(V.) guyanensis; however, Le. (V.) lainsoni, Le. (V.) shawi and Le. (Leishmania) amazonensis have also been detected in suspected or confirmed vectors (Valdivia et al. 2012; Kato et al. 2016; Koarashi ...

The cellular nature of the infiltrate in cutaneous lesion of rhesus monkeys experimentally infected with Leishmania (L.) amazonensis was characterized by immunohistochemistry. Skin biopsies from ...

Visceral leishmaniasis, also known as kala-azar, is one of the deadliest parasitic killers after malaria. It causes fever, extreme fatigue, weight loss, spleen and liver enlargement, and death if ...

Also known as kala-azar, visceral leishmaniasis is a life-threatening parasitic disease that causes prolonged fever, extreme fatigue, weight loss, and enlargement of the spleen and liver.

PESHAWAR, May 27 (APP): A one day symposium on Cutaneous Leishmaniasis brought together leading health experts for an in-depth discussion over combating this painful and skin disfiguring disease ...

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This important study investigates the propensity of the intravacuolar pathogen, Leishmania, to scavenge lipids which it utilizes for its accelerated growth within macrophages. The authors present ...

"As the global community reaches the half-way point towards the road map targets and almost one year after we launched a strategic framework for the elimination of visceral leishmaniasis, the critical ...