The definition of a reservoir has changed significantly in the last century, making it
necessary to study zoonosis from a broader perspective. One important example is that of …

Human-mediated changes to natural ecosystems have consequences for both ecosystem
and human health. Historically, efforts to preserve or restore 'biodiversity'can seem to be in …

Leishmaniasis remains a major public health problem worldwide and is classified as
Category I by the TDR/WHO, mainly due to the absence of control. Many experimental …

Leishmaniasis are neglected diseases caused by several species of Leishmania that affect
humans and many domestic and wild animals with a worldwide distribution. The objectives …

This paper is a review of the major historical events leading to our present classification of
the Neotropical Leishmania species, and apart from indicating the basic type of disease …

Evidence of Leishmania infection was found in small mammals captured between 1996 and
2000 in the Amaraji region, Pernambuco State, Brazil. The kDNA polymerase chain reaction …

The technique of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) associated to hybridization was used to
screen 123 samples collected from wild and synanthropic rodents captured in a cutaneous …

In the Guianan ecoregion complex, at least seven Leishmania species belonging to both the
L.(Leishmania) Saf'janova, 1982 and L.(Viannia) Lainson and Shaw, 1987 sub-genera are …

Background Canine leishmaniosis caused by Leishmania infantum is a parasitic zoonotic
disease transmitted by phlebotomine sandflies (Diptera: Psychodidae). Genus Phlebotomus …

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