Leishmaniasis due to Leishmania infantum (syn. L. chagasi) infection is a zoonotic disease
present mainly in Mediterranean basin, central Asia and Brazil. Besides a limited number of …

Diagnostic parameters for visceral leishmaniasis (VL), a potentially fatal parasitic disease
caused by Leishmania donovani, have been redefined in the last decade with the …

Canine visceral leishmaniasis (CVL) is the major source of human visceral leishmaniasis
(VL) and is transmitted from dogs to sand flies to humans. To control the spread of this …

Background Exposure to Leishmania induces a humoral immune response that can be used
as a marker of parasite exposure. Methodology/Principal Findings Herein, ELISA was used …

Recently, there has been a renewed interest in the development of new drugs for the
treatment of leishmaniasis. This has spurred the need for pharmacodynamic markers to …

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a zoonotic disease caused by leishmania species. Dogs are
considered to be the main reservoir of VL. A number of methods and antigen-based assays …

This book provides substantial knowledge in sequence on the protozoan parasite
Leishmania and disease globally caused by this parasite known as Leishmaniasis. The life …

In the Mediterranean basin and Middle East, including Iran, visceral leishmaniasis (VL), also
known as kala-azar, is caused by Leishmania donovani infantum. For the first time, the use …

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL), a potentially fatal disease is an outcome of infection caused by
the parasite Leishmania donovani. The clinical diagnostic tests for this disease are still …

Background Accurate and accessible diagnosis is key for the control of visceral
leishmaniasis (VL). Yet, current diagnostic tests for VL have severe limitations: they are …