Clinical epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment of visceral leishmaniasis in the Pokot endemic area of Uganda and Kenya. [PDF]
Between 2000 and 2010, Médecins Sans Frontières diagnosed and treated 4,831 patients with visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in the Pokot region straddling the border between Uganda and Kenya. A retrospective analysis of routinely collected clinical data showed
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Objective:In Turkey, leishmaniasis occurs in two clinical forms: cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) and visceral leishmaniasis (VL). CL has been reported mainly from south-eastern Anatolia and the eastern part of the Mediterranean region, whereas VL is ...
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The study of cells using scanning force microscopy [PDF]
In nature the prevalence of Leishmania infection in whole sand fly populations can be very low (
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Old World cutaneous leishmaniasis treatment response varies depending on parasite species, geographical location and development of secondary infection [PDF]
Background: In the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), Leishmania major and L. tropica are the main causative agents of Old World cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL).
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Présence au Maroc de Phlebotomus bergeroti, Phlebotomus chabaudi, Phlebotomus chadlii et Sergentomyia christophersi [PDF]
The authors indicate the presence at Morocco of the four following sandflies: Phlebotomus bergeroti Parrot, 1934, Phlebotomus chabaudi Croset, Abonnenc et Rioux, 1970, Phlebotomus chadlii Rioux, Juminer et Gibily, 1966 and Sergentomyia christophersi (Sinton, 1927).
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Phlebotomus (Phlebotomus) duboscqi Neveu-Lemaire 1906
Phlebotomus (Phlebotomus) duboscqiNeveu-Lemaire, 1906 The male is characterised by the presence of four to seven spines at the end of the surstyle. The gonocoxite has about ten setae in its distal half, and usually two ones in its proximal part. The upper part of the paramere is slightly shorter than the other ones and is covered with setae throughout ...
Rioux, Jean-Antoine+4 more
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Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is an infectious disease caused by various species of Leishmania and transmitted by several species of sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae).
Fatima Zahra Talbi+6 more
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The combined impact of urban heat island, thermal bridge effect of buildings and future climate change on the potential overwintering of Phlebotomus species in a Central European metropolis [PDF]
Leishmaniasis is one of the most important emerging vector-borne diseases in Western Eurasia. Although winter minimum temperatures limit the present geographical distribution of the vector Phlebotomus species, the heat island effect of the cities and the
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Genetic, serological and biochemical characterization of Leishmania tropica from foci in northern Palestine and discovery of zymodeme MON-307 [PDF]
Background Many cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) have been recorded in the Jenin District based on their clinical appearance. Here, their parasites have been characterized in depth.
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Determination of Fauna and Monthly Activity of Sandflies in the South of Baft District, Kerman Province in 2004 [PDF]
In the recent years, there has been an increasing rate of kala-azar disease in the south of Baft (Kerman/Iran). A survey on the records of admitted patients in the main hospital of Kerman city from 1993- 2003 showed that from the total of 36 cases of ...
A. Aghaie Afshar+3 more
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