Leishmaniasis is a tropical infectious disease caused by the protozoan Leishmania parasite.
The disease is transmitted by female sand flies and, depending on the infecting parasite …

In the Leishmania lifecycle, the motile promastigote form is transmitted from the sand fly
vector to a mammalian host during a blood meal. Inside vertebrate host macrophages, the …

Tegumentary leishmaniasis encompasses a spectrum of clinical manifestations caused by
the parasitic protozoa of the genus Leishmania. In Brazil, there are at least seven …

Species-specific diagnosis still represents a challenge in leishmaniasis management,
particularly in regions with multiple endemic species. In Brazil, seven species have been …

Cutaneous leishmaniasis is of particular importance in southern Iran. This study aimed to
investigate the infection of rodents with Leishmania major in an urban area of Fars Province …

Abstract The parasitic protozoa Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum is the etiological agent of
human visceral leishmaniasis and canine leishmaniasis in South America, where Brazil is …

Leishmaniasis is an infectious disease classified by WHO as one of the neglected tropical
diseases. Due to the lack of human vaccines, chemotherapeutic agents represent the only …

1.10 Mecanismos de resistência aos fármacos em Leishmania............................... 2.
Justificativa.............................................................................................................. 3 …

Leishmania spp. are trypanosomatid parasites that infect humans and other mammals
(Chang, 1983). Leishmaniasis may be asymptomatic or it may manifest as cutaneous or …

A leishmaniose é uma doença parasitária com ampla distribuição geográfica no Brasil e no
mundo, ocorrendo principalmente em áreas tropicais e subtropicais. Esta parasitose é …