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Unveiling Novel Arginase Inhibitors for Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Using Drug Repurposing and Virtual Screening Approaches

Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, Volume 126, Issue 8, August 2025.
ABSTRACT Leishmaniasis is a neglected tropical disease with a significant global health burden, particularly in developing countries, where it accounts for approximately 1.6 million new infections annually. Current therapeutic options are limited by severe adverse effects, toxicity, and drug resistance, highlighting the urgent need for novel treatment ...
Eduarda Moreira Barreto, Gabriel Rodrigues Coutinho Pereira, Isadora de Salles Arêas, Júlia Mendes Fortes, Alessandra da Silva Domingos, Lucio Mendes Cabral, Carlos Rangel Rodrigues, Alessandra Mendonça Teles de Souza, Barbara de Azevedo Abrahim‐Vieira   +8 more
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Epidemiology of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Qom Province, Iran, during 2003-2009

Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Qum, 2012
Background and Objectives: Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a parasitological disease that is transmitted by sand flies. This disease is endemic in different areas of Iran.
A Saghafipour, A Akbari, Y Rasi, R Mostafavi   +3 more
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Sandflies’s inventory in a leishmaniasis home in Draa El Mizan, Kabylie

Journal de la Faculté de Médecine d'Oran, 2022
Leishmaniasis, vector-borne diseases related to the genus Phlebotomus, is a public health problem in Algeria, mainly in its cutaneous form. The region of Draa El Mizan (Kabylie), is known as home to the visceral form related to Leishmania infantum and ...
Amina Bouchra ALLAL-IKHLEF, Karima SENOUCI, Kamel BENALLAL, Rachid TRIKI-YAMANI, Zoubir HARRAT, Leila HOUTI   +5 more
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Isoenzymatic characterization of Phlebotomus ariasi and P. perniciosus of canine leishmaniasis foci from Eastern Pyrenean regions and comparison with other populations from Europe. [PDF]

, 2018
An entomological survey was carried out in 2007 in two Pyrenean counties of Lleida province (northeastern Spain), where cases of autochthonous canine leishmaniasis have been recently reported. Phlebotomus ariasi and P.
Ballart Ferrer, J. Cristina, Gállego Culleré, M. (Montserrat), Pesson, Bernard   +2 more
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Relationship Between Hepcidin, Iron Metabolism, Inflammation and Hypersplenism in Anaemia of Kala‐Azar

Parasite Immunology, Volume 47, Issue 7, July 2025.
ABSTRACT Kala‐azar, or visceral leishmaniasis (VL), is a parasitic disease caused by Leishmania spp., characterised by fever, weight loss, splenomegaly, hepatomegaly, and anaemia. This study evaluated the relationship between hepcidin, inflammation, iron metabolism, and hypersplenism in VL‐associated anaemia. In this cross‐sectional study, confirmed VL
Alyne Ferreira De Almendra Freitas, Adelino Soares Lima Neto, Camila Maria Coelho de Moura, Giovana Dias Silva, Marília de Sousa Araújo Barbosa e Silva, Keline Medeiros de Araújo Vilges, Francisco Mateus Alves de Morais Ferreira, Dorcas Lamounier Costa, Carlos Henrique Nery Costa   +8 more
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Vectores de la leishmaniasis tegumentaria en el valle del Rímac

Anales de la Facultad de Medicina, 2003
OBJETIVO: Determinar la composición de especies de Lutzomyia en el valle del Rímac. MATERIAL Y MÉTODOS: El área estudiada fue el anexo de Ullupampa (2000 msnm), ubicado a 1 kilómetro de Surco, distrito de San Jerónimo de Surco, provincia de Huarochirí ...
Abelardo Tejada, Abraham Cáceres, Juan Miranda, Olga Palacios, Víctor Zorrilla   +4 more
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Chandipura virus: The 2024 resurgence and Gujarat outbreak

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine
Originally discovered in 1965 in Maharashtra, India, the Chandipura virus has become a serious hazard to public health, especially in rural areas. Acute encephalitis syndrome, which mostly affects children and has a high death rate, has been associated ...
Rabin Debnath, Pooja A Chawla
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Molecular variation in Leishmania parasites from sandflies species of a zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in northeast of Iran [PDF]

, 2014
Background & objectives: In the well-known zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (ZCL) focus in Turkmen Sahara, border of Iran and Turkmenistan, ZCL has increased among humans in the past five years.
Parvizi, P., Roshanghalb, M., Sharbatkhori, M., Spotin, A., Taherkhani, H.   +4 more
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An Update on the Sand Fly (Diptera: Psychodidae) in Khartoum, Sudan: Species Composition and Distribution in Areas Endemic for Cutaneous Leishmaniasis

Public Health Challenges, Volume 4, Issue 2, June 2025.
An update on the composition and distribution of sand fly species in the Nile environments of Khartoum. Variations were observed in species number than in species composition. The study will be a good reference for future studies on sandflies after the change in their habitat due to the current war in Sudan. ABSTRACT Phlebotomine sand flies are vectors
Suhaib A. Gumaa, Arwa Elaagip, Ehab Frah, Hind Mohamed Abushama   +3 more
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Ornamental plants as climatic indicators of arthropod vectors [PDF]

, 2013
The importance and risk of vector-borne diseases (e.g., leishmaniasis, West Nile Virus, Lyme borreliosis) is going to increase in the European temperate areas due to climate change.
Bede-Fazekas, Ákos, Trájer, Attila János   +1 more
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