Climate change contribution to the emergence or re-emergence of parasitic diseases

EE Short, C Caminade… - … Diseases: Research and …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
The connection between our environment and parasitic diseases may not always be
straightforward, but it exists nonetheless. This article highlights how climate as a component …

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) …

Understanding the transmission dynamics of Leishmania donovani to provide robust evidence for interventions to eliminate visceral leishmaniasis in Bihar, India

MM Cameron, A Acosta-Serrano, C Bern, M Boelaert… - Parasites & vectors, 2016 - Springer
Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) is a neglected vector-borne disease. In India, it is transmitted to
humans by Leishmania donovani-infected Phlebotomus argentipes sand flies. In 2005, VL …

Variations in visceral leishmaniasis burden, mortality and the pathway to care within Bihar, India

S Jervis, LAC Chapman, S Dwivedi, M Karthick… - Parasites & vectors, 2017 - Springer
Background Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) has been targeted by the WHO for elimination as a
public health problem (< 1 case/10,000 people/year) in the Indian sub-continent (ISC) by …

Xenodiagnosis to address key questions in visceral leishmaniasis control and elimination

OP Singh, E Hasker, M Boelaert, D Sacks… - PLOS Neglected …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) remains an important public health issue worldwide causing
substantial morbidity and mortality. The Indian subcontinent accounted for up to 90% of the …

Molecular detection and identification of Leishmania DNA and blood meal analysis in Phlebotomus (Larroussius) species

L Remadi, N Chargui, M Jimenez… - PLoS neglected …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Phlebotomus (Larroussius) perniciosus and Canis familiaris are respectively
the only confirmed vector and reservoir for the transmission of Leishmania (L.) infantum …

[HTML][HTML] Elimination of visceral leishmaniasis in the Indian subcontinent: a comparison of predictions from three transmission models

EA Le Rutte, LAC Chapman, LE Coffeng, S Jervis… - Epidemics, 2017 - Elsevier
We present three transmission models of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in the Indian
subcontinent (ISC) with structural differences regarding the disease stage that provides the …