LeishmaniaTherapyDogAnimal modelMiltefosineReal-time PCRVisceral leishmaniosis is a life-threatening disease of medical, social and economic importance in endemic... Laura Manna and Fabrizio Vitale and Stefano Reale and Esther Picillo and Gianluca Neglia and Francesco Vescio and Angelo Elio Gravino - ...
The present invention relates to methods and compositions for treating leishmaniasis in mammals. The invention more particularly relates to immunotherapeutic treatment of Leishma
"Treatment is challenging and depends on the stage of the disease," Clow says. "The most important thing to recognize is treatment is not curative, and relapses happen, but for less advanced stages, prognosis for a good quality of life is high. It is recommended any dog that resided in ...
Additionally, current guidelines of leishmaniasis control programs have banned dog treatment with drugs of human use while therapy with other drugs resulted in high rates of relapses. Society requires that control programs take a more humanitarian approach aimed at limiting dog culling. There is an ...
However, there seems to be a need to further examine these differences and determine why immunomediated glomerulonephritis is more common in the dog. Once diagnosed, patients with leishmaniosis should be treated as soon as possible. In human medicine, the treatment of choice is liposomal ...
predominance of cutaneous leishmaniasis due toLeishmania major(L. major) (54%), with rodents as the reservoir andLeishmania tropica(L. tropica) (43%) with the man as a reservoir, and finally, visceral leishmaniasis due toLeishmania infantum(L. infantum) and the dog is its reservoir [3]....
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Leishmaniasis is considered a neglected tropical disease with various clinical manifestations endemic in more than 80 countries. Early diagnosis and treatment is not only of utmost importance for the individual but also for the community as key components of leishmaniasis control [123]. Since its inv...