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 …

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 …

Visceral leishmaniosis (VL) due to Leishmania infantum (L. chagasi) is a lethal disease if
untreated, but asymptomatic L. infantum infections have been reported previously. A better …

Leishmaniasis due to Leishmania infantum (syn. L. chagasi) infection is a zoonotic disease
present mainly in Mediterranean basin, central Asia and Brazil. Besides a limited number of …

Background Still today, more than 30 years after the beginning of the process of visceral
leishmaniasis' urbanization, there is little knowledge about the risk factors for its occurrence …

Leishmaniasis, a chronic and persistent intracellular protozoal infection caused by many
different species within the genus Leishmania, is an unfamiliar disease to most North …

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 …

The number of cases of visceral and cutaneous leishmaniasis is increasing globally at an
alarming rate irrespective of the region and the leishmaniases are amongst the top …

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 …

Leishmaniasis is caused by the infection of haemoparasite Leishmania. The disease is a
major public health problem in at least 88 countries, including India. Various species of …