"Leishmaniasis, Visceral" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A chronic disease caused by LEISHMANIA DONOVANI and transmitted by the bite of several sandflies of the genera Phlebotomus and Lutzomyia. It is commonly characterized by fever, chills, vomiting, anemia, hepatosplenomegaly, leukopenia, hypergammaglobulinemia, emaciation, and an earth-gray color of the skin. The disease is classified into three main types according to geographic distribution: Indian, Mediterranean (or infantile), and African.
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D007898
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MeSH Number(s) |
C03.752.300.500.510
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1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Leishmaniasis, Visceral" by people in Profiles.
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Expression of a rK39 homologue from an Iranian Leishmania infantum isolate in Leishmania tarentolae for serodiagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis. Parasit Vectors. 2019 Dec 18; 12(1):593.
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Importance of L. Infantum H2B Recombinant Antigen for Serodiagnosis of Visceral Leishmaniasis. Iran J Immunol. 2019 Dec; 16(4):311-320.
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A review of visceral leishmaniasis during the conflict in South Sudan and the consequences for East African countries. Parasit Vectors. 2016 08 22; 9:460.
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Status of vaccine research and development of vaccines for leishmaniasis. Vaccine. 2016 06 03; 34(26):2992-2995.
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Cross reactive molecules of human lymphatic filaria Brugia malayi inhibit Leishmania donovani infection in hamsters. Acta Trop. 2015 Dec; 152:103-111.
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Genetic admixture in Brazilians exposed to infection with Leishmania chagasi. Ann Hum Genet. 2009 May; 73(Pt 3):304-13.
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Influence of Brugia malayi life stages and BmAFII fraction on experimental Leishmania donovani infection in hamsters. Acta Trop. 2008 May; 106(2):81-9.
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Visceral leishmaniasis: a threat to immunocompromised patients in non-endemic areas? Clin Microbiol Infect. 2007 Aug; 13(8):751-3.
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Immunogenicity of the P-8 amastigote antigen in the experimental model of canine visceral leishmaniasis. Vaccine. 2007 Feb 09; 25(8):1534-43.
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Intradermal infection model for pathogenesis and vaccine studies of murine visceral leishmaniasis. Infect Immun. 2003 Jan; 71(1):401-10.