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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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Immunobiology of visceral leishmaniasis [PDF]

Frontiers in Immunology, 2012
Visceral leishmaniasis (VL), commonly known as kala-azar, is caused by Leishmania donovani and Leishmania infantum (Leishmania chagasi in the Americas). These Leishmania species infect macrophages throughout the viscera, and parasites are typically found in the spleen, liver, and bone marrow.
Rajiv Kumar, Susanne Nylén
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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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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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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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Hyponatremia in visceral leishmaniasis [PDF]

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2010
There are few reports linking hyponatremia and visceral leishmaniasis (kala-azar). This is a study of 55 consecutive kala-azar patients and 20 normal individuals as a control group. Hyponatremia and serum hypo-osmolality were detected in 100% of kala-azar patients. High first morning urine osmolality (750.0 ± 52.0 vs.
Verde, Frederico A. Lima, Verde, Francisco A.A. Lima, Veronese, Francisco José V., S. Neto, Augusto, Fuc, Galdino, Verde, Emir M. Lima   +5 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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Insights from mathematical modelling and quantitative analysis on the proposed WHO 2030 targets for visceral leishmaniasis on the Indian subcontinent [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]

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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