Leishmaniasis: where are we and where are we heading?

S Sasidharan, P Saudagar - Parasitology research, 2021 - Springer
Leishmaniasis is a zoonotic disease in humans caused by the bite of a parasite-infected
sandfly. The disease, widely referred to as “poor man's disease,” affects millions of people …

New world and old world Leishmania infections: a practical review

I Kevric, MA Cappel, JH Keeling - Dermatologic clinics, 2015 - derm.theclinics.com
Leishmaniasis is a tropical disease caused by an intracellular parasite of the genus
Leishmania. The vector of transmission is the sandfly, which deposits one of the 20 disease …

[图书][B] Georgi. Parasitología para veterinarios

DD Bowman - 2022 - books.google.com
El libro de texto de veterinaria más completo y fiable para el diagnóstico y el tratamiento de
las infecciones parasitarias. Exhaustiva obra de referencia con información actualizada …

Leishmaniasis drug discovery: recent progress and challenges in assay development

B Zulfiqar, TB Shelper, VM Avery - Drug discovery today, 2017 - Elsevier
Highlights•Leishmaniasis remains a neglected tropical disease, with a high unmet medical
need.•Therapeutic efficacy varies depending on the species of Leishmania parasite.•Leads …

Climate change and risk of leishmaniasis in North America: predictions from ecological niche models of vector and reservoir species

C González, O Wang, SE Strutz… - PLoS neglected …, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Background Climate change is increasingly being implicated in species' range shifts
throughout the world, including those of important vector and reservoir species for infectious …

Cutaneous and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis

H Goto, JAL Lindoso - Infectious Disease Clinics, 2012 - id.theclinics.com
Leishmaniases are diseases that are caused by protozoa of the genus Leishmania, which
are prevalent in tropical and subtropical areas, and which consist of both visceral and …

Molecular diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis

S Sundar, OP Singh - Molecular diagnosis & therapy, 2018 - Springer
Visceral leishmaniasis (VL), a deadly parasitic disease, is a major public health concern
globally. Countries affected by VL have signed the London Declaration on Neglected …

Study of Leishmania pathogenesis in mice: experimental considerations

C Loeuillet, AL Bañuls, M Hide - Parasites & vectors, 2016 - Springer
Although leishmaniases are endemic in 98 countries, they are still considered neglected
tropical diseases. Leishmaniases are characterized by the emergence of new virulent and …

Retention and loss of RNA interference pathways in trypanosomatid protozoans

LF Lye, K Owens, H Shi, SMF Murta, AC Vieira… - PLoS …, 2010 - journals.plos.org
RNA interference (RNAi) pathways are widespread in metaozoans but the genes required
show variable occurrence or activity in eukaryotic microbes, including many pathogens …

Phylogeny of Leishmania species based on the heat-shock protein 70 gene

J Fraga, AM Montalvo, S De Doncker… - Infection, Genetics and …, 2010 - Elsevier
The 70kDa heat-shock protein (HSP70) is conserved across prokaryotes and eukaryotes,
and the protein as well as its encoding gene have been applied in phylogenetic studies of …