leishmaniasis

Most visceral leishmaniasis cases are concentrated in poor populations in just a few countries: India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sudan and Brazil.

He said two of them are suffering from a skin disease known as leishmaniasis, which they contracted during captivity.

abstract: Kala-azar(commonly known as visceral leishmaniasis), is serious harm to human health as a parasitic disease.

If left untreated, visceral leishmaniasis is usually fatal.

AIM : To develop a simple and accurate technique for the diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) and identification of Leishmania pathogen.

In 2002 the Gates Foundation agreed to provide $4. 7 million, most of it for a Phase III leishmaniasis trial.

Member States approved a resolution on the control of leishmaniasis, which is recognized as one of the most neglected tropical diseases.

DISCUSSION: In southern France, imported penicilliosis marneffei may be misdiagnosed as visceral leishmaniasis.

Artisanal miners face high risks of malaria, leishmaniasis and other diseases, while working 12-hour shifts for six days at a time.

INTRODUCTION: Leishmaniasis is rarely manifested by isolated lymphadenitis in the mediterranean area, only 13 cases have been reported.

had a major impact on the control of malaria, Chagas disease, visceral leishmaniasis and other tropical diseases.

Meanwhile, local topics urgently in need of research, such as surging levels of leishmaniasis, go untackled, he said.

Data of visceral leishmaniasis cases since 2005 were collected through the National Infectious Disease Monitoring System.

Leishmaniasis is spread by the sandfly, and in the dog as well as human has both cutaneous and visceral forms.

Leishmaniasis is transmitted by sandflies and possibly through sharing needles.

Therapeutic intervention remains a major tool for control of visceral leishmaniasis (VL).

DNA also shows that Tut was probably spared bubonic plague, tuberculosis, leprosy or leishmaniasis.

Cutaneous leishmaniasis is a disease transmitted by the sandfly.

At present, anthroponotic visceral leishmaniasis has been controlled in most areas except Xinjiang.

Having a limited repertoire of genes to focus on will "hopefully speed up the development of new therapies for leishmaniasis" , he says.

This commentary examines reasons why there were so many cases of leishmaniasis during this conflict as compared with Operation Desert Storm.

Leishmaniasis is transmitted by the bite of certain sand flies.

He and other doctors noted a surge in leishmaniasis, a potentially fatal infection passed to humans by sandfly bites.

Protozoa are responsible for diseases such as malaria, amebic dysentery, giardia, leishmaniasis, and trypanosomiasis .

This article reviews the development on drug treatment for Visceral leishmaniasis.

Leishmaniasis is a disease caused by a parasite transmitted by a tiny sandfly that can lead to severe scarring often on the face.

Leishmaniasis is caused by the Leishmania parasite and transmitted by biting insects such as sand flies.

Differential Diagnosis of Visceral Leishmaniasis, Progressive Disseminated Histoplasmosis and Penicilliosis Marneffei

amebiasis cutis leishmaniasis cutis cysticercosis cutis serpigo stinging caterpillar

Present situation and perspective of leishmaniasis and its vector sandfly control

Current situation of leishmaniasis epidemiology and control program in Sichuan Province

Diagnosis and differential diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis in Hunan province

Epidemiological survey on leishmaniasis in Beichuan County, Sichuan

Diagnosis and treatment of mountainous type leishmaniasis in children

Current situation of prevalence and control of leishmaniasis in Wenchuan County

Need for immunization against leishmaniasis

Endemicity and control of leishmaniasis in Lixian County, Sichuan

Evaluation on control measures in caninotic visceral leishmaniasis endemic areas of Sichuan

Advances in technic for diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis

The Effect of Sandfly Control on the Transmission of Visceral Leishmaniasis

The impact of sandflies and leishmaniasis research on the development of western China

Current Challenges to Leishmaniasis Control in China