International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2023 Intro: Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a fatal form of leishmaniasis caused by protozoan parasite Leishmania donovani and transmitted by the bites of blood sucking vector sand fly Phlebotomous argentipes.
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The skin is a significant but overlooked anatomical reservoir for vector-borne African trypanosomes [PDF]
, 2016 International audienceThe role of mammalian skin in harbouring and transmitting arthropod-borne protozoan parasites has been overlooked for decades as these pathogens have been regarded primarily as blood-dwelling organisms. Intriguingly, infections with
Bucheton, Bruno +14 more
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Frequency of the Congenital Transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis [PDF]
, 2013 BACKGROUND: Chagas disease is caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi and is endemic in much of Latin America. With increased globalisation and immigration, it is a risk in any country, partly through congenital transmission. The frequency of congenital
Buekens, Pierre +4 more
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Heterogeneities in the Ecoepidemiology of Trypanosoma cruzi Infection in Rural Communities of the Argentinean Chaco [PDF]
, 2014 We conducted a cross-sectional survey of Trypanosoma cruzi infection of Triatoma infestans as well as dogs and cats in 327 households from a well-defined rural area in northeastern Argentina to test whether the household distribution of infection ...
Alvarado Otegui, Julián Antonio +8 more
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[Comparison between classical and artificial xenodiagnosis in chronic Chagas disease].
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 1998 Classical and artificial xenodiagnostic techniques made with Dipetalogaster maximus of first stage were performed simultaneously in 57 patients with chronic T. cruzi infection (22 male and 35 female patients, aged 7-80 years). With the exception of two patients with megaoesophagus, all had two previous positive serological reaction and a further test ...
Jorge Panameño Pineda +2 more
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Specific humoral depression in chronic patients infected by Trypanosoma cruzi [PDF]
, 1984 Realizamos um estudo comparativo entre o xenodiagnóstico e os testes sorológicos para a doença de Chagas. Cento e cincoenta pacientes de algumas áreas endêmicas foram estudados.
Antezana, G. +6 more
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Detection of Borrelia persica Infection in Ornithodoros Tholo¬Zani Using PCR Targeting RRS Gene and Xenodiagnosis [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Public Health, 2011 Background: Relapsing fever caused by Borrelia persica, is an acute tick-borne disease which is transmitted by soft ticks of Ornithodoros tholozani to human.Methods: Value of PCR and xenodiagnosis for detection of B. persica in O.
F Mohtarami +6 more
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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 +8 more
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Trypanosoma cruzi strain TcI is associated with chronic Chagas disease in the Brazilian Amazon
Parasites & Vectors, 2014 Background Chagas disease in the Amazon region is considered an emerging anthropozoonosis with a predominance of the discrete typing units (DTUs) TcI and TcIV.
Rosa Amélia Gonçalves Santana +12 more
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Persistence of Borrelia burgdorferi in rhesus macaques following antibiotic treatment of disseminated infection. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 The persistence of symptoms in Lyme disease patients following antibiotic therapy, and their causes, continue to be a matter of intense controversy. The studies presented here explore antibiotic efficacy using nonhuman primates.
Monica E Embers +13 more
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