An historical review is given of American visceral leishmaniasis (AVL), with particular
reference to the eco-epidemiology of the disease in Brazil. Following the first records of AVL …

Background While three countries in South Asia decided to eliminate anthroponotic visceral
leishmaniasis (VL) by 2015, its control in other regions seems fraught with difficulties. Is …

Methods of finding larvae and pupae of phlebotomine sandflies (Diptera: Psychodidae) are
described and the known types of breeding sites used by sandflies are listed. Three ways of …

Latin America encompasses diverse geographical, cultural and socio-economic conditions,
which are reflected in the challenges for infectious disease control in the region. One of the …

Background Still today, more than 30 years after the beginning of the process of visceral
leishmaniasis' urbanization, there is little knowledge about the risk factors for its occurrence …

Leishmania infantum (syn. L. chagasi) is the causative agent of visceral leishmaniasis (VL)
in the New World (NW) with endemic regions extending from southern USA to northern …

Since the description of Lutzomyia longipalpis by Lutz and Neiva more than 100 years ago,
much has been written in the scientific literature about this phlebotomine species. Soares …

This paper reviews the current knowledge of leishmaniasis epidemiology in Venezuela,
Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. In all 5 countries leishmaniasis is endemic in both the …

The vectorial competence of the tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus is discussed in relation to
the epidemiology of canine visceral leishmaniasis, taking into account its strict association …

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 …