Diagnosis of leishmaniasis has always been a major challenge as its clinical features
resemble some other commonly occurring diseases such as tuberculosis, typhoid, and …

Leishmania infections span a range of clinical syndromes and impact humans from many
geographic foci, but primarily the world's poorest regions. Transmitted by the bite of a female …

Leishmaniasis, caused by protozoan parasites of the Leishmania genus, represents an
important health problem in many regions of the world. Lack of effective point-of-care (POC) …

This article reviews essential topics of canine visceral leishmaniasis (CVL) due to
Leishmania infantum infection. It focuses on the current serological and molecular …

Background The relationships between heterogeneities in host infection and infectiousness
(transmission to arthropod vectors) can provide important insights for disease management …

Leishmaniases are caused by obligate intracellular protozoan parasites of the genus
Leishmania. They cause a spectrum of diseases, most notably visceral (VL), cutaneous (CL) …

Abstract Background In southern Turkey, Leishmania tropica and L. infantum are both the
causative agents of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) and visceral leishmaniasis (VL) …

Abstract Background Asymptomatic Leishmania infection may play an important role in the
transmission of the parasite in endemic areas. At present there is no consensus on the …

Leishmaniasis is one of the most common vector-borne parasitic diseases in Iran.
Leishmania species identification is necessary for epidemiological aspects, precise …

Leishmaniasis comprises a spectrum of parasitic diseases caused by protozoans of the
genus Leishmania. Molecular tools have been widely employed for the detection of …