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Zoonotic reservoir in Indian kala-azar.
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This article is published in The Journal of communicable diseases.The article was published on 1979-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 4 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Leishmaniasis & Visceral leishmaniasis.read more
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Of cattle, sand flies and men: a systematic review of risk factor analyses for South Asian visceral leishmaniasis and implications for elimination.
TL;DR: Carefully designed demonstration projects, taking into account the complex web of interconnected risk factors, are needed to provide direct proof of principle for elimination and to identify the most effective maintenance activities to prevent a rapid resurgence when interventions are scaled back.
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SOLiD™ sequencing of genomes of clinical isolates of Leishmania donovani from India confirm leptomonas co-infection and raise some key questions.
TL;DR: It is confirmed with whole genome sequencing analysis data that isolates which were sequenced from Kala Azar (visceral leishmaniasis) cases were genetically related to Leptomonas.
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Survey of domestic cattle for anti-Leishmania antibodies and Leishmania DNA in a visceral leishmaniasis endemic area of Bangladesh.
Mohammad Shafiul Alam,Debashis Ghosh,Gulam Musawwir Khan,M. Islam,Dinesh Mondal,Makoto Itoh,Nurul Islam,Rashidul Haque +7 more
TL;DR: The study confirmed the presence of antibodies against Leishmania parasite in cattle, however, the absence of Leishmanial DNA in the cattle indicates clearly that the cattle do not play a role as reservoir host.