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• Select Leishmaniasis: new approaches to disease control: leishmaniasis is one of the major infectious diseases affecting the poorest regions of the world, but new developments in diagnosis, treatment, and control offer some fresh hope. (Clinical review)

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  Leishmaniasis: new approaches to disease control: leishmaniasis is one of the major infectious diseases affecting the poorest regions of the world, but new developments in diagnosis, treatment, and control offer some fresh hope. (Clinical review)

  Authors:Clive R Davies, Paul Kaye, Simon L Croft, and Shyam SundarFrom:British Medical Journal (Vol. 326, Issue 7385) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 15, 20034,206 words Article The leishmaniases afflict the world's poorest populations. Among the two million new cases each year in the 88 countries where the disease is endemic (fig 1), it is estimated that 80% earn less than $2 a day. Human...
• Select Diagnosis of post kala azar dermal leishmaniasis in nonendemic Areas: A clinical challenge.

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  Diagnosis of post kala azar dermal leishmaniasis in nonendemic Areas: A clinical challenge.

  Authors:Gandikota Rao, M. Ratna Kishore, Ruchi Singh, and Kollipara HarithaFrom:Clinical Dermatology Review (Vol. 6, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan-June 20223,313 words Clinical report 1250LByline: Gandikota. Rao, M. Ratna Kishore, Ruchi. Singh, Kollipara. Haritha Leishmaniasis is a heterogeneous group of disease caused by protozoans of the genus Leishmania, transmitted by Phlebotomus sandflies. Human...
• Select Sergentomyia schwetzi is not a competent vector for Leishmania donovani and other Leishmania species pathogenic to humans

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  Sergentomyia schwetzi is not a competent vector for Leishmania donovani and other Leishmania species pathogenic to humans

  Authors:Jovana Sadlova, Vit Dvorak, Veronika Seblova, Alon Warburg, Jan Votypka, and Petr VolfFrom:Parasites & Vectors (Vol. 6, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  June 20, 20135,185 words Report 1400LBackground Sand fly species of the genus Sergentomyia are proven vectors of reptilian Leishmania that are non-pathogenic to humans. However, a consideration of the role of Sergentomyia spp. in the circulation of...
• Select Current status of kala-azar and vector control in China

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  Current status of kala-azar and vector control in China

  Author:Guan Li-renFrom:Bulletin of the World Health Organization (Vol. 69, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  September-October 19913,367 words Article Kala-azar, which was prevalent in the vast area of China that lies to the north of the Yangtze River from the 1920s to the 1950s, is now effectively under control as a result of strenuous intervention since the founding...
• Select Effectiveness of vector control methods for the control of cutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis: A meta-review.

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  Effectiveness of vector control methods for the control of cutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis: A meta-review.

  Authors:Carlos Alberto Montenegro Quiñonez, Silvia Runge-Ranzinger, Kazi Mizanur Rahman, and Olaf HorstickFrom:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases (Vol. 15, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  May 13, 20217,442 words Report 1430LElimination of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in Southeast Asia and global control of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) and VL are priorities of the World Health Organization (WHO). But is the existing evidence good enough for...
• Select A third generation vaccine for human visceral leishmaniasis and post kala azar dermal leishmaniasis: First-in-human trial of ChAd63-KH

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  A third generation vaccine for human visceral leishmaniasis and post kala azar dermal leishmaniasis: First-in-human trial of ChAd63-KH

  Authors:Mohamed Osman, Anoop Mistry, Ada Keding, Rhian Gabe, Elizabeth Cook, Sarah Forrester, et al.From:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases (Vol. 11, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  May 12, 201710,031 words Report 1610LBackground Visceral leishmaniasis (VL or kala azar) is the most serious form of human leishmaniasis, responsible for over 20,000 deaths annually, and post kala azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) is a stigmatizing skin...
• Select Species diversity and spatial distribution of CL/VL vectors: assessing bioclimatic effect on expression plasticity of genes possessing vaccine properties isolated from wild-collected sand flies in endemic areas of Iran.

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  Species diversity and spatial distribution of CL/VL vectors: assessing bioclimatic effect on expression plasticity of genes possessing vaccine properties isolated from wild-collected sand flies in endemic areas of Iran.

  Authors:Ali Bordbar and Parviz ParviziFrom:BMC Infectious Diseases (Vol. 21, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  May 19, 20219,808 words Report 1600LBackground Leishmaniasis is one of the ten most important neglected tropical diseases worldwide. Understanding the distribution of vectors of visceral and cutaneous leishmaniasis (VL/CL) is one of the significant...
• Select Diagnosis of visceral and cutaneous leishmaniasis using loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) protocols: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

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  Diagnosis of visceral and cutaneous leishmaniasis using loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) protocols: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

  Authors:Astrid Christine Erber, Peter Julian Sandler, Daniel Moreira de Avelar, Ines Swoboda, Gláucia Cota, and Julia WalochnikFrom:Parasites & Vectors (Vol. 15, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 24, 202210,019 words Report 1570LSensitive, reliable and fast diagnostic tools that are applicable in low-resource settings, at the point of care (PoC), are seen as crucial in the fight against visceral leishmaniasis (VL) and cutaneous leishmaniasis...
• Select Comparison of diagnostic methods in Cutaneous leishmaniasis (histopathology compared to skin smears)

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  Comparison of diagnostic methods in Cutaneous leishmaniasis (histopathology compared to skin smears)

  Authors:Sana Ullah Gazozai, Javeid Iqbal, Ishrat Bukhari, and Sajid BashirFrom:Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Vol. 23, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 20102,431 words Report 1450LPresent study is carried out to compare laboratory diagnostic methods of Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) for the outdoor patients of Bolan Medical College Complex Hospital, Quetta, Balochistan. From November 2005 to...
• Select An Innovative Field-Applicable Molecular Test to Diagnose Cutaneous Leishmania Viannia spp. Infections

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  An Innovative Field-Applicable Molecular Test to Diagnose Cutaneous Leishmania Viannia spp. Infections

  Authors:Omar A. Saldarriaga, Alejandro Castellanos-Gonzalez, Renato Porrozzi, Gerald C. Baldeviano, Andres G. Lescano, Maxy B. de Los Santos, et al.From:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases (Vol. 10, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 26, 20164,660 words Article 1420LCutaneous and mucosal leishmaniasis is widely distributed in Central and South America. Leishmania of the Viannia subgenus are the most frequent species infecting humans. L. (V.) braziliensis, L. (V.) panamensis are...
• Select Aislamiento reproductivo asimetrico entre Lutzomyia pseudolongipalpis y Lutzomyia longipalpis (especie C2), vectores neotropicales de leishmaniasis visceral (Diptera: Pshychodidae)

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  Aislamiento reproductivo asimetrico entre Lutzomyia pseudolongipalpis y Lutzomyia longipalpis (especie C2), vectores neotropicales de leishmaniasis visceral (Diptera: Pshychodidae)

  Authors:Jazzmin Arrivillaga, Patricia Salerno, and Yadira RangelFrom:Revista de Biología Tropical (Vol. 57, Issue 1-2) Peer-Reviewed

  March-June 20094,781 words Article Lutzomyia pseudolongipalpis y Lutzomyia longipalpis (especie C2, L. n. sp) son dos especies de flebotominos vectores endémicos de Venezuela, simpátricas, monofiléticas, con profundas divergencias, morfológicamente...
• Select Did post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis initiate the outbreak in 24-Parganas?

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  Did post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis initiate the outbreak in 24-Parganas?

  Authors:Manjulika Addy and A. NandyFrom:Bulletin of the World Health Organization (Vol. 70, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  May-June 19922,554 words Article Following resurgence in Bihar of kala-azar, outbreaks of the disease were identified simultaneously in two separate foci about 500 km apart in West Bengal in 1980. While the outbreak in one of these foci, in northern...
• Select Leishmaniasis is endemic in some military hot spots

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  Leishmaniasis is endemic in some military hot spots

  Author:Norra MacReadyFrom:Skin & Allergy News (Vol. 35, Issue 6)

  June 2004243 words Brief article Clinicians should consider cutaneous leishmaniasis in the differential diagnosis of skin lesions in military personnel who were deployed to areas where the infection is endemic, say the authors of an update in the...
• Select In vitro and in vivo miltefosine susceptibility of a leishmania amazonensis isolate from a patient with diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis

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  In vitro and in vivo miltefosine susceptibility of a leishmania amazonensis isolate from a patient with diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis

  Authors:Adriano C. Coelho, Cristiana T. Trinconi, Carlos H.N. Costa, and Silvia R.B. UlianaFrom:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases (Vol. 8, Issue 7) Peer-Reviewed

  July 20147,055 words Report 1450LMiltefosine was the first oral compound approved for visceral leishmaniasis chemotherapy, and its efficacy against Leishmania donovani has been well documented. Leishmania amazonensis is the second most prevalent...
• Select Attraction of Ethiopian phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) to light and sugar-yeast mixtures (CO2)

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  Attraction of Ethiopian phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) to light and sugar-yeast mixtures (CO2)

  Authors:Oscar D Kirstein, Roy Faiman, Araya Gebreselassie, Asrat Hailu, Teshome Gebre-Michael, and Alon WarburgFrom:Parasites & Vectors (Vol. 6, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 5, 20135,158 words Report 1470LBackground Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) known as Kala-Azar is a serious systemic disease caused by Leishmania donovani parasites (Trypanosomatidae: Kinetoplastida). The disease is prevalent in the Indian...
• Select Retrospective ecoepidemiology as a tool for the surveillance of leishmaniasis in misiones, argentina, 1920-2014/La eco-epidemiologia retrospectiva como herramienta aplicada a la vigilancia de la leishmaniasis en Misiones, Argentina, 1920-2014.

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  Retrospective ecoepidemiology as a tool for the surveillance of leishmaniasis in misiones, argentina, 1920-2014/La eco-epidemiologia retrospectiva como herramienta aplicada a la vigilancia de la leishmaniasis en Misiones, Argentina, 1920-2014.

  Authors:Oscar Daniel Salomon, Andrea Veronica Mastrangelo, Maria Soledad Santini, Domingo Javier Liotta, and Zaida Estela YadonFrom:Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica (Vol. 40, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Aug. 20167,651 words Article A retrospective analytical method is presented, based on theoretical eco--epidemiology, applied on a subnational spatial scale. This method was used here to describe scenarios for the transmission of leishmaniasis in the...
• Select In vitro cytocidal effects of the essential oil from Croton cajucara (red sacaca) and its major constituent 7- hydroxycalamenene against Leishmania chagasi

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  In vitro cytocidal effects of the essential oil from Croton cajucara (red sacaca) and its major constituent 7- hydroxycalamenene against Leishmania chagasi

  Authors:Igor A Rodrigues, Mariana M B Azevedo, Francisco C M Chaves, Humberto R Bizzo, Suzana Corte-Real, Daniela S Alviano, et al.From:BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine (Vol. 13, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 2, 20135,051 words Report 1400LAuthor(s): Igor A Rodrigues1,2 , Mariana M B Azevedo3 , Francisco C M Chaves4 , Humberto R Bizzo5 , Suzana Corte-Real6 , Daniela S Alviano1 , Celuta S Alviano1 , Maria S S Rosa1 and Alane B Vermelho1 Background...
• Select Evaluation of PCR procedures for detecting and quantifying Leishmania donovani DNA in large numbers of dried human blood samples from a visceral leishmaniasis focus in Northern Ethiopia

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  Evaluation of PCR procedures for detecting and quantifying Leishmania donovani DNA in large numbers of dried human blood samples from a visceral leishmaniasis focus in Northern Ethiopia

  Authors:Ibrahim Abbasi, Samar Aramin, Asrat Hailu, Welelta Shiferaw, Aysheshm Kassahun, Shewaye Belay, et al.From:BMC Infectious Diseases (Vol. 13, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 27, 20135,061 words Report 1430LAuthor(s): Ibrahim Abbasi1 , Samar Aramin1 , Asrat Hailu2 , Welelta Shiferaw2 , Aysheshm Kassahun2 , Shewaye Belay3 , Charles Jaffe1 and Alon Warburg1 Background Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) known as Kala-Azar, is...
• Select Genetic diversity and structure in Leishmania infantum populations from southeastern Europe revealed by microsatellite analysis

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  Genetic diversity and structure in Leishmania infantum populations from southeastern Europe revealed by microsatellite analysis

  Authors:Evi Gouzelou, Christos Haralambous, Maria Antoniou, Vasiliki Christodoulou, Franjo MartinkoviA, A1, et al.From:Parasites & Vectors (Vol. 6, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 5, 201311,440 words Report 1530LBackground The dynamic re-emergence of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in south Europe and the northward shift to Leishmania-free European countries are well-documented. However, the epidemiology of VL due to Leishmania...
• Select Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis developing in miltefosine-treated visceral leishmaniasis

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  Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis developing in miltefosine-treated visceral leishmaniasis

  Authors:Sankha Koley, Rajesh Mandal, Sanjiv Choudhary, and Arghya BandyopadhyayFrom:Indian Journal of Dermatology (Vol. 58, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  May-June 20131,493 words Case study 1290LByline: Sankha. Koley, Rajesh. Mandal, Sanjiv. Choudhary, Arghya. Bandyopadhyay Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) is an unusual dermatosis occurring following an attack of visceral leishmaniasis (VL). There...