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Leishmaniasis

Known as: Leishmaniases, Leishmaniasis, unspecified, leishmania infection 
A parasitic infection caused by protozoa of the genus Leishmania. It is transmitted to humans via the bite of sandflies. There are three main forms… 
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Antileishmanial [EPC]Genus: LeishmaniaIn BloodItraconazole

Broader (1)

Arthropod-borne disease, unspecified

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Chiclero ulcerEthiopian cutaneous leishmaniasisLeishmaniasis, CutaneousLeishmaniasis, Visceral

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Highly Cited
2016
Highly Cited
2016
Proteasome inhibition for treatment of leishmaniasis, Chagas disease and sleeping sickness
Chagas disease, leishmaniasis and sleeping sickness affect 20 million people worldwide and lead to more than 50,000 deaths… 
Review
2012
Review
2012
Leishmania development in sand flies: parasite-vector interactions overview
Leishmaniases are vector-borne parasitic diseases with 0.9 – 1.4 million new human cases each year worldwide. In the vectorial… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Molecular basis of antimony treatment in leishmaniasis.
Leishmaniasis is a disease that affects 2 million people and kills 70000 persons every year. It is caused by Leishmania species… 
Review
2004
Review
2004
Treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis among travellers.
Leishmaniasis is endemic in 88 countries on five continents. There are 1-1.5 million cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis reported… 
Review
2004
Review
2004
Leishmaniasis: drugs in the clinic, resistance and new developments.
Review
2003
Review
2003
The major surface protease (MSP or GP63) of Leishmania sp. Biosynthesis, regulation of expression, and function.
Review
2001
Review
2001
Clinical and Experimental Advances in Treatment of Visceral Leishmaniasis
Visceral leishmaniaisis (kala-azar) is a disseminated protozoal infection, transmitted by sandfly bite, in which macrophages of… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Reactivation of latent leishmaniasis by inhibition of inducible nitric oxide synthase
Nitric oxide (NO) synthase (iNOS) is required for the resolution of acute cutaneous leishmaniasis in resistant C57BL/6 mice. As… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
The Leishmaniases in biology and medicine
The Leishmaniases in biology and medicine , The Leishmaniases in biology and medicine , مرکز فناوری اطلاعات و اطلاع رسانی کشاورزی 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
New perspectives on a subclinical form of visceral leishmaniasis.
During an epidemiological study of visceral leishmaniasis in an endemic region of Brazil, new perspectives emerged on a… 
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