Leishmaniasis due to Leishmania infantum (syn. L. chagasi) infection is a zoonotic disease
present mainly in Mediterranean basin, central Asia and Brazil. Besides a limited number of …

Visceral leishmaniosis (VL) due to Leishmania infantum (L. chagasi) is a lethal disease if
untreated, but asymptomatic L. infantum infections have been reported previously. A better …

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is endemic in large cities in Brazil, including Natal. We
determined the prevalence of asymptomatic human infection with Leishmania infantum …

In French Guiana, cutaneous leishmaniasis is highly endemic, whereas no autochthonous
case of visceral leishmaniasis have been reported so far. However, due to its proximity to …

Peri-urban visceral leishmaniasis (VL) caused by Leishmania chagasi is emerging in a new
epidemiologic pattern in Brazilian cities. We studied peri-urban VL in endemic …

Leishmania (Leishmania) chagasi produces a spectrum of clinical findings ranging from
asymptomatic, self-resolving infection to progressive visceral leishmaniasis characterized by …

Background Leishmania parasites cause leishmaniasis in humans and animals worldwide.
These parasites are transmitted by phlebotomine sand flies, which become infected upon …

Whereas Leishmania infantum, the agent of visceral leishmaniasis (VL), is well known in
North Africa, very limited data exist on its spread in West Africa, where mainly cutaneous …

Leishmaniasis is a “neglected tropical disease” and serious public health issue in Brazil.
While dogs are recognized as particularly important reservoirs, recent reports of domestic …

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) caused by Leishmania infantum is endemic in the
Mediterranean basin with most of the infected human patients remaining asymptomatic …