The immunopathogenic competences of Leishmania (V.) braziliensis and L.(L.)
amazonensis were reviewed in the light of more recent features found in the clinical and …

For a long time Leishmaniasis had been considered as a neglected tropical disease.
Recently, it has become a priority in public health all over the world for different aspects such …

Leishmaniases are endemic diseases in tropical and sub-tropical regions of the world and
are considered by the World Health Organization (WHO) to be among the six most important …

Just over 30 years ago, a new species of Leishmania of the subgenus Leishmania (Viannia)
was described infecting the armadillo Dasypus novemcinctus; then, a report of human …

The treatment of American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) is based on a small group of
compounds that were developed decades ago, all of which are highly toxic and have a high …

Species of Baccharis exhibit antibiotic, antiseptic, wound-healing, and anti-protozoal
properties, and have been used in the traditional medicine of South America for the …

In French Guiana, five species are associated with Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (CL). Though
infections with Leishmania guyanensis, L.(V.) braziliensis and L.(L.) amazonensis have …

Abstract Toll‐like receptors (TLRs), members of pattern recognition receptors, are expressed
on many cells of the innate immune system, and their engagements with antigens regulate …

In the Brazilian Amazon, American tegumentary leishmaniasis (ATL) is endemic and
presents a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations due, in part, to the circulation of at least …

Abstract In Amazonian Brazil the etiological agents of American cutaneous leishmaniasis
(ACL) belong to at least seven Leishmania species but little is known about the putative …