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A Forgotten Foe Returns: The Diagnostic Odyssey of Kala‐Azar Masquerading as Myelodysplastic Syndrome in a Post‐Elimination Era

open access: yesClinical Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 11, November 2025.
ABSTRACT We report a diagnostically complex case of visceral leishmaniasis (Kala‐azar) in a 73‐year‐old male from a country where the disease was eliminated in 2023. The patient presented with a 2‐month history of low‐grade fever, fatigue, progressive skin hyperpigmentation over 2 years, and hepatosplenomegaly.
Sumaya Khan Mifty   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Flebotomíneos (Diptera, Psychodidae) de área endêmica de leishmaniose na região dos cerrados, Estado do Maranhão, Brasil

open access: yesCadernos de Saúde Pública, 1999
Apresentam-se dez espécies do gênero Lutzomyia França, 1924, encontradas nos cerrados do nordeste maranhense. As capturas foram realizadas das 18h às 6h, uma vez por mês, durante nove meses, nos municípios de Aldeias Altas, Capinzal do Norte, Caxias ...
Rebêlo José Manuel Macário   +4 more
doaj  

Primeiro encontro de Lutzomyia longipalpis (Lutz & Neiva, 1912) na área urbana de Campo Grande, MS, Brasil First record of finding Lutzomyia longipalpis (Lutz & Neiva, 1912) in the urban area in Brazil

open access: yesRevista de Saúde Pública, 2000
Relata-se a ocorrência, pela primeira vez, do vetor da leishmaniose visceral, Lutzomyia longipalpis, na área urbana de Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul.
Alessandra Gutierrez de Oliveira   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

First detection of Leishmania DNA in Lutzomyia longipalpis sensu lato (Diptera: Phlebotominae) in southem Mexico

open access: yesJournal of Vector Borne Diseases, 2023
Background & objectives: Lutzomyia longipalpis sensu lato is an important vector of Leishmania infantum, the causative agent of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in Latin America.
Ana C Montes de Oca-Aguilar   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Stress in dipteran insects mass‐reared for sterile insect technique applications

open access: yesInsect Science, Volume 32, Issue 5, Page 1495-1523, October 2025.
The connections between biotic and abiotic stress affecting mass‐reared dipteran insects and the associated stress and immunological responses. Numbers indicate the order in which the topics are discussed in this review. Abstract Stress may be viewed as the disturbance of homeostasis of an organism.
Caroline K. Mirieri   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sex pheromone and period gene characterization of Lutzomyia longipalpis sensu lato (Lutz & Neiva) (Diptera: Psychodidae) from Posadas, Argentina

open access: yesMemorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2010
Lutzomyia longipalpis s.l. is the primary vector of Leishmania (L.) infantum in the New World. In this study, male Lutzomyia longipalpis specimens from Posadas, Argentina were characterized for two polymorphic markers: the male sex pheromone and the ...
Oscar D Salomón   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Neuroimmune Pain and Its Manipulation by Pathogens

open access: yesEvolutionary Applications, Volume 18, Issue 4, April 2025.
ABSTRACT Recent studies highlight extensive crosstalk that exists between sensory neurons responsible for pain and the immune system. Cutaneous pain neurons detect harmful microbes, recruit immune cells, and produce anticipatory immunity in nearby tissues. These complementary systems generally protect hosts from infections.
Kevin W. Lozo   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Flebotomíneos (Diptera, Psychodidae) de capoeira do Município do Paço do Lumiar, Estado do Maranhão, Brasil: Área de transmissão de leishmaniose Sandflies (Diptera, Psychodidae) in a secondary forest area in the county of Paço do Lumiar, Maranhão, Brazil: a leishmaniasis transmission area

open access: yesCadernos de Saúde Pública, 2000
Apresentam-se a riqueza de espécies, a abundância relativa, a flutuação sazonal e horária dos flebótomos estudados em uma capoeira da Ilha de São Luís - MA, área de transmissão de leishmanioses tegumentar e visceral.
Vera Lúcia Lopes Barros   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Lutzomyia longipalpis saliva or salivary protein LJM19 protects against Leishmania braziliensis and the saliva of its vector, Lutzomyia intermedia. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2011
BACKGROUND: Leishmania transmission occurs in the presence of insect saliva. Immunity to Phlebotomus papatasi or Lutzomyia longipalpis saliva or salivary components confers protection against an infection by Leishmania in the presence of the homologous ...
Natalia M Tavares   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

How Effective Are the Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis Vaccines Currently Being Tested in Dogs? A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

open access: yesParasite Immunology, Volume 47, Issue 3, March 2025.
ABSTRACT Canine visceral leishmaniasis (CVL) is a zoonotic disease of great worldwide importance and can be prevented by vaccinating seronegative dogs. The objective of the present systematic review and meta‐analysis is to verify the efficacy rate of vaccines tested in dogs against CVL or L. infantum infection. We used PRISMA guidelines for this review
Josiane Aparecida Martiniano de Pádua   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

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