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Visceral Leishmaniasis

Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, 2012
Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a vector-borne parasitic disease targeting tissue macrophages. It is among the most neglected infectious diseases. Classical manifestations of VL include chronic fever, hepatosplenomegaly, and pancytopenia. Most cases can be detected through serologic and molecular testing.
van Griensven, J., Diro, E.
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Changing Pattern of Visceral Leishmaniasis, United Kingdom, 1985-2004 [PDF]

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2006
A 20-year (1985–2004) retrospective review of 39 patients with imported visceral leishmaniasis found that tourism to Mediterranean countries and HIV infection were associated with visceral leishmaniasis. Diagnosis was often delayed.
Aeesha N.J. Malik, Lawrence John, Anthony D.M. Bryceson, Diana N.J. Lockwood   +3 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, Rakesh Ghimire, Pratik Lamichhane   +2 more
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Alteration of Clinical Chemistry Parameters Among Visceral Leishmaniasis Patients in Western Tigrai, Ethiopia, 2018/2019: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study

Infection and Drug Resistance, 2020
Brhane Tesfanchal,1 Gebremedhin Gebremichail,2 Getachew Belay,1 Gebreslassie Gebremariam,3 Gebreyohannes Teklehaimanot,4 Hagos Haileslasie,2 Getachew Kahsu,1 Aderajew Gebrewahd,5 Fitsum Mardu,6 Gebre Adhanom,5 Brhane Berhe,6 Hirut Teame,7 Aster Tsegaye,8
Tesfanchal B, Gebremichail G, Belay G, Gebremariam G, Teklehaimanot G, Haileslasie H, Kahsu G, Gebrewahd A, Mardu F, Adhanom G, Berhe B, Teame H, Tsegaye A, Wolde M   +13 more
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Burden of visceral leishmaniasis in villages of eastern gedaref state, Sudan: an exhaustive cross-sectional survey. [PDF]

, 2012
Since December 2009, Médecins Sans Frontières has diagnosed and treated patients with visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in Tabarak Allah Hospital, eastern Gedaref State, one of the main endemic foci of VL in Sudan.
A Ismail, A Stauch, AB Joshi, AM Musa, B Bucheton, CP Thakur, Dagemlidet Worku, DE Elnaiem, DE Elnaiem, EA Khalil, EE Zijlstra, EE Zijlstra, EE Zijlstra, EE Zijlstra, F Chappuis, Fabienne Nackers, François Chappuis, GK Adam, H Veeken, Hechmi Louzir, Himida Ali Gorashi, Jean-Claude Djoumessi, Jean-François Etard, JH Kolaczinski, K Ritmeijer, K Ritmeijer, K Ritmeijer, Khalid A. Ahmed, Koert Ritmeijer, Marleen Boelaert, Niven Salih, OF Osman, Omer Hammam, Rahma Eltigani, SE Meredith, Y Mueller, Yolanda Kathrin Mueller, ZM Luz   +37 more
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Visceral leishmaniasis in the island of Margarita, Venezuela: a neglected parasitic infection in the Caribbean

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, Laura C. Pedraza-Arévalo, Andrés F. Henao-Martínez, Carlos Franco-Paredes, José A. Suarez   +4 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, Tamrat Abebe, Teklu Weldegebreal, Asrat Hailu, Workagegnehu Hailu, Zewdu Hurissa, Jemal Ali, Ermiyas Diro, Yifru Sisay, Tom Cloke, Manuel Modolell, Markus Munder, Fabienne Tacchini-Cottier, Ingrid Müller, Pascale Kropf   +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, Sangam Shah, Krishna Dahal, Sansar Babu Tiwari, Santosh Neupane   +4 more
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Visceral leishmaniasis complicated by hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis: A case report from a nonendemic area

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, Hussein A. Elsiddig Awadelkarim, Mohammadshah Isam Gul, Mahmoud Salm Elayana, Dina Sameh Soliman, Aliaa Amer, Musaed Alsamawi   +6 more
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Immunity to Visceral Leishmaniasis [PDF]

Journal of Tropical Medicine, 2012
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Ali, Nahid Ben, Mekuria, Asrat Hailu, Requena Rolania, José María, Engwerda, Christian R.   +3 more
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