[HTML][HTML] Canine leishmaniasis: Update on epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention

M Morales-Yuste, J Martín-Sánchez… - Veterinary Sciences, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Dogs are the main host of Leishmania infantum, a parasite that causes an
incurable disease called canine leishmaniasis. This parasite is transmitted through the bite …

Leishmaniasis: where are we and where are we heading?

S Sasidharan, P Saudagar - Parasitology research, 2021‏ - Springer
Leishmaniasis is a zoonotic disease in humans caused by the bite of a parasite-infected
sandfly. The disease, widely referred to as “poor man's disease,” affects millions of people …

Leishmaniasis in humans: drug or vaccine therapy?

M Ghorbani, R Farhoudi - Drug design, development and therapy, 2017‏ - Taylor & Francis
Leishmania is an obligate intracellular pathogen that invades phagocytic host cells.
Approximately 30 different species of Phlebotomine sand flies can transmit this parasite …

Leishmaniasis diagnosis: an update on the use of parasitological, immunological and molecular methods

S Thakur, J Joshi, S Kaur - Journal of Parasitic Diseases, 2020‏ - Springer
Diagnosis of leishmaniasis has always been a major challenge as its clinical features
resemble some other commonly occurring diseases such as tuberculosis, typhoid, and …

Leishmaniasis drug discovery: recent progress and challenges in assay development

B Zulfiqar, TB Shelper, VM Avery - Drug discovery today, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Highlights•Leishmaniasis remains a neglected tropical disease, with a high unmet medical
need.•Therapeutic efficacy varies depending on the species of Leishmania parasite.•Leads …

Advancement in leishmaniasis diagnosis and therapeutics: An update

D Kumari, S Perveen, R Sharma, K Singh - European Journal of …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Leishmaniasis is regarded as a neglected tropical disease by World Health Organization
(WHO) and is ranked next to malaria as the deadliest protozoan disease. The primary …

Advances in development of new treatment for leishmaniasis

JPB de Menezes, CES Guedes… - BioMed research …, 2015‏ - Wiley Online Library
Leishmaniasis is a neglected infectious disease caused by several different species of
protozoan parasites of the genus Leishmania. Current strategies to control this disease are …

Molecular diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis

S Sundar, OP Singh - Molecular diagnosis & therapy, 2018‏ - Springer
Visceral leishmaniasis (VL), a deadly parasitic disease, is a major public health concern
globally. Countries affected by VL have signed the London Declaration on Neglected …

Antileishmanial drug discovery: Comprehensive review of the last 10 years

JN Sangshetti, FAK Khan, AA Kulkarni, R Arote… - Rsc Advances, 2015‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Leishmaniasis, a group of diseases caused by hemoflagellate obligate intracellular protozoa
(trypanosomatids) from the genus Leishmania, has not received the attention it deserves …