Leishmaniasis is a deadly vector-borne disease that causes significant morbidity and mortality in Africa, Asia, Latin America and Mediterranean regions. The causative agent of leishmaniasis is transmitted from man to man by a tiny insect called sandfly. Approximately, 600 species of sandflies are known but only 10% of these act as disease vectors. Further, only 30 species of these are important...

leishmaniasis is a disease caused by a malaria-like parasite called leishmania in human and some species of animals. detection of leishmaniasis has always been crucial for control and treatment of the disease. different strategies have been approached for detection of leishmania. in this review methods used for detection of leishmania infection have been discussed and compared.

BACKGROUND Algeria is among the most affected Mediterranean countries by leishmaniasis due to its large geographic extent and climatic diversity. The current study aimed to determine the ecological status (composition and diversity) of phlebotomine sandfly populations in the region of Oum El Bouaghi (Northeast Algeria). METHODS An entomological survey was conducted during the period May-Octob...

Abstract Background Leishmaniasis is one of the most neglected tropical diseases in world and remains endemic some underdeveloped regions, including western China. The phylogeny classification Chinese Leishmania has not been completely clarified to date, especially within ( L. ) donovani complex, although phylogenetic analyses based on a series gene markers have performed. More analytic methods...

Background: Isfahan is one of the major foci of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Iran. According to the epidemiological studies, both urban and rural forms have been reported in Isfahan. Accurate identification and characterization of Leishmania is essential for the control of the disease. Several different molecular techniques for Leishmania identification are developed including use of monoclonal a...

Leishmaniasis is a disease that is caused by protozoa of the genus Leishmania, which is prevalent in tropical and subtropical areas. Clinical forms of leishmaniasis are particularly diverse representing a complex of diseases. We present a case of lingual Leishmaniasis in an immunocompetent man. The lesions were caused by Leishmania donovani/infantum species. The patient responded excellently to...

Leishmaniasis is a protozoan disease caused by the genus Leishmania transmitted by female phlebotomine sand flies. Surveillance of the prevalence of Leishmania and responsive vector species in endemic and surrounding areas is important for predicting the risk and expansion of the disease. Molecular biological methods are now widely applied to epidemiological studies of infectious diseases inclu...

The family Psychodidae has a cosmopolitan distribution with members that occur in many habitats, mainly humid environments, and is most diverse the tropics. Subfamilies Sycoracinae Phlebotominae have females hematophagous habits latter studied more due to medical veterinary interest, since it includes species can transmit diseases animals humans. knowledge about sand fly fauna region extremely ...

The wide variety of Leishmania species responsible for human American cutaneous leishmaniasis combined with the immune mechanisms of the host results in a large spectrum of clinical, histopathological, and immunopathological manifestations. At the middle of this spectrum are the most frequent cases of localized cutaneous leishmaniasis (LCL) caused by members of the subgenera Leishmania and Vian...

background : leishmaniasis is an important public health disease in many developing countries as well in iran. the main objective of this study was to investigate on leishmania infection of wild caught sand flies in an endemic focus of disease in esfarayen district, north east of iran. methods : sand flies were collected by sticky papers and mounted in a drop of puri’s medium for species identi...