The golden hamster is a suitable model for studying cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) due to
Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis. Immunopathological mechanisms are well established in …

Highly susceptible BALB/c mice became partially resistant to Leishmania mexicana
amazonensis infection after intravenous immunization with solubilized homologous …

Mucosal leishmaniasis (ML) caused by Leishmania (Vianna) braziliensis usually appears
after the healing of the primary lesion when amastigotes disseminate from the infection site …

Since the first description of Leishmania (Viannia) shawi, few studies were performed with
this parasite. In the present work, the in vivo and ex vivo behavior of L.(Viannia) shawi …

Abstract Background Both Leishmania braziliensis and Leishmania amazonensis induce
cutaneous disease when injected in the skin of BALB/c mice. However, L. amazonensis may …

The clinical and epidemiological features of 62 cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis due to
Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis, from Pará State, Amazonian Brazil, are discussed …

Leishmania parasites were isolated from peripheral blood leucocytes of 2 patients with
mucosal disease among a total of 23 parasitologically confirmed cases of leishmaniasis …

The present study examines the role that dogs play in the maintenance of the Leishmania
cycle in the State of Paraná, Southern Brazil. Dogs were examined in three regions where …

The antigenic profile and infectivity were compared between 3 recent Leishmania (Viannia)
isolates from the Amazonian region (Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia [INPA] …

The pattern and kinetics of internal dissemination and frequency of cutaneous metastatic
lesions resulting from experimental infection of golden hamsters with Leishmania (Viannia) …