Abstract Background In Brazil Leishmania braziliensis and L. infantum are the principal
species responsible for cutaneous and visceral leishmaniases, respectively. Domestic dogs …

Leishmania infantum is the etiological agent of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in South America,
the Mediterranean basin, and West and Central Asia. It can also cause cutaneous lesions …

Background In the Mediterranean basin, Leishmania infantum is the causative agent of
visceral leishmaniasis (VL), a zoonosis in which the dog is the primary domestic reservoir …

Clinically infected dogs have been identified as the main reservoir hosts of visceral
leishmaniasis (VL) caused by Leishmania infantum in the Mediterranean region. The …

The urbanization of visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil has been related to environmental
changes, migration, interaction and spread of sylvatic reservoirs and infected dogs to areas …

Domestic, synanthropic and wild hosts of Leishmania spp. parasites were studied in an area
endemic for American tegumentary leishmaniasis (ATL), specifically in northern Minas …

American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) is a major public health problem caused by vector-
borne protozoan intracellular parasites from the genus Leishmania, subgenera Viannia and …

In the last few years the number of human cases of American visceral leishmaniasis in the
Metropolitan Region of Belo Horizonte (MRBH), Minas Gerais, Brazil has increased …

BACKGROUND: Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) caused by Leishmania infantum is a zoonotic
disease endemic throughout the Mediterranean basin. The existence of asymptomatic …

Background Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) caused by Leishmania infantum became a disease
of urban areas in Brazil in the last 30 years and there has been an increase in asymptomatic …