Leishmania braziliensis is the causative agent of human cutaneous leishmaniasis in parts of
the New World. In the murine model of infection, L. braziliensis does not produce severe or …

We compared the clinical findings and diagnostic methods for 66 patients with cutaneous
leishmaniasis in the state of Bahia, Brazil, who were infected by Leishmania (Viannia) …

Clinical and immunological findings from 35 dogs infected with Leishmania braziliensis
braziliensis are described. The majority of the dogs had ulcerated single lesions on the ears …

To development a reliable murine model of Leishmania braziliensis braziliensis infection,
parasites were injected into BALB/c mice in the presence of phlebotomine sand fly salivary …

Until recently mammalian hosts of Leishmania (Viannia) naiffi Lainson & Shaw, 1989 have
been limited to armadillos, Dasypus novemcinctus, in Amazonian Brazil. Past evidence for …

As a means of assessing the usefulness of the Rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta) as a
nonhuman primate model for studying cutaneous leishmaniasis, monkeys were infected …

Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis is one of the main causes of cutaneous leishmaniasis in
the Americas. This species presents genetic polymorphism that can cause destructive …

We have studied the histopathological aspects related to the evolution of cutaneous lesions
experimentally produced in the monkey Cebus apella (Primates: Cebidae) by Leishmania …

After a subcutaneous injection of 104 purified amastigotes of an isolate from a diffuse case
of cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by the MHOM/BR/76/Ma-5 strain of Leishmania …

Publisher Summary This chapter provides information on host response to leishmania
infection. Leishmaniasis is caused by the infection with protozoan parasites of the genus …