Leishmaniasis is a neglected tropical disease with two main clinical forms: cutaneous and
visceral leishmaniasis. Diagnosis of leishmaniasis is still a challenge, concerning the …

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

Leishmaniasis are neglected diseases caused by several species of Leishmania that affect
humans and many domestic and wild animals with a worldwide distribution. The objectives …

To identify naturally infected Lutzomyia spp. by Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis, a PCR
multiplex non-isotopic hybridisation assay was developed for the analysis of insect samples …

Since 2010, the number of cases of both human visceral leishmaniasis and cutaneous
leishmaniasis in southwestern Madrid region (Spain) and more specifically in the town of …

Entomological monitoring of Leishmania infection in leishmaniasis endemic areas offers
epidemiologic advantages for predicting the risk and expansion of the disease, as well as …

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 …

Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) transmitted by the tsetse fly continues to be a public
health issue, despite more than a century of research. There are two types of the disease …

Transmission of Leishmania tropica was studied in 2 adjacent foci in Israel where vector
populations differ. Only Phlebotomus sergenti was found infected with L. tropica in the …

Background Sand flies (Diptera, Psychodidae, Phlebotominae) in the genus Lutzomyia are
the predominant vectors of the protozoan disease leishmaniasis in the New World. Within …