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Leishmania donovani populations in Eastern Sudan: temporal structuring and a link between human and canine transmission. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
BACKGROUND: Visceral leishmaniasis (VL), caused by the members of the Leishmania donovani complex, has been responsible for devastating VL epidemics in the Sudan.
Baleela, Rania   +6 more
core   +3 more sources

Linking Targeted Pancreatic Cancer Genes With Metabolic Disorders: A Cross‐Species Translational Pathway

open access: yesCancer Medicine, Volume 15, Issue 4, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Introduction Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) remains one of the most lethal malignancies because of its typically late diagnosis and limited treatment options, with surgical resection being the primary intervention. Emerging studies have consistently reported associations between PDAC and metabolic dysfunctions, including obesity ...
Dipanwita Nath   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Urine as a promising sample for Leishmania DNA extraction in the diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis – a review

open access: yesBrazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2019
Visceral leishmaniasis is a serious and debilitating infection with high fatality rate in tropical and subtropical countries. As clinical symptoms of visceral leishmaniasis are not so specific, confirmatory diagnostic methods with high sensitivity and ...
Gilberto Silva Nunes Bezerra   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Brain Involvement in Leishmaniasis

open access: yesCell Biochemistry and Function, Volume 44, Issue 4, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Leishmaniasis is a neglected tropical disease caused by infection with the protozoan parasite Leishmania and it is a significant global health problem. The disease has a wide clinical spectrum, from tegumentary leishmaniasis (TL) that encompasses cutaneous (CL), mucosal (ML) and cutaneous‐diffuse (CDL) forms, to the potentially fatal systemic ...
Camila S. Freitas   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A case report on para-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis: an unresolved mystery

open access: yesBMC Infectious Diseases, 2023
Background Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) is a dermatosis that occurs 2–3 years after an apparently successful treatment of visceral leishmaniasis (VL).
Md. Mehedi Hasan   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Leishmaniasis–HIV coinfection: current challenges

open access: yesHIV/AIDS: Research and Palliative Care, 2016
José Angelo Lauletta Lindoso,1,2 Mirella Alves Cunha,3 Igor Thiago Queiroz,4 Carlos Henrique Valente Moreira2 1Laboratory of Soroepidemiology (LIM HC-FMUSP), São Paulo University, São Paulo, 2Instituto de Infectologia Emilio ...
Lindoso JAL   +3 more
doaj  

A Killing Disease Epidemic Among Displaced Sudanese Population Identified as Visceral Leishmaniasis. [PDF]

open access: yes, 1991
A fatal disease epidemic affected the Bentiu area in southern Sudan and led to a mass migration of the Nuer tribe searching for treatment. The initially available information revealed a high mortality rate due to a possible occurrence of tuberculosis ...
Chantal, B   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

Arab Medical Tourists in Iran: A Phenomenological Study of Lived Experience

open access: yesHealth Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 4, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims This study explores the lived experiences of medical tourists in Shiraz, Iran, a major destination for patients from Arab countries. Understanding these experiences is essential to inform health policy and improve the development of the medical tourism sector. Methods In this phenomenological research which was conducted in
Fatemeh Shaygani   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Epidemiological aspects of human and canine visceral leishmaniasis in State of Alagoas, Northeast, Brazil

open access: yesBrazilian Journal of Biology, 2018
Zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis (ZVL), caused by protozoans of the genus Leishmania, it is a worldwide of great importance disease. In the northeast region of Brazil, the state of Alagoas has an endemic status for ZVL.
M. A. N. Rocha   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Tissue Cytokine Responses in Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
To elucidate the local tissue cytokine response of dogs infected with Leishmania chagasi, cytokine mRNA levels were measured in bone marrow aspirates from 27 naturally infected dogs from Brazil and were compared with those from 5 uninfected control ...
Courtenay, O.   +6 more
core   +2 more sources

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