Transmission, reservoir hosts and control of zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis

RJ Quinnell, O Courtenay - Parasitology, 2009 - cambridge.org
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 …

Diagnosis of leishmaniasis

EK Elmahallawy, AS Martínez… - The Journal of Infection …, 2014 - jidc.org
Leishmaniasis is a clinically heterogeneous syndrome caused by intracellular protozoan
parasites of the genus Leishmania. The clinical spectrum of leishmaniasis encompasses …

One Health: the global challenge of epidemic and endemic leishmaniasis

CB Palatnik-de-Sousa, MJ Day - Parasites & vectors, 2011 - Springer
Abstract'One Health'proposes the unification of medical and veterinary sciences with the
establishment of collaborative ventures in clinical care, surveillance and control of cross …

Visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil: revisiting paradigms of epidemiology and control

F Dantas-Torres, SP Brandão-Filho - Revista do Instituto de Medicina …, 2006 - SciELO Brasil
In the last 20 years, despite the known underestimation of cases, Brazil registered a marked
increase in the incidence of visceral leishmaniasis. The main goal of this review is to reflect …

Serial quantitative PCR assay for detection, species discrimination, and quantification of Leishmania spp. in human samples

JL Weirather, SMB Jeronimo, S Gautam… - Journal of clinical …, 2011 - Am Soc Microbiol
The Leishmania species cause a variety of human disease syndromes. Methods for
diagnosis and species differentiation are insensitive and many require invasive sampling …

[PDF][PDF] New developments in diagnosis of leishmaniasis

S Singh - Indian Journal of Medical Research, 2006 - researchgate.net
In this review recent advances made in the field of human leishmaniasis have been
discussed with special emphasis on the parasite, and various serological and molecular …

Transmission of tropical and geographically restricted infections during solid-organ transplantation

P Martín-Dávila, J Fortún, R López-Vélez… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2008 - Am Soc Microbiol
In recent years, the increasing number of donors from different regions of the world is
providing a new challenge for the management and selection of suitable donors. This is a …

Detection of Leishmania infantum cryptic infection in asymptomatic blood donors living in an endemic area (Eivissa, Balearic Islands, Spain) by different diagnostic …

C Riera, R Fisa, M Udina, M Gallego… - Transactions of the …, 2004 - academic.oup.com
The extent of cryptic leishmaniasis in blood donors from a Spanish endemic area,(Eivissa
Island) was studied using various immunological and parasitological methods. Sera from …

[HTML][HTML] Leishmaniasis as an emerging infection

CM Choi, EA Lerner - Journal of Investigative Dermatology Symposium …, 2001 - Elsevier
Leishmaniasis is a protozoan disease whose diverse clinical manifestations are dependent
both on the infecting species of Leishmania and the immune response of the host …

The development and clinical evaluation of second-generation leishmaniasis vaccines

MS Duthie, VS Raman, FM Piazza, SG Reed - Vaccine, 2012 - Elsevier
Infection with Leishmania parasites results in a range of clinical manifestations and
outcomes. Control of Leishmania parasite transmission is extremely difficult due to the large …