[HTML][HTML] Leishmania infections: Molecular targets and diagnosis

M Akhoundi, T Downing, J Votýpka, K Kuhls… - Molecular aspects of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Progress in the diagnosis of leishmaniases depends on the development of effective
methods and the discovery of suitable biomarkers. We propose firstly an update …

Real-time PCR applications for diagnosis of leishmaniasis

L Galluzzi, M Ceccarelli, A Diotallevi, M Menotta… - Parasites & vectors, 2018 - Springer
Leishmaniasis is a vector-borne disease caused by many Leishmania species, which can
infect both humans and other mammals. Leishmaniasis is a complex disease, with …

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 …

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 …

Laboratory diagnosis of cutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis: current and future methods

JQ Reimão, EM Coser, MR Lee, AC Coelho - Microorganisms, 2020 - mdpi.com
Leishmaniasis is a neglected tropical disease with two main clinical forms: cutaneous and
visceral leishmaniasis. Diagnosis of leishmaniasis is still a challenge, concerning the …

[HTML][HTML] Taxonomy, diversity, temporal and geographical distribution of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Colombia: A retrospective study

JD Ramírez, C Hernández, CM León, MS Ayala… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Leishmaniases are tropical zoonotic diseases, caused by kinetoplastid parasites from the
genus Leishmania. New World (NW) species are related to sylvatic cycles although …

An interactive database of Leishmania species distribution in the Americas

G Herrera, N Barragán, N Luna, D Martínez… - Scientific data, 2020 - nature.com
The Americas have an elevated number of leishmaniasis cases (accounting for two-thirds of
the worldwide disease burden) and circulating Leishmania species, and are therefore of …

Development of an Amplicon-Based Next-Generation Sequencing Protocol to Identify Leishmania Species and Other Trypanosomatids in Leishmaniasis Endemic …

LH Patiño, AC Castillo-Castañeda, M Muñoz… - Microbiology …, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Trypanosomatid infections are an important public health threat affecting many low-income
countries across the tropics, particularly in the Americas. Trypanosomatids can infect many …

Validation of Oxford nanopore sequencing for improved New World Leishmania species identification via analysis of 70-kDA heat shock protein

LH Patiño, N Ballesteros, M Muñoz, J Jaimes… - Parasites & …, 2023 - Springer
Background Leishmaniasis is a parasitic disease caused by obligate intracellular protozoa
of the genus Leishmania. This infection is characterized by a wide range of clinical …

Autophagic digestion of Leishmania major by host macrophages is associated with differential expression of BNIP3, CTSE, and the miRNAs miR-101c, miR-129, and …

B Frank, A Marcu, AL de Oliveira Almeida Petersen… - Parasites & vectors, 2015 - Springer
Background Autophagy participates in innate immunity by eliminating intracellular
pathogens. Consequently, numerous microorganisms have developed strategies to impair …