With few exceptions, leishmaniasis is acquired by the bite of a phlebotomine sand fly that
has previously fed on an infected mammal. The exceptions, which are not considered further …

Zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis (ZVL) caused by Leishmania infantum is an important
disease of humans and dogs. Here we review aspects of the transmission and control of …

Recent epidemiologic studies indicate that leishmaniasis in the Americas is far more
abundant and of greater public health importance than was previously recognized. The …

An historical review is given of American visceral leishmaniasis (AVL), with particular
reference to the eco-epidemiology of the disease in Brazil. Following the first records of AVL …

Methods of finding larvae and pupae of phlebotomine sandflies (Diptera: Psychodidae) are
described and the known types of breeding sites used by sandflies are listed. Three ways of …

Latin America encompasses diverse geographical, cultural and socio-economic conditions,
which are reflected in the challenges for infectious disease control in the region. One of the …

Leishmania chagasi (Cunha & Chagas), the aetiologic agent of American visceral
leishmaniasis (AVL), is transmitted by Lutzomyi longipalpis (Lutz & Neiva) throughout the …

Leishmania infantum (syn. L. chagasi) is the causative agent of visceral leishmaniasis (VL)
in the New World (NW) with endemic regions extending from southern USA to northern …

This paper reviews the current knowledge of leishmaniasis epidemiology in Venezuela,
Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. In all 5 countries leishmaniasis is endemic in both the …

This paper is a review of the major historical events leading to our present classification of
the Neotropical Leishmania species, and apart from indicating the basic type of disease …