN MYLNE, ANA O. FRANCO, CARLOS ALVES PIRES, CLIVE R. DAVIES, CRISTINA BALLART, FRANCISCO MORILLAS-MÁRQUEZ, Hastie, JEAN-PIERRE DEDET, JONATHAN COX, LUIGI GRADONI, MARIA ODETE AFONSO, MARINA GRAMICCIA, MONTSERRAT GÁLLEGO, PAUL D. READY, Rabe-Hesketh, Ready, Ribeiro, RICARDO MOLINA, Rioux, Rogers, ROSA GÁLVEZ, SERGIO BARÓN-LÓPEZ   +21 more
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