High levels of infectiousness of asymptomatic Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis infections in wild rodents highlights their importance in the epidemiology of American …

JF Marinho-Júnior, JF Monteiro… - PLOS Neglected …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background The epidemiological significance of wildlife infections with aetiological agents
causing human infectious diseases is largely determined by their infection status, contact …

Genomic Diversification, Structural Plasticity, and Hybridization in Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis

LH Patino, M Muñoz, L Cruz-Saavedra… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis is an important Leishmania species circulating in several
Central and South American countries. Among Leishmania species circulating in Brazil …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular identification of parasites causing cutaneous leishmaniasis in Panama

A del C Miranda, KA González… - … American Journal of …, 2021 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Isolates from 475 cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) patients from three endemic regions were
studied by three typing techniques. The molecular analysis from lesion scrapings based on …

Unveiling the Enigmatic nature of six neglected Amazonian Leishmania (Viannia) species using the hamster model: Virulence, Histopathology and prospection of …

RP Soares, IC Fontes, F Dutra-Rêgo… - PLOS Neglected …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
American tegumentary leishmaniasis (ATL) is highly endemic in the Amazon basin and
occurs in all South American countries, except Chile and Uruguay. Most Brazilian ATL cases …

Novel Insights Into Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis In Vitro Fitness Guided by Temperature Changes Along With Its Subtilisins and Oligopeptidase B

A Zabala-Peñafiel, L Cysne-Finkelstein… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Proteases are virulence factors with a recognized impact on the Leishmania spp. life cycle.
This study considers a set of analyses measuring phenotypic factors of L.(V.) braziliensis …

A New Target Organ of Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis Chronic Infection: The Intestine

AGA Santos, MGL da Silva, EL Carneiro… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis is one of the main causes of cutaneous leishmaniasis in
the Americas. This species presents genetic polymorphism that can cause destructive …

Spectrum of bacterial pathogens in inflammatory and noninflammatory cutaneous ulcers of American tegumentary leishmaniasis

R Kariyawasam, B Gascon, P Challa… - Therapeutic …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) ulcers exhibiting an inflammatory phenotype,
characterized by purulent exudate, erythema, pain, and/or lymphatic involvement, are …

A Cytokine Network Balance Influences the Fate of Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis Infection in a Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Hamster Model

MB Paiva, RP Ribeiro-Romão… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The golden hamster is a suitable model for studying cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) due to
Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis. Immunopathological mechanisms are well established in …

[PDF][PDF] Sales de Carvalho AW, de Carvalho FG, de Paiva Cavalcanti M, Shaw J, et al.(2023) High levels of infectiousness of asymptomatic Leishmania (Viannia) …

JF Marinho-Junior, M JFCLS - PLoS Negl Trop Dis, 2023 - repositorio.usp.br
Background The epidemiological significance of wildlife infections with aetiological agents
causing human infectious diseases is largely determined by their infection status, contact …

Molecular variants of Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis trigger distinct patterns of cytokines and chemokines expression in golden hamster

FD Rêgo, JRB Fradico, A Teixeira-Carvalho… - Molecular …, 2019 - Elsevier
Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) mainly caused by Leishmania braziliensis is a chronic
inflammatory disease widely spread in Brazil. Genetic variant strains of this parasite have …