Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a systemic protozoan disease that is transmitted by
phlebotomine sandflies. Poor and neglected populations in East Africa and the Indian sub …

To date, most Leishmania and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) coinfection cases
reported to WHO come from Southern Europe. Up to the year 2001, nearly 2,000 cases of …

It is important to realize that leishmaniasis guidelines cannot always account for individual
variation among patients. They are not intended to supplant physician judgment with respect …

Some of the most important zoonotic infectious diseases are associated with parasites
transmitted from companion animals to man. This review describes the main parasitic …

Background The diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in patients with fever and a large
spleen relies on showing Leishmania parasites in tissue samples and on serological tests …

Leishmaniasis is a rarely reported disease among transplant recipients; however, the
number of published cases has quadrupled since the beginning of the 1990s. Most cases …

Background and Objectives Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a common complication in AIDS
patients living in Leishmania-endemic areas. Although antiretroviral therapy has changed …

Cutaneous leishmaniasis is one of the most common tropical dermatoses worldwide and is
of major public health importance. It is caused by numerous Leishmania protozoa species …

We describe a genome reference of the African green monkey or vervet (Chlorocebus
aethiops). This member of the Old World monkey (OWM) superfamily is uniquely valuable for …

This review gives an update of current knowledge on the clinical pleiomorphism of
Leishmania, with a special emphasis on the case of asymptomatic carriage. The first part …