Visceral leishmaniasis: Epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment regimens in different geographical areas with a focus on pediatrics

S Scarpini, A Dondi, C Totaro, C Biagi, F Melchionda… - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) is a vector-borne disease caused by an intracellular protozoa of
the genus Leishmania that can be lethal if not treated. VL is caused by Leishmania donovani …

Diagnostic Techniques for Visceral Leishmaniasis: An Overview of Methods Used in East Africa

VO Orucho, A Gupta, JM Rael, E Ondari… - … and Infectious Disease, 2024 - Elsevier
Leishmanias is a parasitic infection caused by a protozoan belonging to the genus
Leishmania and transmitted by sand fly, Phlebotomus fly in the old world and Lutzomyia in …

Nanotechnological Formulation Incorporating Pectis brevipedunculata (Asteraceae) Essential Oil: An Ecofriendly Approach for Leishmanicidal and Anti-Inflammatory …

EM Marques, LG Santos Andrade, LM Rebelo Alencar… - Polymers, 2025 - mdpi.com
Cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania amazonensis is a significant public health
issue. This study aimed to evaluate an ecofriendly, thermosensitive nanogel, developed …

Leishmaniasis: evaluación clínica y diagnóstico

AC Chacón, BV Romero, MFJ Vargas - Revista Médica Sinergia, 2022 - dialnet.unirioja.es
La leishmaniosis también conocida como “papalomoyo” es una enfermedad infecciosa
crónica parasitaria causada por un protozoo flagelado del género Leishmania, el cual …

Antimicrobial Peptides (AMP) in the Cell-Free Culture Media of Xenorhabdus budapestensis and X. szentirmaii Exert Anti-Protist Activity against Eukaryotic Vertebrate Pathogens including …

A Fodor, C Hess, P Ganas, Z Boros, J Kiss, L Makrai… - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Anti-microbial peptides provide a powerful toolkit for combating multidrug resistance.
Combating eukaryotic pathogens is complicated because the intracellular drug targets in the …

Histological and neuronal changes in the duodenum of hamsters infected with Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum

IN Cavallone, SKS de Lima, KS Oliveira… - Experimental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Visceral leishmaniasis is a neglected tropical disease caused by parasites belonging to the
Leishmania genus that infect macrophages in different tissues such as the spleen, liver …

[HTML][HTML] Temporal trend in the incidence of human visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil

CJ Santos Júnior, MM Santos… - Ciência & Saúde …, 2023 - SciELO Public Health
It is an ecological study that analyzed the time trend of visceral leishmaniasis incidence
rates in Brazil using segmented time regression by joinpoints. There was a decreasing …

Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid Metagenomic Second-Generation Sequencing Assists in Guiding the Treatment of Visceral Leishmaniasis: A Case Report

J Li, L Liu, Z Gao, X Chuai, X Liu, X Zhang… - Infection and Drug …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose The incidence of visceral leishmaniasis (VL), a global infectious disease, has been
on the rise in China's Hebei province. When patients achieve clinical cure, they often do not …

The Burden of Visceral Leishmaniasis: Need of Review, Innovations, and Solutions

I Farooq, R Singh, A Selvapandiyan… - Challenges and Solutions …, 2024 - Springer
Leishmaniasis is an ongoing public health crisis and asks for unabated addressal by all
stakeholders. Efforts to eradicate the disease have been underway for over a decade. While …

[HTML][HTML] Kala-Azar: A case report

N Jancar, FS Gonçalves, J Duro, I Pinto, T Oliveira… - Cureus, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Leishmaniasis is a zoonosis caused by unicellular protozoans Leishmania. The
transmission can be zoonotic or anthroponotic, depending on the species, and the main …