Since the early 1980s, visceral leishmaniasis (VL) which is, in general, a rural zoonotic
disease, has spread to the urban centers of the north, and now the south and west of Brazil …

We performed a systematic review of the literature published since 1900 about
leishmaniasis a neglected vector-borne disease, focused on environmental and social risk …

The available hypotheses or explanations for the urbanization of American visceral
leishmaniasis are insufficient. An alternative hypothesis is that changes in the ecology and …

Abstract Background In East Africa, visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is endemic in parts of Sudan,
Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya and Uganda. It is caused by Leishmania donovani and transmitted …

Background Improving knowledge on local determinants of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is
crucial to guide the development of relevant control strategies. This study aimed to identify …

Anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL), caused by Leishmania tropica, is the main
cause of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) in the Herat province, Western Afghanistan. We …

Little is known about the feeding behavior of hematophagous insects that require plant
sugar to complete their life cycles. We studied plant feeding of Lutzomyia longipalpis sand …

Early diagnosis and treatment is the principal strategy to control visceral leishmaniasis (VL),
or kala-azar in East Africa. As VL strikes remote rural, sparsely populated areas, kala-azar …

Abstract Objectives Natural disasters (NDs) may increase the outbreaks and transmissions
of vector-borne diseases such as cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) and visceral leishmaniasis …

Our main aim was to estimate and compare the effects of six environmental variables (air
temperature, soil temperature, rainfall, runoff, soil moisture, and the enhanced vegetation …