Leishmaniasis emergence in Europe is reviewed, based on a search of literature up to and
including 2009. Topics covered are the disease, its relevance, transmission and …

Trypanosoma cruzi is the protozoan agent of Chagas disease, and the most important
parasitic disease in Latin America. Protozoa of the genus Leishmania are global agents of …

Key features: Written by the scientist who named this parasite and was the first to set up
proper diagnostic techniques Serves as the first ever book to provide information on the …

Protozoan parasites of the Leishmania donovani complex–L. donovani and L. infantum–
cause the fatal disease visceral leishmaniasis. We present the first comprehensive genome …

Leishmania donovani causes visceral leishmaniasis (VL), the second most deadly vector-
borne parasitic disease. A recent epidemic in the Indian subcontinent (ISC) caused up to …

Molecular approaches are being used increasingly for epidemiological studies of visceral
and cutaneous leishmaniases. Several molecular markers resolving genetic differences …

Leishmania is an infectious protozoan parasite related to African and American
trypanosomes. All Leishmania species that are pathogenic to humans can cause dermal …

Despite recent achievements in scientific knowledge related to canine vector-borne
diseases (CVBDs) of zoonotic concern, their management is still impaired by several …

Ecological and climatic changes, human and animal population dynamics are among the
several factors that have favoured the spread or the (re) introduction and establishment of" …

Background Three major forms of human disease, cutaneous leishmaniasis, visceral
leishmaniasis and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis, are caused by several leishmanial …