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Characterization of sex, age, and breed for a population of canine leishmaniosis diseased dogs.

open access: yes, 2007
Our study of a large canine population investigated whether the development of symptomatic canine leishmaniosis revealed any predilection for sex, age, or breed.
Ferrer, Lluis   +4 more
core   +1 more source

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

open access: yesJournal 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   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Relationship Between Hepcidin, Iron Metabolism, Inflammation and Hypersplenism in Anaemia of Kala‐Azar

open access: yesParasite 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   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

An Update on the Sand Fly (Diptera: Psychodidae) in Khartoum, Sudan: Species Composition and Distribution in Areas Endemic for Cutaneous Leishmaniasis

open access: yesPublic 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   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Record of Phlebotomus (Transphlebotomus) mascittii Grassi, 1908 and Phlebotomus (Larroussius) chadlii Rioux, Juminer & Gibily, 1966 female in Algeria

open access: yesParasite, 2011
We report for the first time the presence of Phlebotomus mascittii and the female of Phlebotomus chadlii in Algeria. These two species were collected during an entomological study conducted in endemic visceral leishmaniasis focus from the north part of ...
Berdjane-Brouk Z.   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Fauna and the distribution of Phlebotominae sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in Sanandaj County, Kurdistan Province, west of Iran, 2017

open access: yesChronic Diseases Journal, 2019
BACKGROUND: Phlebotominae sand flies, belonging to Psychodidae family, are very important because some species of them are biological vector of cutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis in Iran.
Ahmad Vahabi   +6 more
doaj  

SANDFLIES OF ILAM PROVINCE, WEST OF IRAN WITH DESCRIPTION OF TWO NEW SPECIES FROM THE GENUS PHLEBOTOMUS: PH. ILAMI AND PH. NADIMI. [PDF]

open access: yesIranian Journal of Public Health, 1997
During the period of April to November 1994, an investigation was carried out on fauna of Phlebotominac in Ilam province, west of Iran. About 12000 sandflies were caught by sticky trap, light trap and aspirator from different ecological regions and were ...
E. Javadian   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ecology of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Sinai: linking parasites, vectors and hosts

open access: yesMemorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2014
Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a neglected clinical form of public health importance that is quite prevalent in the northern and eastern parts of Egypt.
Abdallah Mohammed Samy   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Phlebotomine sandfly fauna (Diptera: Psychodidae) of Kenya [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Vector Borne Diseases, 2011
Visceral and cutaneous leishmaniases are endemic in some parts of Kenya, where they are transmitted byphlebobotomine sandflies of genus Phlebotomus. This review is a compilation of the currently known distributionof phlebotomine sandflies in the parts of
Christopher O. Anjili ,Phillip M. Ngumbi , Josyline C. Kaburi & Lucy W. Irungu
doaj  

Epidemiological study on sand flies in an endemic focus of cutaneous leishmaniasis, Bushehr city, southwestern Iran [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Cutaneous leishmaniasis is the most important health problem in the city of Bushehr, southwestern Iran. The objective of the study was to determine some ecological aspects of sand flies in the city during 2010-2011. Sand flies were collected monthly from
Akhavan, Amir Ahmad   +3 more
core  

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