PD Ready - Clinical epidemiology, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Leishmania species are the causative agents of leishmaniasis, a neglected tropical disease. These parasitic protozoans are usually transmitted between vertebrate hosts by the bite of …
AL Bañuls, M Hide, F Prugnolle - Advances in parasitology, 2007 - Elsevier
Leishmaniases remain a major public health problem today despite the vast amount of research conducted on Leishmania pathogens. The biological model is genetically and …
J Lukeš, IL Mauricio, G Schönian… - Proceedings of the …, 2007 - National Acad Sciences
Leishmaniasis is a geographically widespread severe disease, with an increasing incidence of two million cases per year and 350 million people from 88 countries at risk. The causative …
R Reithinger, JC Dujardin - Journal of clinical microbiology, 2007 - Am Soc Microbiol
Leishmania parasites are the etiological agents of the leishmaniases. The parasites are transmitted to mammals, including humans, by the bite of phlebotomine sand ffies and …
S Sundar, OP Singh - Molecular diagnosis & therapy, 2018 - Springer
Visceral leishmaniasis (VL), a deadly parasitic disease, is a major public health concern globally. Countries affected by VL have signed the London Declaration on Neglected …
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 …
J Arevalo, L Ramirez, V Adaui, M Zimic… - The Journal of …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background. Pentavalent antimonials (SbV) are the first-line chemotherapy for American tegumentary leishmaniasis (ATL). There are, however, reports of the occurrence of …
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 …
JQ Reimão, EM Coser, MR Lee, AC Coelho - Microorganisms, 2020 - mdpi.com
Leishmaniasis is a neglected tropical disease with two main clinical forms: cutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis. Diagnosis of leishmaniasis is still a challenge, concerning the …