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How Effective Are the Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis Vaccines Currently Being Tested in Dogs? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. [PDF]
Parasite ImmunolABSTRACT 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
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Stump pyometra in a spayed female dog secondary to tamoxifen
Veterinary Medicine and Science, Volume 9, Issue 1, Page 47-52, January 2023., 2023 A 2‐year‐old spayed female dog treated successfully for sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis for 11 months with tamoxifen, cyclosporine, and a short‐term course of prednisone began developing signs of enlarged vulva and discharge. A stump pyometra was confirmed on ultrasound and computed tomography and exploratory laparotomy was performed to remove the
Caryn Ehrhardt +5 more
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Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease, 2021 Visceral leishmaniasis carries a significant burden of disease in the Americas with up to 7000 cases reported annually. There are several reports of autochthonous visceral leishmaniasis cases in the Caribbean, including the Dominican Republic, Guadalupe,
Gerardine García Oronoz +4 more
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Clinical Case Reports, 2023 Key Clinical Message Visceral leishmaniasis and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis share many features in common and may coincide in the same patient. Timely diagnosis and management of visceral leishmaniasis could save patients from unnecessary toxic ...
Anwar I. Joudeh +6 more
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Arginase activity in the blood of patients with visceral leishmaniasis and HIV infection. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2013 Visceral leishmaniasis is a parasitic disease associated with high mortality. The most important foci of visceral leishmaniasis in Ethiopia are in the Northwest and are predominantly associated with high rates of HIV co-infection.
Yegnasew Takele +14 more
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Visceral leishmaniasis in non‐endemic rural hilly region of Nepal: A case report
Clinical Case Reports, 2022 Visceral leishmaniasis is the most severe form of leishmaniasis, caused by the obligate intracellular protozoan parasites Leishmania donovani or L. infantum, transmitted by the bite of phlebotomine sand fly.
Kapil Belbase +4 more
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Efficacy and Safety of Paromomycin for Visceral Leishmaniasis: A Systematic Review
Journal of Tropical Medicine, 2021 Visceral leishmaniasis, also known as kala-azar is one of the most commonly neglected tropical diseases affecting a large number of rural and resource-limited people in South Asia, Africa, and South America.
Pashupati Pokharel +2 more
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Gates Open Research, 2019 Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a neglected tropical disease (NTD) caused by Leishmania protozoa that are transmitted by female sand flies. On the Indian subcontinent (ISC), VL is targeted by the World Health Organization (WHO) for elimination as a public
NTD Modelling Consortium Visceral Leishmaniasis Group
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Leishmaniasis in the United States: Emerging Issues in a Region of Low Endemicity
Microorganisms, 2021 Leishmaniasis, a chronic and persistent intracellular protozoal infection caused by many different species within the genus Leishmania, is an unfamiliar disease to most North American providers.
John M. Curtin, Naomi E. Aronson
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BMC Public Health, 2017 Background There is paucity of data on quality of life as a dimension of treatment outcome among Visceral Leishmaniasis and HIV coinfected patients. This study sought to explore perceived quality of life among Visceral Leishmaniasis and HIV coinfected ...
Mekuriaw Alemayehu +3 more
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