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Kala-azar

Spatial prediction of canine visceral leishmaniasis in an endemic urban area of Brazil

Patricia Sayuri Silvestre Matsumoto, Juliana Mariotti Guerra, Roberto Mitsuyoshi Hiramoto, Helena Hilomi Taniguchi, Denise Maria Bussoni Bertollo, Mariana Cortês Boité, Khan Rahaman, Mathew Novak, Bruno Cogliati, Elisa Cupolillo, Raul Borges Guimarães, José Eduardo Tolezano, Archie Campbell Adair Clements

published 29 Aug 2025

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Direct agglutination test: Evolution and significance as a simple and safe alternative to tissue aspiration procedures in the diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis

Abdallah el Harith, Hussam Ali Osman, Durria Mansour, Saul J. Semiao-Santos, Elfadil Abass

published 24 Jun 2025

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Assessment of a decentralization model in improving treatment and care of visceral leishmaniasis in Turkana County, Kenya: A mixed method study

Jane Mbui, Mariam Macharia, Dawn Maranga, Collins Okoyo

published 20 May 2025

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A mathematical model of visceral leishmaniasis transmission and control: Impact of ITNs on VL prevention and elimination in the Indian subcontinent

Cameron Davis, Elizabeth R. Javor, Sonja I. Rebarber, Jan Rychtář, Dewey Taylor

published 04 Oct 2024

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Sex-structured disease transmission model and control mechanisms for visceral leishmaniasis (VL)

Temesgen Debas Awoke, Semu Mitiku Kassa, Kgomotso Suzan Morupisi, Gizaw Mengistu Tsidu

published 02 Apr 2024

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Revisiting the diagnosis and treatment of Para Kala-azar Dermal Leishmaniasis in the endemic foci of Bangladesh

Shomik Maruf, Soumik Kha Sagar, Md. Masud Ur Rashid, Proggananda Nath, Md. Sahidul Islam, Prakash Ghosh, Md. Utba Rashid, Dinesh Mondal, Ahmed Abd El Wahed, Ariful Basher

published 20 Jan 2023

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Determinants of anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis by case-control study in Morocco

Mounia Amane, Mohamed Echchakery, Mohamed Daoudi, Mohamed Hafidi, Samia Boussaa

published 14 Oct 2022

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Evaluation of urine sample for diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis using rK-39 immunochromatographic test in Northwest Ethiopia

Tahir Eyayu, Melashu Yasin, Lemma Workineh, Tegenaw Tiruneh, Henok Andualem, Meslo Sema, Shewaneh Damtie, Aynework Abebaw, Birhanu Getie, Desalegn Andargie, Barnabas Achaw, Wubet Taklual

published 07 Feb 2022

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Estimating human leishmaniasis burden in Spain using the capture-recapture method, 2016–2017

Ana María Humanes-Navarro, Zaida Herrador, Lidia Redondo, Israel Cruz, Beatriz Fernández-Martínez

published 29 Oct 2021

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Impact of the dog population and household environment for the maintenance of natural foci of Leishmania infantum transmission to human and animal hosts in endemic areas for visceral leishmaniasis in Sao Paulo state, Brazil

Patricia Sayuri Silvestre Matsumoto, Roberto Mitsuyoshi Hiramoto, Virgínia Bodelão Richini Pereira, Valéria Medina Camprigher, Helena Hilomi Taniguchi, José Eduardo de Raeffray Barbosa, Luiz Ricardo Paes de Barros Cortez, Elivelton da Silva Fonseca, Raul Borges Guimarães, José Eduardo Tolezano

published 31 Aug 2021

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Knowledge, attitude and practices towards visceral leishmaniasis among HIV patients: A cross-sectional study from Bihar, India

Devipriya J. S., Ashok Kumar Gupta, Rajendra Babu Veeri, Pavan Garapati, Rishikesh Kumar, Sameer Dhingra, Krishna Murti, V. Ravichandiran, Krishna Pandey

published 17 Aug 2021

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Effect of rK39 testing in guiding treatment initiation and outcome in patients with visceral leishmaniasis in Ethiopia: A prospective cohort study

Dawit Gebreegzabher Hagos, Yazezew Kebede, Mahmud Abdulkader, Etsay Nigus, Zekarias Gessesse Arefaine, Gebreab Nega, Henk D. F. Schallig, Dawit Wolday

published 14 Jun 2021

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Isolation and characterisation of Leishmania donovani protein antigens from urine of visceral leishmaniasis patients

Tegwen Marlais, Tapan Bhattacharyya, Callum Pearson, Bathsheba L. Gardner, Safiyyah Marhoon, Stephanie Airs, Kiera Hayes, Andrew K. Falconar, Om Prakash Singh, Steven G. Reed, Sayda El-Safi, Shyam Sundar, Michael A. Miles

published 14 Sep 2020

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