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Leishmaniasis is a disease caused by parasites that belong to the genus Leishmania and is transmitted by the bite of certain species of sandfly, including flies in the genus Lutzomyia in the New World and Phlebotomus in the Old World. The disease was named in 1901 for the Scottish pathologist William Boog Leishman.This disease is also known as Leichmaniosis, Leishmaniose, leishmaniose, and formerly, Orient Boils, kala azar, black fever, sandfly disease, Dum-Dum fever or espundia.
Most forms of the disease are transmittable only from animals (zoonosis), but some can be spread between humans. Human infection is caused by about 21 of 30 species that infect mammals. These include the L. donovani complex with three species (L. donovani, L. infantum, and L. chagasi); the L. mexicana complex with 3 main species (L. mexicana, L. amazonensis, and L. venezuelensis); L. tropica; L. major; L. aethiopica; and the subgenus Viannia with four main species (L. (V.) braziliensis, L. (V.) guyanensis, L. (V.) panamensis, and L. (V.) peruviana). The different species are morphologically indistinguishable, but they can be differentiated by isoenzyme analysis, DNA sequence analysis, or monoclonal antibodies.
Geography and epidemiology
Leishmaniasis can be transmitted in many tropical and sub-tropical countries, and is found in parts of about 88 countries. Approximately 350 million people live in these areas. The settings in which leishmaniasis is found range from rainforests in Central and South America to deserts in West Asia. More than 90 percent of the world's cases of visceral leishmaniasis are in India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sudan, and Brazil. More on [ Leishmaniasis ]
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Al-Quds University - Leishmaniasis Research - Information about the disease, including its status in Palestine. Includes research topics, links, protocols, publications and photos.
Immunization Against Visceral Leishmaniasis - Simona Stäger, Deborah F. Smith and Paul M. Kaye. Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK. Journal of Immunology.
Leishmaniasis (CDC - DPDx) - US government site includes causal agent, life cycle, geographic distribution, clinical features, laboratory diagnosis and features. From the Division of Parasitic Diseases, Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
Leishmaniasis, All About - Introduction, morphology, transmission, immunology, and treatment. From the University of East London, B.Sc Applied Biology course project.
Leishmaniasis, Canine - Immunization using interferon-gamma as an adjuvant.
Leishmaniasis, Canine - From Oklahoma State, Veterinary Parasitology 5333
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Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous - Treatment (Israel).
Leishmaniasis, Government (CDC) - Reports: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, Emerging Infectious Diseases. From Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Leishmaniasis, Government (CSR) - Disease situation, disease control activity, more information about the disease, links. From Communicable Disease Surveillance and Response (CSR).
Leishmaniasis, Government (TDR) - Update, project reports, highlights, progress, publications, workplans and research grants, resources. From WHO/TDR (World Health Organization/Tropical Disease Research and Training).
Leishmaniasis, Technical - Slides of L.donovani and L.mexicana. From Atlas of Medical Parasitology (Italy).
Leishmaniasis, Technical - Summary information plus clickable slides, references and world maps. From Christian de Duve Institute of Cellular Pathology.
Leishmaniasis, Technical - Information on Cutaneous, Mucocutaneous, and Visceral types. From University of Texas Medical Branch, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Microbiology, 'Hemoflagellates'.
Leishmaniasis, Travel - Health information for international travel. From Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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Leishmaniasis, Visceral - From University of East London, B.Sc Microbiology course project.
MedlinePlus: Leishmaniasis - Directory of news, articles, and factsheets.
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Persian Gulf Experience and Health (CBM 94-3) - 594 selected citations from 1971-1994. From National Library of Medicine.
Persian Gulf, The Impact of Infectious Diseases on the Health of U.S. Troops - Includes Leishmaniasis as one of the diseases studied in connection with Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm. From Office of the Special Assistant for Gulf War Illnesses, reprinted from Clinical Infectious Diseases.
Third Cost-B9 Congress - Leishmaniasis seminar in Bruges, Belgium on 29-31 May 2000 sponsored by COST-B9 (European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research).
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