Leishmaniasis is a vector-born chronic infectious disease caused by a group of protozoan
parasites of the genus Leishmania. Whereas most immunocompetent individuals will not …

Cutaneous leishmaniasis is a widespread tropical infection caused by numerous different
species of Leishmania protozoa that are transmitted by sandflies. Its clinical presentations …

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 …

Immunosuppression contributes significantly to the caseload of visceral leishmaniasis (VL).
HIV coinfection, solid organ transplantation, malnutrition, and helminth infections are the …

As organ transplantation is carried out more regularly around the world and immigration and
travel to and from developing countries becomes more common, infections with parasitic …

In recent years, the increasing number of donors from different regions of the world is
providing a new challenge for the management and selection of suitable donors. This is a …

There are many neglected nonenteric protozoa able to cause serious morbidity and mortality
in humans, particularly in the developing world. Diseases caused by certain protozoa are …

Numerous reports exist of the transmission of zoonoses to humans during and after solid-
organ and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Donor-derived infections of numerous …

Molecular tools are used increasingly for descriptive epidemiological studies in different
Mediterranean foci of visceral and cutaneous leishmaniases. Several molecular markers …

The complex life cycle and immunopathological features underpinning the interaction of
Leishmania parasites and their mammalian hosts poses frequent poorly explored and …