[HTML][HTML] Status of vaccine research and development of vaccines for leishmaniasis

PM Gillespie, CM Beaumier, U Strych, T Hayward… - Vaccine, 2016 - Elsevier
A number of leishmaniasis vaccine candidates are at various stages of pre-clinical and
clinical development. Leishmaniasis is a vector-borne neglected tropical disease (NTD) …

Limitations of current therapeutic options, possible drug targets and scope of natural products in control of leishmaniasis

N Tiwari, MR Gedda, VK Tiwari… - Mini Reviews in …, 2018 - ingentaconnect.com
Soon after the identification of Leishmania parasite as a causative agent, the pentavalent
antimony compounds have been the mainstay to treat all forms of leishmaniasis. Due to …

Global trends in the production and use of DDT for control of malaria and other vector-borne diseases

H Van den Berg, G Manuweera, F Konradsen - Malaria journal, 2017 - Springer
Background DDT was among the initial persistent organic pollutants listed under the
Stockholm Convention and continues to be used for control of malaria and other vector …

Eliminating visceral leishmaniasis in South Asia: the road ahead

S Rijal, S Sundar, D Mondal, P Das, J Alvar, M Boelaert - bmj, 2019 - bmj.com
Eliminating visceral leishmaniasis in South Asia: the road ahead Page 1 the bmj | BMJ 2019;364:k5224
| doi: 10.1136/bmj.k5224 1 NEGLECTED DISEASES AND INNOVATION IN SOUTH ASIA …

Transcriptomic meta-signatures identified in Anopheles gambiae populations reveal previously undetected insecticide resistance mechanisms

VA Ingham, S Wagstaff, H Ranson - Nature communications, 2018 - nature.com
Increasing insecticide resistance in malaria-transmitting vectors represents a public health
threat, but underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. Here, a data integration approach …

Exposure to pesticides in bats

CG Torquetti, ATB Guimarães, B Soto-Blanco - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Bats provide a variety of ecological services that are essential to the integrity of ecosystems.
Indiscriminate use of pesticides has been a threat to biodiversity, and the exposure of bats to …

Elimination of visceral leishmaniasis on the Indian subcontinent

OP Singh, E Hasker, M Boelaert… - The Lancet infectious …, 2016 - thelancet.com
Visceral leishmaniasis is a serious public health problem on the Indian subcontinent,
causing high morbidity and mortality. The governments in the region launched a visceral …

Visceral leishmaniasis elimination targets in India, strategies for preventing resurgence

S Sundar, OP Singh, J Chakravarty - Expert review of anti-infective …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a fatal parasitic disease caused by a parasite
belonging to the Leishmania donovani complex and transmitted by infected female …

Transmission dynamics of visceral leishmaniasis in the Indian subcontinent–a systematic literature review

S Hirve, M Boelaert, G Matlashewski… - PLoS neglected …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background As Bangladesh, India and Nepal progress towards visceral leishmaniasis (VL)
elimination, it is important to understand the role of asymptomatic Leishmania infection (ALI) …

Selected pesticidal POPs and metabolites in the soil of five Vietnamese cities: Sources, fate, and health risk implications

Y Ding, S Qin, H Huang, X Tang, X Li, Y Zhang… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Large quantities of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) have been used in tropical regions.
The fate processes and risks of these legacy contaminants in the tropics are poorly …