Zoonotic Visceral Leishmaniasis: A Novel Model Involving Dynamic Interactions of Humans, Dogs and SandfliesBrazil is one of the high endemic countries for visceral leishmaniasis (VL): according to the Brazilian Ministry of Health, the annual number of new human cases and deaths due to VL has ...
Importation of dogs from other countries, people traveling or moving overseas with their pets, and climate change are all contributing to more cases being seen of the zoonotic tropical disease leishmaniasis in North America. It is not widespread and is generally found only in certain areas where ...
Leishmaniasisis a complex of diseases caused by more than 20 species of the protozoan parasiteLeishmania, which are transmitted to humans by the bite of infected femalesand flies(Steverding, 2017). The World Health Organization (WHO) recognizesleishmaniasisas a neglected tropical disease and the ...
Leishmaniasis is a tropical parasitic disease ranging from self-healing wounds to fatal visceral diseases. This disease transfers through the bite of infected female sandflies. Humans and domesticated animals like dogs can contract leishmaniasis. Every year, around 0.7 to 1 million new cases of leis...
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ZOONOTIC VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS: A NOVEL MODEL INVOLVING DYNAMIC INTERACTIONS OF HUMANS, DOGS AND SANDFLIES 来自 掌桥科研 喜欢 0 阅读量: 669 作者:HJ Shimozako,WU Jianhong,E Massad 摘要: Brazil is one of the high endemic countries for visceral leishmaniasis (VL): according to the Brazilian ...
Chapter 13 Vaccines for Canine Leishmaniasis Eduardo A. F. Coelho and Myron Christodoulides Abstract Visceral leishmaniasis is a zoonotic disease in many countries and dogs are considered the main domestic reservoir of Leishmania parasites, and the pres- ence of infected animals ...
Zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis is caused by the Leishmania infantum parasite, and can be lethal. It is transmitted to humans through the bite of female sand flies that feed on infected mammals, particularly dogs. In Brazil, where disease prevalence is high (more than 3000 cases per year), th...
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Leishmaniasis is mainly a canine zoonosis. The parasites are exposed on the skin of dogs, foxes, and wild dogs, and are often transmitted to humans via a transmission cycle involving insects called sandflies. Other routes of administration are possible (such as placental, blood wounds and fights...