American cutaneous leishmaniasis
American cutaneous leishmaniasis in dogs from an endemic urban area in Cianorte municipality, Paraná State, Brazil
... ABSTRACT: American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) was investigated in dogs from an urban endemic area in Cianorte, Paraná state, Brazil. Of 169 studied dogs, none presented suspected ACL lesions. ...
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Short Communication American cutaneous leishmaniasis in a northeast Brazilian city: clinical and epidemiological features
... Introduction : This study characterized the clinico-epidemiological profile of American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) cases in Barbalha, Ceará State, Brazil. Methods: Medical records of 363 patients ...
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Lutzomyia (Nyssomyia) whitmani s.l. (Antunes Coutinho, 1939) (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae): geographical distribution and the epidemiology of American cutaneous leishmaniasis in Brazil – Mini-review
... American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) has been registered in all Brazilian states: initially its presence was principally the consequence of man’s continuous intrusion into the sylvatic cycle of ...
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Chemokines and chemokine receptors expression in the lesions of patients with American cutaneous leishmaniasis
... American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) presents distinct active clinical forms with different grades of sever- ity, known as localised (LCL), intermediate (ICL) and diffuse (DCL) cutaneous ...
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Phlebotomines in an area endemic for American cutaneous leishmaniasis in northeastern coast of Brazil
... Phlebotomines have worldwide distribution with many species present in Brazil, including the northeastern region, where the fauna is very diverse. The aim of this study was to identify the sandfly fauna in an area ...
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MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF AMERICAN CUTANEOUS LEISHMANIASIS IN THE TRI‑BORDER AREA OF ASSIS BRASIL, ACRE STATE, BRAZIL
... having American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in the municipality of Assis Brasil, Acre State, located in the Brazil/Peru/Bolivia tri- border was also ...
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Comparative evaluation of phenol and thimerosal as preservatives for a candidate vaccine against American cutaneous leishmaniasis
... Leishmaniasis in general, but particularly cutaneous leishmaniasis is one of a few parasitic diseases that will most likely become controllable through the use of vac- cines. Given the relatively ...
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Comparative evaluation of phenol and thimerosal as preservatives for a candidate vaccine against American cutaneous leishmaniasis
... Nascimento E, Mayrink W, Costa CA da, Michalick MSM, Melo MN, Barros GC, Dias M, Antunes CMF, Lima MS, Taboada DC, Liu TY 1990. Vaccination of humans against cutaneous leishmaniasis: cel- lular and humoral ...
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Parasitology Comparison of polymerase chain reaction with other laboratory methods for the diagnosis of American cutaneous leishmaniasis Diagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis by polymerase chain reaction
... In the present study, it was observed that most patients presented a single lesion (66.2%), with an average of 14.5 mm in diameter, on the lower limbs (47.6%), and a developing time of V60 days (66.9%, P b .05). The ...
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An epidemiologic study of American cutaneous leishmaniasis in Maipuco, Peru
... fluorescence test, especially in Brazil, has shown it to be particularly useful in diagnos- ing and monitoring patients with active American leishmaniasis, with th[r] ...
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Clinical and Immunopathological Spectrum of American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis with Special Reference to the Disease in Amazonian Brazil - A Review
... ) than that of IL-4, and this does characterize a functional CD4+ Th1 immune response. Supporting this suggestion is the finding of Barral et al. (1998) of a very much higher level of IFN-γ, which was over 10 times that ...
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Ocorrência e infecção natural de flebotomíneos e pequenos mamíferos por Leishmania em matas de galeria do Distrito Federal, Brasil
... Lutzomyia (Pintomyia) fischeri (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae), a probable vector of American cutaneous leishmaniasis: detection of natural infection by Leishmania[r] ...
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Study on Phlebotomine Sand Fly (Diptera: Psychodidae) Fauna in Belo Horizonte, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil
... A study on the phlebotomine sand fly fauna in Belo Horizonte city, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, was carried out. From April 2001 to March 2003, monthly systematic collections were performed in three houses from each of ...
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Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop. vol.47 número4
... We appreciate the contribution of Prof. Dr. Carlos Marcondes Brisola to the article entitled Eclectic feeding behavior of Lutzomyia (Nyssomyia) intermedia (Diptera, Psychodidae, Phlebotominae) in the transmission area of ...
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Leishmaniose Tegumentar Americana (LTA) em uma vila de exploração de minérios - Pitinga, município de Presidente Figueiredo, Amazonas, Brasil.
... The village of Pitinga, Presidente Figueiredo, AM, is a mining area and endemic for American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (ACL). The village is the administrative office of the mine and where mining ...
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Sand Flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in the Urban Area of the Municipality of Cianorte, Paraná State, Brazil
... of American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) in the Cianorte municipality, Paraná State the occurrence of human cases with the probable infection locus in the urban area, the presence of a permanently ...
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Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop. vol.41 número5
... for American cutaneous leishmaniasis is based on an association of clinical, epidemiological and laboratory ...for American cutaneous leishmaniasis infection in ...
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Surto de leishmaniose tegumentar americana em Canoa, Santo Amaro, Bahia, Brasil.
... Abstract An outbreak of American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) was detected in the village of Canoa in 1993. A prospective observational study was outlined to determine the frequency rates and to ...
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Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop. vol.32 número2
... American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) has been detected in the Metropolitan Region of Belo Horizonte (MRBH), State of Minas Gerais, since 1987. From 1989 to 1995, 388 patients with A[r] ...
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