One health approach to leishmaniases: understanding the disease dynamics through diagnostic tools

A Hong, RA Zampieri, JJ Shaw, LM Floeter-Winter… - Pathogens, 2020 - mdpi.com
Leishmaniases are zoonotic vector-borne diseases caused by protozoan parasites of the
genus Leishmania that affect millions of people around the globe. There are various clinical …

Current challenges in treatment options for visceral leishmaniasis in India: a public health perspective

O Prakash Singh, B Singh, J Chakravarty… - Infectious diseases of …, 2016 - mednexus.org
Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a serious parasitic disease causing considerable mortality
and major disability in the Indian subcontinent. It is most neglected tropical disease …

Asymptomatic Leishmania Infection: A New Challenge for Leishmania Control

OP Singh, E Hasker, D Sacks… - Clinical Infectious …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Asymptomatic Leishmania Infection: A New Challenge for Leishmania Control | Clinical
Infectious Diseases | Oxford Academic Skip to Main Content Advertisement Oxford Academic …

Molecular diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis

S Sundar, OP Singh - Molecular diagnosis & therapy, 2018 - Springer
Visceral leishmaniasis (VL), a deadly parasitic disease, is a major public health concern
globally. Countries affected by VL have signed the London Declaration on Neglected …

Incidence of Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Leishmania donovani Infections in High-Endemic Foci in India and Nepal: A Prospective Study

B Ostyn, K Gidwani, B Khanal, A Picado… - PLoS Neglected …, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Incidence of Leishmania donovani infection and Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) was assessed
in a prospective study in Indian and Nepalese high-endemic villages. DAT-seroconversion …

Developments in diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis in the elimination era

OP Singh, S Sundar - Journal of parasitology research, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is the most devastating parasitic infection worldwide causing
high morbidity and mortality. Clinical presentation of VL ranges from asymptomatic or …

Real-time PCR in detection and quantitation of Leishmania donovani for the diagnosis of Visceral Leishmaniasis patients and the monitoring of their response to …

F Hossain, P Ghosh, MAA Khan, MS Duthie, AC Vallur… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Sustained elimination of Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) requires the reduction and control of
parasite reservoirs to minimize the transmission of Leishmania donovani infection. A simple …

Transmission dynamics of visceral leishmaniasis in the Indian subcontinent–a systematic literature review

S Hirve, M Boelaert, G Matlashewski… - PLoS neglected …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background As Bangladesh, India and Nepal progress towards visceral leishmaniasis (VL)
elimination, it is important to understand the role of asymptomatic Leishmania infection (ALI) …

Xenodiagnosis to address key questions in visceral leishmaniasis control and elimination

OP Singh, E Hasker, M Boelaert, D Sacks… - PLOS Neglected …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) remains an important public health issue worldwide causing
substantial morbidity and mortality. The Indian subcontinent accounted for up to 90% of the …

Heterogeneity of Leishmania donovani Parasites Complicates Diagnosis of Visceral Leishmaniasis: Comparison of Different Serological Tests in Three Endemic …

E Abass, C Kang, F Martinkovic, SJ Semião-Santos… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Diagnostic tests for visceral leishmaniasis that are based on antigens of a single Leishmania
strain can have low diagnostic performance in regions where heterologous parasites …