Validation of Oxford nanopore sequencing for improved New World Leishmania species identification via analysis of 70-kDA heat shock protein

LH Patiño, N Ballesteros, M Muñoz, J Jaimes… - Parasites & …, 2023 - Springer
Background Leishmaniasis is a parasitic disease caused by obligate intracellular protozoa
of the genus Leishmania. This infection is characterized by a wide range of clinical …

First report of cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania donovani in Ethiopia

GA Amare, GG Mekonnen, M Kassa, A Addisu… - Parasites & …, 2023 - Springer
Background Leishmaniasis is a common neglected tropical disease in Ethiopia. Visceral
leishmaniasis (VL) caused by Leishmania donovani presents in the lowlands, while …

Patterns of cutaneous leishmaniasis during the COVID-19 pandemic in four endemic regions of Iran

S Mazaherifar, K Solhjoo, S Rasti… - Transactions of The …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background Both zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (ZCL) and anthroponotic cutaneous
leishmaniasis are endemic in different regions of Iran. It is important to know the type of …

[HTML][HTML] Leishmania donovani transmission cycle associated with human infection, Phlebotomus alexandri sand flies, and hare blood meals, Israel

L Studentsky, L Orshan, F Akad, IB Avi… - Emerging Infectious …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania major or L. tropica and visceral
leishmaniasis caused by L. infantum have been reported in Israel. We collected …

Leishmania infantum infecting the carnivore Nasua nasua from urban forest fragments in an endemic area of visceral leishmaniasis in Brazilian Midwest

GC de Macedo, WTG Barreto, CE de Oliveira… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction The aim of the present study was to investigate the occurrence of Leishmania
infantum in South American coatis inhabiting two forest fragments in Campo Grande, Mato …

Detection of Leishmania major and Leishmania infantum in cats during an outbreak of cutaneous leishmaniosis in Southern Israel

G Kleinerman, S Melloul, L Chaim, SE Mergy… - … and Infectious Diseases, 2023 - Elsevier
Prevalence of Leishmania spp. infection was studied in stray cats in two military bases in
Southern Israel during a cutaneous leishmaniosis (CL) human outbreak caused by …

HRM Accuracy and Limitations as a Species Typing Tool for Leishmania Parasites

CPB Filgueira, D Pitta-Pereira, LM Cantanhêde… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
High Resolution Melting Analysis (HRM) has been pointed out as a suitable alternative
method to detect and identify Leishmania species. Herein, we aimed to evaluate the …

[HTML][HTML] Rapid Detection and Identification of Fasciola spp. and Dicrocoelium spp. Isolated from the Ruminant Livestock of Northwest Iran Using High-Resolution …

E Hajialilo, A Hosseini-Safa, A Spotin… - Iranian Journal of …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: The liver flukes of the Fasciola species and Dicrocoelium spp. are recognised
as parasites of domestic and wild herbivores. Both species of F. hepatica and F. gigantica as …

Rapid detection and identification of Fasciola spp. and Dicrocoelium spp. isolated from the ruminant livestock of northwest Iran using high-resolution melting analysis …

P Heydarian, E Hajialilo, A Hosseini-Safa, A Spotin… - 2023 - cabidigitallibrary.org
Background: The liver flukes of the Fasciola species and Dicrocoelium spp. are recognised
as parasites of domes-tic and wild herbivores. Both species of F. hepatica and F. gigantica …

Leishmaniose visceral: Panorama geral da doença e técnicas moleculares utilizadas no estudo da variabilidade genética

YS QUEIROZ FILHO - 2023 - repositorio.ufpe.br
Leishmaniose é um conjunto de doenças causada por protozoários parasitas obrigatórios
do gênero Leishmania transmitida por insetos vetores fêmeas da família Psychodidae. Com …