Detection of Leishmania donovani and L. tropica in Ethiopian wild rodents
Aysheshm Kassahun,Jovana Sadlova,Vit Dvorak,Tatiana Kostalova,Iva Rohousova,Daniel Frynta,Tatiana Aghová,Daniel Yasur-Landau,Wessenseged Lemma,Asrat Hailu,Gad Baneth,Alon Warburg,Petr Volf,Jan Votypka +13 more
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The findings suggest the eco-epidemiological importance of rodents in these foci of leishmaniasis and indicate that rodents are likely to play a role in the transmission of leishingmaniasis in Ethiopia, possibly as reservoir hosts.About:
This article is published in Acta Tropica.The article was published on 2015-05-01 and is currently open access. It has received 49 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Leishmania tropica & Leishmania.read more
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Leishmaniasis: A Review on Parasite, Vector and Reservoir Host
TL;DR: This review is aimed to address briefly the parasite, the vector and the reservoir aspects in transmission of leishmaniasis in different regions of the world.
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Real-time PCR applications for diagnosis of leishmaniasis.
TL;DR: This review summarizes the qPCR-based methods in the diagnosis of leishmaniasis focusing on the recent developments and applications in this field.
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A review of visceral leishmaniasis during the conflict in South Sudan and the consequences for East African countries.
TL;DR: A strong relationship between civil unrest and VL epidemics which tend to occur among immunologically naïve migrants entering VL-endemic areas and when Leishmania-infected individuals migrate to new areas and establish additional foci of disease is found.
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Eco-epidemiology of visceral leishmaniasis in Ethiopia.
Endalamaw Gadisa,Teshome Tsegaw,Adugna Abera,Dia-Eldin A. Elnaiem,Margriet den Boer,Abraham Aseffa,Alvar Jorge +6 more
TL;DR: The available data seem incomplete to plan for a cost-effective and efficient VL control strategy, there is a need to update data on vector behaviour in specific ecosystems and the roles of domestic animals need to be ascertained, and the effectiveness and social acceptability of available vector control tools need be evaluated.
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Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Due to Leishmania aethiopica.
Saskia van Henten,Wim Adriaensen,Helina Fikre,Hannah Akuffo,Ermias Diro,Asrat Hailu,Gert Van der Auwera,Johan van Griensven +7 more
TL;DR: A thorough documentation of the natural evolution of L. aethiopica as well as in depth studies into the immunological and parasitological characteristics that underpin the atypical and severe clinical presentation are needed.
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Gabriele Schönian,Abedelmajeed Nasereddin,Nicole Dinse,Carola Schweynoch,Henk D. F. H. Schallig,Wolfgang Presber,Charles L. Jaffe +6 more
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