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A case of visceral leishmaniasis imported from Armenia

Детские инфекции (Москва), 2023
The relevance of the problem of visceral leishmaniasis is due to the severity of clinical manifestations, as well as the need for immediate etiotropic therapy.
A. L. Rossina, S. B. Chuelov, N. V. Kondratenko, E. V. Tselovalnikova, A. V. Tebenkov, S. V. Kolyagina, N. A. Sokolova, N. V. Nepokulchitskaya   +7 more
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Visceral leishmaniasis patients display altered composition and maturity of neutrophils as well as impaired neutrophil effector functions [PDF]

, 2016
Immunologically, active visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is characterised by profound immunosuppression, severe systemic inflammatory responses and an impaired capacity to control parasite replication.
Adem, E, Cruz Cervera, E, Diro, E, Getahun, M, Hailu, A, Kropf, P, Lemma, M, Melkamu, R, Mengesha, B, Mesfin, G, Modolell, M, Muller, I, Munder, M, Skhedy, Z, Tajebe, F, Takele, Y, Van der Auwera, G, Yardley, V, Yeshanew, A, Yizengaw, E   +19 more
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Treatment of visceral leishmaniasis

Journal of Global Infectious Diseases, 2010
The available treatment options for visceral leishmaniasis (VL) have problems relating to efficacy, adverse effects and cost, making treatment a complex issue. We review the evidence relating to the different methods of treatment in relation to - efficacy and toxicity of the drugs in different areas of the world; ability to monitor side effects, length
E M Moore, D N Lockwood
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Rapid Detection of Leishmania infantum Infection in Dogs: Comparative Study Using an Immunochromatographic Dipstick Test, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, and PCR [PDF]

, 2002
Current zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis (ZVL) control programs in Brazil include the culling of Leishmania infantum-infected reservoir dogs, a strategy that has failed to prevent a rise of canine and human ZVL cases over the past decade.
Bruce Alex, Bruce Alex, Clive R. Davies, Clive R. Davies, J. Clin Microbiol, Richard Reithinger, Richard Reithinger, Rupert J. Quinnell, Rupert J. Quinnell   +8 more
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Non-Leishmania Parasite in Fatal Visceral Leishmaniasis–Like Disease, Brazil

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2019
Through whole-genome sequencing analysis, we identified non-Leishmania parasites isolated from a man with a fatal visceral leishmaniasis–like illness in Brazil. The parasites infected mice and reproduced the patient’s clinical manifestations.
S. Maruyama, A. K. M. de Santana, N. T. Takamiya, T. Y. Takahashi, L. A. Rogerio, C. B. Oliveira, Cristiane Milanezi, Viviane A Trombela, A. Cruz, A. R. Jesus, A. Barreto, A. M. Da Silva, R. Almeida, J. Ribeiro, J. Silva   +14 more
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Low castes have poor access to visceral leishmaniasis treatment in Bihar, India [PDF]

, 2012
Objectives  Bihar, the poorest state in India, concentrates most of the visceral leishmaniasis (VL) cases in the country. A large proportion of the poor rural communities where VL is endemic are marginalized by their socio-economic status, intrinsically ...
Alvar, Babu, Barratt, Boelaert, Cerf, Collin, de Onis, Dedet, Desjeux, Dye, Hasker, Heymann, India., G.o, Mondal, Ostyn, Ranjan, Sinha, Thakur, Van de Poel, WHO, WHO, WHO, WHO/UNICEF   +22 more
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Epidemiological aspects of the first human autochthonous visceral leishmaniosis cases in Porto Alegre, Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2019
Human visceral leishmaniasis is a growing anthropozoonosis in Brazil, and particularly in the southern region of the country. It is an infectious disease transmitted to humans, dogs and other animals in urban and rural areas of the Americas, mainly due ...
Ibrahim Clós Mahmud, Letícia de Araujo Saraiva Piassini, Fabrizio Motta, Paulo Renato Petersen Behar, Getúlio Dornelles Souza   +4 more
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Leishmania infantum recombinant kinesin degenerated derived repeat (rKDDR): A novel potential antigen for serodiagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis

PLoS ONE, 2019
Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) or kala-azar, the most severe form of leishmaniasis, can lead to death if not properly diagnosed and treated. Correct identification of infected patients and reservoirs is vital for controlling the spread of leishmaniasis ...
L. Dhom-Lemos, A. Viana, J. L. R. Cunha, M. Cardoso, T. Mendes, G. R. Pinheiro, W. F. Siqueira, F. Lobo, Leandro de Freitas Teles, L. Bueno, S. Guimarães‐Carvalho, D. Bartholomeu, R. Fujiwara   +12 more
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Evaluación de una prueba de aglutinación directa como método alternativo para el diagnóstico de leishmaniasis visceral canina y humana en Venezuela

Biomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud, 2007
Introducción. La leishmaniasis visceral es la forma clínica más grave de la leishmaniasis. Ésta puede ser fatal si no se administra el tratamiento adecuado.
Guillermo Terán-Angel, Henk Schallig, Olga Zerpa, Vestalia Rodríguez, Marian Ulrich, Maira Cabrera   +5 more
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Characterization of a municipality as free of canine visceral leishmaniasis in the context of One Health

Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2021
Dogs are the main urban reservoir of Leishmania infantum, the causative agent of visceral leishmaniasis (VL), which is transmitted by sand flies. In the state of Paraná, the first detection of a positive dog for VL was in 2014, this year Paraná lost free
Silvia Cristina Osaki, Ricardo Babinski Bregonde, Vinicius Dahm, Priscila Pereira, Claudomiro Postai, Monique Paiva de Campos, Fabiano Borges Figueiredo   +6 more
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