An update on pharmacotherapy for leishmaniasis

S Sundar, J Chakravarty - Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Leishmaniasis broadly manifests as visceral leishmaniasis (VL), cutaneous
leishmaniasis (CL) and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis. The treatment of leishmaniasis is …

Current and emerging medications for the treatment of leishmaniasis

J Chakravarty, S Sundar - Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Leishmaniasis is a vector-borne neglected tropical disease which manifests as
visceral leishmaniasis (VL), cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL), and mucocutaneous …

A review of visceral leishmaniasis during the conflict in South Sudan and the consequences for East African countries

W Al-Salem, JR Herricks, PJ Hotez - Parasites & vectors, 2016 - Springer
Background Visceral leishmaniasis (VL), caused predominantly by Leishmania donovani
and transmitted by both Phlebotomus orientalis and Phlebotomus martini, is highly endemic …

Visceral leishmaniasis in Ethiopia: an evolving disease

S Leta, THT Dao, F Mesele… - PLoS neglected tropical …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Visceral leishmaniasis (also known as kala-azar) is classified as one of the most neglected
tropical diseases. It is becoming a growing health problem in Ethiopia, with endemic areas …

Changing demographics of visceral leishmaniasis in northeast Brazil: Lessons for the future

ID Lima, ALM Lima, CO Mendes-Aguiar… - PLoS neglected …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) caused by Leishmania infantum became a disease
of urban areas in Brazil in the last 30 years and there has been an increase in asymptomatic …

Leishmaniasis beyond east Africa

CM Jones, SC Welburn - Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Climate change is having a substantial impact on our environment and ecosystems and has
altered the way humans live, access, and utilize resources with increased risk of zoonotic …

Thymus, undernutrition, and infection: approaching cellular and molecular interactions

W Savino, J Durães, C Maldonado-Galdeano… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Undernutrition remains a major issue in global health. Low protein-energy consumption,
results in stunting, wasting and/or underweight, three deleterious forms of malnutrition that …

Leishmaniasis: treatment, drug resistance and emerging therapies

S Sundar, J Chakravarty, LP Meena - Expert Opinion on Orphan …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Leishmaniasis is one of the most neglected tropical infectious diseases in the
world. Emergence of drug resistance and toxicity and high cost of the available drugs with …

Eco-epidemiology of visceral leishmaniasis in Ethiopia

E Gadisa, T Tsegaw, A Abera, D Elnaiem, M den Boer… - Parasites & vectors, 2015 - Springer
Visceral leishmaniasis (VL, Kala-azar) is one of the growing public health challenges in
Ethiopia with over 3.2 million people at risk and estimated up to 4000 new cases per year …

Nutrition, malnutrition, and leishmaniasis

JA Nweze, EI Nweze, US Onoja - Nutrition, 2020 - Elsevier
Leishmaniasis is a vector-borne infectious disease with a long history of infecting humans
and other animals. It is a known emerging or resurging disease. The host nutritional state …